Featuring non-fiction films, provides an excellent resource for developing your students' understanding of non-fiction text types in English, but is also useful for work in History and Citizenship. The teaching guide includes: Why use short films in English and Media Studies; Thinking about moving image media, focusing on non-fiction genres and how fiction and non-fiction differ; Teaching with short films - English in Years 7 to 9, English at GCSE, Media Studies; Schemes of work and lesson plans; The films (synopses and background); Additional materials from filmmakers; Film stills.
Short films on the DVD:
Four films by Mitchell & Kenyon;
Housing Problems;
Holiday;
Tomorrow’s Saturday;
Silence;
Blight;
I Love My Nails;
I Expect Joan Feels the Same;
The Urban Savannah;
Ferment;
Hidden;
Bush Bikes.
'Real Shorts is an excellent product. Take it neat if you are an English teacher starting out with film or mix it with your background knowledge of documentary for a potent brew in media studies teaching.' Roy Stafford, itp magazine
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