Avatar (Media Film Texts)

(Avatar (Media Film Texts) - English teaching resource featuring 58 slides)

Key Stage : 3/4 or Scottish Standard Grade English

English Teaching Resources: Avatar (Film & Media Texts) is a progressive resource featuring a series of lessons designed to enhance and develop pupil knowledge and understanding of film and media texts. English Teaching Resources: Avatar (Film and Media Texts) uses James Cameron's movie Avatar as a basis for studying a film text.  The resource covers the key areas required by the National Curriculum and includes a range of activities for pupils of all abilities:

Exploration of Avatar's opening sequence

Film Techniques - voiceover, colour, storytelling, setting, flashback, camera angles, etc

Character representation and development

Themes and motifs

Language and dialogue

Avatar Essay with guidance notes

Aims and objectives overview

Video links - Avatar movie trailer and DVD bonus features

60 slide PowerPoint

20 pages of worksheets

Teachers' notes booklet

English Teaching Resources: Avatar (Film and Media Texts) is a detailed and engaging unit of work and an excellent introduction to the study of media and film texts.

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