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In Her Shoes: Lois Weber and the Female Filmmakers Who Shaped Early Hollywood Lesson PlanIn Her Shoes: Lois Weber and the Female Filmmakers Who Shaped Early Hollywood Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Grade
9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
3 days
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Year
2023
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In Her Shoes: Lois Weber and the Female Filmmakers Who Shaped Early Hollywood

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Lois Weber has been forgotten. So have Dorothy Davenport Reid, Gene Gauntier, and many others. High school sleuths use advanced search engines to investigate these women and discover clues to their disappearance from filmography and cinematography.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

women's history, women's history month, film making, film, research reports, women's movements, search engines, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources, symbolism

Instructional Ideas

  • Before the lesson, instructors should examine the Teacher's Guide, the Glossary of Terms for Film Discussion and Analysis, and preview "Shoes"
  • Prepare to stream the film in the classroom during March's Women's History Month

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires copies and projection for the film
  • The "Shoes" film is 47 minutes long
  • The captions are in English and French

Pros

  • Includes a carefully scaffolded and richly detailed plan
  • Discussion questions guide class members' research
  • Offers a variety of assessment options

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.9 WHST.11-12.7 WHST.11-12.8 WHST.11-12.9

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