If you've read any of Talia Smith 's posts here in the TPS Teachers Network about her research into film history, you'll be pleased to read her official Teaching with the Library of Congress post! You'll find some excellent ideas for promoting student interaction with the silent films, including dialogue writing, movement, and sound - all in the service of understanding the place of storytelling in film and elsewhere.
Pre K - 2 3 - 5 9 - 12 Art/Music English/Language Arts storytelling silent film