tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post4208827584940299933..comments2023-11-03T08:29:45.417-04:00Comments on Law and Order Teacher: GREAT HISTORY MOVIELaw and Order Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11069306257334186404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post-2309420578627969772007-06-06T17:50:00.000-04:002007-06-06T17:50:00.000-04:00I agree with your feelings about the Irish scene. ...I agree with your feelings about the Irish scene. That's one of those teachable moments. I explain to them that there many ethnic units in the war. I have relatives in one of the German units. Imagine leaving your country to gain freedom and finding yourself forced to fight in a civil war in your new country. Touching indeed.Law and Order Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069306257334186404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897392523653806017.post-49627448479073565922007-06-06T12:29:00.000-04:002007-06-06T12:29:00.000-04:00I too showed my 8th graders the Fredericksburg sce...I too showed my 8th graders the Fredericksburg scene. I think the Rubicon speech might be a little over their heads, so I concentrated more on the scene where the two Irish units fight each other, and the Confederate Irishmen cheer the Irish Brigade as they retreat. Even in class, I can't watch that scene without tearing up.W.R. Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.com