Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down

Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down tells the extraordinary story of former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords: her relentless fight to recover following an assassination attempt in 2011, and her new life as one of the most effective activists in the battle against gun
violence. Featuring extensive verite filming of Gabby and her husband, astronaut-turned-Senator Mark Kelly; interviews with Barack Obama and other friends and colleagues; and exclusive access to stunning videos taken in the weeks following her near-death, this film is the story of a rising star transformed by gun violence, and a close-up portrait of the marriage that sustains her.

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Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down

For this powerful documentary film, Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down, we’ve created a discussion guide and a Community Learning Guide. The Community Learning Guide is a new film-inspired resource featuring key sections to explore through the film. Each section can be used on its own or in collaboration with other key sections. The guide is flexible and appropriate for classroom use, community learning settings, homeschool learners, hybrid educational settings and independent exploration of the film. The guide includes robust background information and helpful facilitation guidelines to set the stage for a positive learning experience.

There are five key learning sections in the community learning guide. Each key section includes: a driving question, useful terms (when applicable), personal reflection, discussion questions, extension activities and additional resources. These sections can be used on their own or in conjunction with other sections in the guide. Spanish translations of both resources will be available in early 2023.

This guide features components relevant for civics classrooms, advisories and for any classroom setting/learning experience focused on career pathways, media literacy, psychology and much more. We highlighted this guide, along with other Journeys resource and outside resources, in an article on differentiated learning. You can read that article here: https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/differentiated-learning-resources-tips/. This resource was also featured by Share My Lesson in this blog on creating safe spaces: https://sharemylesson.com/blog/creating-safe-spaces.

Community Learning Guide

Facilitation Guidelines
Letter from Gabby Giffords
Introduction to the Film
The Life of Gabby Giffords: A Timeline
Sudden Violence, Aphasia, and a Slow Recovery
Key Learning Sections:

1: Gun Violence in the U.S.
2: Media Responsibility
3: Mental Health
4: Civic Engagement
5: Career Paths

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Discussion Guide

Facilitation Guidelines
Letter from Gabby Giffords
Introduction to the Film
The Life of Gabby Giffords: A Timeline
Congresswoman Giffords: Policies and Politics
A Tragedy in Tucson
What is Aphasia?
For Better or Worse
Gun Violence in the United States Today
Gun Violence: The Argument Continues
Giffords and Citizen Action
Resources for Further Study

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Journeys in Film supports the Sustainable Development Goals.This curriculum guide connects to the following United Nations SDGs. Learn more about teaching with SDGs: https://en.unesco.org/themes/education/sdgs/material.

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