Jackie and Me: Issues and Themes
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Grades: 5 - 8

Video Description: View this book club discussion on the issues and themes raised in the play, “Jackie and Me.” The play focuses on the life of Jackie Robinson and how he broke the color barrier in baseball.

Type of Video: Program*
Unique Video ID: Language Arts-1**

Quick Ideas for Using the Video:

  • Use the video in conjunction with a cross curricular project tying history and literature together. Have students select historic figures to read books or plays about and then engage in book club discussion of the works selected.

 

*Programs offer long form exploration of a topic(s) in the area of study with single or multiple guests interacting with an audience.

**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.

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