Looking for a way to help students understand “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.” Try showing “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” movie. It was originally made as a Twilight Zone episode. It just might be the finest movie ever created from a short story. Then again, it might not. I’ll let you decide. Oh, […]
The Tell-Tale Heart Movie with a Lesson Plan
June 29, 2015 By
Here’s a good little lesson for tricking students into analyzing “The Tell-Tale Heart” theme. A Case for Getting Rid of Cable and Learning “The Tell-Tale Heart” Theme We don’t have cable in my house, so I spend my summers watching old movies of literary masterpieces and share them with you, my fellow teachers and lovers […]
“The Monkey’s Paw” Movie Lesson Plan and Other Video Resources
June 24, 2015 By
It’s the summer and I’m watching movies. I’m not talking summer blockbusters. I’m talking movies from stories I teach. Today’s movie is “The Monkey’s Paw.” Actually, there’s about 93 “Monkey’s Paw” movies. Since I don’t bother with full length features, I viewed the two that were around a 1/2-hour long. Let’s begin with this gem. […]