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ERIC Number: EJ342460
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Using Film Segments to Teach Narrative-Descriptive Writing.
Gallagher, Brian
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v13 n4 p273-80 Dec 1986
Suggests a method of tapping students' visual literacy to reach four interconnected pedagogical aims by using a brief film segment in conjunction with a series of writings tasks. Offers two additional incentives regarding teacher's knowledge of film and the necessary element of play to keep students engaged. (JK)
Descriptors: Film Study, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation, Teaching Methods, Two Year Colleges, Writing Exercises, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Note: Theme Issue: Film, Television, and Video