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Popular media has become a common means by which students understand both the present and the past. Consequently, more teachers are using various forms of popular culture as pedagogical tools in the history classroom. Science fiction is one of the most popular genres of contemporary film, a genre that permeates much of the current culture. In order to facilitate the use of science fiction films as learning tools, teachers of history need a dependable resource.Teaching History with Science Fiction Films is a guide for teaching U.S. and world history. In addition to covering key themes and concepts, the volume provides an era-by-era overview of significant issues and related films, a tutorial in using film in historical methodology, user guides for 10 key science fiction films, and sample exercises and assignments for direct classroom use.Among the films covered in this book are staples of American cultural literacy, including Things to Come, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Soylent Green,

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/7/2017 12:02:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781442278486, 978-1442278486
      ISBN10: 144227848X

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      Book Synopsis
      Popular media has become a common means by which students understand both the present and the past. Consequently, more teachers are using various forms of popular culture as pedagogical tools in the history classroom. Science fiction is one of the most popular genres of contemporary film, a genre that permeates much of the current culture. In order to facilitate the use of science fiction films as learning tools, teachers of history need a dependable resource.Teaching History with Science Fiction Films is a guide for teaching U.S. and world history. In addition to covering key themes and concepts, the volume provides an era-by-era overview of significant issues and related films, a tutorial in using film in historical methodology, user guides for 10 key science fiction films, and sample exercises and assignments for direct classroom use.Among the films covered in this book are staples of American cultural literacy, including Things to Come, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Soylent Green,

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