The Library of Congress presents the Film Foundation's American West and Western Film Genre professional development Seminar for teacher

Library of Congress sent this bulletin at 07/14/2014 09:34 AM EDT



Please join the Library of Congress and the Film Foundation's Story of Movies for the seminar the American West and the Western Film Genre on August 6,7 and 8 at the Library of Congress. This free seminar introduces educators to an interdisciplinary curriculum covering a critical period of American history (1860 – 1900) when the United States was expanding and forging an identity, and explores how filmmakers of the 20th century represented this era. In the afternoon there will be screenings of classic Western films that have been voted culturally and aesthetically significant by the Library of Congress National Film Registry. Pre and post screening discussions will be included in the afternoon programming.

The deadline for registration for the morning workshops is Monday, June 28th. The classroom capacity is 50.

Register by e-mailing Julia Wayne at jwayne@film-foundation.org or call (323) 436-5095.

Please include the following information: name, school, city and state, your contact information, and the subject(s) and grade level(s) you teach.

Additional information is provided in the link provided below.