Tag: movies
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Star Trek: First Contact at 30: A Teacher’s Journey Through Time, Memory, and the Borg
Thirty years ago this year, Star Trek: First Contact premiered in theaters and fundamentally changed what Star Trek could be. Released on November 22, 1996, Jonathan Frakes’ directorial debut took the optimistic crew of the Enterprise-D into darker territory than the franchise had dared to explore on television; it gave us a Star Trek film…
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Using Comic Books to Explore Social and Historical Issues: Fall Semester in Review
This fall semester, I took a deliberate approach to using comic books as teaching tools to explore critical social and historical issues that resonate with my high school students. Rather than treating comics as simple entertainment, I leveraged their visual storytelling power and cultural relevance to create engaging entry points for discussions about representation, identity,…
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Classic Movies in the Classroom Pt1: 1940-1980
The curated list of classic movies from 1945-1980 for a high school film studies class offers rich lessons in cinematic history, genres, and themes.
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The Dawn of a Multi-Genre Star Wars Universe: A New Era of Storytelling
The StarWars franchise, known for its epic space operas, is evolving into diverse genres, attracting new audiences, deepening the universe, and ensuring longevity.
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Movie Review: Stage, Screen, Spies, Skywalker
This unit study explores American film and theater through key works, focusing on their historical context, themes, artistic techniques, and cultural impact.
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