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Swing Kids: Movie Guide & Accompanying Activities: Digital Resource

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"It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing . . . " In 1939, Hamburg, Germany the teenagers weren't all they appeared to be. By day, they were forced to join the Hitler Youth Organization (the H.J.), but by night they were the Swing Kids. They idolized American and British fashion trends and they danced all night to Swing music. Swing Kids, the movie, was released in 1993. Use this movie in your ELA, Social Studies, or Music Appreciation classroom to cover a wide variety of topics and to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (Music), Other (Social Studies - History)

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Movie Guides

CCSS:

RL.9-10.2

, RL.9-10.3

, CCRA.W.4

Also included in: Movie Guides in the Classroom: An Expanded (Digital) Experience