African Queen

After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.

How does the portrayal of alcohol and cigarette use among the leading characters in this film compare with today’s films?

Could Charlie’s reference to “Why did the chicken cross the road?” be one of the earliest tellings of this favorite childhood joke? For new answers to this thought provoking question, check out the following sites: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/chicken.htm and http://www.freemaninstitute.com/chicken.htm.