Thirteen units focus on controversies surrounding such figures as Columbus, Andrew Jackson, Harriet Tubman, Sitting Bull, and Gloria Steinem. Students read a short background article, then study primary and secondary sources to answer questions. They can hold a mock trial of the person with charges, witness lists, and forms provided. Drawn from all eras and representing a wide range of men and women, the documents include speeches, letters, diaries, memoirs, news accounts, laws, official papers, and literary excerpts. Grades 912. Bibliography. JWW208.

Critical Thinking Using Primary Sources in U.S. History

History

Wendy S. Wilson

Gerald H. Herman

Americas

J.Weston Walch

This collection of U.S. history-related materials is designed to transform ""media-passive"" viewers into ""media-active"" students who question what they see on the screen. Fourteen films, arranged chronologically from colonial days through the end of the 20th century, are each detailed with background, plot synopsis, resource list, and two reproducible student handouts: a page on what to watch for and a page of questions. Among the movies: The Patriot, Amistad, Glory, Dances With Wolves, The Grapes of Wrath, Dr. Strangelove, and The Long Walk Home. The book also provides a film analysis guide sheet, a guide to Vietnam films (fictional and documentary), and an OK Corral shootout study comparing three films. Grades 612. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. Web resources. Illustrated. JWW467.

American History on the Screen: A Teachers Resource Book on Film and Video

Wendy Wilson

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