Movie Monarch (Listening & Presentation Skills)

 

Movie Monarch

Lánczi Máté, Fonyó Gergő, Fodor Levente

Part 1: The Game

Level & Learning Outcomes

Students learn skills that help them present pre-existing material, practice active listening, and learn new words. 

Materials needed 

  • boardmarker or chalk


Object of Game

To get the most votes from the other players.


Rules of Play

  1. Students in pairs watch a movie of their choosing a few weeks before presenting it to the class.

  2. Before presenting, the pairs discuss their presentation strategies.

  3. The students present their chosen movie with their pair.

  4. Students individually vote for their best-liked presentation.


Scorekeeping

Voting is held after the presentation. Each individual votes for a specific presentation. Players receive one point for each vote.


Part 2: Reflection

The idea for the game came to us in a flash of desperation when we had to decide on a second game during the assignment classes. Although it was a relatively quick idea to subvert Bibliobattles, I think it turned out to be a pretty fun activity. One positive I can instantly bring up is the fact that this is an exercise which is not time demanding to prepare for the teacher, which makes it relatively easy to include it in lesson plans.

As for how it went in class, I think the group executed the task of presenting a movie of their choice nicely. The players understood the task, and the process went smoothly. One possible change I would make would be to narrow down the types of movies players can choose to either a genre or giving them a curated list to choose from. Having the films limited to a specific selection would have made it for biases harder to prevail, since we would choose movies that are not that well known. Other than that, this is a game I could get behind playing occasionally with a class of students. FG

During the game, I have felt very positive considering the effectivity of the exercise. Unfortunately, we have realized that the other teacher trainees have not watched any movies for the sake of the exercise, and they have chosen very popular and easy to talk about movies, which made the voting session biased, and it was no longer about the presentation method, which would be the original goal of the exercise. However, the teams have all did the presentations the best they could and it was both informative and fun. I still feel like this exercise can work greatly in a school, however, only with a group which takes the exercise seriously and watch movies for their own sake. I also think this exercise is not just for learning English but also to be more familiar with movies outside our comfort zone. From the three games we have prepared, this was probably my least favorite, but I still enjoyed it. LM


This game is slightly different in terms of preparation since the students also have to select a movie in advance. Not having a movie or a presentation in mind can be a huge hindrance to the game therefore highlighting the importance of brainstorming is crucial. From what I've experienced from the game, it may need some adjustments. The aim of the game would be to vote for the best presentation thus crowning the movie monarch. However, the selected movie itself can play a huge part in influencing the peers opinion. Perhaps adjusting the game in a way that all groups are to present the same movie would balance the scales out orienting the emphasis from the movies to the presentation itself.

The game also prepares students for their future careers. Public speaking is a great skill to have nowadays and having done such presentations make the students more confident while standing in front of others.

As for the teachers part, ensuring all the necessary equipment for the presentations is important so the students can make the best out of their performance. Perhaps the teacher could also walk around the classroom giving ideas while the brainstorming takes place in each group. FL

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