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Winter elections - voting movie guides
The West Wing Teaching Guide - Seasons 1-7
This is a complete book for ALL 7 SEASONS!
Like most Social Studies teachers, I’m always very excited anytime a new movie or better yet television series comes out that is about something that I teach in class. Yes, there are often lots of inaccuracies, but it’s about the things I love…and that things I teach….double whammy! The West Wing was one of those series, but more than just watching when it was on TV, I now find myself watching it over and over again in the years since it has gone off
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7th - 12th
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Henry David Thoreau's Walden, Complete Unit Guide
In this low prep Walden unit plan, key transcendental, classic texts meet current texts as the main theme - What is our place in the world? - is carried across genres. Students will examine these texts and make connections among texts and to the world around them. A unit plan such as this one gives the teacher ultimate flexibility in instruction, assessment, and classroom procedure. Even though, every idea and concept is tied together so that students write an essay for the culminating assignm
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
Home Alone Physics Simple Machines & Force and Motion
This was created for students to use at the end of a simple machine and force and motion unit. However you can use it as an introduction or just use pieces of the project. You can have students watch the whole movie or just the night of the attack.
The force and motion questions are created to go with the movie Home Alone
Viewing Guide:
While students are watching the
Movie have them track different
Simple machines on their tracker
Follow up questions, have students
Use their understanding
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3rd - 8th
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Iron Jawed Angels Movie Guide (Women's Suffrage/19th Amendment)
This 2004 film is a great way to help students look at women's suffrage and their fight for the 19th Amendment. It follows the story of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns as they strive for democracy and equality during World War I. My students love this movie! The cast is excellent and is shares what people went through for change. August 2020 will mark the centennial of this amendment's passage.The movie guide contains 40 questions to ensure students are tracking along with the film. I have also i
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: U.S. History Movie Bundle #1
Big Sky, Big Money Frontline PBS researches Political Campaign Financing
This Frontline video explores the use of excessive money in Political campaigns today. It is really current and delves into Super Pacs and 501 4c groups. They interview Democrats and Republicans involved in these activities. It hits home the fact that the general public doesn't know the difference between candidate ads and issue ads. Nor does the public realize that outside groups are spending more on campaigning than local candidates and political parties! It questions the decision from the
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10th - 12th
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A Charlie Brown Christmas Activity Movie Word Search
LOO LOO LOse yourself in this puzzle about Charlie Brown and his small Christmas tree
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K - 12th, Higher Education
Frosty the Snowman Activity Movie Guide Google Distance Learning 1969 Original
Happy Birthday! Quick answer these guided movie questions before Frosty melts away. This Google form activity is great for Distance Learning and Google Classroom.The questions are in chronological order so students can follow along with ease as this beloved story unfolds.
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K - 12th, Higher Education
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Togo Movie Guide (2019) *Available on Disney Plus*
Togo is the true story of the heroic sled dog who led the longest leg in the 1925 serum run, also known as the Great Race of Mercy, in Alaska. A diphtheria outbreak in Nome, Alaska led to the need for an antitoxin. However, poor weather meant the only means of transporting the antitoxin was by a sled dog relay. Twenty sled dog teams participated in this relay with 19 of the teams averaging 31 miles of the journey. Many people know of Balto since he was the lead dog on the final leg of The Ser
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Friendship & Personal Growth Movie Bundle
Social Science Survival Packet: High School American Government BUNDLE
INCLUDES:Movies/Documentaries Viewing GuidesProjectsBell Ringers Classroom Task Cards 85 Resources! Teaching packets with movie or documentary guides and associated projects is a strategic approach to enhancing engagement, fostering critical thinking, supporting multidisciplinary learning, addressing diverse needs, promoting active participation, facilitating project-based learning, cultivating media literacy, aligning with curriculum standards, and encouraging a lifelong love of learning.While
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Charlie Brown Christmas Movie Guide
Feel good about showing that movie to your students!Perfect for those last few days before Winter Break when you’ve wrapped up your last unit, the students want to do something fun but you still want them to be engaged in a worthwhile activity.This video follow-along guide provides interesting questions that relate to the classic holiday film, “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Students can have fun watching the movie and you can feel good knowing that they’re brains will still be engaged in learning
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3rd - 6th
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Teaching American Government Resource BUNDLE (Viewing Guides/Projects/Etc.)
Teaching American Government Resource BUNDLE Includes: Viewing Guides (Summaries/Vocabulary/Questions)Projects (Bill of Rights Poster)Essay PromptsTask CardsPacing Guideand More!
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Movie Guide: The Great Hack (NETFLIX)
This movie guide follows the Netflix documentary The Great Hack, which chronicles how Cambridge Analytica and Facebook worked in tandem to influence the last election. The film is excellent and contains interviews with Brittany Kaiser, an American woman who had worked for Cambridge and decided to testify to US Congress. The video compellingly lays out who Cambridge Analytica was, and how they leveraged personal data to tailor advertising and even create campaigns that changed the outcome of el
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9th - 12th
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Crash Course Government and Politics Video Guide Ep. 35: Political Ideology
A thoughtful (and a bit whimsical) viewing guide for the Crash Course U.S. Government and Politics series, hosted by Craig Benzine. Each viewing guide (two to three pages) not only contains relevant questions that address the most important material, but have breakout vocabulary, is artfully designed, and sprinkled with fun facts. I am a current high school government (and A.P. U.S. Government and Politics) instructor, and plan to continue making viewing guides for each of the 50 Crash Course go
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9th - 12th
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Race to the White House: Kennedy v. Nixon Video Guide + Vid Link + Google Apps
Race to the White House “Kennedy v. Nixon” Video Guide plus video web link documentary covers the presidential election of 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.This 30 question video guide covers one of the closest elections in history. From Kennedy’s Catholic controversy, and the first televised debates, to the arrest of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and how his release and civil rights played a key roles in the outcome of the election. An answer key is provided. Worksheet has 30 question
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: Race to the White House Video Guide Bundle + WebLinks & Keys
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Movie Worksheet Middle School ELA Winter Time Fun
This fully editable movie guide packet is a perfect way to embrace the winter season with a fun winter-themed movie - How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film version)! Have students answer the comprehension questions about the movie as they watch, and then have them think critically about the movie's lessons and themes by filling out a plot diagram, answering short response questions, and writing a reflection about the film. For homework, give students a creative writing assignment in which th
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5th - 8th
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"Selma, Lord, Selma" Movie Comprehension
Need a great resource for Black History Month or your history units? Look no further! Here you'll find simple movie comprehension questions for Disney's "Selma, Lord, Selma." The film focuses on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Movement, and the events leading up to the day known as "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama in 1965. Most of the questions are multiple choice, with two short answer questions. Movie and document best suited for Upper Elementary. Please view the preview to
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3rd - 6th
Free State of Jones Movie Guide (2016) *60 Questions & Answer Key!*
Free State of Jones is the 2016 film based on true events of a disillusioned Confederate soldier, Newton (Newt) Knight. He deserts his unit to build up an uprising of people to fight the corrupt government that has robbed his family and friends. The film follows the story through the Civil War and in the years after that were marked by sharecropping and inequality in the South. One also witnesses the struggles faced by African Americans to vote even though the 15th Amendment afforded them tha
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: U.S. History Movie Guide Bundle #2
Race to the White House Video Guide Bundle + WebLinks & Keys
Race to the White House Video Guides Bundle plus video web links includes all six of CNN’s series, Race for the White House documentary series. The episodes include previously unseen archive footage, interviews & dramatic recreations of six of the most notable elections in U.S. History. An answer key is provided. Worksheet has 25 questions covering the 41 minute video. This can be used for as sub plans to teach history and government and the election process.SeriesJackson v. AdamsLincoln v
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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John Lewis: "Good Trouble" Documentary Worksheet + PowerPoint Guide for Movie
This three page worksheet gives students an opportunity to document their understandings about the Civil Rights activist and his impact on society as they watch the 97 minute documentary about his activism, specifically his involvement in passing the Voting Rights Act in 1965. It contains three main parts: His background, the lessons the director learned as she made this important and relevant film (Example: Always do what you can, no matter how small), and a reflection. The thumbnails are of e
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Not Grade Specific
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PBS Constitution USA Bundle
Viewing Guides with Answer Keys included in this Bundle: 1. A More Perfect UnionOne of the most revolutionary aspects of the Constitution is “federalism,” the innovative system which created a strong national government while at the same time preserving much of the independence of the states. This delicate balance of power, seemingly hard-wired for disagreement and conflict, has served America well for more than two centuries. But it has also led to tensions throughout American history and still
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8th - 12th
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Netflix's Knock Down the House Documentary (2019)
Netflix's Knock Down the House Documentary follows the story of four women as they each race in their separate state's primaries. The film follows the stories of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), Cori Bush (Missouri), Paula Jean Swearengin (West Virginia), and Amy Vilela (Nevada). An early caption in the film read, “In 2018, record number of women, people of color, and political outsiders set out to transform Congress.” This documentary covers the trials and tribulations faced as these wom
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Women's History Bundle
Theodore Roosevelt - History Channel - Episodes 1 & 2 Bundle - Movie Guides
Theodore RooseveltHistory Channel - TV-14 – Docuseries - 2022The limited documentary event provides an in-depth look at the complex legacy of America’s first modern president. As a loud, bold, and daring leader of the “Rough Riders”, Theodore Roosevelt changed the political landscape forever through his relentless fight for worker’s rights and passion for environmental conservation. S01E01 – The Great Adventure – 1 hour 46 minutes (106 minutes) – May 30th, 2022Born into a world of privilege in a
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9th - 12th
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PBS Frontline- “Whose Vote Counts” Video Questions
These questions follow along with PBS Frontline's "Whose Vote Counts" that can be found on the PBS website. As America chooses its next president in the midst of a historic pandemic, FRONTLINE investigates whose vote counts — and whose might not. With Columbia Journalism Investigations and reporters from the USA TODAY NETWORK, New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb reports on allegations of voter disenfranchisement, how unfounded claims of extensive voter fraud entered the political mainstream, rhetoric
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9th - 12th
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Selma Movie Guide (2014)- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Selma, the 2014 film, follows the work of Dr. King and other civil rights activists as they fought for equal voting rights. The film shares the story of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery and the struggles they faced as they strived for justice. One also learns about the contributions of John Lewis, Jimmie Lee Jackson, James Reeb, and Viola Liuzzo. The film stars David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey, Common, Wendell Pierce, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Wilkinson, and many more. My movie
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Black History Month Movie Bundle #1
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