"The People Speak:" Integrating Movie Ideas into My Social Studies and Literature Instruction by

"The People Speak:" Integrating Movie Ideas into My Social Studies and Literature Instruction by https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd Sarah Alwardt, ECE 7530: Integrating Models of Instruction I-- Language Arts and Social Studies en-us 2016-06-26 23:50:55 UTC 2026-02-20 04:05:37 UTC hello@padlet.com The movie was dedicated to the "rebel voices of the next generation." sarah_alwardt https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd/wish/115466893 Classroom Ideas:
1) Identify rebellions, protests, and the leaders of these events in 5th grade events.
2) Determine transcripts from primary sources to share with students; possible Reader's Theater integration.
3) The movie quoted Frederick Douglass saying, "If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
Students need to learn that change in our laws and equality rarely came from people who just went along with what the government told them to do. ]]> 2016-06-26 23:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd/wish/115466893 The movie played so many songs by current and legendary musical artists. The lyrics and the expression of the songs by the artists made me think about the way average citizens gathered together to preserve democracy. Some examples are: sarah_alwardt https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd/wish/115472723 *"This Land is Your Land," by Woody Guthrie
*"Dear Mr. President," by P!NK
*"Masters of War," by Bob Dylan

Classroom Ideas:
1) Look up lyrics to songs that link with social studies standards; ask the students to study the meaning and hidden meaning.
2) Ask students to write the lyrics to their own song based on the war or unit we are studying; Ask how many perspectives they could choose from.]]> 2016-06-27 01:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd/wish/115472723 Howard Zinn said, "History is the story about people behaving magnificently against all odds." So much of our classroom textbooks are dedicated to the leaders who make the decisions in our country. What about the people of our country? sarah_alwardt https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd/wish/115474771 Classroom Ideas:
1) Civil War: When we learn about John Brown's Raid, find the transcript from his day in court; make history come alive by reenacting it.
2) Trail of Tears & how Native Americans/Chief Joseph? Have students compare the idea of Westward Expansion as expanding our empire vs. Native Americans being forcibly driven from their homes.]]> 2016-06-27 02:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd/wish/115474771 In the film Marion Wright Edelman said, "Keep your eye on the human bottom line." sarah_alwardt https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd/wish/115476287 This made me think of planning for social studies and language arts, and how many times I was just trying to get through the material. I will not have an impact on my students with this kind of instruction. My students are the real product I am trying to turn out, not a checklist of standards that I have taught.]]> 2016-06-27 02:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd/wish/115476287 Susan B. Anthony's words were included to remind women that they, too, have rights and privileges because they are citizens of the United States. sarah_alwardt https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd/wish/115476705 *Sojourner Truth: "Ain't I A Woman?" She asked why black women were not carried over puddles or helped into carriages, the way white women were.
*Sylvia Woods refused to stand and recite The Pledge of Allegiance in school. She said the flag didn't represent her freedom if she couldn't swing on the same swings as white children.
Classroom ideas:
1) Include women's perspectives in all wars and policy changes; Ask students why they think it is usually left out of the history books.
2) Have students research how women worked for change behind the scenes throughout history.]]> 2016-06-27 02:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd/wish/115476705 The Civil Rights Movement was about equality for all people, but there was a struggle between violence vs. non-violence in achieving this goal. sarah_alwardt https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd/wish/115478760 Classroom ideas:
1) Study leaders of each side of the movement, especially Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.; Ask how African Americans were motivated to stand by each side. Ask: what did the primary documents say?
2) Ask students to develop arguments for each side of the movement; how can they defend their side of the movement as the most effective way to make changes in equality during the 1950's-1960's.
3) Ask students to link both sides of the movement to the war in Vietnam; what are the reasons African Americans did not want to go to war?]]> 2016-06-27 03:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd/wish/115478760 Howard Zinn summarized that small movements build and become big acts of social change. sarah_alwardt https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd/wish/115481233 Another example that I can use for my classroom is the Great Depression and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's role in changing the economic climate of the United States. The movie stated that President Roosevelt was pressured into the New Deal due to the actions and demands of reform by the citizens of the United States. Our textbook portrays the New Deal in a different light, as a program the President came up with to save our country. This is another example of how I need to include the perspective of American citizens, not just the elected leaders our our country. There are always two sides to the story.]]> 2016-06-27 04:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sarah_alwardt/xbkas5emesgd/wish/115481233