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Roth, Sharon – 2002
In today's culture, students are bombarded with movies based upon literature. Instead of assuming that students will watch the movie rather than reading the book, this lesson plan takes advantage of this phenomena by asking students to compare and contrast books with their movie counterparts and write for variety of authentic purposes. During five…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Films, Lesson Plans

Sabato, George – Social Studies Review, 1992
Contends that feature films can heighten student interest in history. Proposes having students create film presentations based on historical topics. Includes a model research unit on Roman civilization. (CFR)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education