Teaching History With Film: ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Argo’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

Three of this year’s Oscar contenders  invite viewers to look at history, either through the lens of the distant past or through recent events, and to question the degree of truth and fiction at work in the retelling of these events. Here are some we ways educators can approach each film in the classroom, with critical thinking questions and related resources. Source: The New York Times/The Learning Network

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