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MODERN TIMES
SUBJECTS --- Cinema; U.S./1929 - 1941;
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING --- Surviving;
MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS --- Trustworthiness; Caring.
Age: 8+; Not Rated; Comedy; 87 minutes; 1936; B & W.
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In this classic film we follow the misadventures of the Little Tramp as he tries to survive and find fulfillment in a depression ravaged United States. The movie contains several enduring images of life in an industrial age.
The TeachWithMovies.com Learning Guide to "Modern Times" will help teachers and parents show treasured moments in this classic of early cinema. Most of the images in this film that comment on modern life still resonate today. "Modern Times" will supplement classes on U.S. history for the period of the Great Depression.
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Charlie Chaplin's films are still funny today. One of his most enduring creations, the "Little Tramp" negotiates the Great Depression in "Modern Times". Every child should see this film.
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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 first two sections of the Learning Guide to "Modern Times".
Description: This is a lighthearted
satire of urban industrial life in the
first half of the 20th century. While working on an assembly line,
the "Little Tramp" gets a tick that makes him move like a machine.
He then becomes stuck on a conveyor belt and run through another machine. He
is used as a test dummy
for a feeding machine. The boss spies on him in the men's room through hidden cameras.
He meets a waif and falls in love. He is mistakenly labeled a communist and arrested.
He encounters cocaine while in jail. He gets a job in a department store but loses
it. He tries work as a waiter, only to lose that job. None of these setbacks crush his spirit.
"Modern Times" is acknowledged to be the last of the great
silent movies. Although it does have some sound, there is no spoken dialogue.
Benefits: While quite funny "Modern Times" contains
famous and enduring images that constitute significant social commentaries on
industrialized societies.
It is also an excellent introduction to silent films, to Charlie Chaplin (one of
the greatest actor/directors of all time), and to his classic
"Little Tramp" character. The movie will also introduce children to
the assembly line, the poverty of the Great Depression,
the labor unrest that occurred during the Great Depression,
and the redbaiting that was used to suppress labor unions.
Note the scene in which the Little Tramp is spied on by the
boss. The ability to spy on employees was science fiction in
1936 when the movie was made. It is reality today.
The Learning Guide to "Modern Times" 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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