Exodus 20 - Ten Films: Ten Commandments - Lesson Pack

Alison E Cannon

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This pack contains everything! There are two DVDs, one containing a feature-length film entitled EXODUS 20 and a Making of… section, the other containing ten 5-10 minute films, one per commandment and Rob Lacey’s Word on the Street performance of the Ten Commandments. The third disc, a CD ROM, contains teachers’ resources, lesson plans, work sheets, assessments and lots of other useful ideas, including sixty full-text Bible quotes and links to downloadable songs to support the worksheets.

The feature-length film, professionally made using pupils from ten different schools, lasts for 1 hour 6 minutes (which is a pity given that most schools have lessons of an hour or 50 minutes duration). The film skilfully weaves ten stories together featuring the Ten Commandments through issues such as underage drinking, bullying and stealing. The pupils portray their characters and convey the story excellently and make this a really accessible classroom resource at KS3. No mention is made of the Ten Commandments in the film allowing for interesting discussion afterwards.

The second DVD separates out each of the story lines and allows opportunity to focus on one Commandment at a time. The lesson plans and worksheets contained on the CD ROM support the study of individual Commandments and provide interesting and thought-provoking activities. They are instantly useable and attractive.

The assessment booklet is great and other material on the DVDs makes a useful introduction or plenary discussion. Well done to all the actors and film makers as well as those who compiled such a great resource.

Reviewer: Jocelyn Sumner, Partnership Director, University of Exeter, Devon (Former Head of Religion, Ethics and Philosophy and Initial Teacher Training Co-ordinator at Teign School, Kingsteignton, Devon)

Review posted on: 13 November 2006

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