I need some help from you guys! I'm teaching Language Arts to juniors (16 years old) in high school, and I wanted to show them a movie that had a link with literature, poetry in particular. My first choice was Dead Poets' Society, but I've learned the senior year teacher uses it, and I don't want to step on any toes. So, anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
2006-11-23 12:29:00 · 9 answers · asked by nellierslmm 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
"Dangerous Minds" with Michelle Pfeiffer. Teaches inner city kids why poetry is important and shows how our modern arts use poetry every day in song. You could readily inter weave some of the same poetry and songs into your lessons to go along with movie.
2006-11-23 12:44:08 · answer #1 · answered by chieko 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Richard III with Ian McKellan. The story is spoken in Shakespearean English but it is updated to a 1930's time frame.
Prescreen the movie, however, since I think there is a brief scene of nudity, which doesn't advance the plot.
2006-11-23 13:03:56 · answer #2 · answered by scourgeoftheleft 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only films I can think of are Poetic Justice with Janet Jackson & Tupac and Shakespeare in Love with Joseph Finnes & Gwynith Paltrow. Those may not be sutable for your class but that's all I can think of at the moment. OD'ed on food today. Sorry.
2006-11-23 12:35:13 · answer #3 · answered by WillLynn 1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Emperor's Club...with Kevin Kline
also
School Ties .... with Brendan Frasier and a very mean Matt Damon
2006-11-23 12:33:12 · answer #4 · answered by Christopher H G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
finding Forrester has a link to writing, Junior three hundred and sixty 5 days is commonly American Literature so a action picture that hyperlinks to any of the yankee Lit canon, such because of the fact the Crucible, The final of the Mohicans, the excellent Gatsby or the different classic piece of lit. finding Neverland is solid.
2016-12-13 13:14:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Passage to India (book by E.M. Forster) was fantastic, almost as good as the book. It's not poetry, but maybe you can use it later for something.
2006-11-23 12:40:12 · answer #6 · answered by Zelda Hunter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the following:
Lion King is based on Hamlet
Clueless is based on Emma
Good Luck!
2006-11-23 12:36:52 · answer #7 · answered by Teresa V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To Kill A Mockingbird...it is very real to the book
2006-11-23 12:31:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what ever happened to Shakespeare
2006-11-23 12:30:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋