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See the Film. Join the Conversation See the film. Join the conversation. TEGAN TERRENCE In a fractured nation, what ideals do we share in common? Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David M. Kennedy and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice have teamed up to investigate the idea of a unifying American creed through stories from around the country of activists striving to realize America’s promise. You’re invited to join the conversation. ATTEND A FREE FILM SCREENING Please register: wsre.org/AmericanCreed Elegant Vue Event Center WSRE Amos Studio 544 MAIN STREET • CRESTVIEW PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE Thursday, Feb 15 • 7pm Tuesday, Feb 20 • 7pm With Audience Q&A With Tegan Griffith & Terrence Davenport SHARE A DIGITAL SHORT STORY Submit a digital short story by interviewing positive role models willing to answer the question: “What does it mean to you to be an American or live in America?” Entry guidelines: wsre.org/AmericanCreed WATCH THE NATIONAL PREMIERE 8pm Tuesday, Feb 27 Special Thanks: January – March 2018 Discussion & Activities CLASSROOM RESOURCES AVAILABLE ONLINE @ bit.ly/writingourfuture Curriculum with Six Lessons | My Part of the Story: Exploring Identity in the US American Creed Reading Lists & Teacher Resources Student writing/video examples ADDITIONAL RESOURCES PBS LearningMedia | search American Dream | florida.pbslearningmedia.org View profile segments of American Creed cast stories | americancreed.org/cast Watch parts or all of the American Creed film 80 minute rough cut in class Rough cut: https://vimeo.com/168198613 password: equalopportunity STUDENT PARTICIPATION 1. Record a Story | Digital Storytelling | wsre.org/AmericanCreed | until March 15 2. Write an Essay | National Writing Project | americancreed.org | after February 27 3. Watch the National Broadcast Premiere on WSRE | February 27 at 8 p.m. 4. Attend a WSRE American Creed Screening Event Feb. 15 Screening in Crestview, FL 7pm | Elegant Vue Event Center | 544 Main Street, Crestview Facebook Event to Share on Page or Invite Friends Eventbrite Feb. 20 Public Square Speakers Series + Screening in Pensacola, FL 7pm | WSRE Amos Studio | Pensacola State College Featuring film cast: Tegan Griffith and Terrence Davenport Facebook Event to Share on Page or Invite Friends Eventbrite Video Description TRT URL Password Promos & Trailers 30-second Promo :30 https://vimeo.com/242160908 Extended Trailer (Full Film) 2:39 https://vimeo.com/191090561 Clips for Framing Classroom Discussions Condoleezza Rice: "Opening Up" 2:10 https://vimeo.com/211586981 equalopportunity David M. Kennedy: "Twoness" 2:28 https://vimeo.com/211585083 equalopportunity Joe Maddon: “Italians vs Polish” 1:16 https://vimeo.com/211585513 equalopportunity Chris Middleton: "Home" :54 https://vimeo.com/211584955 equalopportunity Tegan Griffith "A Family Bond" 1:12 https://vimeo.com/211586366 equalopportunity Junot Diaz: "Alternative Education" 1:22 https://vimeo.com/211585737 equalopportunity Saamon Legoski: “Not Alone” 1:02 https://vimeo.com/211586194 equalopportunity Eric Liu: "What We Bring To The Table" 1:50 https://vimeo.com/212805759 equalopportunity Deidre Prevett: "Thanksgiving" 1:04 https://vimeo.com/212331455 equalopportunity Di'Vennci Lucas: "Colorblind" :38 https://vimeo.com/211585396 equalopportunity Mark Meckler: “The Fight Matters” 1:47 https://vimeo.com/211585935 equalopportunity Story Teases David M. Kennedy & Condoleezza Rice 2:38 https://vimeo.com/241791857 From Chicago to Coal Country, Joe Maddon Looks for a Win 2:00 https://vimeo.com/246516539/8170572936 Marine Tegan Griffith: "The Fabric of My Uniform" 1:51 https://vimeo.com/248219536/de3cd94d5e Junot Diaz on Learning to Write and Becoming American 2:09 https://vimeo.com/248217967/f9cfdb2486 Eric Liu Turns Seattleites into "Sworn-Again Citizens" 2:07 https://vimeo.com/248216489/19ab2c2c8d Deidre Prevett: “We Need to Know Each Other’s History” 2:09 https://vimeo.com/246516236/145acf7d24 Mark Meckler and Joan Blades: Political Adversaries 2:00 https://vimeo.com/246516380/14113b5333 Short Films (titles TBD) Deidre Prevett: American Dreams in Muskogee Nation 6:27 https://vimeo.com/248394580 equalopportunity David M. Kennedy: the Great Depression and the Promise of Am 4:23 https://vimeo.com/248393957 equalopportunity Equal Opportunity in the Arkansas Delta: Leila Janah and Terren 10:55 https://vimeo.com/248393158 equalopportunity Condoleezza Rice's Family Matters 5:05 https://vimeo.com/248392790 equalopportunity Sworn Again: Eric Liu's Revivals 7:56 https://vimeo.com/248392179 equalopportunity Junot Diaz and the Margins of America 7:32 https://vimeo.com/248391573 equalopportunity Joe Maddon in Coal Country 7:16 https://vimeo.com/248391034 equalopportunity Marine Life in the Midwest: Tegan Griffith 7:23 https://vimeo.com/248390487 equalopportunity A Living Room Conversation: Mark Meckler and Joan Blades, Te 10:43 https://vimeo.com/248395513 equalopportunity Digital Storytelling Instructions & Guidelines The American’s Creed “I believe in the United States of America as a Government of the people by the people, for the people, whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a Republic; a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my Country to love it; to support its Constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag, and to defend it against all enemies.” --William Tyler Page, 1917 (http://www.usflag.org/american.creed.html) STORY TOPIC | YOUR AMERICAN IDEALS & VALUES Identify a positive role model (peer and/or leader) who is willing to answer the first question along with one additional question below. (Recommended: have them write their responses before interview) 1. What does it mean to you to be an American or live in America? Pick your top two core values. How do you live them out? (Google core values, if needed) What is one type of conflict you see or experience that upsets you; what is your solution? What ideals do Americans share in common? (ideal: a standard of perfection; a principle to be aimed at) What is your vision for America’s future and one action that would move it closer to that vision? VIDEO FORMAT | 3 MINUTES Video must be no longer than 3 minutes. Avoid using copyrighted music. You can include drawings, photographs and relevant footage. Filming your video can be done with a video camera, digital camera and/or a camera phone. Note: Camera phones must be recorded holding horizontally or landscape. (see photo above) SUBMISSION | YOUTUBE One YouTube video entry allowed per person or group. 1. Verify that your video meets the guidelines outlined above. 2. Upload video to your own YouTube channel and title it as follows: American Creed WSRE | + Program Name | + by Your Name (for example: American Creed WSRE | Living in My America | by Jane Doe) 3. Add #AmericanCreedWSRE in the video description. 4. Make your YouTube video ‘public’. 5. E-mail [email protected] with details: your video URL/link, name, city, school and phone number. PRIZE | RECOGNITION + WSRE SWAG Top 10 videos selected will be compiled and shown on the big screen at one of WSRE’s public events, and awarded WSRE swag. DEADLINE | MARCH 1, 2018 Videos submitted through March 1, 2018 and selected by WSRE staff will be added to a playlist on WSRE’s YouTube Channel with a possibility of being shared on WSRE’s social media and also made viewable at wsre.org/AmericanCreed. This opportunity is open to the public as a way of engaging our local communities in a national discussion about a unifying American Creed, inspired by the documentary film, American Creed. • Digital Storytelling Tips Video • Create a Digital Story • Examples Videos of Digital Story Interviews • What are American Values? • What is the American Dream? An Invitation to Write: How do diverse Americans understand the American Creed? Joan Blades and Mark Meckler began a conversation that led them to better understand each other and the nation they held in common. We invite you to respond to American Creed through conversations and interviews. You might portray a conversation among members of your community, between aspects of yourself, between fictional or historic characters, or others. Or you might interview members of the community to portray their voices and views. Suggested submissions include: Essays and memoirs, digital stories, audio stories, oral histories, or recorded interviews, annotated photo essays, or more. How can we express the American Creed through action? The individuals portrayed in American Creed take action as a way of expressing their sense of the American Creed. In his hometown in Pennsylvania, Joe Maddon saw a need for neighbors to get to know each other and created the Hazelton Integration Project to support youth sports and activity programs. Eric Liu, founder of Citizen University, created the Sworn- Again Project to revitalize citizenship. We invite you to propose, describe, or document actions people are taking to bring the aspirations and realities of the American Creed closer together. Suggested submissions include: Suggested submissions include proposals, descriptions of work in progress, or reporting on actions being taken in the community. How is the American Creed expressed, in words, symbols, and rituals? Throughout American Creed, words, symbols, and rituals hold deep, even defining, meaning. Words, like opportunity or equality,
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