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"Kane will be a dead man in half an hour and nobody's gonna do anything about it. And when he dies, this town dies too. I can feel it.''
Grendel Day 11 - High Noon Movie & Questions: No teacher can watch a movie without thinking - "How does this work in my class?" There is so much of what the students have worked on so far this year in High Noon. Heroism, the shaper, the idea of honor being earned - and the abandoment of the hero. Having that last idea brought out days before they put on their Beowulf Skits - is a great reminder. Practically, by watching the movie for two days - and the questions being due after their Putting on the Beowulf skits - it gives them time to put the finishing touches on their projects that they been working so long on.
Lesson Overview
Lesson Overview
The first set of Movie Questions for my British Literature class. See my page on Movie Questions. I have shown films in my class since I was a student teacher. There is a myth or perhaps, alternatively a bad practice, of believing that showing movies in class means a day off for both the teacher and the student. Instead, I believe that movies (and music and other media) give teachers a way to present and reinforce material in a completely different way. Since the beginning of the year, English 3 students have been engaged in the idea of Anglo-Saxon Honor, the Shaper, Heroism and more - - and now they will watch a movie, "High Noon" that will allow them to synthesize what they've been reading, thinking and talking about through a visual medium. It helps them cement and further their ideas and understanding. See my page on Movie Questions for more about the methods that I use in this lesson. In short, there are two sets of questions - those to be answered as they watch the film (to keep them focused) and those questions that are more about critical thinking to be answered afterwards. Each thinking question is kind of like a mini-essay. I've included both the Honors and NonHonors (with less questions) versions. There is also extra credit that brings in Diversity and history.
Handouts
Handouts
Audio Visual Content
Audio Visual Content
Here is a link to the JustWatch Site where you can see all the streaming options. Their synopsis of the film follows: "Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople. find all High Noon streaming options.
Remote Enhancements
Remote Enhancements
It is more than possible to do movies remotely. In fact, I did this one that way. I was able to stream it and we all watched the movie together - the students answering the immediate Movie Questions in their Google Documents.
Puttin' on the Beowulf Performances - The students will next put on their scenes that they've been planning for about a month. After this they will go back to the Anglo-Saxons.
WHAT CAME BEFORE:
WHAT CAME BEFORE:
Thoughts on the Lesson
Thoughts on the Lesson
I have shown this film in my British Literature class after Beowulf - since I began. It also happens to be the favorite movie of two of our former presidents....
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