Film are essential
There are many different kinds of resources used to widen student 's understanding of literature and the literary time period. Films play a large role in doing this, even though some think they prove to have little benefits. The students truly get something out of it. This is proven when the students explain something down the road and uses examples from the video instead of the actual piece of literature. A large amount of research indicates that visual cues help students to better retrieve and remember information. Research from The Institute for the Advancement of Research in Education indicates that more than 40% of students are visual learners, who prefer to be taught through video, pictures, diagrams, flow charts, timelines, films, and demonstrations (What). Students tend to take something away from a visual piece more than from a written piece of literature due to this, films are necessary.
One video Bryan High School’s senior English class watched is A Knights Tale. This film showed the students what it was like in the medieval time period. This was a time for both the nobles and peasants to come together and enjoy the same entertainment of jousting as a group. Though the nobles would get the best seats, both classes would have a lot of fun. It also gives insight on …show more content…
Students may understand the works of literature after reading the piece, but they tend to learn even more when given a visual of that piece. After all, when students are given the chance to sit back and watch a film, they tend to be more willing to understand the concept of the movie piece: this allows them to just enjoy the film without knowing that they are actually learning something while doing it. "Only a select few can easily grasp a concept without seeing it. Don 't dismiss the majority because of the few. Let 's make our explanations visual." - Faye
There are many different kinds of resources used to widen student 's understanding of literature and the literary time period. Films play a large role in doing this, even though some think they prove to have little benefits. The students truly get something out of it. This is proven when the students explain something down the road and uses examples from the video instead of the actual piece of literature. A large amount of research indicates that visual cues help students to better retrieve and remember information. Research from The Institute for the Advancement of Research in Education indicates that more than 40% of students are visual learners, who prefer to be taught through video, pictures, diagrams, flow charts, timelines, films, and demonstrations (What). Students tend to take something away from a visual piece more than from a written piece of literature due to this, films are necessary.
One video Bryan High School’s senior English class watched is A Knights Tale. This film showed the students what it was like in the medieval time period. This was a time for both the nobles and peasants to come together and enjoy the same entertainment of jousting as a group. Though the nobles would get the best seats, both classes would have a lot of fun. It also gives insight on …show more content…
Students may understand the works of literature after reading the piece, but they tend to learn even more when given a visual of that piece. After all, when students are given the chance to sit back and watch a film, they tend to be more willing to understand the concept of the movie piece: this allows them to just enjoy the film without knowing that they are actually learning something while doing it. "Only a select few can easily grasp a concept without seeing it. Don 't dismiss the majority because of the few. Let 's make our explanations visual." - Faye