On 6/23/09, Jeff wrote:
> While not a movie, The West Wing had many episodes that could
> be used for a government class.

I was going to suggest the very same thing. I think the key to any
movie in history/government is to use only the parts that are
relevant. By taking shorts clips you can cut the boredom and
language issues leaving you with a nice, tight, to-the-point
teaching tool.

I think we need to better start thinking conceptually as opposed
to topically. What government concept specifically are you trying
to illustrate? What movies or scenes might illustrate that?
Instead of just looking for entire movies (which rarely works) try
to break it down that way.

There are, for example, plenty of satirical and sci-fi movies that
do an interesting job of showing what an extreme government would
look like. That might be a good jumping off point for discussion.

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