Dear Dr. Seret,
I want to thank you for all that you do in your community, for daring to innovate, for dreaming big, and for finding ways to create a better tomorrow.
– Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
________________________________________________________________
PARTICIPATE IN OUR UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Prepare students to become Global Citizens
Aligned with the D.O.E. Social Studies Scope & Sequence Units
Learn more about our Middle School Program
Description of Program
MS Slideshow
Sample Lesson Plan
6th Grade FILMeds with DOE alignment:
China (Beijing Bicycle) India (Life of Pi) Islam – Saudi Arabia (Wadjda)
8th Grade FILMeds with DOE alignment:
Communism: The Lives of Others Holocaust: The Counterfeiters
Changing Societies: Afghanistan, Iran
Learn more about our High School Program
Description of Program
HS Slideshow
Sample Lesson Plan
High School FILMeds for Global History:
A Separation The Lady Spirited Away The Other Son Terraferma
________________________________________________________________
What are FILMeds?
- FILMeds consist of several film clips and scenes woven together in a digital video format.
- FILMeds are a digital companion to the multi-disciplinary book World Affairs in Foreign Films by Roberta Seret (McFarland Publishers).
- FILMeds include lessons in geography, history, government and human rights that offer an introduction to global hot-spots.
- FILMeds include questions to stimulate classroom and group discussions about a country’s geopolitical position.
To view a FILMed sample click here:
The Lady
Click on the images below to view each FILMed (password protected)
FILMeds for High School, College, and Adults
Beijing Bicycle
Persepolis
A Separation
Osama
The Lady
Spirited Away
The Counterfeiters
The Lives of Others
March of the Penguins
Madagascar
The Other Son
__________________________________________________________________________________________
FILMeds for MIDDLE SCHOOL
The Life of Pi
Beijing Bicycle
Persepolis
Osama
The Lady
Spirited Away
The Counterfeiters
The Lives of Others
Madagascar
March of the Penguins
The Other Son
____________________________________________________________________________________________
FILMeds for 6th Grade
Beijing Bicycle
___________________________________________________________________________________________
FILMeds for 8th Grade and High School
HOLOCAUST COMMUNISM
The Counterfeiters
The Lives of Others
CHANGING SOCIETIES
Osama
Persepolis
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Film Reviews by Roberta Seret
Oxford University Press
Hannah Arendt, Germany
The Artist and the Model, Spain
Timbuktu, Mali
The German Doctor, Argentina
The Lady, France/Myanmar
The Act of Killing, United States/Indonesia
_____________________________________________________________
WORLD AFFAIRS IN FOREIGN FILMS 2nd Edition By Roberta Seret, McFarland Publishers, July 2011. To order: Amazon.com Mc Farland Publisher Endorsements: “now the major opus in this academic area” – Professor John Broughton, Chairman of Film and Media, Columbia University Teachers College.
THE GIFT OF DIAMONDS : By Roberta Seret
LOVE ODYSSEY : By Roberta Seret
internationalcinemaeducation.wordpress.com 