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Film Viewing Guide for the movie “Glory” (1998) Instructional VideoFilm Viewing Guide for the movie “Glory” (1998) Instructional Video
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8th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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Film Viewing Guide for the movie “Glory” (1998)

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Check out this simple, ready-to-use learning exercise that your young historians can complete as they watch the motion picture Glory. It begins with a very brief list of characters to track, followed by seven short-answer questions to be completed throughout the film.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the united states civil war

Additional Tags

glory, 54th massachusetts regiment, civil war, social studies

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  • Film description and character list are very basic
  • Does not include answer key

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RH.9-10.6 RH.11-12.6

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