The Teachers' Animation Toolkit

PART TWO: CINELITERACY
2.1 THE LANGUAGE OF FILM AND ANIMATION

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The toolkit examines these themes in a number of ways, to 
demonstrate how an understanding of cineliteracy can be woven into 
classroom projects. A typical example is Scheme of Work 3: Music 
Videos (p. 117) in which the students use the language and grammar 
of fi lm in creative ways, while targeting particular audiences. See also 
Scheme of Work 2: TV Ads (p. 112) where the student work conveys 
clear messages and values to the intended audiences.
In the rest of this section you will fi nd a series of worksheets 
designed to explore cineliteracy through the study of animation. For 
a more detailed approach to teaching cineliteracy in the classroom, 
embracing fi lm, television and animation, try the resources below.
Resources:
Focus of Learning Charts (pp. 34–35)
Publication: Story Shorts: A Resource for Key Stage 2 Literacy 
(BFI Education). Buy it on DVD or VHS here: 
http://www.bfi .org.uk/education/teaching/storyshorts/
Publication: Look Again! A teaching guide to using fi lm and television 
with 3- to 11-year-olds (BFI Education). Free download here: 
http://www.bfi .org.uk/education/teaching/lookagain/
Publication: Moving Images in the Classroom (BFI Education). 
http://www.bfi .org.uk/education/teaching/miic/

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KS 3 Year 7 Age 11
KS 3 Year 8 Age 12