Product Description
Engage students through music with the Oscar-Winning Documentary film, Summer of Soul.
Film runtime: 1 hour, 58 minutes
Film rating: PG-13. Common Sense Media rates this film as appropriate for ages 13+.
Summer of Soul Curriculum Guide
Lesson 1: Putting the Festival in Context: The History of Harlem (U.S. History)
Lesson 2: The Music of the Harlem Cultural Festival (Music)
Lesson 3: 1969, A Unique Year (U.S. History)
Lesson 4: Spending Priorities (Language Arts, Speech)
Lesson 5: Film and History (Film Literacy)
Lesson 6: Harlem Today (Current Events, Sociology, Economics)
Glossary of Film Terms
The Glossary of Film Terms is useful for the Film Literacy lessons that are part of this curriculum guide.
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Related Resources
- Summer of Soul is featured in our Black History Lessons collection.
- Summer of Soul is just one of several Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated films in our collection. Learn more about teaching with Academy Award-winning films.
- An On Demand webinar for teaching Summer of Soul is available via Share My Lesson.
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Sustainable Development Goals
Journeys in Film supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Learn more about teaching with SDGs.
This curriculum guide connects to the following UN SDGs:
