Prior to any in depth discussion about the film industry students should be cognizant of the terminology often used in the movie industry. Chapter one of the
Elements of Screenwriting: A Guide for Filmmaking and Television Writing
by Irwin R. Blacker contains a list of thirty-nine vocabulary words and their definitions. The approaches applied in helping pupils learn these vocabulary words may vary.
For instance, three sets of flash cards will be made for classroom purposes. One with a word on one side an its definition on the other. A second set will have one of the 39 words on one side of a card and the other side will be blank. The third set of 39 flash cards will have one side of the card blank and the other will contain a definition. The flash cards the contain both the words and definitions can be used by students as study tools. While the standard homework assignment to study 10-15 words and be prepared to spell and define them on a quiz still holds. The other two sets of cards may be used as a quiz in lieu of the standard multiple choice, fill in the blanks etc. testing techniques.
What I plan to do is provide students with one card from each single-sided flash card set. They will then be told to put their name, the date, etc. on the blank side of the card in the upper left corner. Once the have done this they will be further instructed to complete each card (in other words supply the words for the definition and vice versa. Once they have completed the “quiz’ pupils will be instructed to exchange cards with a classmate and to check the cards they have been given for correctness. When they finish evaluating the cards they are to sign the bottom right hand corner of the card and turn them in to the classroom teacher. Students will be graded twice. Once for their answers to the quiz and a second time for the accuracy with graded the classmates paper.