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Film Analysis Journal – PRINTABLE Journaling Pages for Writing about Movies

Are you teaching about movies and film analysis in high school and want a way for your students to journal their comments, analysis and reviews of the movies they watch? This elegantly designed film analysis journal is an awesome booklet for your students to journal their comments and reflections on the films, movies and TV shows they watch for either classwork or homework. Printable, versatile, and complete with pages of useful film terminology for learning about different aspects of filmmaking, this film journal is the perfect year long tool for getting your students to comment critically on the films and movies they watch.

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This film analysis journal, packed with 40 ready-to-use lined journaling pages, is perfect for high school film and English literature students. AND it has a variety of uses:

  • Film studies supplemental material
  • Weekly film journaling assignments
  • English language arts classes
  • Higher education classes
  • Literacy centers
  • Homework

✅ Not sure about which aspects of filmmaking to journal about? The film analysis journal also comes with informative pages detailing different aspects of the filmmaking process. With the section on lighting, students can easily read about the different ways a scene is lit in a film and how it can influence the mood of the movie. The section on production includes the job functions of the director, cinematographer, editor, and other key persons involved in the filmmaking process. With this knowledge, they’ll easily be able to comment critically on the movies they watch.

✅ Need more aspects of movies for students to write about? Don’t worry! You’ll also get a detailed information section on a film’s ‘structure’, where students can read about setting, plot, theme, and imagery. The section on ‘characters’ further helps students understand the different aspects of filmmaking by discussing appearance, voice, actions, and relationships. Your students will be writing like professional film critics in no time!

✅ Looking for a resource that will last you a long time? The film analysis journal comes with 40 read-to-use lined pages for writing comments about films and movies. Use one page per week over the entire school year to get a complete, gradable collection that shows how well your students are dissecting the films they watch and critically analyzing them.

✅ WAIT! Did you say ‘Gradable’? Yep! If you’re worried that your students are just ‘watching’ movies instead of ‘thinking critically’ about what they are seeing, you’ll love this part the most. This package comes with a rubric outlining specific criteria over three different areas of filmmaking: 1) The Technical Aspects, 2) Character, 3) The Structure. It’s perfect for measuring the depth of analysis your students are going into and also gives them relevant feedback with steps to improve their writing.

WHAT TEACHERS on TpT ARE SAYING:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lisa says, “I used this as a guide to develop my own for higher education (I did not copy it, but used it to think through what I needed). It’s a good resource to start students on analysis.”

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This package includes two PDF files compressed into a single zipped file. It can be opened using your preferred PDF reader. It comes with a teacher’s guide with ideas for usage, too. And, best of all, you can use it for distance learning using Google Slides®.

Students can use this film analysis journal for writing freely about the movies and films they watch. If you’re looking for writing prompts that can give your students guided suggestions as to what specifically to write about, then check out my Movie Writing Prompts Task Cards.

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Want to help your students build listening skills while still talking about movies? Try this resource with my At the Movies Listening Comprehension Lesson here!

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This resource was created by Landon S. Seigler of ESL Lifeline, all rights are reserved. The original purchaser is permitted to use it for a single class only. Teachers have the authorization to share this product with their students (and parents) through email, Google Classroom, or the Internet, as long as the site is password protected. Distribution to your own students is allowed, but uploading it to the Internet for public access and download is not permitted.

**If you wish to use this resource for multiple classrooms or share it with fellow educators, please purchase additional licenses.Your adherence to these usage terms is greatly appreciated.

Additional Information

Total Pages – 44

Answer Key – Does not Apply

Teacher Duration – Lifelong Tool

Standards

Where applicable, the CCSS standards for this resource are listed here:

CCSSCCRA.W.1
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
CCSSCCRA.W.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
CCSSCCRA.W.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
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