tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14110331.post113414927147782859..comments2024-01-01T09:56:35.745-06:00Comments on Speaking of History...: Videos in the American History ClassroomUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14110331.post-26450344508528151312008-10-17T18:57:00.000-05:002008-10-17T18:57:00.000-05:00I just showed "Friendly Persuasion" with Gary Coop...I just showed "Friendly Persuasion" with Gary Cooper to my 5th graders. I was wanting to show them how Quakers believed, and lived and this movie does the trick. It has enough comedy in it, to keep the kids attention. The best part is the color is fabulous and I didn't have to worry about any inappropriate language or scenes! I just wish the movie took place before the American Revolution instead of the Civil War, but it still worked. They also saw how long it took for a person to load a black powder gun. (Something we talk about in class about how the Am. Rev. War was fought.) I had excellent feedback from the kids and of course, everyone loved Samantha the goose!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14110331.post-1166157479412686342006-12-14T22:37:00.000-06:002006-12-14T22:37:00.000-06:00I just rented and viewed "The Crossing" for the ve...I just rented and viewed "The Crossing" for the very first time last week. This was just AFTER I finished the Revolutionary War with my 8th graders. Next year, I will be chucking "The Patriot" in exchange for "The Crossing".Chanmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18003978756538471100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14110331.post-1134399275766515322005-12-12T08:54:00.000-06:002005-12-12T08:54:00.000-06:00I love shows that use primary sources to piece to...I love shows that use primary sources to piece together history. Two shows / episodes I've used are: Scientific American Frontiers: Unearthing Secret America. This show investigates the unearthing of Jamestown and how Monticello kept slavery at arm's length. For a more CSI-esque approach, I used Unsolved History: The Boston Massacre. Kids loved seeing what a musket ball would do to a human body. Don't watch that one before lunch.Matt Croninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02121085463198162043noreply@blogger.com