On this holiday weekend, I came across this great clip from Monty Python. Not sure how classroom worthy it is but given the amount of spam we all get in our emails it could spark a good conversation about what makes an email spam, the best ways to solicit business in emails, etc.
American Rattlesnake cartoon, 1782
This 1782 British cartoon reflects the belief by the cartoonist that continual fighting on the part of the British was futile.
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History of the World in Seven Minutes
World History For Us All created this wonderful video that covers the history of the world in 7 minutes.
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WWI cartoon
This German 1915 cartoon depicts the British navy as bullies.
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Understanding the Dollar, 1953
This 1953 film made by Coronet breaks down how money works in a capitalist system.
It explains exchange, value, and income including fixed income and price of items.
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Duties of an American Citizen, TR 1883
Teddy Roosevelt was known as a brilliant orator, and this 1883 speech made as a NY State Assemblyman is no exception. He argues that participation in the government is an important part of being a good citizen, and that no one is exempt.
We have excerpted the speech and created questions and answers for your students.
This lesson could be used in any Social Studies class at any given moment as the concepts covered are applicable in many situations and ought to spark excellent discussions.
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The Oil Industry in America, 1950
This film, titled “Twenty Four Hours of Progress”, traces the importance of oil in US industry, economy and the lives of individual Americans.
The tone and narration can make it seem boring to our media-savvy students, however the topic is relevant in American society today as new technologies are being introduced and explored every day.
This film offers many possibilities in the classroom in various Social Studies and environmental studies.
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Journalism in the United States
Stanford has undertaken a fascinating project tracing the growth of newspapers in the U.S.
Here is their description: This visualization plots over 140,000 newspapers published over three centuries in the United States. The data comes from the Library of Congress’ “Chronicling America” project, which maintains a regularly updated directory of newspapers.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/ruralwest/cgi-bin/drupal/visualizations/us_newspapers
There are many applications for these maps in Social Studies classes. Enjoy!
Alexander the Great speech questions & answers
A dynamic leader who studied under Aristotle, this famous speech from the 4th century BCE attempts to convince his battle-weary army to continue fighting.
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Are you popular? 1947 film
This Coronet film is a typical post WWII-era film which stresses rigid gender roles and conformity. It was intended to be a social training tool for students to learn what makes a person likeable.
It might be fun to show older students in these opening weeks of school as a springboard for discussions: What items would you leave in if you were to produce a modern-day version? Is it appropriate for high school students? What does make a person popular? How are things the same/different from when this film was produced? And so on…
