Keeping Students Engaged When Watching Movies in Class

This is used by my sponsor teacher.

When watching history movies in class my sponsor teacher makes sure to hand out worksheets to fill out during the movie. There will be about 20 questions per movie. All the questions are in sequential order. And the worksheet is for marks. This keeps the students engaged in the movie.

With the Grade 10's he finds that multiple choice works better than fill in the blank. Otherwise the grade 10's get lost fairly easily.
With the Grade 11's he steps it up a notch.


i.e. Social Studies 10 - The Great Enterprise Part 1

1. As the 1860's dawned in North America, a sense of __________ wakefulness disturbed the British colonies of North America.
A. Frightful B. Fearful C. Dreadful D. Mournful

2. President ________ was furious that Britain seemed to be siding with the southern states during the Civil War.
A. Abraham Lincoln B. Andrew Jackson C. Ulysses S. Grant D. James Polk


i.e. Grade 11 - Rural Urban Migration

1. The shift from rural areas to urban areas is called ______ ______ migration.
2. People move from rural areas to urban areas because it will ______ their quality of life.
6. In which two areas of the world are experiencing the greatest change?
10. Indicate 3 push factors discussed in the video.