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Using Documentaries In The Classroom |
| KEY QUOTE: “Documentary has a critical role to play in education. The rapid advances in media technology have forced educators like myself to rethink notions of literacy and adapt our curricula accordingly. If students are watching, listening, and producing even more than they are reading, we must ensure they have critical frameworks for analysis. We can use documentaries to raise questions around voice, truth, ethics, and a range of themes relevant to the shifting literacies of the 21st Century.” (Liz Miller, Concordia Univ, quoted in POV Magazine) INTRODUCTION This page is for teachers who may already use documentaries in instruction, or those who wish to begin using them in the classroom. Like all media, documentary producers have a point-of-view and it is up to the audience (our students) to be able to decipher it, deconstruct it and understand all of the techniques used which make docs believable.
Using docs in instruction can get
your students thinking critically and help
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