Collection: Film as Literature & Cinematic Arts — Semester 2 Collection (Units 5–8)

Film as Literature & Cinematic Arts — Semester 2 Collection (Units 5–8)

Finish strong with four units that deepen cinematography, historical inquiry, adaptation, and theme. Students analyze camera choices, leadership and ethics under pressure, timelines of historical figures, and the craft of translating classics and Shakespeare for the screen. Day-by-day pacing connects every viewing to writing, speaking, and vocabulary tasks. Videos are not included; verify availability and follow your site permissions.

What's Included in Semester 1

• Quarter 3 and Quarter 4 planning sets: Educator Guide, Student Syllabus, Parent Permission Pack
• Weekly lesson plans for Units 5–8
• Movie guides with answer keys, comparative analyses, and summative tasks
• Workshops: Cinematography and Theme Tracking
• Live-link purchase/rental tracker

Units covered

• Unit 5 — War Movies
• Unit 6 — Historical Biographies
• Unit 7 — Literary Classics
• Unit 8 — Shakespeare in Movies

Representative titles (core with alternates available)

• Unit 5: The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008), Midway (2019), 1917 (2019) — alternate: Dunkirk (2017)
• Unit 6: Temple Grandin (2010), Lincoln (2012), Invictus (2009), Hamilton (2020), 42 (2013) — alternates: Remember the Titans (2000), McFarland, USA (2015)
• Unit 7: The Odyssey (1997), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Outsiders (1983) — alternate: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
• Unit 8: Romeo and Juliet (1968), Romeo + Juliet (1996), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999), Get Over It (2001), Hamlet (1990)

Standards alignment

Explicit coverage of CCRA.R.1–4, 7–8; CCRA.W.1–3, 7; CCRA.SL.1, SL.3; CCRA.L.4–5 continues through Semester 2 with scene-evidence writing and structured discussion.

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