Film Adaptations

I use film adaptations all of the time in teaching social studies. It takes a lot of time to find the perfect clip, but students really enjoy it and I think that it really reinforces material from their readings. Currently I am adapting the HBO Miniseries John Adams to show parts of in the next couple of days. It is a great miniseries that gives seemingly authentic looks at the time of the Revolutionary War. I am also currently adapting the movie Luther to show to my world history class. Sometimes I show very short clips from youtube from shows such as 300 or Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Any type of visual really helps to engage students, as long as it is not too prolonged.