Good morning, I will continue in my quest to make documentary suggestions for the classroom and will feature blogs on the Late Victorian Period to the period before World War I. This is a list of what I would start with for this section. Some of the suggestions are historical based reality TV series.
If I suggest a series, then pick an episode from the series to show in the classroom. I hope that this list helps teachers with their lesson plans for the school year! 2022 Suggestions Krakatoa: The Great Volcanic Eruption - YouTube Waking the Titanic - YouTube Words of the Titanic - YouTube 1900 Island - Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Edwardian Farm: YouTube Amazon Prime Hidden Killers of the Edwardian Home - YouTube Lusitania - YouTube The Remarkable Story of the Christmas Truce - YouTube 2023 Suggestions *Edwardian Farm: YouTube Amazon Prime Each Episode 59:00 Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn, and Alex Langladas live as farmers during the Edwardian Period. Goodman, Ginn, and Langladas plant market gardens, raise livestock, and keep houses using Edwardian methods. They participate in daily Edwardian life and show how the Edwardian period brought changes to England. *Recommend for a history classroom, highly recommend for an agricultural classroom. Excellent series for an independent study student.* 1900 Island - Episode 1 (58:56) Episode 2 (58:55) Episode 3 (58:51) Episode 4 (58:55) Four families are heading back to 1900 and living in a small fishing village for a month. The men will go fishing and the women will take care of the home. The children will be educated in the 1900 schoolhouse. So what hardships will these families face living this lifestyle? What challenges will these families face? Will the families come together to help each other? Will they fall in love with the past? *Recommended for a history class.* Beatrix Potter - YouTube (46:58) You know her as the Bucket Woman from Keeping Up Appearances, however, this woman has quite a few additional acting credits to her name. Dame Patricia Routledge presents a delightful documentary on one of England’s most beloved authors: Beatrix Potter. Dame Patricia is a patron of the Beatrix Potter Society and explores how Potter became a sensation in the Edwardian Period. What was it about Beatrix Potter that made her the author she was? *Highly recommended for an English Literature or General Literature classroom. Highly recommended for biography projects.* First Flight: The Race to Create the World's First Flying Machine - YouTube (52:49) In 1903, the Wright Brothers made the first motorized flight. Or did they? This documentary talks about the controversy surrounding this claim. Aviation expert, John Brown explores this controversy and puts for the claim that Gustave Whitehead was the one that made the first flight. It is a claim that outrages many. Was Gustave Whitehead a genius or a person discredited by his rivals? Who kick-started the age of aviation? *Recommended for use in an American history classroom.* Waking the Titanic - YouTube Fourteen young people from one small town in Ireland made their way to America, on board the Titanic. They traveled together in a group to keep each other safe. Only 3 survived the trip. The deaths of 11 young people deeply scarred the town they grew up in. Narrated by the actor who played Branson on Downton Abbey. This docu-drama offers a different perspective on the Titanic by sharing the story of ordinary people. *Highly recommended for an elementary school, middle school, and high school classroom. Recommended for a substitute teacher to show.* Frank Lloyd Wright - YouTube Frank Lloyd Wright was the greatest architect in America. He redefined architecture and became famous in the world all over. However, his genius is oftentimes buried under the scandals of his life. Jonathan Adams, an architect from Wales is going to travel around America to discover more about Frank Lloyd Wright. He wants to know the man and wishes to put him back in his place. What will Jonathan discover about Frank Lloyd Wright? Tune into this episode to find out more. *HIGHLY recommended for a history and house building class.* Hidden Killers of the Edwardian Home - YouTube (58:44) Suzannah Lipscomb explores the Hidden Killers of the Edwardian Home. The Edwardian Home was full of new inventions, however, some of these inventions were quite dangerous. It was the first time the home had electricity. Asbestos was used as insulation. Refrigerators started to make an appearance in the home. Women could wear make-up to have an up-to-date look. *Recommended for a high school history classroom. Highly recommended for independent study students.*
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