Elemental
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Provided by: Global Oneness Project|Published on: November 24, 2021
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Synopsis
- This film intertwines the stories of three people as they fight to make the world a better place.
- The film tells the stories of:
- Rajendra Singh, an Indian man fighting to protect the Ganges River.
- Eriel Deranger, a native Denè woman who is struggling against tar sands development in Canada.
- Jay Harman, an Australian man who uses nature to inspire his inventions and creations.
Subjects: Civics, Engineering
Authors: Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Gayatri Roshan
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The film features beautiful and emotional storytelling.
- The discussion cards are excellent. They include images, famous quotes, information from the film, and discussion prompts.
Prerequisites
- This film is a shorter, 57-minute educational cut of the film Elemental. The original film was released in 2012 and is 1 hour, 32 minutes long.
- This page features a 2 minute, 50 second trailer of the film. You can watch the trailer to see if you'd like to share with your students.
- There is a 33-page discussion guide. The discussion guide uses the hero's journey as a framework for the film. It includes discussion questions on the themes of connection to place, perseverance, and nature as teacher.
- There are 28 discussion cards you can download. They are available in English and Spanish. The link to these cards is broken, but teachers do not need them to discuss the prompts in the guide.
- Some of the links to references and resources are broken.
Differentiation & Implementation
- This film is excellent for English classes when studying the hero's journey.
- This film can be used in a science class after discussing the climate crisis. It can be used to share stories of people who are taking concrete action to address the climate crisis.
- This table of climate solutions can be sorted to provide the most effective solutions to climate change from Project Drawdown.
This resource is primarily a 1-hour documentary-style video following three environmental activists. One is an Indian government official fighting to achieve safe and clean water within the Ganges River. Another is an Indigenous activist fighting against tar sands oil extraction in Canada. And the third is an entrepreneur and inventor trying to innovate technological geoengineering solutions. This resource can provide inspiration and spur discussion around large-scale environmental and climate issues. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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About the Partner Provider
Global Oneness Project
The Global Oneness Project is a free multimedia platform offering multicultural stories and accompanying lesson plans as pedagogical tools to inspire growing minds. Their award-winning collection of films, photo essays, and articles explores cultural, social, and environmental issues from around the world with a humanistic lens. Aligned to National and Common Core Standards, their curriculum content contains an interdisciplinary approach to learning and facilitates the development of critical thinking, inquiry, and empathy.
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