BORDERLAND
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Borderland Teacher's Guide​

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​Thanks to a grant from Mass Humanities we are pleased to provide educators with a free curriculum guide to accompany our film.  The guide was written by Linzy Brekke-Aloise, Professor of History, Stonehill College.
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Teacher's Guide
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A mini, three-unit lesson plan (9-12 U.S. History I & II, AP U.S. History), on Blanche Ames Ames (visionary, artist, inventor and women's suffrage activist), incorporating the new documentary, Borderland: The Life & Times of Blanche Ames Ames

Download a copy of the curriculum guide here:
teacher's guide

Supplemental Material
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  • ​Document Analysis Worksheet
  • Blanche Ames Photographs
  • Graphic Organizer ("The New Woman")
  • Blanche Ames Political Cartoons
  • Pro-Suffrage Cartoon Analysis Worksheet
  • Anti-Suffrage Cartoon Analysis Worksheet
  • Links to Primary Resources ("The New Woman)
-“An image of the New Woman from 1899”: https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/the-new-woman/sources/663
-Definition of a “New Woman”: https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/the-new-woman/sources/660​
​-“A Study in Bloomers:” dp.la/primary-source-sets/the-new-woman/sources/674



*Accompanying material such as worksheets, graphic organizers and cartoon graphics will be made accessible through our company Google drive.  Please contact us (below) to arrange access to these materials.

Arrange a classroom screening

To arrange a documentary screening for your classroom or to access supplementary materials please contact us:
e-mail: kfriend@bcnproductions.com
phone: (508)238-9111;
or complete our on-line form.
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  • Home
  • About
    • About the Film, Trailer, Sneak Preview
    • Film Bios
    • Q&A with Writer/Narrator, Kate Klise
    • Q&A with Bill Ames
    • The Blanche Ames Crabapple Tree
    • Paul Clifford Article
  • See The Film
  • The Credo
  • Contact
  • For Educators
  • Press Information