https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj Final Exam ACP 2022 en-us 2018-11-13 13:40:43 UTC 2025-11-19 17:46:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/283217528/df7a9d68ad7f5c25ae5523725e0234dd/CW.JPG catanzarok https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711123 Find a scholarly historical source- something that a historian would use (journal, college website, professional). Consider sites that end in ".org", ".edu", ".gov".  Avoid ".com" sites.

Write the title and author at the top.  Link it here. 

Write a paragraph explaining how this source contributed to your understanding of the movie.]]> 2018-11-13 13:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711123 catanzarok https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711124 Find another first-hand account, historical map, journal, letter, document connected to the movie.

Write a paragraph explaining how it contributes to your understanding of the  movie- how does it go with this movie as a primary source example.]]> 2018-11-13 13:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711124 catanzarok https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711125 Discuss in what ways was the film least satisfying. What parts did you not like as well? How could it be better? What might you change? Did the plot move too fast or slow? Actors? Music? Scenery?

Write a paragraph as a film critic who is tearing the film apart to produce a better version for the remake.]]> 2018-11-13 13:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711125 catanzarok https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711126 What does this movie teach you about the Civil War?  Describe how the film contributed to you learning about the subject.  Did you look up any of the historical events online to learn more?

Write a paragraph as a student of Civil War history; convince your teacher that you learned something.]]> 2018-11-13 13:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711126 catanzarok https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711128
What was the movie "thesis" or "theme" or "main idea"? Write a FIRST paragraph describing the thesis/main idea and how it fits into the entire movie.

Explain the basic plot summary, characters, setting, etc. in a SECOND paragraph. Convince the teacher you watched the entire movie.]]> 2018-11-13 13:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711128 catanzarok https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711131 Would you recommend this movie for entertainment value?  Did you like it?  Why or why not? What was your favorite actor? Scene? Song? How many stars would you give it?

Write a paragraph. as a casual Civil War movie buff, recommending a movie to a student next year in class.]]> 2018-11-13 13:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711131 catanzarok https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711132 Find a children's book, magazine, "Coffee Table" book, fictional novel, pamphlet, etc. that relates in some way to a topic in your movie.  The kind of thing you might find at the museum gift shop.

Write the title and author at the top. Take a picture of it and link it. OR find the book on Amazon and link it.

Write a short recommendation "for further reading" to someone who has seen the movie but wants to know more about the topic just for fun.]]> 2018-11-13 13:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711132 catanzarok https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711133 Write about fact vs, fiction comparison, some "dramatic license" that the filmmaker took to make the movie more entertaining, a song, a new character, a weird plot twist, combining several historical people into one character, etc.  What was historically accurate and what was not?

Link any online source that you used to learn more.  You may need to link several sources by copying and pasting them in.

Write a paragraph, showing your thinking as a Civil War historian; prove that you have the skills to watch a Hollywood film with historically critical eyes.

https://www.historyvshollywood.com/

http://www.historyplace.com/films/index.html

http://www.teachwithmovies.org/whats-new.htm

http://www.onlygoodmovies.com/educational/civil-war/]]> 2018-11-13 13:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711133 catanzarok https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711134 Find a Harper's Weekly newspaper article- a topic or event connected to movie.  Link it here.

Write a paragraph comparing/contrasting this event to the similar event in the movie. How do the two sources go together?]]> 2018-11-13 13:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/catanzarok/p4thdjhiaosj/wish/303711134