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Using Film in
Language Teaching
Kieran Donaghy
Overview of the session
1. Approaches to film
2. Whole films
3. Film clips
4. Short films
5. Online lesson plans
6. Online student resources
Using whole films
To Kill A Mockingbird (Drama) (1962)
© 1999 by Raymond Weschler
Major Characters Atticus Finch..............................................Gregory Peck A gentle and highly moral lawyer in a small Southern town who agrees to defend a black man accused of rape. "Scout" (Jean Louise) Finch....................Mary Badham The adorable six year old daughter of Atticus who tells the story of the events that take place in the film. Jem Finch.........................................................Phillip Alford Scout's protective 10 year old brother. Dill Harris...........................................................John Megna The friend of Scout and Jem who lives in their town during the summers. Tom Robinson..................................................Brock Peters The kind and soft-spoken black man who is falsely accused of rape, and now must face the charges with an all white jury.
ESL Notes
Plot Summary This movie is the classic story of racism in a small fictional town in the American South, based on the book of the same title by Harper Lee. The story takes place in 1932, during the great economic depression, in Macomb, Alabama. It is told through the eyes of Scout Finch, an adorable six year old girl who loves her father very much, and who observes the great difficulties that he faces after he decides to defend a black man, Tom Robinson, who is falsely accused of raping a poor white teenage girl. In telling her story, she reveals much about race, social class and the law in 1930s America.
ESL Notes
Some Words and Expressions that You may not Know
Scout and Jem meet Dill, and all three
learn of the mysteries of the Radley House.
Macomb was a tired old town in 1932. The name of the small (fictional) Alabama town and county where Atticus Finch and his family lived. Men's stiff shirt collars wilted by 9AM and ladies bathed by noon. "To wilt" is to become limp or to bend, often because of heat. And by nightfall they were like soft teacakes with frosting from sweating and sweet talcum. "Frosting" is the sweet covering that is used on cakes. "Talcum" is a type of powder people use to absorb sweat when its hot. There was no money and nothing to buy...though Macomb County
ESL Notes
English Through Cinema
Courses
Flipped classroom?
Film
circles
The director
The
wordsmith
The
culture vulture
The
cinematographer
The
music lover
Using film clips
The 4 S’s
Setting
Story
Sound
Symbolism
The 3 C’s
Camera
Colour
Character
American Beauty
Character 1 Character 2
Name of character
Age
Height
Build
Arms and legs
Posture
Face
Skin
Eyes
Nose
Mouth
Hair
Expression
Generic activities
1.Show with no sound
2.Write dialogue
3.Play with sound only
4.Predict what’s going to happen
5.Roleplay
6.Write an alternative ending
Using short films
Advantages of short films
1.View several times
2.Different activity each
time
3.Greater dramatic impact
4.A whole narrative
5.Prompts for oral and
written communication
When I grow up …
When I grow up … video here
Adjective + noun collocation forks
hardworking underpaid teacher
overworked
footballer
nurse
politician
model
chef
Noun + noun collocation forks Kindergarten/ nursery
Primary school
teacher
Secondary school
driver
maid
worker
cleaner
designer
The Mirror
The Mirror
Show your students this image and ask the following questions:
• How old is the boy?
• Where's he from?
• What does he look like?
• What do you think he’s like?
The Mirror Video here
Tell your students they are going to watch the film again. This time they should focus on the following things:
• age:
• face:
• body:
• mood:
• actions:
• objects in bathroom:
Paperman
Show students the picture below
and ask them to discuss the
following questions in pairs:
• Where are the people?
• Who are the people in the
picture?
• Do they know each other?
• How do they feel?
Paperman
Tell your students that the
picture is taken from a short
film called Paperman. Put them
into small groups and ask them
to predict what will happen in
the film. Give them 10 minutes
to write their stories and then
get one student from each group
to read out their story.
Paperman Video Here
Online lesson plans
Online resources
for students