Star Wars Diy DecorationsDiy Star Wars Room DecorStar Wars Nursery IdeasGuys StarwarsStarwars DiyWars Lego SStar Wars LegoStar Wars ArtDiy CraftForwardI could easily do this myself - frame Star Wars Legos with captions. Target Shows Love to Star Wars Educators Coffee with Kenobi co-host and fellow Rogue Leader, Dan Zehr was recently featured in a Star Wars Target advertisement! The ad highlights several ways that Star Wars has impacted the lives of fans and Zehr was selected to represent educators and fans who teach with the beloved saga. Way to go, Dan! Go Rogue - Star Wars Story Contest Your students are going to love this! Star Wars is asking you to "Go Rogue" and submit an original video story for a chance to win a trip to SanGrab your camera and get busy bringing your Rogue story to life! Bill Gates Believes in Teaching with Star Wars Bill Gates recently highlighted the benefits of using Star Wars in the Gates discusses how Washington State teacher of the year, Nate Bowling, uses
Star Wars to teach his students about Civil Rights. It's fantastic to see Mr. Gates supporting what many of us have known for a long time, Star Wars is a great teaching tool! Star Wars in the Classroom 'In A Galaxy' Documentary Interested in learning more about what we do at Star Wars in the Classroom? Then check out our episode of In aThanks to our friends at Maker Studios and for making it happen! Droid Building & Robotics R2-D2 and C-3P0 are two of the most beloved characters in the Star WarsA growing number of fans from all over the world have taken to constructing their own robots, calling themselves “Droid Builders.” units being built are fully functioning copies and, in some cases, better thanLearn how you can inspire your students through Creative Writing Resources - Star Wars If you have reluctant writers in your classroom consider using Star Wars imagery to get your students' creative juices flowing.
Creative Writing section to learn more about how you can use Star Wars to spark an interest in writing for your students. The Heroine's Journey of Rey The Force Awakens marks an exciting new chapter in the Star WarsJoin us as we examine how the elements of the Hero's Journey tie in with the story of Rey, a scavenger from the isolated desert world of Jakku. If you have not yet seen The Force Awakens, be aware thatPlease read at your own risk! Are you an educator who teaches with Star Wars? Do you find yourself receiving odd looks from colleagues or see their eyes roll when you mention your awesome Star Wars lesson plan? If so, then you're a Rogue and you're not alone! The Rogues are an amazing group of educators who seek to make learning fun and engaging by integrating the Star Wars saga... Laci Froemling, Rogue 664 Tony Sturgeon, Rogue 663 Tara Fry, Rogue 662 Shaheera Mobarak, Rogue 661 Sam de Smith, Rogue 660
Adam Watson'sWilliam Shakespeare's Star Wars Unit Craig Dickinson'sHero's Journey Unit Ryan Croft'sStar Wars and Apocalypticism ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3D Collector’s Edition Coming This Fall7/27/2016, The Star Wars Universe Is Expanding With Brand New Characters in Rogue One Space Radiation May Cause Heart Disease7/20/2016, Force of Fashion: Keeping Cool in the Outer Rim Learn about Star Wars ConnectionsMaz's character was based on his late Pacific Palisades English teacher. J.J. Abrams' late high school teacher is now forever a part of The Force. The Star Wars: The Force Awakens director revealed in an interview with The Palisadian Post that his late high school English teacher, Rose Gilbert, was the inspiration for one of the characters in the space film. "Yes, the character of Maz was originally based on the great Rose Gilbert," Abrams said. "We really wanted the story to feel authentic, despite being a wild fantasy. I mentioned Rose in an early story meeting as a sort of timeless, wise figure that I'd actually known in my life."
Gilbert, whose large glasses are similar in size and aspect to Maz's, was a Palisades Charter High School teacher since it opened in 1961 and retired at the age of 94 in 2013 as the oldest full-time teacher in the L.A. Unified School District, according to the Post. Before her retirement, she was teaching three AP English classes in the same classroom she held for 51 years. Abrams revealed that Star Wars' production designer Rick Carter was also a student of Gilbert. "Turns out the production designer, Rick Carter, had also been a student of Ms. Gilbert, 15 years before me," Abrams said. He said of the look given to Gilbert: "While we experimented with many looks and styles before settling on the character's final design, Rose was always at the center of the inspiration of Maz. Rick and I had hoped to contact Rose and show her what we were doing, but she sadly passed away while we were in the prep of the film." The director and production designer both attended Gilbert's funeral service in January 2014.
She died at the age of 95 on Dec. 16, 2013. See the side-by-side photos here. Men's Bags / Wallets Women's Bags / Wallets Movies / TV / Music Grocery, Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Auto Kids, Babies & Toys Travel, Leisure & Sports Home > Awesomeness > What if Star Wars Characters Attended High School in the Eighties? By Mike Flacy on August 6, 2013 While you may have seen this floating around in the Internet tubes already, it’s definitely worth a refresher look as back to school time is upon us again. Created by Denis Medri (the same artist that created these awesome Justice League in the Old West illustrations), this collection of art combines relationships between characters in the original trilogy with fashion statements and design elements from a typical high school during the 1980’s. The artist really excels as capturing those iconic moments in the original trilogy like Luke staring off in the Tatooine sunset or Boba Fett encasing Han in “carbonite.”