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  • Using Clint Eastwood as an example of an American film icon, students will learn about and understand the concept of icons by watching the American Masters episode Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows and by applying Guided Reading strategies to the essays and interviews featured on the American Masters Web site. Lesson by Anna Chan Rekate, PBS Teachers Source
  • The American Master's series lessons for teachers on George Lucas will consist of three major components: the power of myths concerning good and evil, the power of a hero's journey, and the power of imagination and creativity. Lesson by PBS Teachers Source.
  • Field of Dreams This guide has been written to help you study a feature film, Field of Dreams. It is specifically written for students in England and Wales, studying media for assessed work in English in Key Stage 4 of the National Curriculum (GCSE). It may be of interest to students of film generally. Source: Andrew Moore, Universal Teacher
  • Nazism in Film This guide has been written to help you study feature films dealing with Nazism in Films. It is specifically written for students in England and Wales, studying media for assessed work in English in Key Stage 4 of the National Curriculum (GCSE). It may be of interest to students of film generally.
  • Ideas for teaching with Field of Dreams, Gladiator, Pleasantville, Sleepy Hollow, Thelma and Louise, and What Dreams May Come.
  • Amistad Film as Literature Study Guide by Michael Vetrie
  • Memento Film Study Guide by Michael Vetrie

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