Film Activity

As a social studies teacher, there are many good films that can accompany almost any unit or theme. However, Hollywood rarely follows the events exactly as they happen for a variety of reasons. After students have become familiar with the people and events of a certain time period, analyzing a film a good activity to promote critical thinking. This allow them to get a visual representation of history as well as practice analyzing films. Students can compare the events of the film to the events they are learning about in class. The decision to sometimes portray events in a false way is not normally done out of ignorance of history, but as decision about making a film.