Communicate! Documentaries

by Kelly Rodgers

Documentaries play a vital role in our world. They educate, inform, and inspire. These films promote awareness of ongoing problems and issues. Explore how filmmakers use documentaries to appeal to audiences and bring attention to important issues around the world. This nonfiction book includes important text features such as a glossary, index, and table of contents to engage students in reading as they build their comprehension, vocabulary, and literacy skills. The Readers Guide and culminating activity direct students back to the text as they develop their higher-order thinking skills. Check It Out! provides resources for additional reading and learning. With TIME For Kids content, this book aligns with national and state standards and will keep students engaged in reading.

48 pages, Perfect Paperback

Published November 1, 2017

About the author

Kelly Rodgers is intrigued and delighted by cities. Since moving to Portland, Oregon in 1995, she has worked in a variety of areas to support the development of a sustainable city - neighborhood planning, green infrastructure, community design, renewable energy, and sustainable transportation. In other words, she has been working to create cities where people know their neighbors, where resources are used efficiently, where people don't have to get in cars to meet their basic needs, and where it's possible to work collaboratively on creative energy, food, and housing solutions.

Kelly currently works as the Program Manager for the Sustainable Transportation Council, which is developing an evaluation tool and rating system for transportation plans and projects called STARS.