There's a clip from While You Were Sleeping with Sandra Bullock that you could probably use for communication. I used it more talking about dating and body language. It's around the time of the New Year's Eve party. It's when Jack asks Lucy about Joe Jr "leaning" when Joe Jr was talking to her. She has no clue what he means until Joe Jr interrupts and asks if Lucy is okay because Jack seems to be "leaning".
I would be interested in any other responses you get

DeAnna Stewart
FACS Teacher
Wendover High School
435-665-2343

Lindsay,

My student teacher put together a tape of clips for me. She just taped David Letterman interviewing someone talking about their kids; dumb dumber was the scene when the talk about eking their way through life and staying put to build the worm farm; Goonies scene is the last of the movie when the girl tell the boy that when all his part catch up he will be a great kisser; Sleepless in Seattle was the scene where they are talking and typing the letter and about meeting him on New York on top of the building; Twister scene is when they are chasing the twister and the balls get spilled all over the road and he tells her that she can not see what's right in front of her meaning him.

I hope this helps.

Jerrie LIn Hansen

You've Got Mail has some great clips. You can also show written communication through email.
Jessica Smith

Lindsay,

When we talk about Communications, I like to use The Pacifier, Full House, and The Cosby Show. All of these have many, many different clips of good and poor communication skills as well as good examples of Parent, Child and Adult Communication Styles. I have also used Home Alone, A Walk to Remember, and Holes.

I use a worksheet for Holes in reviewing the Communications Unit. Here is that if you want to use it. I usually show a majority of the movie just one 80 minute class period. Oh, I teach Teen Living, by the way.

The Pacifier: "Shane's Rules" This is where he gets the kids out of bed way early on Sunday morning and tells them "Everything is done my way, no highway option." Commands, orders, bossy, etc. Then he says "do you copy" Then the little girl says "what, do you copy. Then they play the copy game a bit. Kids get the point that child form of communication doesn't get you very far at all. Also, Parent style of communication doesn't make the people you are talking to very happy or willing.

Home Alone: The part where they are eating pizza the night before their flight is scheduled to leave. Buzz is being mean to Kevin and Kevin pushes him into the drinks. The drinks spill and chaos breaks out. Theneveryone starts calling Kevin names and there's lots of child and adult communication going on.

For your different conversations types that they go under, you could use the part on Home Alone where Kevin actually talks to the neighbor and they have a personal conversation about what things they are afraid of and getting along with family members.

For validating feelings, you could show the part on The Pacifier where Shane and Zoe are on the balcony of the home and Shane talks to her about losing her dad and how he lost his dad when he was younger and for a while he thought if he talked about it he was letting people down, but he tells her it is okay to feel bad about losing your dad. etc.

Also, on Princess Diaries (the first one) You could show the clip where Mia meets her grandma for the first time. It is kind of superficial conversation at first. On Princess Diaries 2 you could use many different clips from all throughout the movie to show different conversations. When she meets Nicholas for the first time, when she talks to her Grandma about getting married to someone (arranged marriage), when she talks to her best friend, when she talks to Andrew about not really being in love with each other, when she loses her "wooden leg" when inspecting the royal guard and Nicholas follows her to tease her, etc.

Lenora Reid

FACS Educator &

FCCLA Advisor

Pleasant Grove Junior High

A better way is to let the students talk, you direct them as to what to talk about. Give them about 1 - 2 minutes for each level, first put them in pairs. write on the board as you talk or use an overhead. after they have talked in each of the levels pull them back together and summarize what they just did. they actually experience it and they remember the levels really well.

Good Luck

Terilee Herbon