Film Clips

Using film is a great tool for the classroom. Like we have talked about it is so important to have a specific purpose in using a film rather than a free day to grade papers. It can be really useful to help students visualize images in literature, which is especially important for plays as works that are meant to be seen. It is also helpful to make literature relevant to students' lives by connecting literature to movies. Movies are also extremely helpful to help students learn to look at literary elements in a less intimidating way. This can help them make the jump to finding literary elements in text.

It also lends itself to deep thinking and critical comparisons in the classroom.