Adaptation: Literature, Film and Society

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 18.03.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Content Objectives
  3. Classroom Activities
  4. Resources
  5. Notes
  6. Bibliography

The Miracle Worker: Bridging Drama and Film Study to Build Critical Literacy Skills

Brandon Barr

Published September 2018

Tools for this Unit:

Resources

Helpful Film Terminology from Seminar

fade

a gradual transition from one image to another

shot

the camera has a certain position-as soon as there is a cut that ends one shot another shot begins

takes

how many times it takes to get the right shot

high angle shot

camera is positioned up above looking down

low angle shot

camera is positioned down looking up

mise-en-scene

the artistic aspect of the setting-costuming and set-setting the scene, lighting, sound

montage

the process of selecting, editing, and piecing together different parts of film to form a whole unit

backlighting

done to blot out or highlight faces or other parts of the set for effect

tracking shot

the camera moving very slowly across any space

extreme close up

a close up to the point of abstracting the image

Helpful Websites

https://www.afb.org/HelenKellerArchive

This website is filled with primary sources from Helen Keller’s archives. There is contact information for further inquiries. There are also links to Anne Sullivan’s museum as well as to the Helen Keller Kids Museum.

https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/teaching-strategies/big-paper-silent-conversation

This website contains a detailed lesson plan for a big paper activity along with a visual of what it looks like.

http://dbp.theatredance.utexas.edu/node/20

This is the website with a detailed explanation of the Columbian Hypnosis drama game.

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