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ployed in five different fdms. It is seen that more reliance is placed on oral discussion in the larlier grades than later, that the more mature pupils write more original stories about the film, and that the reading of related stories resulted with almost half the films, there being only ten fdms and a frequency possibility of ten. Teachers report that the stories written about fdm subjects were usually longer than those written about other subjects. They report, also, that when pupils are asked to write about a topic of their choice they usually choose film subjects. From lower grade groups came reports of more cases of reading related stories following the fdm showing than from other groups.
The follow-up of the showings did not end with the immediate discussions, but were carried on into the subsequent weeks of study, both as incidental and planned teaching. Pupils often referred to films weeks following their showing. In most cases, where pupils had seen a film in their previous school experiences, they showed no diminution of interest in the classroom showing or discussions.
One or two anecdotal records will illustrate how the showing of films was converted into the activity of basic responsibility dur ing the reading clinic:
Adventures of Bunny Rabbit Children wrote stories answer
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ing these questions: What did Mother Rabbit say to Bunny? What did Runny say to Mother?
The children told about pet rabbits and wild rabbits. They then read a book named, Story of n Rabbit.
In another group "children looked for similar library books."
In still another "a discussion arose as to two of the habits of the bunnies that necessitated using library books to find the answer."
"Children wrote rather long stories enumerating the rabbit's adventures in search of lettuce."
Three pupils wrote stories of the ending explaining Avhat tlu bunny told his mother. Three others wrote about original experiences with rabbits.
Children of China
"Two children had seen the jjicture and were anxious to tell about the Chinese schools. We decided to watch to see how the schools of China were similar to or different from our schools."
"Youngsters told stories learned from class work and previous reading. We checked to see if all the things expected were seen in the movie. We added others. Thi talks gradually led to war in China."
"Some saw it before but liked it again."
"We revised the word list. wrote stories about phases of
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