Ken Burns Civil War Movie
Helpful Background: This is a documentary of massive scope. It provides its own background. Additional background information about the Civil War can be found in the Learning Guides for 'Gettysburg', 'Glory' and 'Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided'. QUICK DISCUSSION QUESTION: There are quick discussion questions in the section on each episode. Ken Burns' Emmy® Award-winning documentary brings to life America's most destructive - and defining - conflict. THE CIVIL WAR is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one. We will watch episode 1 in class. All of Ken Burns Civil War is on Netflix. Day 1 questions are located here. Day 2 questions are located here.
Youtube Ken Burns Civil War
Documentaries > US History Documentaries > The Civil War Episode 2 posted May 18, 2012, 11:24 AM by Clayton.Trehal@iconschool.org [ updated Nov 6, 2015, 12:09 PM by Clayton Trehal] In order to get credit for this project you must watch the following film and submit completed movie worksheet: The Civil War Episode 2: A Very Bloody Affair
The American Civil War, 1862, Part I: A Very Bloody Affair is Episode 2 of Ken Burns' widely acclaimed 9-part series on the Civil War. The series first premiered on PBS in 1990 and 40 million viewers tuned in the week it played, making it the most successful and popular documentary ever produced at the time. This episode describes the year 1862, the epic battle of Shiloh, and the realization by all participating in the Civil War by the close of 1862 that this war would be costly, long, and bloody. Project Credit: To get credit for watching this film, download the movie worksheet attached here and submit filled in worksheet.
You can watch the film by clicking picture or the following link: The Civil War Episode 2
If you have never seen a Ken Burns film, watch this documentary and you will realize why Ken Burns is generally considered the finest documentary film producer alive today. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. |
Attachments: Civil War Episode 2 Movie Worksheet.doc |
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