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Teaching Social Issues with Filmreviewed by David J. Connor - November 10, 2009 Title: Teaching Social Issues with Film Author(s): William Benedict Russell Publisher: Information Age Publishing, Charlotte ISBN: 1607521164, Pages: 200, Year: 2009 Search for book at Amazon.com In our contemporary world, students interact with more knowledge circulated throughout the media than in the form of a written text. Given this, the author of Teaching Social Issues with Film rightly asserts that the power of film is underutilized and undertheorized within secondary and college level pedagogy (note: middle and elementary education levels are not addressed). Russell points out, Despite the abundance of film use, the majority of teachers have never been properly trained to use film effectively and appropriately (p. 17). To counter this, he begins the first slim chapter focusing on The Russell Model for Teaching Film, a four stage framework consisting of: Preparation; Previewing; Watching; and Culminating Activity. This framework is used to guide subsequent chapters: Legal Issues; Teaching Social Issues with Film; and Evaluating Social Issues in Film. In turn, these chapters are followed by a detailed filmography, encompassing thirty alphabetized categories of diverse social... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- David Connor
Hunter College, City University of New York E-mail Author DAVID J. CONNOR is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at Hunter College, City University of New York. His most recent book, co-authored with Jan Valle, is Rethinking Difference: A Disability Studies Approach to Inclusive Practices (2010). He is currently researching college students with Learning Disabilities.
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