Struggle for survival : a unit plan integrating the use of film in language arts : an honors thesis (HONRS 499)

Abstract

This unit plan is designed for the sixth-grade English class of honors students that I will be student teaching next semester. The unit incorporates all of the elements of the language arts, but focuses primarily on the use of film as a text and teaching tool for the stimulation of writing. At the beginning of the unit, there is a detailed description of the goals and expectations for the unit, as well as an explanation that answers many questions relevant to this particular unit. Also included in the unit is a day-by-day narrative account of all planned activities and an explanation of evaluation methods that will be used. Finally, this unit includes a section that describes all the materials that will be needed and a section that considers the issues of practicality when teaching the unit.