Add many seconds of beauty to your class with a short film and related project. The resource centers around a competition based on one-second segments of film, and the final compilation that came from the contest. Pupils identify moments in the film, choose five moments that they think are the most beautiful, and make their own one-second videos to share.

Concepts

the present continuous tense, verb tenses, time

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Additional Tags

short film, time, present continuous, descriptive writing, Present Progressive, english language arts

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Classroom Considerations

• Overall, the lesson is put together nicely; however, you may decide to not pause the video every second, as that may become tedious

Pros

• The film provides beautiful inspiration for the lesson, as well as student discussion and filming
• While class members examine the film, the plan manages to fit in practice with a particular verb tense, the present continuous (progressive)

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a