Friday 16 November 2018

Socials 10, Friday November 16, 2018

It's Friday!!!

1. Review [ Exercise 5-6 should be finished and if not, it is homework]

2. Notes - The Battles of WWII Exercise 7: you should fill out the So What! as we do notes in class

3. Movie: Let's get a feel for what happening in Nazi Germany

I know we would like to say, " Oh, it is just a movie it is not important." However, I disagree. While documentaries and non-fictional accounts may be the most accurate way to understand history, often the best way to capture the true emotional weight of historical events is to portray them dramatically. For centuries humans have been setting their dramas in the past in order to show people how past events shape their lives in the present. And, from the dramas of Shakespeare to the best historical movies of the modern era, most of us feel truly connected to the past by immersing ourselves in fictionalized stories more so than straightforward factual reports.

So...not just a movie and opportunity to live a few hours in the past and experience what may of happened from a bird's eye view.

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