Film Study Guide: Remember the Titans (African American History; Black History)
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**Full movie broken down into 8 lessons.
**Each lesson scaffolded for (ESL and SEI).
**For more thought provoking questions, a dig-deeper version of discussion questions available.
**Answer keys provided.
** Pre-lesson/mini-lessons for front loading "key vocabulary" cut-outs (can be used to front load and decorate bulletin boards)
Based on a true story, Remember the Titans is a coming of age story of a local football team and how it brings a divided community together. With its accurate depiction of the struggle to integrate during the post-Brown v. Board era, Remember the Titans pays homage to principles of segregation and discrimination that is very much relevant today.
Using the film as a means to raise awareness, communicate, and educate concepts that is essential to understanding Black History month, we have compiled a product you can use in your classroom to help supplement your Black History month curriculum.
* Time-stamps to help the students keep track of their viewing experience and answer questions accordingly.
The package includes:
1) Key Vocabulary section broken down into mini-lessons of their own.
Tapping into prior knowledge and front-loading terms such as : segregation, discrimination, integration Greensboro sit-in, Brown vs. Board, Montgomery Bus Boycott, and more. Can just use it to decorate your Black History Month Bulletin Board.
2) Comprehension Questions for the entire movie in 2 formats: one with more support such as sentence frames and dictations(ESL); the other with minimal support. Answer keys included. Just print and distribute.
3) Discussion Questions for each viewing section of the film that advocates C.C.S.S. aligned standards. Questions that ask students to dig deeper and draw connections between the text and actual events in history (i.e. Montgomery Bus Boycotts). Though the questions are open-ended, still come with a rough "potential" answers-key.
We teach 4th grade, so we've provided the standards that align with 4th grade C.C.S.S. standards. However, the same standards would apply and be addressed in upper grades. The depth of responses, and thoughts would vary.
C.C.S.S. Aligned :
Key Ideas and Details:
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. (albeit a visual text)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.7
Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
Speaking & Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Writing
Text Types and Purposes:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
