Viewing Remedial Instruction - The 3Cs and 3Ss of Watching a Film

The 3Cs (color, camera, character) and the 3Ss, (story, setting, sound) can help students discuss and analyze all the elements of a film text. In addition, working with the 3Cs and 3Ss enables students to make connections between the features of all readers and develop their decoding, encoding, reading, and writing skills.

This strategy will help students who find watching the film a challenging vehicle for the development of literacy. Watching movies is a good thing as it helps kids pick up story details by verbally pointing out specific parts of what they are watching. It also helps them think about the sequence and the cause and effect. Furthermore, they will link what they see to their own lives and strengthen their understanding as to why these things are happening.

After viewing a film sequence, roll the dice and ask your students one of the related questions. The dice is printed with the six essential concepts to be considered when watching a film: color, camera, character, story, setting, and sound. Students can become skilled at leading this activity for themselves as a starter or plenary for film text analysis.

Throughout this whole process, the teacher's role is to guide and nurture the student's ability to decode what is being presented in front of him. The teacher should also remind students to note the essential concepts about the color, camera, character, story, setting, and sound.

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