Day 5

The Republic Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Film Screening: The Dark Knight

    Kind of Activity:

    Classwide Discussion

    Objective:

    To apply key concepts to the analysis of other works of art.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2

    Structure:

    For this exercise, students will watch 8 parts of the 2008 film The Dark Knight (totaling roughly 30 minutes and 45 seconds in total). Since the parts of the film students will watch don't all occur one after the other, it may be in the teacher's best interest to create a cut-down video reel in advance so that the film can be played more smoothly. The parts of the film students should watch are:

    1. Harvey Dent Meets with James Gordon:...

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