how to use F.I.L.M.
F.I.L.M. (Finding Inspiration in Literature & Movies) is a free curriculum resource for anyone who works with youth.
Using F.I.L.M. is simple, just follow these three basic steps.
1. Download a F.I.L.M. curriculum.
First, browse the list of movies and associated curriculum. Next, click on the movie of interest to read more about it and the themes explored in its curriculum. Then, click on the link to download the curriculum, and a document will open for you to print.
2. Facilitate the three components of F.I.L.M. curriculum with youth:
- Reading the book
- Viewing the movie
- Completing the activities
First, the facilitator should read the beginning pages of F.I.L.M. curriculum for an overview of the movie, the associated book and the themes and activities to be explored. This provides the facilitator the general direction of the curriculum and what to expect.
Facilitators can decide which components they wish to use and in what order. We recommend in each curriculum using a sequence of first reading the book, then seeing the moving and lastly engaging in the discussion and activities. This order is helpful for building up knowledge and understanding that can then be applied in different ways in the activity component. Yet facilitators are encouraged to use FILM curriculum in a way that best suits their program and youth.
3. Fill out an online evaluation and send us your success story.
Evaluations are an essential part of getting to know you and how we can better serve your youth with F.I.L.M. curriculum. Once you complete a F.I.L.M. curriculum, take the associated online Evaluation to let us know more about you.
Also, success stories help teach and inspire others. In the evaluation you can share with us your experience with F.I.L.M. curriculum, how you used it and the outcomes your youth achieved. Your experience with F.I.L.M. is important, and your success story we gather from your evaluation can help other youth organizations understand how they can learn, have fun and make an impact with movies.