Documentary Film Viewing
Students will write a 4-5 page paper synthesizing one common theme across the films. For example, what supports the development of potential? What are varied profiles of giftedness? What nonintellective factors support or impede the realizations of giftedness?
(Documentaries linked below. Also may be available on other sites.)
List:
First Position
https://www.amazon.com/First-Position-Bess-Kargman/dp/B008JAG6RE
Brooklyn Castle
https://www.amazon.com/Brooklyn-Castle-Rochelle/dp/B00BB1VDLC
The Boys of Baraka
https://www.amazon.com/Boys-Baraka-Devon-Brown/dp/B000F48D78
Spellbound
https://www.amazon.com/Spellbound-Angela-Arenivar/dp/B07L8MYFR5
Life Animated
https://www.amazon.com/Life-Animated-Owen-Suskind/dp/B01HSSYMH8
Underwater Dreams
https://www.amazon.com/Underwater-Dreams-Michael-Pe%C3%B1a/dp/B00QJOL6NQ
Select(ED)
https://www.amazon.com/SelectED-Kayla-McCormick/dp/B01A7ONV8Q
Hard Problems The Road to Worlds Toughest Math Contest
https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Problems-Worlds-Toughest-Contest/dp/0883859025#:~:text=Hard%20Problems%20is%20about%20the,90%20countries%20in%20Ljublijana%2C%20Slovenia.
Girl Rising
https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Rising-Cate-Blanchett/dp/B00I6Z8SZU
Most Likely to Succeed
https://www.amazon.com/Most-Likely-Succeed-Brian-Cesson/dp/B07F7ZQRQQ
Bee Nation
https://www.amazon.com/Bee-Nation-William-Kaysaywaysemat-III/dp/B07B6RNR64
Science Fair
https://www.amazon.com/Science-Fair-Cristina-Costantini/dp/B07KMH3K8Y
Inventing Tomorrow
https://www.amazon.com/Inventing-Tomorrow-Jared-Goodwin/dp/B07N35YQVN
