Journal
Language Arts
Let's Go to the Movies: Rethinking the Role of Film in the Elementary Classroom
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Grades
K - 8
Type
Journal
Published
November 1998
Publisher
NCTE
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Description
Argues that elementary language-arts teachers should expand their definition of "text" to include film, a valuable instructional material. Notes that today's elementary students come to class with a great deal of knowledge about films--prior experiences which teachers can tap into. Discusses the application to film of reader-response theories.