Newswise — LOS ANGELES – “Discovering China through Please Vote for Me” is the newest film-driven curriculum guide released by the Norman Lear Center's Journeys in Film project in global education. Journeys in Film’s multi-disciplinary lesson plans are based on rich, award-winning films from around the world and are an engaging way for students to learn about different cultures and countries while meeting educational standards in all subjects.
Made as part of the "Why Democracy?" film project, Please Vote for Me is a charming and informative look into the first democratic election for class monitor in an elementary school in China. The film and lesson plans are particularly relevant to the current election climate in the U.S. today. Other film-based teaching guides in this series are based on features from South Korea, South Africa, India, Tibet, Iran and the Maori of New Zealand. Discovering China through Please Vote for Me was developed with the support of a grant from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Journeys in Film has partnered with Teachers Without Borders to distribute the curriculum guide to over 16,000 teachers worldwide. To access the complete teachers guide, please go to http://www.journeysinfilm.org/support-our-work/the-store/discovering-china/ Acclaimed actor Liam Neeson is the Founding National Spokesperson for Journeys in Film.
For more information about Journeys in Film go to www.usc.edu/jif.
The Norman Lear Center is a multidisciplinary research and public policy center studying and shaping the impact of entertainment and media on society. From its base in the USC Annenberg School, the Lear Center builds bridges between faculty who study aspects of entertainment, media and culture. Beyond campus, it bridges the gap between entertainment industry and academia, and between them and the public. For more information, visit www.learcenter.org. Located in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California, the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism (annenberg.usc.edu) is a national leader in education and scholarship in the fields of communication, journalism, public diplomacy and public relations. With an enrollment of more than 2,200 students, USC Annenberg offers doctoral, graduate and undergraduate degree programs, as well as continuing development programs for working professionals across a broad scope of academic inquiry. The school's comprehensive curriculum emphasizes the core skills of leadership, innovation, service and entrepreneurship and draws upon the resources of a networked university located in the media capital of the world.
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