Sociology: Movie for Social Structure Pursuit of Happiness
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TEACHING THROUGH FILM is hands down the best approach to teaching Sociology!
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I love to teach sociology through movies. I spent weeks researching a movie that best suits the topic of social structure, until one day it hit me: Pursuit of Happyness by Will Smith. When I rented it and watched it again, I realized that almost every concept we teach within this topic could be found in the movie. And because I hate to just show movies without determining for students what I want them to get out of it, I designed this notes template that they must fill out as they watch the movie. It goes along with their notes but it really helps them to make sense of the chapter when they see examples of it in a movie. And what a good movie!!!!
Here's what you'll get.
This particular product is a PDF file that includes:
- Template in which they could write their observations during the movie.
- All the terms in the chapter included in the assignment
Why is this perfect?
These notes are organized in the ways students love because: :
- It's minimal- they write in bullet points things they notice in the movie
- Lets them enjoy the movie instead of worrying about answering questions and missing an answer!
Benefits:
This assignment:
- Save YOU a lot of time to prepare
- Gives students a differentiated approach to learning theories
- The list form is easier for students to keep track of
- Examples from the help the students to make real-life applications of the theories to their lives
- Gets the kids engaged in a discussion after the movie.
Suggested Use & Duration:
When the movie is done, I:
- Have students share some of the things they wrote down in their note-taker. Students elaborate on one another’s answers and write down new ideas for their note-takers.
WHAT TEACHERS LIKE YOU HAVE SAID ABOUT THIS LESSON….
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Mary Ellen H.,
"GREAT resource for an area in Soc that is hard to find a film for to emphasize course content. Thank you- kids loved this! LOVE!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Tabitha Ray (TPT Seller)
“This goes with the film really well. I used this as review at the end of our unit and they will use the guide to help them with a sociological analysis essay!..’
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tanisha Garrett (TPT Seller)
"Great application of sociological terms! ”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gregory A.
“This is a great resource and worth the purchase!"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jodi H.
“This was the perfect review for my social structure unit."
Below are the links for all the other related products for the Social Structure Unit that you might find useful.
- Social Structure Powerpoint
- Topic 1 Building Blocks of Social Structure Notes
- Topic 1 Status and Roles Practice Activities
- Topic 2 Types of Social Interaction Notes
- Topic 3 Types of societies Notes
- Topic 3 Types of Societies Graphic Organizers Project
- Topic 4 Groups Within Society Notes
- Topic 5 Structure of Formal Organizations and Bureaucracies Notes
- Social Structure Pursuit of Happyness Movie
- Unit Test on Social Structure
- Social Structure Notes Bundle
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