River of Gold 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)
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Related Resources
- Summer of Soul is part of our Black History Lessons set available here.
- An On Demand webinar for teaching Summer of Soul is available via Share My Lesson.
Sustainable Development Goals
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.
