Home Plan - [BRC-L1-U1-LC1-5 Behind the Scenes Movie Making Book Report]
This lesson outlines a series of goals and activities for students in a classroom setting, including building rapport with teachers, understanding book genres, writing accurate book reports, and analyzing elements in films like lighting, sound effects, and behind-the-scenes work. It emphasizes the importance of supporting opinions with evidence in book reports, while also providing guidance on writing accuracy and organizational skills. Students are encouraged to engage with prompt language, explore different aspects of filmmaking, and focus on grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Additionally, the document highlights the often overlooked roles of lighting designers, sound artists, and Foley artists in creating movies, as discussed in Kaye Gager’s book “Behind the Scenes.”
Contents
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Pages 1—21: Student classroom activities.
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Pages 22—40: Lighting in movies
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Pages 41—50: Book report tips.
Pages 1—21: Student classroom activities.This section of the document introduces a series of goals and activities for a student (S) in a classroom setting. The activities include building rapport with the teacher (T), reading a book title, understanding lesson objectives, starting a book report evaluation, reviewing writing accuracy, classifying book report elements, and familiarizing with steps for writing a book report. There are also activities related to analyzing a book cover, predicting the main idea of a book, exploring different chapters in a Table of Contents, and answering reading comprehension questions based on text passages about movies. The document emphasizes writing accuracy in grammar, capitalization, spelling, and punctuation, as well as understanding book genres, titles, authors, summaries, details, and opinions in book reports.
Pages 22—40: Lighting in moviesThis section of the document focuses on the importance of lighting in movies. It discusses how lighting helps actors look good and play a significant role in creating different moods in scenes. Lighting designers ensure scenes look real by setting up lighting angles and creating atmospheres like comfort or danger through light and shadows. The document also briefly mentions about the Foley artists who create sound effects for movies and the tools used in Foley studios, like metal scraps, shoes, and water. Additionally, it emphasizes the critical behind-the-scenes roles in filmmaking that often go unnoticed by the audience.
Pages 41—50: Book report tips.This section of the document provides tips and instructions for students on how to support their opinions in a book report. It encourages students to use prompt language and write their opinions about a book in a structured manner, emphasizing the importance of supporting opinions with evidence. Additionally, the section discusses the roles of lighting designers, sound artists, and Foley artists in movie making, referencing the book “Behind the Scenes” by Kaye Gager. The document also includes guidance on organizational skills and writing accuracy in book reports, with reminders on grammar, capitalization, spelling, and punctuation. The section concludes with activities related to reading texts aloud and sharing ideas about movie making.