Movie Critic Review Rubric
Movie Critic Worksheet
POWER Library
Rubric for Student Reflection
Classroom Movie Critic
Overview
Students will watch movies and then act as a critic by evaluating and expressing their opinion.
Lesson Objectives
Students will know / be able to...
- Evaluate and reflect on movies they watch.
- Write reviews about the movies they watch.
- Record the review for others to use.
Warm Up / Introduction
Instructor Notes:
A critic is a person who expresses or judges the merits of a literary, artistic, or musical work. Discuss with the students what a critic is.
Look at some famous critics. These can be Gene Siskel, Joel Siegel, or Roger Ebert, You can also add additional.
Using the websites Rotten Tomatoes, NPR Movie Reviews and IMDB go over some movie reviews with the students. Have them search some of their favorite movies to see the reviews.
Activity Directions:
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Research / Explore Activity
Instructor Notes:
- Have the students watch a different movie from either BookFLIX or TrueFLIX on the POWER Library, If you do not have POWER Library, you can use other resources you may have available.
- Once the students have finished watching the movie, have them complete the Movie Critic Worksheet.
Assessment:
- Students will be assessed on their Movie Critic Worksheet based on the Movie Critic Review Rubric.
Notes:
- This activity can be completed each month as a way of evaluating the progression of the students writing.
Activity Directions:
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Reinforcement / Creation Activity
Instructor Notes:
- Convert a small area of the classroom into a tv studio where students can provide a review of the movie they watched.
- Take turns having each student assume the role of the "local" tv station movie critic. Using the make shift tv studio, each student should provide a review of the movie they watched.
- Record each review using Screencastify, Screencast-O-Matic, YouTube or any other recording software for others to view.
Activity Directions:
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Reflection
Instructor Reflection:
Reflect on the lesson plan and document what worked for you, what did not work for you, and what you would change for the next time you utilize this lesson.
Directions:Using the Lesson Reflection Worksheet, reflect on the following questions:
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