Note that I didn't say, "watching films", which is more of a passive process.
To actively engage with films, students are required to stop and reflect at various times throughout the film and participate in these activities:
1. Drawing conclusions/inferences,
2. Summarize what they just saw and why they think that is,
3. Identify the elements in the story that make it accessible to viewers (such as protagonists, types of conflict, etc).
4. By doing these activities and engaging in thought, they will also be responding to the text by coming up with their own "deep thinking questions" and "recall questions" and then engaging in those questions in groups.
We will be introducing a few NEW terms, that are listed below to reference from:
