Human Rights Watch International Film Festival High School Program

TEACHER EVALUATION FORM

Name School/Organization: Screening Date:

Film Title: Which class(es) participated in the screening?

How many students came to the screening?

What were the ages/grades of the students who came to the screening?

Please rate the screening on the following aspects:

a. OverallExcellentGood AverageFairPoor

b. Quality of DialogueExcellentGood AverageFairPoor

c. Raised New InformationExcellentGood AverageFairPoor

d. Presented Key IssuesExcellentGood AverageFairPoor

e. Speaker(s)ExcellentGood AverageFairPoor

How did you prepare your students for the screening? Were there any assignments/activities that you assigned? If so, please describe them.

What aspect of the film did you choose to highlight for your students?

Were there any challenges that you came across in presenting the issues raised in the film? If so, what were they?

Was there any part of the scheduling process that seemed unclear or needed improvement? If so, please let us know your thoughts on ways that we can improve our process.

What aspect of the film and/or presentation seemed most interesting to your students?

Can you paraphrase any comments from your students which illustrate strong feelings relating to the films?

Do you think it is important to screen human rights films and facilitate human rights-related discussions in the classroom? If yes, please describe as specifically as possible how our program has helped you to provide this type of content for your students.

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival High School Program

STUDENT EVALUATION FORM

Class/After-School Program Name:

School/Organization Name:

Date:

How has this film impacted you? (Circle the response or responses that are true for you.)

I want to talk more about the issue with friends and family.

It’s changed the way I think about the issue.

I want to find a way to become more actively involved in issue(s). Be sure to fill in the blank, letting us know which issue or issues you mean.

If you circled that you want to talk more about the issue with friends and family, what specifically would you like to discuss with them?

If you circled that the film has changed the way that you think about the issue, describe what you thought or felt before and how that’s changed.

In your opinion, what was the most important message in the film?

In your opinion, what was the most important message in the speakers’ presentation?

Do you think it’s valuable for youth to discuss human rights issues at school? If so, why?

What can youth do to promote positive change related to this issue?

What other human rights issue would you like to learn more about?

Would you be interested in receiving a youth human rights email newsletter? If yes, be sure to include your email address.