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Publication Date: 2012
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The Reel History of the World: Teaching World History with Major Motion Pictures
Russell, William Benedict, III
Social Education, v76 n1 p22-28 Jan-Feb 2012
In today's society, film is a part of popular culture and is relevant to students' everyday lives. Most students spend over 7 hours a day using media. With the popularity and availability of film, it is natural that teachers attempt to engage students with such a relevant medium. The method of using film and the method of using firsthand accounts were tied for the number one method teachers use to teach Holocaust content. Furthermore, a national survey of social studies teachers conducted in 2006, found that 63 percent of eighth-grade teachers reported using some type of video-based activity in the last social studies class they taught. The purpose of this article is to provide teachers with a rationale and model for teaching world history with film. This article will also provide teachers with a filmography that can be used to help teach world history. (Contains 9 notes.)
Descriptors: Social Studies, Popular Culture, Films, Video Technology, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, World History, History Instruction, Models, Death, Jews, Nationalism, War, Islam, Foreign Policy, Social Change
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Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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