Guides
Each study guide or facilitator guide available from California Newsreel is unique to the film it accompanies. In the classroom, in an informal group setting or viewing on your own, our companion materials will help you to make personal connections to the subject matter and examine more closely the issues addressed in these films. Taken together you will get the most out of your viewing experience.
Educators - Many of our guides provide multiple levels of exploration for varying age groups. They can be easily adapted to meet the needs of middle school, high school and college viewers.
Home Viewers - All of our guides may be useful to home viewers wanting to think critically about the film they have seen and get more out of their viewing experience. They are also useful for hosting an informal discussion.
- Diversity Training Facilitator Guides
- Global Economy Study Guides
- Health Study Guide
- African American Literature Study Guides
- History and Social Issue Study Guides
- African Cinema Study Guides
Diversity Training Facilitator Guides
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Blacks and Jews
Segment Summaries, Discussion Questions, Activities and Research Project Suggestions
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Blue Eyed, The Essential Blue Eyed &Thirty Minute Blue Eyed
Exercises, Discussion Points, Diversity Training Overview
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Frosh
Facilitator Guide for Staff Training and Student Orientation, Background Info and Awareness Activities
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Seniors
Facilitator Guide, Synopsis, Activities, Resources
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Shattering the Silences
Thematic Guide, Facilitation Notes, 4 Levels of Use, Points of Discussion
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Skin Deep
Background on Diversity Training, Discussion Questions, Facilitation Guide
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What's Race Got to Do with It?
Companion Web Site with Facilitator Guide, Engagement Games, Resources for Intergroup Dialogue and More
Global Economy Study Guides
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Beloved Community
Facilitator Guide and Discussion Guide
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Black Gold
ITVS Companion Web Site with Facilitator Guide and Discussion Guide
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Made in L.A.
P.O.V. Companion Web Site with Lesson Plans and Discussion Guide
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Maquilapolis
P.O.V. Companion Web Site with Lesson Plans and Discussion Guide
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Maquilapolis
Bilingual Study Guide in English (3.34 MB pdf) and Español (3.12 MB pdf)
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Struggles In Steel
Background, Discussion Questions, Activities, Resources
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Where Do You Stand: Stories from an American Mill
Illustrated in PDF Format, Background, Discussion Questions, Advocacy Activities, Suggested Web Sites
Health Study Guide
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UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
Interactive Web Site with Lesson Plans, Discussion Guide, Action Tool Kit
African American Literature Study Guides
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Furious Flower I
Poet Biographies, Selected Bibliographies, Discussion Questions
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Furious Flower II
Background, Poet Biographies
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Ralph Ellison: An American Journey
Questions, Activities, Film Segmented for Discussion
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Richard Wright-Black Boy
Extensive Teacher's Guide and Bibliography
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White Scripts, Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books
A Discussion Guide
History and Social Issue Study Guides
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Agents of Change
Classroom Activities for Grades 9-12, based on National Standards
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Banished
Independent Lens Companion Web Site
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Big Mama
Background Information on Issues, Resources and Links
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Black Is…Black Ain't
Film Summary and Notes, Film Quotes, Discussion Questions
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Brick by Brick: A Civil Rights Story
Classroom Activities for Grades 9-12, based on National Standards
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February One
Illustrated in PDF Format, Timeline, Activities, Bibliography, Web Sites, Additional Discussion Questions
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Goin' to Chicago
Lesson Plans, Bibliography, Handouts
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Homecoming
PBS Companion Web Site with Timeline, Lesson Plans
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Long Night's Journey Into Day
History of Apartheid, Essays
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Negroes With Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power
Discussion Questions, Bibliography
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Race-The Power of an Illusion
Interactive Web Site with Lesson Plans, Discussion Guide
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Revolution '67
PBS Companion Web Site with Discussion Guide
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Revolution '67
Hands-On High School Curriculum
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A Son of Africa
Resources for Teachers, Excerpts from The Interesting Life of Oladuah Equiano
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Soul of Justice
Discussion Questions
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The Willmar 8
Women's Worth: Valuing Our Own Worth - Realizing Our Own Value (Scan of the 1982 study guide, 4.54 MB)
Africa Related Study Guides
The following study guides accompanying films from the Library of African Cinema offer a 'before the film reading', reflection questions and facts on the film's country of origin. Articles on viewing African cinema, by African filmmakers and scholars are also available.
- Flame
- Keita:The Heritage of the Griot
- Le Franc
- La Petite Vendeuse De Soleil
- Pieces D'Identites
- A Walk In the Night
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Also Long Night's Journey Into Day with extensive study guide.