Permission to View Films:
A signed Parent Permission Slip is required to view PG or R rated movies
Dear Parent(s): I will incorporate several films or film excerpts into our study of literature throughout the school year. Class time is very important to me, but I these films present information relevant to our studies. Most students today are visual learners, and are often able to better understand a literary selection (poem, short story, novel, or play) when they are able to read it and see it performed. A few of the selected films also provide important historical or cultural information about some of the major authors and or literary periods we will be studying this year. Since several of the films have a PG or an R rating, I am asking your permission to show these films to your student. This is a list of films I may work into our studies this year. I may include all or only portions of the films:
Oedipus Rex, 1957 NR
The Hobbit,
The Great Gatsby,
To kill a Mockingbird,
2081
Romeo and Juliet
Dead Poets' Society
Schindler's List
Twilight Zone, 1959-1964 TV14
Lord of the Flies
Of Mice and Men
The Odyssey
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975 PG
Metropolis, 1927 NR
Good Will Hunting
Logan’s Run, 1976 PG
Stand By Me
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Frankenstein, 1973 NR
Big Fish
A Christmas Carol, 1984 PG
Hotel Rwanda
Son of Rambow
The Man Who Would Be King, 1975 PG
Death of a Salesman, 1985 NR
The Outsiders
The Glass Menagerie, 1973 NR
Second Hand Lions
On the Beach, 1959 NR
All of the selected films relate directly to material covered in class or in the textbook, and students will always create meaningful discussion questions or have some other relevant assignment to complete during or after the films. Students who are not permitted to view the film(s) will be provided an alternative reading and/or writing assignment to complete for credit instead. Film is a valuable tool for cultural, historical, and literary analysis, but I understand that some parents don’t want their children exposed to the types of negative aspects that can also be found in films. Let me know your decision by signing and returning this form to me on or before Friday, August 23, 2019.
Print Student's Name ________________________________________________________________
Please mark one of the following and sign below:
_____ May view the films _____ May not view the films
Parent signature: _____________________________________________________________________ Date: _____________________
Thank you,
Robert Howard
A signed Parent Permission Slip is required to view PG or R rated movies
Dear Parent(s): I will incorporate several films or film excerpts into our study of literature throughout the school year. Class time is very important to me, but I these films present information relevant to our studies. Most students today are visual learners, and are often able to better understand a literary selection (poem, short story, novel, or play) when they are able to read it and see it performed. A few of the selected films also provide important historical or cultural information about some of the major authors and or literary periods we will be studying this year. Since several of the films have a PG or an R rating, I am asking your permission to show these films to your student. This is a list of films I may work into our studies this year. I may include all or only portions of the films:
Oedipus Rex, 1957 NR
The Hobbit,
The Great Gatsby,
To kill a Mockingbird,
2081
Romeo and Juliet
Dead Poets' Society
Schindler's List
Twilight Zone, 1959-1964 TV14
Lord of the Flies
Of Mice and Men
The Odyssey
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975 PG
Metropolis, 1927 NR
Good Will Hunting
Logan’s Run, 1976 PG
Stand By Me
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Frankenstein, 1973 NR
Big Fish
A Christmas Carol, 1984 PG
Hotel Rwanda
Son of Rambow
The Man Who Would Be King, 1975 PG
Death of a Salesman, 1985 NR
The Outsiders
The Glass Menagerie, 1973 NR
Second Hand Lions
On the Beach, 1959 NR
All of the selected films relate directly to material covered in class or in the textbook, and students will always create meaningful discussion questions or have some other relevant assignment to complete during or after the films. Students who are not permitted to view the film(s) will be provided an alternative reading and/or writing assignment to complete for credit instead. Film is a valuable tool for cultural, historical, and literary analysis, but I understand that some parents don’t want their children exposed to the types of negative aspects that can also be found in films. Let me know your decision by signing and returning this form to me on or before Friday, August 23, 2019.
Print Student's Name ________________________________________________________________
Please mark one of the following and sign below:
_____ May view the films _____ May not view the films
Parent signature: _____________________________________________________________________ Date: _____________________
Thank you,
Robert Howard