Film as Literature & Cinematic Arts Curriculum – Semester 2 | SAVE 15%

Film as Literature & Cinematic Arts Curriculum – Semester 2 | SAVE 15%Finish the year with war dramas, biographies, classics, and Shakespeare. 22 printable & digital movie guides 11 comparative analysis prompts 5 summative assessments Two cinematic skill workshops Complete planning docs Semester 2 of Film as Literature & Cinematic Arts brings students from the front lines of history to the timeless words of Shakespeare. Across 18 weeks and 90 class periods, they complete 22 movie guides, 11 comparative analyses, and 5

Finish the year with war dramas, biographies, classics, and Shakespeare.

• 22 printable & digital movie guides
• 11 comparative-analysis prompts
• 5 summative assessments
• Two cinematic skill workshops
• Complete planning docs

Semester 2 of Film as Literature & Cinematic Arts brings students from the front lines of history to the timeless words of Shakespeare. Across 18 weeks and 90 class periods, they complete 22 movie guides, 11 comparative analyses, and 5 summative assessments—each one mapped to the Common Core. Two hands-on workshops—Cinematography and Theme Tracking—add depth and technical understanding to every viewing.

What's Included

• Educator Planning Guides & Student Syllabi for Quarters 3-4
• 96 pages of week-by-week lesson plans (Units 5-8)
• 22 student movie-guide decks with answer keys
• 11 comparative-analysis essays + rubrics
• 5 summative tasks on wartime leadership, biography, and thematic depth
• Cinematography Workshop (Unit 5-6) & Theme-Tracking Workshop (Unit 7-8)
• Movie Purchase & Rental spreadsheet with live links
• Standards Alignment chart for every activity

Units covered

• Unit 5 — War Movies
• Unit 6 — Historical Biographies
• Unit 7 — Literary Classics
• Unit 8 — Shakespeare in Movies

Representative titles (core with alternates available)

• Unit 5: The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008), Midway (2019), 1917 (2019) — alternate: Dunkirk (2017)
• Unit 6: Temple Grandin (2010), Lincoln (2012), Invictus (2009), Hamilton (2020), 42 (2013) — alternates: Remember the Titans (2000), McFarland, USA (2015)
• Unit 7: The Odyssey (1997), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Outsiders (1983) — alternate: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
• Unit 8: Romeo and Juliet (1968), Romeo + Juliet (1996), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999), Get Over It (2001), Hamlet (1990)

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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 across two class periods, assign the corresponding movie guide, then transition into comparative essays or summative projects as outlined in the weekly plans. Seasonal alternates—Dunkirk, The Grapes of Wrath, and Hamlet—provide flexible pacing options.

Standards Alignment

Semester 2 targets 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, ensuring balanced practice in reading, writing, speaking-listening, and language.

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