Discussion & Screening Guides
(Newly updated!)
Packed full of great tips to help you, as moderator, make your after-viewing discussion productive and meaningful
Step-by-Step Guide to Holding a Screening
Teaching Guides for The Witness
High school teachers across the country are increasingly interested in bringing methods of humane education into their classrooms. The Witness, with its focus on compassion, social responsibility, and ethics, is a great fit for these individuals. To assist them, we have developed, in collaboration with humane educators, two high school lessons that meet national standards for secondary education in the Life Sciences and in English. Each lesson includes a detailed lesson plan for the teacher and a cluster of jigsaw readings for students to discuss in groups.
We are very interested in feedback from screenings held in the classroom, and also in working with teachers or humane educators with interest in developing new lessons.
Please contact us with your comments, questions, and experiences. feedback@tribeofheart.org
Teaching Guide: English
"Voices for the Animals" - An easy prep lesson for English teachers to follow viewing of The Witness
Lesson Plan - Web version
Jigsaw Reading - Web version
Lesson Plan - pdf downloadable file for printing
Jigsaw Reading - pdf downloadable file for printing
Teaching Guide: Science
"To Tell the Truth: Science, Society and Controversy" - An easy prep lesson for Life Sciences teachers to follow viewing of The Witness
Lesson Plan - Web version
Jigsaw Reading - Web version
Lesson Plan - pdf downloadable file for printing
Jigsaw Reading - pdf downloadable file for printing
Additional Resources
Sharing Tribe of Heart films in the classroom
Student Comments from Surveys (The Witness)
Heart2Heart Email Discussion List
Ask other people about their experiences sharing Tribe of Heart films with a group, and offer your own insights.
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