
12 Angry Men Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s 12 Angry Men Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
12 Angry Men Cinema Study Guide
12 Angry Men
1957, Starring Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Elements of well-crafted characters –
Static and Dynamic Characters
Motivation
Internal and External Conflict
THEME – Prejudice
Click here to view and excerpt from 12 Angry men Cinema Study Guide.
For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
12 Angry Men Cinema Study Guide
A Christmas Carol Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s A Christmas Carol Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
A Christmas Carol Cinema Study Guide
A Christmas Carol
1984, Starring George C. Scott
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Mood
Motif
Click here to view an excerpt from A Christmas Carol Cinema Study Guide.
For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
A Christmas Carol Cinema Study Guide
Casablanca Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s Casablanca Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
Casablanca Cinema Study Guide
Casablanca
1943, Starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Motivation
Click here to view an excerpt from Casablanca Cinema Study Guide.
For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
Casablanca Cinema Study Guide
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning Curriculum
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning curriculum, a full-year high school course for literature learning using the medium of movies!
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning curriculum is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as separate PDF files for each cinema study guide included. One set of files is intended for student use. These documents contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other set of files are the answer keys, intended for the parent.
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning Curriculum
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning Curriculum
A full-year high school course in ebook .pdf format including study guides for the following movies:
- Rudy
- High Noon
- Places in the Heart
- The Three Musketeers
- Casablanca
- What’s Up Doc?
- A Christmas Carol
- Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
- The Importance of Being Earnest
- The Wizard of Oz
- 12 Angry Men
- Field of Dreams
- Moby Dick
- The Truman Show
- The Miracle Worker
You can click to view an excerpt from each of the included guides when you view their individual product descriptions. Click a title above, or navigate here to choose the individual title you would like to explore! Each title includes an excerpt you can view near the bottom of the guide’s description.
Elements of Literature brought into focus in Cinema Studies for Literature Learning include:
- Theme
- Universal and Personal Symbolism
- Satire
- Archetype
- Motivation
- Internal and External Conflict
- Static and Dynamic Characters
- Extended Metaphor
- Father and Son Stories
- Fiction as Social Commentary
- Suspension of Disbelief
- Dramatic Foils
- The Nature of Heroism
- Irony
- Foreshadowing
- Composite Characters
- Classic 3-Act Plot Structure
- Sub-plot
- Deus Ex Machina
- Farce
- Bildungsroman (Coming of Age Story)
- Fairy Tales, Legends, Myths, and Allegories
- Juxtaposition
- Allusion
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning curriculum explores the important IDEAS of story-telling and the power stories have to shape individuals, groups of people, and even entire cultures using the visual medium of movies…all while earning Level 2 Average credit in literature toward the core English/Language Arts credit that must be recorded on the transcript each year in high school.
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning Curriculum
Field of Dreams Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s Field of Dreams Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
Field of Dreams Cinema Study Guide
Field of Dreams
1989, Starring Kevin Costner and Amy Madigan
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Personal Symbols
Metaphor
THEME – Father and Son Stories
Click here to view an excerpt from Field of Dreams Cinema Study Guide.
For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
Field of Dreams Cinema Study Guide
Guess Whos Coming to Dinner Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s Guess Whos Coming to Dinner Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
(Apologies for the missing apostrophe in the title of the movie…our store software misunderstands titles that are typed with apostrophes in them! We have to leave them out, in spite of all the grammatical angst it creates for us!!)
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
Guess Whos Coming to Dinner Cinema Study Guide
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
1967, Starring Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Fiction as Social Commentary
Suspension of Disbelief
Click here to view an excerpt from Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Cinema Study Guide.
For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
Guess Whos Coming to Dinner Cinema Study Guide
High Noon Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s High Noon Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
High Noon Cinema Study Guide
High Noon
1952, Starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Plot
Hero
Foils
Conflict Between Characters
Use of Repeated Song
THEME – the power of fear and cowardice; the true nature of courage
Click here to view an excerpt from High Noon Cinema Study Guide.
For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
High Noon Cinema Study Guide
Moby Dick Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s Moby Dick Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
Moby Dick Cinema Study Guide
Moby Dick
1956, Starring Gregory Peck
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Symbolism
Foreshadowing
Irony
THEME – Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself
Click here to view an excerpt from Moby Dick Cinema Study Guide.
For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
Moby Dick Cinema Study Guide
Places in the Heart Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s Places in the Heart Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
Places in the Heart Cinema Study Guide
Places in the Heart
1984, Starring Sally Field
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Pairs of Events
Dramatic Foils
Symbols
THEME – Conquering Seemingly Insurmountable Obstacles
Click here to view an excerpt from Places in the Heart Cinema Study Guide.
For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
Places in the Heart Cinema Study Guide
Rudy Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s Rudy Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
Rudy Cinema Study Guide
Rudy
1993, Starring Sean Astin
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Motivation
Composite Character
Click here to view an excerpt from Rudy Cinema Study Guide.
For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
Rudy Cinema Study Guide
The Importance of Being Earnest Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s The Importance of Being Earnest Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
The Importance of Being Earnest Cinema Study Guide
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002, Starring Colin Firth and Rupert Everett
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Satire
Comedy of Manners
Click here to view an excerpt from The Importance of Being Earnest Cinema Study Guide.
For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
The Importance of Being Earnest Cinema Study Guide
The Miracle Worker Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s The Miracle Worker Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
The Miracle Worker Cinema Study Guide
The Miracle Worker
1962, Starring Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Plot
Personal Response Writing
Click here to view an excerpt from The Miracle Worker Cinema Study Guide.
For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
The Miracle Worker Cinema Study Guide
The Three Musketeers Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s The Three Musketeers Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
The Three Musketeers Cinema Study Guide
The Three Musketeers
1993, Starring Chris O’Donnell and Tim Curry
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Farcical Comedy
Deus Ex Machina
Bildungsroman (coming of age story)
Subplot
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For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
The Three Musketeers Cinema Study Guide
The Truman Show Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s The Truman Show Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
The Truman Show Cinema Study Guide
The Truman Show
1998, Starring Jim Carrey
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Satire
Archetype
Click here to view an excerpt from The Truman Show Cinema Study Guide.
For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
The Truman Show Cinema Study Guide
The Wizard of Oz Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s The Wizard of Oz Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
The Wizard of Oz Cinema Study Guide
The Wizard of Oz
1939, Starring Judy Garland
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Bildungsroman (coming of age story)
Fairy Tale, Legend, Myth and Allegory
Click here to view an excerpt from The Wizard of Oz Cinema Study Guide.
For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
The Wizard of Oz Cinema Study Guide
Whats Up Doc Cinema Study Guide
Introducing Sabrina Justison’s Whats Up Doc Cinema Study Guide, for literature learning using the medium of movies!
(Apologies for the missing apostrophe in the title of the movie…our store software misunderstands titles that are typed with apostrophes in them! We have to leave them out, in spite of all the grammatical angst it creates for us!!)
Cinema Studies for Literature Learning is geared to the visual learner in high school, to those who are reluctant readers or for whom reading is very time-consuming, and to those who love movies! Good movies tell good stories, and good storytelling requires the use of traditionally respected literary devices and techniques. With a little help from a study guide, many movies introduce the viewer to excellent literature that is being presented in a visual medium.
This format for literature study is a great option for high school students who become overwhelmed with a demanding reading list. Can you REALLY use movies as literature? While reading books is still a necessary part of a teen’s high school education, placing the ANALYSIS of literature primarily in the arena of movies is a good option for some students. As with all curriculum from 7Sisters, we aim for no-busywork and no-overkill, instead offering teens a chance to build critical thinking skills while earning high school credit.
Here’s how Sabrina Justison’s Cinema Studies for Literature Learning guides work.
- Each study guide asks the student to read the introductory material, watch the movie once (answering questions as they go, occasionally pausing the video), and then take a week to think a bit about the ideas and the literary devices they observed. Ideally, students should discuss their answers with someone else to enhance the learning process.
- Students then watch the movie a second time after the questions and ideas have had some time to take root, then write in response to the suggested assignment at the end of the study guide. Writing assignments assume a certain degree of basic understanding on the part of the student regarding paragraph structure and essay form. (If your teen has not practiced essay writing, we recommend that you look into a writing guide like Introductory Guide to High School Essay Writing by Marilyn Groop, available in the ebookstore here.)
This product downloads as two separate PDF files. One file is intended for student use. This document contains fillable fields so students can type their answers directly into the guide. The other document is the answer key, intended for the parent.
Whats Up Doc Cinema Study Guide
What’s Up Doc?
1972, Starring Barbara Streisand and Ryan O’Neal
Focus for Literary Analysis:
Farce
Juxtaposition
Allusion
Click here to view an excerpt from Whats Up Doc Cinema Study Guide.
For a whole year of high school literature learning with cinema studies, click here to view a product description of the full-year bundled curriculum at 60% off the price of all 15 guides if your purchased them individually!
Whats Up Doc Cinema Study Guide
