Using Film to Teach Writing: Personal Enthusiasm Transforms the Hitchcock Method.

Holdstein, Deborah H.

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ERIC Number: EJ308253

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1984

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Using Film to Teach Writing: Personal Enthusiasm Transforms the Hitchcock Method.

Holdstein, Deborah H.

Writing Instructor, v4 n1 p25-31 Fall 1984

Describes using Hitchcock's work in the writing class to promote attention to detail, careful preparation for writing and revision, and stylistic concreteness. (CRH)

Descriptors: Film Criticism, Film Study, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Student Motivation, Teacher Motivation, Teaching Methods, Visual Literacy, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Writing Processes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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