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ERIC Number: EJ332832
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Teaching Film as Literature: "Places in the Heart" and "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Aycock, Estelle
English Journal, v75 n4 p85-86 Apr 1986
Discusses the issues of finding a current film acceptable to local standards and justifying it as literature. Gives teaching suggestions for dealing with the setting, characters, themes, ending scenes, and visual poetry using the films "Places in the Heart" and "To Kill a Mockingbird." (EL)
Descriptors: Film Criticism, Film Study, Films, Integrated Activities, Literature Appreciation, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Literature Instruction