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Posted by Morgan on 12/14/06 17:44
"A" <rus@yhoo.com> wrote in message
news:8p00o2teqp8rausj9ck5eegtvfq5307g96@4ax.com...
>I teach middle school (Im the teacher that is responsible for finding
> movies for student rewards) and am looking for a website that lists
> when dirty words appear or adult situations appear in a movie.
>
> Surely the Mormons or some other religious group have started a web
> site for this.
>
> If you could reply to this message in the newsgroup (email is bogus,
> SPAM). Someone else might want to know too.
>
>
> Thanks
> Andrew
No offense, but if you teach middle-school, they already know and use those
words on a regular basis, even in religious schools. I realize disctrict
and administrative rules limit you to what you can show to students, but I
don't think a website exists with what you want. If there are sites like
that, they most likely have a strong religious theme to them and deem
everything but the most sterile of films as inapporpriate for chidlren.
Back in the day, teachers I had would watch the movie beforehand to note any
objectionable scenes and/or language. If there was too much, they wouldn't
show the movie; if it had a fair amount, they would recommend it to the
students and their families along with a note explaining why it cannot be
shown in the classroom and what objectional material was in it. If the film
was important to the class (ie. they read the book), the teacher would
write-up a viewing guide sheet with a few discussion points for parents and
students, nothing too deep or boring. Watching the film beforehand also
allows you, the teacher, to have a more critical take on the film. You'll
end up trying to see it from a student's point of view and you can write
down more discussion topics, explain confusing scenes/storylines, and help
them with any symbolism/messages hidden in the film. If you're talking
about taking students out to the theaters, I recommend the same thing--just
bring a pen and notepad.
Morgan
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