Welcome to Writing from Experience: Movies and Memories. This education program has language arts and social studies lessons and reproducibles that can help your 5th and 6th grade students practice their writing and reading skills. Plus, students will learn about filmed entertainment and its role in telling stories of the past, present, and future.

Print out each lesson and corresponding student reproducible. As you teach each lesson, distribute the accompanying student reproducible. Lesson 1: Comparative Writing Lesson 2: Journal Writing Lesson 3: Writing from Oral History

Review these resources as you prepare for the lessons. Standards and Benchmarks (PDF) Classroom Poster (PDF) Background Information for Teachers (PDF)

Reproduce and distribute these family resources. Family Take-Home (PDF)