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Students examine the impact the Atlantic Slave Trade had on Africa and the African people, through the analysis of literature and film. They identify the geographic regions of Africa and locate selected African countries, countries that are used as later case studies in the examination the legacy of slavery and colonialism
Students analyze the similarities and differences between cultures by comparing Shakespearean and Bunraku/Kabuiki dramas. In this literature analysis lesson, students describe the traditional theatres of Japan to draw parallels between Kabuki and Elizabethan theatre. Students analyze and compare playwrights' uses of characters' language and revenge actions. Students analyze film versions and videotaped performances of Chushingura and Hamlet.
Learners view examples of images and discuss why a director or writer chose these images. Using different forms of media, they develop their own standards by which to judge television or films. They discover the use of visual literacy as a skill to interpret images that surround them.
In this lesson students examine how historical evidence has been used to construct a narrative of the Armenian Genocide. They read and analyze text, watch a documentary, read primary source documents, create a class "graffiti board" with responses, and write a poem.
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Students discuss the difference between independent films and and films produced by a major studio. They select an independent filmmaker to research and begin their research from a list of given Web sites. When research is complete, they create a visual display such as a poster, scrapbook, or slide show presentation highlighting the career of the filmmaker.
Learners review different film versions of the play, Hamlet, and compare what was presented to the actual stage directions given in the original Shakespearean version.
Students take a closer look at the Roaring Twenties. In this Prohibition and organized crime lesson, students watch "The Untouchables," and respond to the provided discussion questions about the film. A permission slip is provided as well.
Students analyze film clips in class. In this democracy lesson, students identify the differences between civil liberties, democracy and freedom. Students view a video regarding Japanese internment and answer study questions as well as create a presentation over the course of 4 days.
Students identify, research and write about their hero, creating a MY HERO Web page, and develop short media piece which be turned into a film.
Students examine how a scene in a movie or in literature is constructed. In this film and literature lesson students answer questions based on film clips then create storyboards depicting a scene from their life.
