White text over a dark grey-blue background says: "Watch and Write: Classroom Warm-ups". The Journeys in Film logo is in the top right corner. In the bottom write, there are images from three short films: 1. a cute illustration of a dog, from animated film Omelette; 2. a young Black man shown in close-up looks confidently at the viewer, with a large and beautiful insect on the side of his face, from documentary short film Bug Love; and, 3. a white swimmer in blue swim goggles is shown in extreme close-up, from spoken word short film "When You Say You're A Swimmer".

We’re launching a new classroom warm-up series: Watch and Write! Give your classroom a creative kickstart with a super-short film plus a prompt for writing or discussion. This is a great way to get students engaged and focused.

These exercises are for elementary school, middle school, and high school. They feature animated and live-action films as short as just one minute! The prompts can work for quiet journaling and reflection or for lively classroom discussions — whatever suits your needs.

This new tool is only available in our newsletter as a way of saying thank you to our subscribers. Check out our first installments in our January, February, and March newsletters and our Newsletter Archive.

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Have you been using our Watch and Write exercises in your learning environment? Leave a comment below or send us an email to let us know how it’s working for you!