Race affects the everyday lives of all students in this country; it …
Race affects the everyday lives of all students in this country; it is at the heart of human identity, human conflict, and human healing. As educators, we can facilitate safe, open conversations, and move young people toward a better future. Through multiple sources, varying perspectives, and the analysis of facts, we must provide opportunities for students to learn, address our own implicit biases, and allow for deeper thought and cross-cultural understanding to emerge. This discussion guide, based on National Geographic's Special Issue on Race, will guide educators in promoting open discussion. Dedication Message. A Note to Educators A Color Wheel of Humanity A Place of Their Own The Things That Divide Us Streets in His Name The Muslim Next Door Skin Deep The Many Colors of Matrimony The Stop The Rising Anxiety of White America Re-Righting History Additional Resources Download the discussion guide from https://journeysinfilm.org/product/america-inside-out/.
This is a curriculum guide to the film Big Sonia, a remarkable …
This is a curriculum guide to the film Big Sonia, a remarkable documentary about a woman now in her 90s, who survived the Holocaust in Poland as a girl. Now living the in the United States, she continues to work, give talks in schools and prisons, and dole out advice to friends and family. This curriculum guide contains five interdisciplinary lessons using the film. Lessons contain background information, CCSS Standards, step-by-step procedures, copy-ready handouts, and more. Lesson 1: An Introduction to the Holocaust in Poland (Social Studies) Lesson 2: Getting to Know the Real Sonia (English Language Arts, Film Literacy) Lesson 3: Learning from the Past: An Oral History Assignment (Social Studies, English Language Arts) Lesson 4: Viewing a Documentary Film (Social Studies, Film Literacy) Lesson 5: Maladaptive Stress Response and Intergenerational Trauma (Psychology, Human Development) Download the guide from https://journeysinfilm.org/product/big-sonia/
When his village in Malawi is suffering from alternating floods and droughts, …
When his village in Malawi is suffering from alternating floods and droughts, teenage William uses found materials to invent a windmill to provide power. He then connects it to a pump, saving his family and village from starvation. Lessons contain background information, CCSS Standards, step-by-step procedures, copy-ready handouts, and more. Lesson 1: The Environmental Crisis (Environmental Science) Lesson 2: Wind Power: History and Engineering (Engineering, World History) Lesson 3: Generating Electricity: Dollar Store Physics (Physics) Lesson 4: The Character of William Kamkwamba (English Language Arts) Lesson 5: Film as Literature: Understanding Tone (English Language Arts, Film Studies) Lesson 6: Helping the Children of Malawi (Economics, Social Studies, Service Learning) Download all lessons from https://journeysinfilm.org/product/the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind/
When his village in Malawi is suffering from alternating floods and droughts, …
When his village in Malawi is suffering from alternating floods and droughts, teenage William uses found materials to invent a windmill to provide power. He then connects it to a pump, saving his family and village from starvation. This discussion guide helps students understand the film about his invention, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Discussion guide topics include: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Meeting William What about You? Getting Involved Download the discussion guide at https://journeysinfilm.org/product/the-boy-who-harnessed-the-wind/.
Beat the Drum is a contemporary South African film about the devastation …
Beat the Drum is a contemporary South African film about the devastation of HIV/AIDS. It follows a young boy, Musa, who is orphaned after his parents die of the disease. To help his grandmother, he leaves his village to find his uncle in Johannesburg. As Musa makes the journey from his remote village to the city, the film follows his emotional quest for survival, understanding, and community.
When young Ali accidentally loses the only pair of shoes his little …
When young Ali accidentally loses the only pair of shoes his little sister Zahra owns, the siblings attempt to hide the bad news from their poverty-stricken father and ill mother. They devise a scheme to share Ali’s own pair of worn sneakers until they can find a new pair of shoes for Zahra. The film showcases both modern and tradition Tehran and portrays a loving family trying to do their best.
Rafael Schächter, a brilliant Czech conductor, was arrested and sent to the …
Rafael Schächter, a brilliant Czech conductor, was arrested and sent to the concentration camp of Theresienstadt (Terezin) in 1941. This documentary explores a unique chapter in Holocaust history when prisoners used music and the arts to sustain their spirits and resist Nazi oppression of the. Soaring concert footage, survivor recollections, cinematic dramatizations, and animation bring this story to life.
This documentary studies the motivations of journalists dedicated enough to risk their …
This documentary studies the motivations of journalists dedicated enough to risk their lives for a story. Amy Eldon searches for meaning in the death of her older brother, Reuters photographer Dan Eldon, one of five journalists attacked by a mob during the Somali famine in 1993. In the film, she interviews other journalists and the sole surviving witness to Dan’s death and considers the importance of journalism.
Happy is a documentary that leads viewers on a journey across five …
Happy is a documentary that leads viewers on a journey across five continents in search of the keys to happiness. Through cutting-edge science and through remarkable human stories from Namibia, Brazil, Bhutan, Kolkata, Louisiana, and more, the film leads us to a deeper understanding of why and how we can pursue more fulfilling, healthier, and happier lives.
When 11-year-old blogger Malala Yousafzai began detailing her experiences in the Swat …
When 11-year-old blogger Malala Yousafzai began detailing her experiences in the Swat Valley of Pakistan for the BBC, she had no idea what momentous changes were coming in her life. Her father, Ziauddin, a school founder and dedicated teacher, was outspoken in his belief that girls, including his beloved daughter, had a right to an education. As they continued to speak out against restrictions imposed by extremists, Ziauddin received constant death threats, so many that he began to sleep in different places. But it was Malala who was almost killed, shot in the head by a gunman on her way home from school. Her survival and recovery have been little short of miraculous. She has continued her work for girls' education since her recovery.
Just Mercy is a film centered around themes of empathy, equity, hope, …
Just Mercy is a film centered around themes of empathy, equity, hope, and resilience. It is a story that uplifts marginalized voices who are typically unheard, unacknowledged, or deemed undeserving of mercy in the criminal justice system. The story follows Harvard Law School graduate Bryan Stevenson’s move to Alabama where he recognizes an urgent need to provide free legal assistance to minorities who have been unfairly sentenced.
Poet and artist Mustafa continues his writing and painting under house arrest …
Poet and artist Mustafa continues his writing and painting under house arrest for many years. His housekeeper’s troubled, silent young daughter Almitra forms an unlikely friendship with him. When the authoritarian government orders him into exile, she trails along. On the way, Mustafa passes by a village wedding, an outdoor cafe?, and a marketplace and at each place, shares his wisdom with the townspeople.
Young Ishaa lives in an imaginative world of wonders like colors, fish, …
Young Ishaa lives in an imaginative world of wonders like colors, fish, dogs, and kites, but the adults in his life are more interested in things like homework, grades, and neatness. When he gets into more trouble than his parents can handle, he is packed off to a boarding school. There an art teacher shares his joy and enthusiasm with the children and, with patience and care, he ultimately helps Ishaa find himself.
In a third-grade class at an elementary school in the city of …
In a third-grade class at an elementary school in the city of Wuhan in central China, the teacher tries to teach about democracy by staging an election for class monitor. Three children vie for the office, indulging in all the low blows and character assassination of a typical Western-style election. Parents, living under the one-child policy, are drawn into the electoral fray.
Two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery in exile in India. …
Two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery in exile in India. Its serene atmosphere is disrupted by soccer fever, the chief instigator being a young student, the soccer enthusiast Orgyen. Determined to see the finals of the World Cup, he sets out to organize the rental of a TV set for the monastery. The enterprise becomes a test of solidarity, resourcefulness, and friendship for the students and monks.
The Dhamma Brothers tells a dramatic tale of human potential and transformation …
The Dhamma Brothers tells a dramatic tale of human potential and transformation as it closely follows and documents the stories of the prison inmates at Donaldson Correctional Facility as they enter into the arduous and intensive program known as Vipassana meditation. This film has the power to dismantle stereotypes about men behind prison bars.
Morgan Freeman traveled almost 100,000 miles to trace the origins of the …
Morgan Freeman traveled almost 100,000 miles to trace the origins of the great world religions. He visits sacred sites—a Mayan temple in Guatemala, the ghats of India, Vatican City in Rome, the pyramids of Egypt, and more. He interviews monks and monsignors, imams and rabbis, scientists, and scholars. The film sheds a brilliant light on the remarkable and unmistakable similarities among different faiths. Lessons contain background information, CCSS Standards, step-by-step procedures, copy-ready handouts, and more. Lesson One: Hinduism Lesson Two: Buddhism Lesson Three: Judaism Lesson Four: Christianity Lesson Five: Islam Download all lessons from https://journeysinfilm.org/product/the-story-of-god/.
Little Sang-woo doesn’t want to leave Seoul to live with his mute …
Little Sang-woo doesn’t want to leave Seoul to live with his mute grandmother in the countryside, but his mother leaves him there while she looks for a new job. Fractious and ill-mannered, Sang-woo ignores and taunts his grandmother. When she won’t buy batteries for his toy, he even steals from her. But over time, and in the face of her unquestioning love, he learns to admire and respect her.
Walden, A Game is a first-person simulation of the life of American …
Walden, A Game is a first-person simulation of the life of American philosopher Henry David Thoreau during his experiment in self-reliant living at Walden Pond in 1845. Players must survive by building a cabin and finding food and fuel. At the same time, in the beauty of the woods and the Pond, players experience reflective play as they experience living in nature over the course of a New England year. Lessons contain background information, CCSS Standards, step-by-step procedures, copy-ready handouts, and more. Lesson 1: Playing a Serious Game (Media Literacy) Lesson 2: Henry David Thoreau: A Life in Context (United States History, Environmental Science) Lesson 3: The Hudson River Painters (Visual Arts, Art History) Lesson 4: Modern Writing about Nature (English Language Arts) Lesson 5: A Wild Lens: Learning to Record Nature (Science, Language Arts, Art, Math) Download all lessons from https://journeysinfilm.org/product/walden/.
A Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the chiefdom …
A Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the chiefdom dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Disregarded by her grandfather, twelve-year-old Pai remains certain of her calling and trains herself in the ways and customs of her people. With remarkable grace and courage, she summons the strength to challenge and embrace a thousand years of tradition in order to fulfill her destiny.
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