1st Semester Movies for Extra Credit



• Eligible for one per Nine-week term. It replaces the lowest quiz grade.

• Must be typed, one page report (I suggest the 5 paragraph format: intro, body, and conclusion).

• This is not a movie review, I have seen the movie!

• Your essay should focus on the historical or political elements of the movie and your comments on your views of the events or portrayals.

- What was the perspective of the movie?

- What was the main point or idea of the movie?

- How has the movie, possibly, changed your viewpoint of these events or types of events? Did anything surprise or shock you?

- What new things did you learn?

US. History Movies/Documentaries for the First Semester

John Adams (HBO mini-series – start with part 1)

Amistad

12 Years a Slave

The Last of the Mohicans

Glory

Roots (Part I and II)

The Crucible

The Crossing

Revolution (directed by Hugh Hudson)

The History Channel presents the War of 1812

Lincoln (Spielberg version)

Dances with Wolves

Gettysburg

The Civil War by Ken Burns (pick one episode) PBS Doc Series

How the States Got Their Shapes (on Netflix)

Ken Burns: The West (on Amazon instant video)

American Experience () (pick and episode covering a 1st semester topic)

AP Government Movies/Documentaries

The Candidate

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Food Inc. (Documentary on the food supply and regulation)

Frontline (PBS series – pick an episode dealing with U.S. govt issue)

West Wing (NBC series – pick any episode)

American Experience (PBS series – pick an episode related to the government, a president, or the constitution)

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