Engaging Reluctant Readers Through Foreign Films

by Holmes, Kerry P.; Stuart, Elizabeth L. Glenn; Warner, Mary H.; Jones, Mike

• ISBN13: 9781578862061
• ISBN10: 157886206X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-25
• Publisher: R&L Education

Summary

Contains 24 foreign film guides with accompanying vocabulary and language arts activities for students in grades 6-12.

Author Biography

Kerry P. Holmes taught elementary school before becoming an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Mississippi.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
1 Introduction	1	(6)
2 Connecting Foreign Films With English Subtitles to National Standards for Language Arts and Social Studies	7	(10)
3 Vocabulary Instruction	17	(14)
4 Language Arts and Social Studies Activities	31	(12)
5 Film Guides	43	(186)
The 400 Blows	44	(7)
Au Revoir, les Enfants	51	(8)
Babette's Feast	59	(8)
Beauty and the Beast	67	(8)
The Bicycle Thief	75	(6)
Children of Heaven	81	(7)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	88	(6)
The Cup	94	(9)
Day of Wrath	103	(8)
East/West	111	(8)
Grand Illusion	119	(9)
The Hidden Fortress	128	(11)
Jean de Florette	139	(7)
Life Is Beautiful	146	(8)
M	154	(8)
The Mystery of Kaspar Hauser	162	(9)
Rashomon	171	(7)
Seven Samurai	178	(8)
Umbrellas of Cherbourg	186	(7)
War and Peace, Part I	193	(8)
War and Peace, Part II	201	(6)
War and Peace, Part III	207	(7)
War and Peace, Part IV	214	(8)
Wuthering Heights	222	(7)
6 Information for Teachers: Resources and the Law	229	(6)
Appendix: List of Films and Awards	235	(10)
Index	245