Glory
Question: Should the movie Glory continue to be shown in 8th grade social studies during the study of the Civil War? Why or why not? Support your answer with evidence.
The movie Glory should be continued to be shown in social studies class despite the fact that it's rated R because it gives a pretty realistic idea of how things went for the Massachusetts 54. It might be hard for teachers to explain exactly what kind of conditions and perspectives people had, and this movie is more of a tool where students can interpret how people felt and what was happening. While some people might be concerned about showing 8th graders the kind of violence and language this movie shows at certain times, 8th graders have the capability to be mature enough to watch this movie. And if that's how things went down with the violence and the language during the Civil War, then that's how properly mature students should be able learn about it. If our knowledge was always censored because of things people are too offended to showing in textbooks and classrooms, then the part of history that has feeling and maybe some not-so-pretty stuff would be lost. If everything was censored, then by now we might have forgotten about Fort Wagner, about how African American soldiers were treated and how they were payed less than white soldiers for doing the same work. The movie Glory shows the Massachusetts 54 in all their, well, glory, so that future generations will be able to learn about them in truth.
The movie Glory should be continued to be shown in social studies class despite the fact that it's rated R because it gives a pretty realistic idea of how things went for the Massachusetts 54. It might be hard for teachers to explain exactly what kind of conditions and perspectives people had, and this movie is more of a tool where students can interpret how people felt and what was happening. While some people might be concerned about showing 8th graders the kind of violence and language this movie shows at certain times, 8th graders have the capability to be mature enough to watch this movie. And if that's how things went down with the violence and the language during the Civil War, then that's how properly mature students should be able learn about it. If our knowledge was always censored because of things people are too offended to showing in textbooks and classrooms, then the part of history that has feeling and maybe some not-so-pretty stuff would be lost. If everything was censored, then by now we might have forgotten about Fort Wagner, about how African American soldiers were treated and how they were payed less than white soldiers for doing the same work. The movie Glory shows the Massachusetts 54 in all their, well, glory, so that future generations will be able to learn about them in truth.
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