Selma, Lord, Selma Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Classroom (TV - 1999)

Selma, Lord, Selma Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Classroom (TV - 1999) challenges students to connect with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s movement through the lens of 11 year old Sheyann. Analyze the struggle between using King’s non-violent approach and reacting violently to the injustice they face. Explore the arguments some people in Selma, Alabama have for not wanting to join the movement. Discuss the ever present conflict of wanting to stand up for what is right and wanting to stay silent and safe. Finally, challenge students to research and react to primary source content of Bloody Sunday (03/07/1965) and President Johnson’s Civil Rights speech (03/15/1965).

This resource consists of 11 high-level, short answer and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.

This product .zip file includes:

• A student movie guide, PDF print version (4 pages)
• A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (4 pages)
  *An answer key is included with this movie guide, however many answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning from the characters’ dialogue and behavior. See the preview for samples.
  *A Google Forms & Google Slides Version of the Movie Guide
  *CCSS alignment indicating standards met, PDF (1 page - see also preview image)
  **CCSS Note: I’ve taken the liberty of aligning certain reading standards with the act of consuming content via the movie instead. Although students aren’t reading they are asked to perform the same cognitive functions on the content that they consumed from the movie.

**Distance Learning Tips:

• Distribute the digital PDF file or the google forms version to each student
• Use the screen sharing tool on your group call software to play the movie
• Pause the movie at each question to give students time to write/discuss

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