NOTE: Teachers Resource Book is the second photo on the main page. J. Weston Walch Publisher by Wendy S. Wilson and Gerald H. Herman 121 page softcover 1994 copyright 15 units, as follows, with the film in parentheses) The Colonial Experience (Three Sovereigns for Sarah) The American Revolution (1776) The Expansion of the New Nation (The Buccaneer) The Civil War (Glory) The West (Dances with Wolves) World War I (1918) The Twenties (Matewan) The Great Depression (The Grapes of Wrath) World War II (Air Force) The Cold War (Dr. Strangelove) The Civil Rights Movement (The Long Walk Home) Life in the Fifties and Sixties (American Graffiti) The Vietnam War The End of the Twentieth Century (Nightbreaker) Teaching Media Literacy Through Film: The OK Corral Gunfight - A Case Study

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

History

Wendy S. Wilson

Americas

J. WESTON WALCH PUB

Highly involving cross-curricular activities survey immigration from Native Americans to recent immigrants from Asia, South America, and former Soviet bloc countries. Students are asked to create an archaeological dig site, interview an immigrant, research their town's history, compare and contrast European and Native American points of view, examine ''push'' and ''pull'' factors for several immigrant groups, and write a family history. Units include ''Sleuthing Through the Past,'' ''Who Was Here First?,'' and ''Not All Immigrants Came Here Because They Wanted To.'' The final unit, a complete simulation, lets students experience Ellis Island firsthand. Grades 4-8. Glossary. Annotated book list. Answer key. Illustrated. JWW971.

Ellis Island and Beyond

Jack Papadon

Teen & Young Adult

J.Weston Walch

Wendy S. Wilson, Lloyd M. Thompson

Native Americans: A Thematic Unit on Converging Cultures

Lloyd Thomps

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

Gerald H. Herman

Sixteen films are presented with historical background, plot synopsis, cast, what to watch for while viewing, discussion ideas, related resources, and film-based worksheets. Samples: Ulysses (1954), The Lion in Winter (1968), A Man for All Seasons (1966), All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Gandhi (1982), and Hope and Glory (1987). Grades 6-12. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. Appendixes. Media-related websites. JWW163.

World History on the Screen: Film and Video Resource

Literature & Fiction

Gerald Herman

Genre Fiction