Category Archives: Videos

Video: ‘Bye’

Posted on February 14, 2011 by mrshawke

On Friday, we watched a documentary about Jayden, a two-year-old boy in the Bronx who has been diagnosed with autism. (You can watch the movie at the PBS website, but it’s not available for embedding.) Our writing prompt for the … Continue reading →

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Video: ‘Validation’

Posted on January 18, 2011 by mrshawke

[youtube]Cbk980jV7Ao[/youtube] I can’t believe I never posted this short film that we watched back in November! Written and directed by Kurt Kuenne, the movie stars TJ Thyne (before he was on the TV show, “Bones”) and Vicki Davis. It’s all … Continue reading →

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Universal Communication: Dance and Music

Posted on November 5, 2010 by mrshawke

Today we watched two video clips in class that depict two different stories of people across the world communicating in ways we don’t usually think of as language: dance and music. First, Matt Harding travels the globe to dance his … Continue reading →

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Perception vs. Reality: Dove Evolution

Posted on October 17, 2010 by mrshawke

[youtube]hibyAJOSW8U[/youtube] This is the “Dove Evolution” short film I showed on Friday. Our prompt for the day was “perception vs. reality,” and I think this video is perfect for it. We so often mistake our perception for reality, when all … Continue reading →

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Radiolab/NPR Presents ‘WORDS’

Posted on October 6, 2010 by mrshawke

For those of you who weren’t in class when I showed this short film, and for you parents (and anyone else) interested in what we’re doing in class: Watch it once, thinking about the words implied by each film clip … Continue reading →

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