How should we honor and remember those we have lost to Covid?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.
In 2020, we lost more than 300,000 people with two things in common: They were Americans, and the coronavirus ended their lives.
This week, to honor those lives, we present three short films from the Times’s “Cause of Life” video series. Each celebrates the messy, tenacious and extraordinary lives of people we lost to Covid-19
For Film Club, we invite you to watch at least one of these moving and powerful short films, each between five and seven minutes:
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The Life of Rosary Castro-Olega, a Retired Nurse Who Returned to the Front Lines: A dance-crazy nurse who returned from retirement to fight the virus is remembered by her twin sister.
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The Life of Angela Chaddlesone McCarthy, a Modern-Day Warrior for the Kiowa Tribe: She was a teenage mother raised on a Native American reservation who overcame great odds to become a Kiowa tribe legislator in Oklahoma.
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The Life of Calvin Haworth, a Veteran Who Helped Raise His Granddaughters After Unspeakable Loss: A grandfather is eulogized by the Olympian granddaughter he helped raise after a tragic loss.
What can we learn from these people’s lives? How can we best remember and keep alive the stories of the people we have lost?
Students
1. Watch the short film above. While you watch, you might take notes using our Film Club Double-Entry Journal (PDF) to help you remember specific moments.
2. After watching, think about these questions:
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What moments in this film stood out for you? Why?
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Were there any surprises? Anything that challenged what you know — or thought you knew?
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What messages, emotions or ideas will you take away from this film? Why?
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What questions do you still have?
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What connections can you make between this film and your own life or experience? Why? Does this film remind you of anything else you’ve read or seen? If so, how and why?
3. An additional challenge | Respond to the essential question at the top of this post: How should we honor and remember those we lost to Covid?
4. Next, join the conversation by clicking on the comment button and posting in the box that opens on the right. (Students 13 and older are invited to comment, although teachers of younger students are welcome to post what their students have to say.)
5. After you have posted, try reading back to see what others have said, then respond to someone else by posting another comment. Use the “Reply” button or the @ symbol to address that student directly.
6. To further explore the meaning of death, and life, during the time of Covid, you can read our recent Student Opinion prompt, “How Do You View Death?,” and join a conversation with other students.
Want More Film Club?
• See all the films in this series.
• Read our list of practical teaching ideas, along with responses from students and teachers, for how you can use these documentaries in the classroom.
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