Warm Up:
The teacher says the name of their favorite movie and a reason they like it, then passes a ball to a student. Whoever receives the ball must name their favorite movie and a reason they like that movie, then pass the ball to someone else, until everyone has had a turn.
The teacher introduces vocabulary related to movies/moviegoing/making movies. ("This kind of movie is funny and makes people laugh. Does anybody know what this genre is called? Comedy.")
The teacher plays a movie preview. Students watch and answer questions on a worksheet, like what genre they believe the movie is and what they think the movie is about. The teacher will call on students to share their answers ("The happy, upbeat music makes me think it is a comedy
") about the different previews and the class can discuss whether they agree/disagree/have the same idea/etc. I put links to youtube clips you can use below.
Students work in small groups to write and perform skits where they must persuade somebody, for scenarios like "A screenwriter pitches a new movie to a director", "A group of friends debate about which movie to see at the movie theater", or "A committee debates about which movies should be nominated for Oscars this year".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHP0JyIpX48&feature=related Elf trailer (comedy, family)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXO0he1WjYw The Sixth Sense trailer (horror, drama, mystery, thriller)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIyksk8uiEo Pearl Harbor trailer
(action, drama, romance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKX_sJ8Rl0Q&feature=related(action, adventure, fantasy, science-fiction)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3k-fkOtTDoMarch of the Penguins trailer- documentary, family
