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LitFlix September 2022

The resources in this collection can help support your study of the literature and films featured in season 1 of UEN LitFlix.

Month: September 2022

Theme: Historical Fictions

Films/Books:

  • September 2 – A Farewell to Arms (1932). Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes star in Hemingway’s love story set in WWI Europe.
  • September 9 – The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1935). Based on a true story by Edward Eggleston, an ex-Union soldier finds his new job has its own perils.
  • September 16 – Fire Over England (1937). Two sweethearts help Queen Elizabeth I defeat Spain in this take on A.E.W. Mason's novel.
  • September 23 – Henry V (1944). Shakespeare's play follows a young king (Laurence Olivier) through a decisive conflict with France.
  • September 30 – To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). Gregory Peck stars in this iconic adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel.
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Causes of WWI (An Introductory Lesson)
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An introductory lesson that overviews the four main causes of World War I.Lesson focuses mainly on Conflict, Imperialism, Militarism, Nationalism and System of Alliances.Enduring Understanding:Students will understand the causes and effects of WWI on our world today.

Subject:
Social Studies
Material Type:
Lesson
Author:
Utah Lesson Plans
Date Added:
10/11/2021
Great Depression Podcast
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This lesson plan is to help students create a podcast about a person or event during the Great Depression to build upon background and indepth knowledge. This is meant to be a final project or assesment to the Standard about Great Depression. 

Subject:
Professional Learning
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Krista
Date Added:
05/09/2021
The Great War: Evaluating the Treaty of Versailles
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Was the Treaty of Versailles, which formally concluded World War I, a legitimate attempt by the victorious powers to prevent further conflict, or did it place an unfair burden on Germany? This lesson helps students respond to the question in an informed manner. Activities involve elementary sources, maps, and other supporting documents related to the peace process and its reception by the German public and German politicians.

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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EDSITEments
Date Added:
11/06/2019
Impact of World War I on the United States
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After reading about World War I, students will decide which event had the most impact on the United States.Enduring Understanding - The United States emerged as a world power with influence which spanned the globe.

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Social Studies
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Lesson
Author:
Utah Lesson Plans
Date Added:
01/21/2022
Lesson 1: On the Eve of War: North vs. South
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This lesson will examine the economic, military and diplomatic strengths and weaknesses of the North and South on the eve of the Civil War. In making these comparisons students will use maps and read original documents to decide which side, if any, had an overall advantage at the start of the war.

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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EDSITEments
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11/06/2019
Lesson 2: The Battles of the Civil War
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Through the use of maps and original documents, this lesson will focus on the key battles of the Civil War, Gettysburg and Vicksburg and show how the battles contributed to its outcome. It will also examine the "total war" strategy of General Sherman, and the role of naval warfare in bringing about a Union victory.

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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EDSITEments
Date Added:
11/06/2019
Lesson 3: United States Entry into World War I: A Documentary Chronology of World War I
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In this lesson of the curriculum unit, students reconsider the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I through the lens of archival documents.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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EDSITEments
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11/06/2019
Lesson 3: Wilson and American Entry into World War I
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In August 1914, President Woodrow Wilson asked Americans to remain impartial in thought and deed toward the war that had just broken out in Europe. For almost three years, the President presided over a difficult, deteriorating neutrality, until finally the provocations could no longer be ignored or negotiated. In this lesson, students analyze one of the most significant moments in twentieth century U.S. foreign relations: Wilson's decision to enter World War I in order to make the world "safe for democracy."

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
11/06/2019
The Life of King Henry V
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The Folger Shakespeare Library provides the full searchable text of "Henry V" to read online or download as a PDF. All of the lines are numbered sequentially to make it easier and more convenient to find any line.

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Reading
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Folger Shakespeare Library
Author:
William Shakespeare
Date Added:
01/25/2013
"Not of an age, but for all time": Teaching Shakespeare
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For more than 400 years, Shakespeare's 37 surviving plays, 154 sonnets, and other poems have been read, performed, taught, reinterpreted, and enjoyed the world over. This Teacher's Guide includes ideas for bringing the Bard and pop culture together, along with how performers around the world have infused their respective local histories and cultures into these works.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
11/06/2019
Scottsboro Boys and To Kill a Mockingbird: Two Trials for the Classroom
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This lesson is designed to apply Common Core State Standards and facilitate a comparison of informational texts and elementary source material from the Scottsboro Boys trials of the 1931 and 1933, and the fictional trial in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill A Mockingbird (1960).

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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EDSITEments
Date Added:
11/06/2019
Shakespeare's Life
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A brief history of the life of William Shakespeare given by the experts at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Includes sections on his early life, his successful years in London, and his enduring legacy.

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English Language Arts
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Folger Shakespeare Library
Date Added:
01/30/2015
Three Shots: Ernest Hemingway's Nick Adams
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In this lesson, students study issues related to independence and notions of manliness in Ernest Hemingway’s “Three Shots” as they conduct in-depth literary character analysis, consider the significance of environment to growing up and investigate Hemingway’s Nobel Prize-winning, unique prose style. In addition, they will have the opportunity to write and revise a short story based on their own childhood experiences and together create a short story collection.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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EDSITEments
Author:
Individual Authors
Date Added:
11/06/2019