1) Choose a film from the approved list below and watch it in its entirety.
2) Write one FULL page, double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, with 1″ margins for your response. Your name should be in the header. NO OTHER HEADING should be provided.
Your response should:
1) Briefly summarize the film.
2) Describe the different perspectives presented in the film relating to the sectional divide
experienced by the United States in this era, race relations and the war.
3) Explain the historical significance of the film AND how it relates to class content.
4) Analyze the historical accuracy of the film.
PLEASE proof-read!
Extra credit papers may be submitted Feb 18 – March 4 at 11:59 pm via Canvas. Submit your extra credit through Canvas as a doc or docx file. No late work will be accepted.
Film Options:
Glory (1989)
Lincoln (2012)
Gods and Generals (2003 prequel to Gettysburg)
Gettysburg (1993)
Free State of Jones (2016)
Grant (2020) Choose one of the three episodes. Access is available through HISTORY Vault at history.com/shows/grant.
Harriet (2019)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
