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10:13 am
November 12, 2009
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kkuehling
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Can anyone recommend movies about the American Civil War that would work well in the classroom?
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2:05 pm
November 20, 2009
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Walt Holzhueter
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I would say my favorites in this catagory would be:
1. Gettysburg
2. North and South
3. The Red Badge of Courage
There are others, of course, but these are my top three.
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3:19 pm
November 20, 2009
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Jeannine Trybus
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Gettysburg. This movie is accurate and very moving. It was done with minimal blood, no gore and no offensive language. It would be suitable for the upper grades.
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9:54 am
November 28, 2009
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GBG
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To avoid inaccuracies I use excerpts from the following movies: Blue and Gray; Perryville; Gods and Generals; Gettysburg; April 1865; and the Ken Burns series. As far as some of the inaccurate examples, you might point out that in the movie Blue and Gray John Brown, due to wounds,was unable to stand or sit at his trial, and the surrender of Vicksburg came in July, not in November. The battle scenes in Gods and Generals and Gettysburg are great. Rob Hodge had done a film on the Battle of Perryville which is also an excellent work. Not only is the accuracy of the battle a quality piece of work, but also the uniforms of the reenactors in the movie are of "authentic" design. In my opinion the North and South is more romance than history, sort of a Gone With the Wind style of story.
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9:21 am
December 8, 2009
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Mark Holbrook
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Post edited 2:21 pm – December 8, 2009 by Mark Holbrook
You might consider some of the episodic series produced for the History Channel such as Civil War Combat and Civil War Journal. These were produced for viewers who do not have an indepth knowledge of the war and are a great introduction to battles, politics and other aspects of the time period.
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9:56 am
December 16, 2009
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Emmeline
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Oh, the Civil War Journal is excellent. Speaking of which, Alexander Street Press offers free access to their online history video collection for a few weeks once or twice a year. They have a huge collection of Civil War programs from the History Channel including Civil War Journal. I will try to remember to post the link the next time thay have that offer. In general, their service is by subscription to libraries and has an emphasis on helping teachers to use this as a resource for their classes.
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10:58 am
December 16, 2009
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Erin
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Post edited 3:59 pm – December 16, 2009 by Erin
I'm not sure at what grade level the movie would be appropriate, but for a more provocative choice, I like CSA: The Confederate States of America. The film explores an imaginary America in which the Confederacy won the war. The idea is presented as a faux documentary, covering the past 150 (approx) years of American History, during which time slavery has persisted. There are certainly disturbing moments in this film (in fact, the idea itself is disturbing), but it actually could be a great start to discussing how the institution of slavery justified itself, how it insinuated itself into all areas of social, economic and political life, and how it manifested in the kinds of racial imagery and ideologies we still struggle with in the modern US.
This is not educational in the sense that it tells "what happened" with facts, but with the right teacher facilitating a thoughtful dialogue, this is exactly the kind of film that can get a student to "think historically" on a deeper level.
Without being a classroom teacher myself, I would recommend this film for daring teachers of history and political science at the high school level.
You can view the trailer here: http://www.csathemovie.com/index2.html
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9:05 am
January 27, 2010
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I would highly recommend using some of Wide Awake Films Civil War Movies. They do a pretty nice job. Here is a link to their movies page http://www.civilwargoods.com/
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6:12 pm
March 23, 2010
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Seth B
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Wideawake films has some really great documentaries on battles of the Civil War. The on Shiloh is a favorite of mine.
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12:00 pm
March 24, 2010
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Emmeline
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Alexander Street Press has been gracious enough to allow free access to their American History in Video collection through April 30, 2010. As I mentioned in an earlier post, they have a wealth of documentaries on the Civil War. To access it, just go to http://alexanderstreet.com/UShistory.htm No user name or password is required.
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3:00 am
September 19, 2011
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Garrold
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