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American Factory Documentary Worksheet (Netflix)
This product is a close examination of the excellent documentary, American Factory, which is currently available on Netflix. This multi-part assignment is broken into 6 separate worksheets and is meant to be taught over the course of a full week. This assignment is a great way for students to learn about unions, corporations, business, and culture. This product also includes a very short pre-reading assignment which defines unions and gives some brief background information.The premise of this f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Truman Show Themes Slideshow
35 pages of an informational slideshow concerning the following 4 major themes that show up in the film:
* The American Dream
* Reality vs. Illusion
* The Power of the Media
* Utopia vs. Dystopia
Definitions and some important background information included, along with many images and photos to help students.
Grades:
8th - 12th
BLM - "Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution"
In this activity, students will view the PBS Independent Lens’ documentary “Black Panthers: Vanguard of a Revolution” (includes links to stream the film online). When students have successfully completed the assignment, they should have a solid understanding of the Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of the Black Panther movement.About the Film: “In the turbulent 1960s, change was coming to America and the fault lines could no longer be ignored — cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, and
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Blindside Viewing Guide
This guide focuses on the motivational story of Michael Oher in The Blindside, released in 2009. This great guide include 35+ questions that mainly focus on comprehension but also include creative response questions.
Creative response questions include creating character interview questions, writing a review, and summarizing/sketching a scene.
Use this great guide to help students find motivation and appreciation in their everyday lives.
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5th - 12th
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The Dark Side of Chocolate Comprehension Questions
Twenty multiple choice and short answer questions on the documentary 'The Dark Side of Chocolate.' The questions are sequential and are divided into Part One and Part Two (roughly first and second half of the documentary in case you want to break it up a little or discuss what they've seen.)Created for the seventh grade as an introduction to documentary film.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Edgar Allan Poe Biography Video Guided Notes + Key
***Updated with NEW video link***A "fill in the blank" style guided notes handout that I made to go along with this 43 minute video about the great Edgar Allan Poe! Answer key included.NEW YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5two65m1QE The video is engaging, informative, and a great length. If you can stream in your classroom, this would also make a perfect sub plan. There are some slightly disturbing images and content in this video, so I would not recommend it for young students.
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9th - 12th
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A Million Miles Away movie guide in English and Espanol
This is a video guide in Word in English and Spanish about A Million Miles Away movie and Hispanic astronaut Jose Hernandez. It was designed for high school grade ELS, ELL students. It has sentence prompts and is numbered. It has vocabulary at the beginning to preview for learners.
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5th - 12th
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LGBTQ Documentary (link to doc included): "Gender Revolution: A Journey"
In “Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric,” an hour and half long TV documentary produced by National Geographic, Couric “sets out to explore the rapidly evolving complexities of gender identity.” The documentary (links to view the doc online for free are included in the worksheet), when accompanied by this text-based questions worksheet which focuses students on the most important aspects of the documentary and asks them to prove their understanding through reasoning and the support of
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: LGBTQ+ - Educating Against Ignorance: Culture, Current Issues, Resources
The Path to Nazi Genocide- Documentary
This Google doc resource is used as a viewing and discussion guide for the Holocaust Museum's documentary: The Path to Nazi Genocide. I use this 38-min documentary as part of my launch materials for Elie Weisel's Night as it helps to provide historical context to the social, political, and militaristic events that led to WWII and the Holocaust.In the viewing guide, students are asked cause and effect questions as well as basic identification of important details from the film. A key has been pro
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9th - 12th
The Danger of a Single Story: Viewing Guide to Chimamanda Adichie's TED Talk
This 2-page printable asks students to track Chimamanda Adichie's language regarding specific, chronologically listed elements of her talk. Additionally, they must take the direct quotes they write down and make meaning out of them by making connections to their own lives. This is designed to facilitate, not replace discussion, and depending on the students' level, I often pause the talk once or twice and draw from their notes to help them make sense of Adichie's ideas. This is a great lesson to
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8th - 12th
Teach Rhetoric with The Social Dilemma: Timestamped Transcript of the Film
This timestamped, summarized transcript of The Social Dilemma is a versatile resource to support your use of this powerful documentary in your classroom. This Google doc contains detailed notes with corresponding timestamps for every 5 (or so) minutes. There are lots of potential applications for this resource, including: Quickly familiarizing yourself with the film As an answer key; copy and paste, deleting the content, then ask students to complete the content side on their own (see product im
Grades:
9th - 12th
Also included in: UNIT BUNDLE: Teach Argument with The Social Dilemma
Diary of Anne Frank Background Information on Holocaust/WWII Minilesson
This product is a minilesson for 90-120 minutes using the U.S. Holocaust Museum’s video entitled “The Path to Nazi Genocide”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRcNq4OYTyE
It includes questions for teachers to orally ask students prior to beginning each section of the 38 minute video (which includes a timeline). Students can answer these questions independently or in groups. A test (with answer key) based on this information is provided after the teacher questioning sheet. This may be used as b
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7th - 11th
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Fog of War Documentary Notetaker + Discussion Questions
This google doc has been used by both my AP Language and Composition and standard English classes rhetorical analyze the 2003 documentary The Fog of War (available for purchase on Amazon Prime or free with Ads on Tubi). The film is about the life of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara illustrating his observations of the nature of modern warfare. Composed of archival footage, recordings from the 1960s of conversations of the United States Cabinet, and new interviews with McNamara, T
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9th - 12th
Rescue Dawn Movie Analysis Packet
This packet was created to be a critical thinking assignment, and not a scene-by-scene move question packet. Context reading is encouraged. Also, a daily description section promotes summary writing of what was seen in the movie by the student.Violence: scenes depicting beheading, shooting, etc. is in this movieLanguage: this movie has mild use of curse words throughoutSex: none
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Film Study Guide Rabbit Proof Fence
Activities including short answer questions on plot, theme and visuals on Phillip Noyce's non fiction film Rabbit Proof Fence with an extension activity at the end for older students.
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8th - 11th
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Black Lives Matter: "True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality"
Bryan Stevenson has dedicated his life to uncovering bias in the legal system and defending those unjustly sentenced to Death Row. The film takes viewers through racism in America, including the eras of enslavement, Reconstruction, lynching, and mass incarceration, offering both the historical and political context and dire consequences of these time periods. This assignment (which includes a link to view the film) guides students in focusing on the most important themes and topics in the docum
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Something the Lord Made (video) Analysis
The 2004 HBO video "Something the Lord Made" tells the story of Dr. Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas's collaboration to pioneer a new heart surgery to save the lives of "blue babies." This nonfiction drama stars Alan Rickman and Mos Def as an unusual partnership that begins at Vanderbilt Univ. and ends at Johns Hopkins University.
Along with the film, students may complete the analysis of the film as literature with examination of themes and conflict while watching to complete Bloom's level 1
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10th - 12th
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Witches Curse Video Worksheet
This worksheet is intended to be an introduction to Arthur Miller's The Crucible. The PBS show Secrets of the Dead featured an episode called "Witches Curse," which focuses on a theory that explains the strange behaviors that took place during the Witch Trials. This worksheet asks a series of questions for students to complete as the 60-minute video plays (all questions are in order). An answer key is included with this purchase.
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9th - 12th
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Blackfish Movie Questions - Intro to Persuasive Writing
Blackfish is a documentary about SeaWorld and how the orcas are treated there. It is a very engaging movie and the students gain a new perspective on a park that many of them have visited before. I use this movie as the jumping off point for my Persuasive Writing unit - the students write an essay answering the question "Should SeaWorld be shut down?"
These questions are meant to help students not only identify their feelings about various topics broached throughout the movie but also to practi
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7th - 9th
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ERWC Complemetary Video Questions
Enhance your Grade 12 ERWC curriculum with these complementary videos and questions! Both documentaries and films, these 7 videos and their connecting questions are meant to enhance, deepen, and grow students' understanding of 5 different modules of the grade 12 curriculum including Rhetoric of the Op Ed, Good Food Bad Food, Value of Life, Language/Gender/Culture, and The Bullying Research Unit.
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12th
LGBTQ Documentary (link to doc included): "Growing Up Trans" from Frontline
The PBS Frontline website describes “Growing Up Trans” as “Just a generation ago, it was adults, not kids, who changed genders. But today, many children are transitioning, too — with new medical options, and at younger and younger ages. In Growing Up Trans, FRONTLINE takes viewers on an intimate and eye-opening journey inside the struggles and choices facing transgender kids and their families.”The worksheet accompanies the documentary, ensuring students’ understanding of these complex issues th
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: LGBTQ+ - Educating Against Ignorance: Culture, Current Issues, Resources
Super Size Me - DOK 1 Viewing Questions
This worksheet corresponds to Morgan Spurlock's documentary film "Super Size Me." They are DOK and Bloom's level 1 questions that require students to focus on all parts of the film.
They could be used as a springboard for deeper discussion questions.
I used this in conjunction with "Fast Food Nation," and a nonfiction unit in Contemporary Lit, but it could be used in health class.
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10th - 12th
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John Grisham Webquest - A Time to Kill Introduction
Before beginning "A Time to Kill," students research background information about the novel's author, John Grisham.
I used it in a Contemporary Lit class for a fiction unit.
It is uploaded as a Word document so you may scaffold for struggling learners or so your students may type their responses allowing the boxes to expand with their answers.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Blackfish Documentary One Pager
Did your class watch Blackfish? This is a GREAT way to assess their understanding of the film in an engaging and creative way!Students create a one pager that represents the themes present, how the world views the exploitation of whales, and they'll use symbols to show their understanding of complex content from the movie. Your students will surprise you with this assignment! This includes a rubric for them self assess their work (saves you time!) and a reflection where they explain the meaning
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Blackfish Film Guide, One Pager, and Animals in Captivity Essay!
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