Hollywood or history? : an inquiry-based strategy for using film to teach United States history / edited by Scott L. Roberts and Charles J. Elfer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roberts, Scott L., editor.

Elfer, Charles J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historical films--United States--History and criticism.

Historical films.

Motion pictures and history.

United States--History--Study and teaching--Audio-visual aids.

United States.

United States--In motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2018]

Summary:

Teaching and learning through Hollywood, or commercial, film productions is anything but a new approach and has been something of a mainstay in the classroom for nearly a century. Purposeful and effective instruction through film, however, is not problem-free and there are many challenges that accompany classroom applications of Hollywood motion pictures. In response to the problems and possibilities associated with teaching through film, we have collaboratively developed a collection of practical, classroom-ready lesson ideas that might bridge gaps between theory and practice and assist teachers endeavoring to make effective use of film in their classrooms. We believe that film can serve as a powerful tool in the social studies classroom and, where appropriately utilized, foster critical thinking and civic mindedness.The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) framework, represents a renewed and formalized emphasis on the perennial social studies goals of deep thinking, reading and writing. We believe that as teachers endeavor to digest and implement the platform in schools and classrooms across the country, the desire for access to structured strategies that lead to more active and rigorous investigation in the social studies classroom will grow increasingly acute. Our hope is that this edited book might play a small role in the larger project of supporting practitioners, specifically K-12 teachers of United States history, by offering a collection of classroom-ready tools based on the Hollywood or History? strategy and designed to foster historical inquiry through the careful use of historically themed motion pictures. The book consists of K-5 and 6-12 lesson plans addressing the following historical eras (Adapted from: UCLA, National Center for History in Schools).

Contents:

Problems and possibilities of teaching with film

Part I. Beginnings to 1620

Chapter 1. Debunking myths in u.s. History: Will the real story of pocahontas please rise? Nancy sardone

Chapter 2. The new world, gender roles, and issues of point-of-view / Anne Perry

Part II. Colonization and settlement

Chapter 3. Pocahontas saves john smith / Kristin Wolber

Chapter 4. Myth busters: The salem witch trials / Brianna Scatorchia and Nancy Sardone

Part III. Revolution and the new nation

Chapter 5. The various roles of African Americans in the American revolution / Paul J. Yoder, Katrina Yoder, and Aaron P. Johnson

Chapter 6. Contributions of African Americans during the revolutionary war / Ryan Warriner

Part IV. Expansion and reform

Chapter 7. John henry vs. The machine / Kristal Curry

Chapter 8. Twelve years a slave: Using film to explore freedom and (in)humanity / Gregory and Amy Samuels

Part V. The civil war and reconstruction

Chapter 9. Did he really create the great lakes? Tall tales and their place in history / Megan Cullen

Chapter 10. Portrayals of American slavery in film: A study of gone with the wind, roots, and unchained memories / Dennis Urban

Part VI. The development of the industrial United States

Chapter 11. Women and the wild, wild west / James Nunez

Chapter 12. The ox bow incident: A historiographical lesson in vigilantism and due process / Michael Lovorn

Part VII. The emergence of the modern era

Chapter 13. Suffragettes parade for the vote / Michele Celani and Elizabeth Blackmon

Chapter 14. The iron jawed angels and the fight for women's suffrage / Wendy Rouse

Part VIIi. The great depression and world war ii

Chapter 15. The economic and social effects of the dust bowl / Rebecca Bidwell

Chapter 16. The greater good: Using flags of our fathers for critical thinking and historical inquiry / Mark Percy

Part IX. Post war United States

Chapter 17. Rosa's refusal: Serendipity or sustained activism? Eric groce and theresa redmond

Chapter 18. Chicano power and youth resistance: Walking out for civil rights / Tim Monreal

Part X. Post war United States

Chapter 19. Amish neighbors / Ronald Morris

Chapter 20. Exploring the lives of others in the social studies classroom: Where dissent and technology intersect in contemporary America / Rory P. Tannebaum

Appendices a. Little round top / Scott L. Roberts, Charles J. Elfer, and Brian Fahey

B. Using film to analyze the seen and unseen of the leo frank case / Scott L. Roberts and Charles J. Elfer

C. Bootleggers, borders, and the untouchables / Charles J. Elfer and Scott L. Roberts

About the contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-64113-310-4