Teaching Tidbits 14: Using Film in the Classroom

In this Unabridged Episode, Jen discusses reasons to use film in the classroom and ways to approach interpreting film with students. She suggests giving students Roger Ebert's "<a href='https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/how-to-read-a-movie'>How to Read a Movie</a>," an essay that is a helpful introduction to interpreting movies and points listeners to a short film, <a href='https://vimeo.com/4749536'>Rodrigo Blaas's Alma</a>, that is an excellent introduction to film analysis. <p> </p> <p>Visit the Unabridged website for <a href='https://www.unabridgedpod.com/post/teaching-tidbits-14-using-film-in-the-classroom'>our full show notes</a> and links to the books mentioned in the episode.</p> <p> </p> <p>Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our <a href='https://www.unabridgedpod.com/our-featured-books'>Featured Books</a> page.</p> <p> </p> <p>Want to support Unabridged?</p> <p>Follow us <a href='https://www.instagram.com/unabridgedpod/'>@unabridgedpod</a> on Instagram, <a href='https://www.facebook.com/unabridgedpod/'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://twitter.com/unabridgedpod'>Twitter</a>. | Join our <a href='https://www.unabridgedpod.com/readingchallenge2021'>Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge</a>. | Visit our curated list of books at <a href='https://bookshop.org/shop/unabridgedpod'>Bookshop.org</a>. | Become a patron on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/unabridgedpod'>Patreon</a>. | Check out our <a href='https://www.teepublic.com/stores/unabridged?ref_id=9490'>Merch Store</a>. | Visit the resources available in our <a href='https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Unabridged-Podcast'>Teachers Pay Teachers store</a>.</p>