September 6, 2018
Dear Parents,
This year I intend to show entire films and sometimes segments of films that will help the students visually understand historical events. Some of the movies are violent and controversial, because they are based on wars, etc. and they aim to be realistic. Some of the movies merely discuss and deal with hard topics, like the Holocaust for example, to merit the R-rating. I show documentaries but I also believe that it helps the students gain interest in history to watch a well-made popular movie based on the historical event. I am asking that my American History 10 students get this permission slip signed by a parent or guardian in order to see the following “R”-rated films throughout the year: The Untouchables (Great Depression, organized crime, Al Capone), Cinderella Man (Great Depression), Saving Private Ryan (WWII), Enemy at the Gates (WWII in Russia), Thirteen Days (Cuban Missile Crisis), The Good Shepherd (CIA, espionage, the Cuban Missile Crisis and other special ops, etc.), Charlie Wilson’s War (Cold War), JFK, Malcolm X (Civil Rights), Men of Honor (Civil Rights), Apocalypse Now (Vietnam era), Full Metal Jacket (Vietnam), We are Soldiers (Vietnam). If you have no problem with your son or daughter watching the entirety or sections of the previously mentioned films, please sign the permission slip where it says “Yes…” Your son or daughter will receive homework credit as well as being able to watch the films. If you object, your son or daughter will still receive homework credit if they get the permission slip signed in the “No…” section. I ask that students write their name at the top of the permission slip, so I can tell who the signature is from. Feel free to contact me.
Respectfully,
Philip M. Cook
Social Studies Department
Yes, I will allow my son or daughter to view the above films. ______________________
No, I object to allowing my son or daughter to view these films. ____________________
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