We Didn't Start the Fire Week 1: Doris Day

Music Academy: Singing Club!

We Didn't Start the Fire Week 1: Doris Day

Katrina Russell

Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(1)

A onetime class about Doris Day. This is part of a multi-class curriculum using the topics from the Billy Joel song "We didn't start the fire".

Class Experience

I will posting classwork every Monday at 9am EST. There will be a link to a YouTube video with my lecture on it, as this system does not allow large files to be loaded. 

I will also be sending along worksheets with readings, exercises, and quizzes.

This is a comprehensive class where students delve into the life of America's sweetheart, Doris Day. This course explores her journey from a simple girl in Ohio to a luminous star in Hollywood.

Students will dissect her body of work including...

I have a degree in History as well as passed my teaching test in Massachusetts. I use my love of History and facts to help children understand that history is conceived of real people who did real things. I found Social Studies class boring as a child because the teachers concentrated mostly on dates and statistics rather than the humans behind the events. I use the historical documents and primary sources to bring the past to life.

Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
As this is a onetime class I will not be looking for any papers, but there will be worksheets and quizzes.
Grades Offered

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:Youtube

1. "Doris Day: Her Own Story"- an autobiography by Doris Day.

2. "Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door" - a biography by David Kaufman.

3. Doris Day's official website: http://www.dorisday.com/

4. IMDb - Doris Day's filmography, awards, and biography.

5. The Doris Day Animal Foundation official website.

6. "Doris Day: Reluctant Star"- a book by David Bret.

7. "Considering Doris Day" - Tom Santopietro's critical analysis of Doris Day's career.

8. Various interviews and articles about Doris Day in The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Telegraph.

9. The Doris Day Show - a sitcom where she starred from 1968 to 1973.

10. "Que Sera, Sera: The Magic of Doris Day Through Television" - a TV movie documentary about her life.

11. "Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey"- a documentary about Doris Day's life and career.

12. The Rock Hudson and Doris Day Romance Collection - a collection of films she starred in with Rock Hudson.

13. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) - various film retrospectives and documentaries about Doris Day.

14. "Doris Day: The Illustrated Biography" by Michael Freedland.

15. Archives of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences - Doris Day's personal papers, scripts, and film memorabilia.

16. National Public Radio (NPR) - various interviews and stories about Doris Day.

17. PBS American Masters series episode "Doris Day: It's Magic".

18. "Doris Day: Que Sera, Sera" - a book by Garry McGee.

19. The Grammy Museum - Doris Day exhibit and archival material.

20. Los Angeles Times - Many articles and reviews on Doris Day's works.

Available times

Pacific

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Meet the teacher

Katrina Russell

Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(1)

Hello everyone,
   If you take a look at the subjects that I cover you will see that I am not the classic teacher.  I received my degree in History at University, passed my teacher's license test in Massachusetts and love the facts of the past,...