Film Clip Lesson Plan

I really enjoyed last week's class because I thought it was interesting to see how everyone incorporated different films into their lessons. Not only did I like most everyone's movie clips, but I feel as though I learned a lot about how to use this form of technology in the classroom.
My first instinct, and the way in which I detailed my lesson, is to use film as a creative writing piece.

I used a clip from the film adaptation of the novel Hoot by Carl Hiaasen in order to get the students thinking about the qualities of descriptive writing. This was the only idea I could think of when I was making my lesson. From the presentations, I was able to see the thought processes of other people, which I think will help me in the future. Beyond creative writing pieces, other people used the film clip as a gateway for deeper discussion about the novel, a comparison and contrast of themes and details, and even as a way to incorporate more technology in the classroom by way of Power Point. I'm really glad I got to see these other ideas, and I know I will be using them in the future.