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ERIC Number: EJ429322
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-2745
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Reel History: U.S. History, 1932-1972, as Viewed through the Lens of Hollywood.
Briley, Ron
History Teacher, v23 n3 p215-36 May 1990
Describes a year-long elective film course in modern U.S. history for twelfth grade students. Explains course methodology and objectives. Analyzes selected films to illustrate how the course elucidates the consensus-conflict theme in U.S. history since the 1930s and enhances student understanding of Hollywood's perspective on gender, race, and class. (NL)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Creative Teaching, Critical Viewing, Film Criticism, Films, Grade 12, History Instruction, Modern History, Popular Culture, Primary Sources, Secondary Education, Social History, Teaching Methods, United States History, Visual Literacy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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