Reading Film: The Monk and the Fish

DEVELOPING LITERACY SKILLS IN THE PRIMARY CLASS. SAMPLE LESSON

START BY LISTENING

They start the class with a listening activity before see the film. She asked questions to make predictions on what the story is about only listening to the music. What the sounds can mean, if the music remind them a particular part of the day, and clues in the film soundtrack about the setting and the period. Is remarkable how much children can learn about the film with the soundtrack, without see any music.

Music definitely supports in terms of didactic the work about a new story. They can develop literacy skills as deduction. Also this creates interest in the children to check if their predictions are correct when they see the film. This kind of activities is more and easier for the children when they pass to the next years

SCULPTOR AND SCULPTED

The class is developing ideas about the monk character using this drama technique. They can understand better how he is feeling and why he is acting the way he is was. That gives them a practical experience before star the writing activities and the reading task.

After that they produce some sentences about what they are seeing and they can focus in some individual targets as capital letters.

SPOT THE SOTS

They teacher support the children with the specific vocabulary that they need for this activity. A kid is going to film the other doing a shot. They make them active.

They see the film again with a more critical point of view. (How is the camera now?)That can give them an idea of think about why they are using a long shot, or different shots types...

SHOT BY SHOT

In groups the children analyze shots of the Monk and the fish, describing the shot and thinking about how dialogue can be in that specific shot.

Is a story, a poem?

MAKING PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE END OF THE STORY

This story is perfect to make the children think what they think that happens in the end. They can imagine a lot of stories and make them creative.