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REEL POLITICS: HOW HOLLYWOOD EXERCISES ITS FREEDOM OF SPEECH Lesson PlanREEL POLITICS: HOW HOLLYWOOD EXERCISES ITS FREEDOM OF SPEECH Lesson Plan
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REEL POLITICS: HOW HOLLYWOOD EXERCISES ITS FREEDOM OF SPEECH

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High schoolers list the five best films of the year, in their opinion; brainstorm a list of criteria for a "good" film. They compare their own lists with the nominees in this year's Academy Awards; consider patterns in Academy Award winners of the past.

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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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