Visit any school in the United States and chances are that you will find at least one of the social studies teachers showing a film about history. Along with the textbook, movies are one of the most prominent teaching aids in the history classroom. Yet, when middle and high school history teachers look for models of the effective use of motion pictures in history classrooms, the cupboard is surprisingly bare. Teaching History with Film provides a fresh, engaging, and clear overview of teaching with film to effectively enhance social studies instruction. Using cases of experienced teachers to illustrate accomplished history teaching through the use of movies, this text provides pre- and in-service teachers with ideas for implementing film-based lessons in their own classrooms and offers a deeper understanding of the thorny issues involved in using film to teach history.
Each section of the book focuses on how teachers can effectively support the development of students' historical film literacy through topics such as using film to develop historical empathy, to develop interpretive skills, and to explore controversial issues. By developing the skills students need to think critically about the past or what they think they know about history, the lessons in this book illustrate how to harness the pedagogical power of film to provide the tools necessary for rigorous inquiry and democratic citizenship.
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Alan S. Marcus is Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, and University Teaching Fellow in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut.
Scott Alan Metzger is Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction at Pennsylvannia State University.
Richard J. Paxton is Professor of Education at Pacific University, Oregon.
Jeremy D.
SCOTT ALAN METZGER is Associate Professor of Social Studies Education at PennState University.
LAUREN McARTHUR HARRIS is Associate Professor of History Education at ArizonaState University.
More about Scott Alan MetzgerJeremy Stoddard is Professor of Education and an Associated Faculty Member in the Film and Media Studies program at The College of William & Mary.
Alan S. Marcus is Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut.
David Hicks is Professor of History and Social Science Educati
