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Teaching Guide: How to Use Movies in the Classroom<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This resource helps English teachers use film to its fullest instructional potential in the classroom. The guide includes best practices to be applied before, during and after the screening, as well as concrete suggestions for employing films as part of lesson plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This guide was prepared by Joseph Goldberg PhD of Teaching with Film, LLC. Dr. Goldberg is a practicing National-Board certified secondary English teacher, Kappa Delta Pi Master of Teacher of Honor, adjunct college professor and instructional designer. His doctoral research centered on film pedagogy in the English Language Arts classroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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