Teacher's Guide Series

The Academy, in cooperation with Young Minds Inspired, produces a series of teacher's guides that explore the art and science of motion pictures. The activities are designed to capitalize on students' natural interest in current films and the excitement generated by the Academy Awards to teach valuable lessons in critical thinking and creative writing, and to develop visual literacy skills. Each teaching guide is available in its entirety to download and print.

The guides are made available to more than 19,500 U.S. high schools throughout the United States, reaching 39,600 teachers and nearly 2.4 million students.

Teacher's Guides

Animation

Animation

Creating Movement Frame by Frame

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Art Direction

Art Direction

The Visual Language of Film

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Cinematography

Capturing Images on Film

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Costumes and Makeup

Costumes and Makeup

Character by Design

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Documentaries

Documentaries

Searching for Truth

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Film Editing

Manipulating Time and Space

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Media Literacy

Media Literacy

Reading Between the Frames

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Screenwriting

Screenwriting

The Language of Film

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Sound and Music

Sound and Music

The Power to Enhance the Story

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Visual Effects

Visual Effects

Seeing is Believing

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