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THE CIVIL WAR
SUBJECTS
--- U.S./1860 - 1865;
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING --- Courage in War;
MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS --- Trustworthiness.
Age: 12+; Not Rated; Documentary; 1989; Nine Episodes; Color.
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This engrossing documentary employs still pictures from the period and photographs of places, letters, objects and works of art. These are interspersed with interviews of historians. This documentary captures the pathos of America's bloodiest conflict.
The TeachWithMovies.com Learning Guide to The Civil War provides teachers and parents with provocative discussion questions and other supplementary materials to help interest children in the study of this seminal conflict.
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Ken Burns' documentary The Civil War is an exhaustive study of the crucible which made modern America.
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To give you a sense of how our Learning Guides can be used by teachers as lesson plans and by parents to supplement school curriculum or for homeschooling, we have set out below the Benefits section of the Learning Guide to The Civil War.
Benefits: The Civil War is a work of scholarship that ties together the historical conflicts and trends that led to this great and bloody conflict. They include: states' rights vs. a strong central government; the development of the technology of warfare; abolition vs. slavery; and the different economies of the North and South.
The Learning Guide to The Civil War also contains sections on Benefits of the Movie, Possible Problems, Helpful Background, Discussion Questions, Links to the Internet, and Bridges to Reading. The Discussion Questions are divided into three categories: Subject Matter, Social-Emotional Learning, and Moral-Ethical Emphasis.
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