What values are held by the Swing Kids



Swing Kids Critical thinking questions

1. Describe the values held by the Swing Kids?

2. What qualities and characteristics do the Swing Kids embody?

3. In what ways do the values of the Swing Kids and the values of the Nazi Youth clash? Meet?

4. Choose one of the characters in the film. What does he or she represent? Tell his or her story.

5. Which characteristics of each youth group in the film entices the youth to join? Which characteristics are threatening to them?

6. The film deals intensively with loyalty and comradeship. What dilemmas arise from the need to be loyal to one's friends, family, country?

7. Hitler says, in addressing the Hitler Youth, that "Youth leads the way."  Do you agree with this, in relation to your ability to influence those around you, the world? Explain your answer using examples from your life, from history, or current events.

8. What were the Nazis' reasons for resisting the Swing dance and the movement? What was the significance of condemning degenerated art and condoning the burning of books?

9. The film deals with social, political and ideological aspects of Germany in the 1930's. Which clues presented in the film foretell of the oncoming disaster of the Holocaust?

10. In what ways are people able to determine what is morally correct when making decisions that could impact themselves and society?

Swing Kids Critical thinking questions

1. Describe the values held by the Swing Kids?

2. What qualities and characteristics do the Swing Kids embody?

3. In what ways do the values of the Swing Kids and the values of the Nazi Youth clash? Meet?

4. Choose one of the characters in the film. What does he or she represent? Tell his or her story.

5. Which characteristics of each youth group in the film entices the youth to join? Which characteristics are threatening to them?

6. The film deals intensively with loyalty and comradeship. What dilemmas arise from the need to be loyal to one's friends, family, country?

7. Hitler says, in addressing the Hitler Youth, that "Youth leads the way."  Do you agree with this, in relation to your ability to influence those around you, the world? Explain your answer using examples from your life, from history, or current events.

8. What were the Nazis' reasons for resisting the Swing dance and the movement? What was the significance of condemning degenerated art and condoning the burning of books?

9. The film deals with social, political and ideological aspects of Germany in the 1930's. Which clues presented in the film foretell of the oncoming disaster of the Holocaust?

10. In what ways are people able to determine what is morally correct when making decisions that could impact themselves and society?

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After viewing the film, choose and answer 3 of the prompts, type written, due Friday March 7.

Responses must be typed, show higher level thinking and addresses the entire prompt

After viewing the film, choose and answer 3 of the prompts, type written, due Friday March 7

Responses must be typed, show higher level thinking and addresses the entire prompt

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