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Film as Literature & Cinematic Arts Curriculum – Quarter 1Launch nine weeks of high engagement film study with dystopian tales and heroic underdogs. 12 printable & digital movie guides 5 comparative analysis prompts 3 summative assessments Logline writing workshop Complete planning docs Quarter 1 Overview This first quarter of Film as Literature & Cinematic Arts turns movies into rigorous ELA lessons. Students investigate dystopian futures in Unit 1 and heroic perseverance in Unit 2 while completing 12 movie
Launch nine weeks of high-engagement film study with dystopian tales and heroic underdogs.
- 12 printable & digital movie guides
- 5 comparative-analysis prompts
- 3 summative assessments
- Logline-writing workshop
- Complete planning docs
Quarter 1 Overview
This first quarter of Film as Literature & Cinematic Arts turns movies into rigorous ELA lessons. Students investigate dystopian futures in Unit 1 and heroic perseverance in Unit 2 while completing 12 movie guides, 5 comparative analyses, and 3 summative assessments—all mapped to the Common Core.
What's Included
- Educator Planning Guide (7 pp) and Student Syllabus (6 pp)
- Unit 1 lesson plans (25 pp) and Unit 2 lesson plans (25 pp)
- 12 student movie-guide slide decks with answer keys
- 5 comparative-analysis essays + rubrics
- 3 summative tasks on intentions, outcomes, and heroism
- Logline Workshop: student packet, answer key, exemplar slides
- Movie Purchase & Rental spreadsheet with live links
- Standards Alignment chart for every activity
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How to Use This Curriculum
Upload DOCX and PPTX files to Google Drive with “Convert uploads to Google Docs editor format” enabled for instant editing, or print the PDFs. Show each film over two class periods, assign the corresponding movie guide, and follow the pacing in the weekly plans. Conclude Unit 1 with a comparative essay on dystopian themes; finish Unit 2 with a “Heroes & Underdogs” summative task.
Standards Alignment
Quarter 1 materials explicitly address CCRA.R.1–4, CCRA.R.7–8, CCRA.W.1–3, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.3, and CCRA.L.4–5.
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