LINCOLN
…from returning captured or runaway slaves who had been used in the Confederate war effort. Lincoln signed the bill into law. In March 1862, Congress passed a law forbidding the…
BILLY BUDD
…3. When an individual’s higher law and the law of the state come into conflict, one must follow his or her higher law. Thoreau counsels individuals not to waste their…
Iron Jawed Angels
…enacted laws passed by a democratically elected legislature, the laws forbidding women to vote violated these “unalienable rights” and were oppressive to women. In that sense, women in the U.S….
SELMA
…(3) exerting economic, legal, or other pressure. The methods of nonviolent direct action include demonstrations, sit-ins, petitions, strikes, boycotts, advocacy in speeches, and peaceful public violation of selected laws —…
NATIONAL SECURITY WHISTLEBLOWERS
…prohibiting integrated lunch counters) or violates another law (such as laws against trespass) to raise consciousness about their cause. Research and write an essay describing federal whistleblower protection laws and…
INHERIT THE WIND
…the day were, for the most part, eventually enacted into law. The two most important exceptions are his advocacy of prohibition (enacted into law but later repealed) and his leadership…
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
…to secure very good lawyers to represent them often get better results than people who can’t afford good lawyers. Being able to hire a good lawyer will improve one’s chances…
THE PAW PROJECT
…authority away. State Preemption: Thus, if there is any conflict between the laws of a state and a city, town, or county, state law prevails over the laws of the…
FREE STATE OF JONES
…asked to be assigned as a hospital orderly. Knight deserted after the Confederate Congress passed the 20 Negro Law which effectively exempted the Southern aristocracy from compulsory military service. Another…
THE OX-BOW INCIDENT
…take the law into his own hands and hang people without hurtin’ everybody in the world, ’cause then he’s just not breaking one law but all laws. Law is a…
AMISTAD
…successful lawyers represented the captives. They were Roger Sherman Baldwin (later to become a U.S. Senator), Theodore Sedgwick, and Seth Staples (who later founded Yale’s law school). Baldwin and Adams…
SUBJECT MATTER: UNITED STATES HISTORY & CULTURE
…& California; SEL: Caring for Animals; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Citizenship) [13+] See also Index for Civics Lesson Plans. The Law 12 Angry Men U.S./1945 – 1991 & The Law (due process;…
HAMLET
…flaw which causes his death. However, the flaw does not cause the “main action” which sets the tragic train of events in motion. Hamlet’s tragic flaw was his delayed recognition…
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN
…the purpose is to disclose governmental wrongdoing and deception. As the law stands now, the reporter must disclose or face jail for contempt or violation of the laws prohibiting the…
UNCHAINED MEMORIES: READINGS FROM THE SLAVE NARRATIVES
…the majority had stated through the Fugitive Slave Law, that stolen or missing property had to be returned. Many in the free states hated the Fugitive Slave Law and refused…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Fifteen-Seventeen Years
…Forces (Newton’s First Law of Motion, the Centrifugal Force & Artificial Gravity) Using Clips from 2001: A Space Odyssey [12+; snippets: three clips of approximately 9 minutes] A Beautiful Day…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Fourteen Years
…30 minutes] 1776 (U.S./1750 – 1812 & Pennsylvania; Drama/Musicals; SEL: Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Citizenship) [11+] 2001: A Space Odyssey Snippet Lesson Plan: Inertial Forces (Newton’s First Law of…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Eighteen Years (and up)
…Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z 12 Angry Men (U.S./1945 – 1991 & The Law; SEL: Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Fairness; Respect; Citizenship) [11+] 12 Years a…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Thirteen Years
…Y, Z 12 Angry Men (U.S./1945 – 1991 & The Law; SEL: Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Fairness; Respect; Citizenship) [11+] 1776 (U.S./1750 – 1812 & Pennsylvania; Drama/Musicals; SEL: Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis:…
A FORCE MORE POWERFUL
…young man, Mr. Lawson became a committed pacifist. During the Korean War (1950-1953) he was eligible for both a student and a ministerial deferment. Mr. Lawson declined to apply for…
JUST MERCY
…picked it up and shook it. She died in the ensuing explosion. Richardson was poor and his court-appointed lawyer was allocated only $1,000 for the entire defense. The lawyer did…
Music Within
…in public. Americans seeking better treatment for the disabled eventually convinced local governments to repeal the ugly laws and persuaded Congress to outlaw discrimination against the handicapped in education, employment,…
WEST SIDE STORY
…good than mere revenge, that taking the law into your own hands would be justified. In almost every other case, if recourse to the law does not get justice for…
GALILEO: ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
…stars that could not be seen with the naked eye. Galileo’s discoveries include the law of inertia and the law of motion that bodies fall toward the earth at the…
ALL MY SONS: LITERARY ANALYSIS OF THE PLAY
…more properly referred to as a parent/child conflict. Factual Sources: The idea for the play came to Arthur Miller when his mother-in-law told him about a family from the Midwest…
SUBJECT MATTER: CIVICS & GOVERNMENT
…Rights JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG (international law – U.S./1941 – 1945, The Law; World/WW II; SEL: Justice; Human Rights, Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect, Responsibility Fairness) [10+] THE OX-BOW INCIDENT…
HOTEL RWANDA
…1990. The commandments, like Hitler’s Nuremberg laws and the precepts of the Bosnia Serbs, smeared and branded the minority (Tutsi) as traitorous, second class citizens, and called for the limitation…
FLY AWAY HOME
…is learning to take care of his motherless daughter. You may want to comment on the fallacy of the film’s position that bending the rules and breaking the law is…
SUBJECT MATTER: UNITED STATES HISTORY & CULTURE
…Rights Movement 1991 – present Diversity Generally African-American Experience and the Civil Rights Movement Asian/American Irish/American Italian/American Jewish/American Latinex/American Native American Politics The Law The Press Individual States 1940 –…
EYE IN THE SKY
…law. 3) In all cases, any proposal brought forward pursuant to this subsection must contemplate an operation that is in full compliance with applicable law. Drones Pro and Con…
SPOTLIGHT
…(5) the public order and the rule of law; sexual abuse of children is against the law. 2. [Note to Teachers: The following class discussion exercise relates to the…
12 ANGRY MEN – LEARNING GUIDE
…modern jury dates from the 15th century when English Common Law judges began to instruct juries on the law and restrict them to finding the facts from the evidence presented…
SHILOH
…antiquated view of the law. Moreover, even if the contract was unenforceable, once Marty started working for Travers, courts in common law countries would enforce the contract under the doctrine…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Twelve Years
…V, W, X, Y, Z 12 Angry Men (U.S./1945 – 1991 & The Law; SEL: Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Fairness; Respect; Citizenship) [11+] 1776 (U.S./1750 – 1812 & Pennsylvania; Drama/Musicals; SEL:…
NEWTON: A TALE OF TWO ISAACS
…it a precise mathematical definition. He set out the three laws of motion and discovered the laws of thermodynamics. Newton formulated the laws of optics. He also invented differential and…
Harriet
…to interfere with the law. People also covertly resisted the law by participating in the Underground Railroad. Compare this to the non-violent direct action of the Indian movement for independence…
ALL MY SONS: ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
…Joe’s. The Law of Unintended Consequences 24. Give three examples of how the law of unintended consequences worked in this play? Suggested Response: See Helpful Background Section on The…
FAIRNESS
…others; Don’t blame others carelessly. 12 Angry Men (Fairness; Respect; Citizenship; SEL: Justice; Subjects: U.S./1945 – 1991 & The Law) [11+ ] Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (Respect,…
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
…IMPORTANCE OF REPUTATION In the early 1800s, English women lived in a society with narrow and rigid expectations for their behavior. The laws of the time concentrated wealth in the…
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
…on the testimony of one witness. These procedures were repugnant to the common law. In the common law courts, an accused had the right to remain silent and conviction of…
Justice
…Work/Career Justice Create Lesson Plans About Justice Using Movies 12 Angry Men (Ethical Emphasis: Fairness; Respect; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1945 – 1991 & The Law) [11+] Amistad (Justice; Courage; Rebellion; Human…
HIGH NOON: ELA CLASSES
…“People have to talk themselves into law and order before they do anything about it.” What did he mean by this? Suggested Response: Law and order is an abstraction and…
MY FAMILY/MI FAMILIA
…by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance…
SUBJECT MATTER: UNITED STATES HISTORY & CULTURE
…Rights Movement 1991 – present Diversity Generally African-American Experience and the Civil Rights Movement Asian/American Irish/American Italian/American Jewish/American Latinex/American Native American Politics The Law The Press Individual States 1991 to…
JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG
…event would have no more moral significance than an earthquake.” Do you agree? 15. For centuries, judges enforced laws upholding slavery. For almost a hundred years, they upheld laws…
HIGH NOON: AMERICAN AND CIVICS CLASSES
…“People have to talk themselves into law and order before they do anything about it.” What did he mean by this? Suggested Response: Law and order is an abstraction and…
CITIZENSHIP
…neighbor; Obey laws and rules; Respect authority; Protect the environment. 12 Angry Men (Fairness; Respect; Citizenship; SEL: Justice; Subjects: U.S./1945 – 1991 & The Law) [11+] 1776 (Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Citizenship;…
RESPONSIBILITY
…The Insider (Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Citizenship; SEL: Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Families in Crisis, Marriage, Crime, Courage; Subjects: U.S./1991 – present, the Press and the Law) [13+] Into the Wild (Literature:…
A FORCE MORE POWERFUL: SNIPPET LESSON PLAN ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
…TWM. James Lawson and His Contributions to the United States James Lawson was a leading figure in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. He was born into a family of…
A FORCE MORE POWERFUL: SNIPPET LESSON PLAN ON NON-VIOLENCE AND THE INDIAN INDEPENDENCE
…nonviolently to change their situation. However, civil disobedience also means breaking unjust laws or, in an effort to publicize injustice, breaking other laws. In this Learning Guide the term “civil…
ROMEO AND JULIET
…have a tragic flaw. What is it? Suggested Response: They love too strongly, and they act rashly. Their love blinds them to the other possibilities of life. Romeo, finding Juliet…
WHO WE ARE
…of Arts degree from Brandeis University and a JD from Boston College Law School where he was a contributing editor to the Boston College Industrial and Commercial Law Review. In…
CONTAGION
…Roger; Jude Law as Alan Krumwiede Director: Steven Soderbergh. Tell students that the movie is a reasonable approximation of what might occur in the case of an out-of-control influenza…
TWO CONTRASTING TRADITIONS RELATING TO RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICA
…Harvard Law School Professor Randall Kennedy during an interview by Fahreed Zakaria that aired on the program “Global Public Square”, CNN, December 26, 2021. Awards: N/A Cast: Randall Kennedy. Read…
Courage
…Justice; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1945 – Present, Diversity, the Law & Mississippi) [12+] Gorillas in the Mist (Caring for Animals; Courage; Human Rights; Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis…
THE ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN
…the Southern states saw that Great Britain would soon outlaw slavery in its colonies — it did so in 1833. In the Continental Congress, they demanded that the institution of…
THE GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI
[youtube video=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS5Eg55ACYM” allowfullscreen=”true” iv_load_policy=”true” autohide=”Default” controls=”Always”] THE GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI SUBJECTS — U.S./1945 – Present, Diversity/African-American, the Law; & Mississippi; SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Courage; Justice; MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS — Trustworthiness; Responsibility;…
SET-UP-THE-SUB — THE NASHVILLE SIT-INS – 1960 USING A SNIPPET FROM “A FORCE MORE POWERFUL”
…Tennessee. (For an interview with Mr. Lawson, see Interview: Rev. James Lawson from NPR.) Dr. King called Mr. Lawson the foremost theorist of nonviolence in the world and cited the…
SET-UP-THE-SUB — DEFYING THE CROWN — INDIA 1930 USING A SNIPPET FROM “A FORCE MORE POWERFUL”
…mean masses of powerless people acting nonviolently to change their situation. However, civil disobedience also means breaking unjust laws or, in an effort to publicize injustice, breaking other laws. In…
SUBJECT MATTER: UNITED STATES HISTORY & CULTURE
…Rights Movement 1991 – present Diversity Generally African-American Experience and the Civil Rights Movement Asian/American Irish/American Italian/American Jewish/American Latinex/American Native American Politics The Law The Press Individual States Alabama Just…
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER
…daughter-in-law or son-in-law) if your child fell in love with a person in another racial or ethnic group and wanted to marry that person? Note that there are two levels…
GLORY
…on his back.” The threat of being seized and returned to his “owner” under the Fugitive Slave Law forced him into exile in England where he continued the crusade. Eventually,…
SUBJECT MATTER: UNITED STATES HISTORY & CULTURE
…Rights Movement 1991 – present Diversity Generally African-American Experience and the Civil Rights Movement Asian/American Irish/American Italian/American Jewish/American Latinex/American Native American Politics The Law The Press Individual States 1860 –…
TRUSTWORTHINESS
…Citizenship; SEL; Courage, Justice; Subjects: U.S./1945 – Present, Diversity, the Law & Mississippi) [12+] Glory (Citizenship; Trustworthiness; SEL: Courage in War; Patriotism; Leadership; Subjects U.S./1860 – 1865 & Massachusetts) [14+]…
RESPECT
…U.S./1945 – 1991 & The Law) [11+] Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (Respect, Responsibility, Fairness; SEL: Families in Crisis; Marriage; Grieving; Leadership; Father/Daughter; Mother/Son; Romantic Relationships; Subjects: U.S./1812…
A DRY WHITE SEASON
…as opposed to words or resignation to the inevitable. Backed by an African cabbie, a liberal lawyer and a persistent reporter, he is opposed by his family (except for his…
SHOW BOAT
…to be married. These “anti-miscegenation laws” originated in colonial era efforts to protect the interests of slaveholders in their “property.” After slavery was outlawed in 1865, the anti-miscegenation laws were…
FOR LOVE OR COUNTRY
…were trained to work as professionals, such as doctors, lawyers, and scientists. Double face: A person who has a double face appears to be one person to one set of…
FRUITVALE STATION
…A good discussion will include the following points. The law requires that all people are to be judged by the same standards. However, the circumstances of the individual are also…
THE SCARLET LETTER
…lookest far into eternity, with those bright dying eyes! Then tell me what thou seest!” “Hush, Hester — hush!” said he, with tremulous solemnity. “The law we broke! — the…
A BETTER LIFE
…taking jobs away from U.S. workers because the illegal immigrants are willing to work for low wages, this benefits business owners and householders at the expense of U.S. workers. Laws…
GANDHI
…to mean large numbers of people acting nonviolently to force political or social change. However, civil disobedience also means the “deliberate, open, and peaceful violation of particular laws, decrees, regulations,…
American Violet Supplemental Materials
…trial. The first lawyer that Alex hired charged him a $25,000 flat fee and then refused to investigate the case. The lawyer advised Alex to plead out. Then Alex got…
ALL THE KING’S MEN
…the state universities, and starting a state hospital which was to provide free treatment for all. He enacted a free textbook law. Long found the money for his programs through…
SUBJECT MATTER: LITERATURE
…phase; flashback; symbol; foreshadowing; Bildungsroman; irony; protagonist/antagonist confusion and theme.] The Ox-Bow Incident (U.S./The Frontier and the West; 1865 – 1913; The Law; & Nevada; SEL: Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Fairness)…
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
…none of the above, such as inertial forces. These are part of Newton’s three laws of motion. Newton’s first law describes inertia and states that “Every object in a state…
Suggested Answers to Discussion Questions for Learning Guide to FOUR FILMS ABOUT ANNE FRANK
…life by Jewish religious scholars. It has the force of law for religious Jews. The Talmud states that “To save one life is as if you have saved the world.”…
SAYONARA
…illegal in many states until such laws were held to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Prejudice against mixed marriages was particularly strong in the Southeastern United States. Intermarriage between…
GONE WITH THE WIND
…camps were tried as war criminals. However, in 1860 slavery was allowed by U.S. law and the plantation owners were not considered criminals. Just 80 years elapsed between 1860 and…
PONYO
…FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture; Featured Actors: Chris Pine as Jack Frost (voice) Alec Baldwin … North (voice) Jude Law Jude Law … Pitch…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Eleven Years
…V, W, X, Y, Z 12 Angry Men (U.S./1945 – 1991 & The Law; SEL: Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Fairness; Respect; Citizenship) [11+] 1776 (U.S./1750 – 1812 & Pennsylvania; Drama/Musicals; SEL:…
AN IDEAL HUSBAND
…it? What was its hidden flaw? Suggested Response: There were two. One was Chiltern’s secret and the other was Lady Gertrude’s uncompromising and self-righteous moral attitude. 4. While there…
THE CRUCIBLE
…History will better understand how a frightened society can ignore fundamental beliefs in justice, as well as its own basic principles of the primacy of law. In addition, with the…
THE SOCIAL DILEMMA
…make your own choices. In society, liberty is constrained by the obligation to obey the law and to act ethically – we know about these limits and accept them because…
EINSTEIN: LIGHT TO THE POWER OF 2
…is that he continued working and contributing until 1950, when he was more than 70 years of age. At that time he published an attempt to find a single law…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR THE LETTER “S”
…Lesson Plan Introduction to Romeo and Juliet Using a Clip from Shakespeare in Love (Drama; World/England) [12+] Shakespeare Behind Bars (Drama and U.S./The Law; SEL Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [14+]…
SUBJECT MATTER: UNITED STATES HISTORY & CULTURE
…Rights Movement 1991 – present Diversity Generally African-American Experience and the Civil Rights Movement Asian/American Irish/American Italian/American Jewish/American Latinex/American Native American Politics The Law The Press Individual States 1629 –…
12 YEARS A SLAVE – LEARNING GUIDE – BEST OF TWM
…of New York; as a result, under the authority of a ten-year-old law designed for the retrieval of kidnapped free blacks, Henry secured an appointment as an official agent of…
ALL MY SONS
…the “loathsomeness of [his] anti-social conduct”. 6. What is the difference between private acts, that are not regulated by the law, and public acts which are can result in…
1776
…troops. The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents of Western Civilization. Its statement of natural law, contained in the second paragraph, sets out the fundamentals of…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR THE LETTER “W”
…films: War on Whistleblowers, Silenced, and The Most Dangerous Man in America (U.S. 1945 – Current & the Press; the Law; Civics; SEL: Courage; Moral-Ethical Responsibility; Citizenship) [13+] Warm Springs…
CARMEN
…Carmen excuse his actions in allowing Carmen to escape? Suggested Response: Is love a good enough reason for disobeying the law? This makes for an interesting class discussion. Talk about…
BEYOND RANGOON
…throughout the country. The police and military responded by killing three thousand protesters in a six-week period and arresting thousands more. A State Law and Order Restoration Council was given…
DOCUMENTARIES AND NON-FICTION
…National Security Whistleblowers featuring a choice of three films: War on Whistleblowers, Silenced, and The Most Dangerous Man in America (U.S. 1945 – Current & the Press; the Law; Civics;…
AMERICAN VIOLET
AMERICAN VIOLET Subject: U.S. 1991 – Present; Civics; the Law (Plea Bargaining); Diversity/African-American Ages: 13+ (MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material, violence, drug references, and language). Length: Snippet: 31 minutes;…
BlacKkKlansman
…by the Colorado Springs Police Department. After that Mr. Stallworth had a distinguished career in law enforcement for more than 30 years. Not only did he run a brilliant intelligence…
OF MICE AND MEN
…new environment, how the law may have handled Lenny’s crime, and how the law would have handled George’s action in killing Lenny. 3. Write an opinion essay in which you…
CROSS CREEK
…law of unintended consequences in action. “Cross Creek” also introduces the concept of “suicide by cop.” In English and literature classes, the film can serve as a basis for class…
BARBARY COAST
…West, before law and order took hold or when corruption got out of hand, citizens formed vigilante committees which rendered rough justice with guns and rope. Lynching (named after Charles…
Movies with Learning Guides now streaming on Kanopy
…Part of a unit on National Security Whistleblowers (U.S. 1945 – Current, the Press; & the Law; Civics; SEL: Courage; Moral-Ethical Responsibility; Citizenship) [13+] Shakespeare Behind Bars (Drama and U.S./The…
Mass Casualties Lesson Plan
…Hiroshima and Nagasaki; International Law on the Bombing of Civilians; Interview with Leo Szilard by U.S. News and World Report, August 15, 1960; Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy: Hiroshima;…
SPARE PARTS & UNDERWATER DREAMS
…approved a law denying in-state tuition to illegal aliens, even if they were brought to the U.S. as children, had themselves committed no wrong, and for most of them, the…
THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
…The fight for black pilots in the military was led by newspapers serving the black community and organizations such as the NAACP. There was at least one law suit by…
PATTON
…Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Frank Latimore, James Edwards, Lawrence Dobkin, John Doucette, Michael Bates, Tim Considine. Director: Franklin J. Schaffner. George S. Patton, Jr. (1885 – 1945) was probably…
HIDDEN FIGURES
…in the court of international opinion. Shetterly, p. 104. Jim Crow Laws and Customs In the American South after the Civil War and Reconstruction, the white power structure (formerly the…
PAY IT FORWARD
…law that prohibits these types of actions and his responsibility to obey those laws? There must have been a better way to draw attention to the plight of the asthmatic…
THE POST
…was to prohibit the widespread practice of governmental suppression of embarrassing information. It is common knowledge that the First Amendment was adopted against the widespread use of the common law…
RYAN’S DAUGHTER
… 4. Why did the British officer commit suicide? 5. Why did the Irish want to listen to Beethoven? Was that rational? 6. This film shows the law…
WHITE NIGHTS
…no rule of law. Therefore, there was no assurance that people who were innocent would be free from punishment. So, defection put the families and friends of the defectors at…
BEHIND THE SUN
…is useful in teaching: (1) some of the reasons why revenge has been rejected by modern developed societies and the rule of law adopted instead; (2) the international scope and…
REMEMBER THE TITANS
…a good neighbor; Obey laws and rules; Respect authority; Protect the environment) 7. Should Coach Boone have taken the job in the first place or should he have insisted…
THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA
…If the lawsuit against Zola were to have been filed in the U.S., the law as it now stands would have protected him. In order to prevail in a slander…
WATER
…male spiritual counselor’s statement that, “We only follow the laws that benefit us”? Certainly, following the law would have benefitted widows. Who was the “us” he was referring to? Suggested…
THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY
…the law of the land and major league sports were open to black Americans. Jackie Robinson played a leading role in that change. Born in Cairo, Georgia, Robinson grew up…
THE SEARCHERS
…that there were very few women, the harsh environment, and the near absence of social institutions such as the family, churches, and the law. Existing myths and values of European/American…
THE GRAPES OF WRATH
…they would normally, others will leave home, and some may get into trouble with the law. The relative positions of the various people in the family may also change. The…
Male Role Model
…Disabilities; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1929 – 1941, the Law & Diversity; Literature/U.S. & Literary Devices) [11+; Literary devices analyzed: symbol; flashback; irony; humor] Educators…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR NUMBERS AND THE LETTER “A”
…O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z 12 Angry Men (U.S./1945 – 1991 & The Law; SEL: Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Fairness; Respect; Citizenship) [11+] 12…
THE INSIDER
…$246 billion to settle law suits brought against them by the attorneys general of 49 states. These lawsuits and the settlement rank as a great triumph for the U.S. system…
LORENZO’S OIL
…law of universal gravitation, were first enunciated in 1687. They were shown by repeated experiments to accurately predict natural phenomena. They came to be accepted as laws of the natural…
Human Rights
…The Law; World/WWII) [10+] Just Mercy (Drama/England; World/Ancient Rome; SEL: Ambition; Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [12+] For Love or Country – The Arturo Sandoval Story Lesson Plan: on the Human…
World No Tobacco Day
…the Development of Civilizations (World History/Cultures; Health) [14+] The Insider (U.S./1991 – present, the Law and the Press; SEL: Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Families in Crisis, Marriage, Crime, Courage; Moral-Ethical…
SUBJECT MATTER: WORLD HISTORY/OTHER CULTURES
…[10+] Gallipoli World/ WWI, Australia & Turkey [13+] Gandhi Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s – Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions; Char. Dev.: Rebellion; Peace/Peacemakers [10+] Lawrence of Arabia…
THE BEST OF TWM: U.S. HISTORY FOR HIGH SCHOOL
…all persons (even those who claim a special relationship with the sacred) are subject to the rule of law, and that no one has the right to sexually abuse a…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR THE LETTER “J”
…Joy Luck Club (U.S./1945 – 1991, Diversity and California; World/China; SEL: Mother/Daughter/ Surviving; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [14+] Judgment at Nuremberg (U.S./1941 – 1945, The Law; World/WWII; SEL: Justice; Human Rights,…
Countdown to Year Zero – Academic Version
…not violate the law or willfully or negligently hurt another. Other than that, they have unrestricted personal choice. However, each person’s choice has consequences and before making their personal choices…
Parenting
…Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1929 – 1941, the Law & Diversity; Literature/U.S. & Literary Devices) [11+; Literary devices analyzed: symbol; flashback; irony; humor] Trouble With…
THE HELP
…plans for this movie can be found at TWM’s guide to Lesson Plans Using Film Adaptations of Novels, Short Stories or Plays. RANDALL KENNEDY, Professor, Harvard Law School on the…
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN
…Odette, Joseph Tremice, Richard Dysart, Michael Murphy, Katherine Helmond. Director: John Korty. In the Southern United States, until the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, “Jim Crow Laws” prohibited blacks…
ROOTS VOLUME VI
…at TWM’s guide to Lesson Plans Using Film Adaptations of Novels, Short Stories or Plays. RANDALL KENNEDY, Professor, Harvard Law School on the two alternative traditions relating to racism in…
THE LONG WALK HOME
…Harvard Law School on the two alternative traditions relating to racism in America: “I say that the best way to address this issue is to address it forthrightly, and straightforwardly,…
Disabilities
…Disabilities; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1929 – 1941, the Law & Diversity; Literature/U.S. & Literary Devices) [11+; Literary devices analyzed: symbol; flashback; irony; humor] Warm…
HIROSHIMA MAIDEN
…more than others.) Since those who are against the war are members of society, once the decision is lawfully made by the elected representatives of the majority, those opposed to…
NATIVE SON
…fit the needs of each class. See also TWM’s Movies as Literature Homework Project. RANDALL KENNEDY, Professor, Harvard Law School on the two alternative traditions relating to racism in America:…
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
…in inequitable tax codes, unequal access to health care, discriminatory education, slave-wages, international trade agreements and inheritance laws that protect privileged races and classes.” The Stories We Tell: films like…
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
…in all-white neighborhoods. Mr. Hansberry pursued his case all the way to the Supreme Court and won. To maintain the lawsuit he had to move his family into a previously…
HOOP DREAMS
…Assignments and Projects Links to the Internet MOVIE WORKSHEETS: Click here for TWM’s lesson plans to introduce cinematic and theatrical technique. RANDALL KENNEDY, Professor, Harvard Law School on the two…
ROOTS VOLUME I
…the most authoritative interpretation of the Constitution was that, until the 13th Amendment passed in 1865, the U.S. government did not have the power to outlaw slavery. Slavery was a…
ROOTS VOLUME II
…Film Adaptations of Novels, Short Stories or Plays. RANDALL KENNEDY, Professor, Harvard Law School on the two alternative traditions relating to racism in America: “I say that the best way…
ROOTS VOLUME III
…RANDALL KENNEDY, Professor, Harvard Law School on the two alternative traditions relating to racism in America: “I say that the best way to address this issue is to address it…
ROOTS VOLUME V
…this movie can be found at TWM’s guide to Lesson Plans Using Film Adaptations of Novels, Short Stories or Plays. RANDALL KENNEDY, Professor, Harvard Law School on the two alternative…
ROOTS VOLUME IV
…honors. Featured Actors: John Amos, Chuck Connors, Scatman Crothers, Sandy Duncan, George Hamilton, Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Carolyn Jones, Robert Reed, Richard Roundtree, John Schuck, Madge Sinclair, Leslie Uggams, Ben Vereen, Olivia…
EDGE OF AMERICA
…that: “I weave my whole life and soon I make mistake but I make it on purpose. My spirit would be trapped in a perfect design. A flaw lets it…
PARTNERS OF THE HEART
…was one of the most productive partnerships in the history of medical research. Given an honorary doctor of laws (Johns Hopkins did not give honorary doctorates in medicine), he became…
AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS
…by their country’s law as well as by their obligations as members of the Gestapo and as soldiers. For example, individual soldiers were usually not punished for following orders, whereas…
CRASH
…Selected Awards & Cast Using the Movie in the Classroom Discussion Questions Social-Emotional Learning Moral-Ethical Emphasis Assignments and Projects CCSS Anchor Standards RANDALL KENNEDY, Professor, Harvard Law School on the…
CONRACK
…MENU: Benefits of the Movie Possible Problems Parenting Points Selected Awards & Cast Helpful Background Discussion Questions Social-Emotional Learning Moral-Ethical Emphasis Assignments and Projects RANDALL KENNEDY, Professor, Harvard Law School…
COLOR PURPLE
…and Projects Bridges to Reading Links to the Internet RANDALL KENNEDY, Professor, Harvard Law School on the two alternative traditions relating to racism in America: “I say that the best…
CONCUSSION
…After Webster died, Mr. Fitzsimmons continued the lawsuit seeking damages for Webster’s family. In the last years of Mike Webster’s life, he relied on Fitzsimmons tremendously, and they became very…
The Americans with Disabilities Act
July 26th The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H.W. Bush. Throughout the year the ADA National Network recognizes this…
THE CIVIL WAR
…flaw as a Union general? Suggested Response: McClellan was overly cautious and repeatedly overestimated the strength of his adversaries. He missed many opportunities to crush a much smaller force. This…
COPYRIGHT FOR USING MOVIES IN THE CLASSROOM
…Title 17 of the United States Code grants a specific exemption from the copyright laws for: performance or display of a work by instructors or pupils in the course of…
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS
…Nazi ideology years before the camps were built. In 1933, for example, a law was passed that limited the number of Jewish children in public schools to 1.5 percent of…
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
…and the Poor Laws. QUICK DISCUSSION QUESTION: If a person makes a mistake, is it ever too late for him to fix it by admitting his mistake and doing something…
CESAR CHAVEZ: RESPECT FOR ALL
…place than it is today. Back then, most people accepted the status quo as inevitable and even beneficial. Thus: Racist laws targeting African-Americans existed in many states, particularly in the…
BASEBALL
…Reading Links to the Internet RANDALL KENNEDY, Professor, Harvard Law School on the two alternative traditions relating to racism in America: “I say that the best way to address this…
BRIAN’S SONG
…Click on the link for a discussion of Segregation and Its Corrosive Effects in the Learning Guide to “A Force More Powerful” RANDALL KENNEDY, Professor, Harvard Law School on the…
Will the future of the United States be more like the years after 1858 or the years after 1968?
…What should you do if you don’t trust your government? Suggested Response: Get involved and become the government yourself or elect the people who are like-minded. File lawsuits to…
Interview with Dr. Craig Stanford
…I wound up doing an anthropology/zoology major, and then went on in that to grad school. I left and went to law school for a year because I was questioning…
THIS IS AMERICA CHARLIE BROWN: THE BUILDING OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
…law mandating the northern option. In 1862, President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act, which granted charters to the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroad companies. The Union Pacific was…
The Holocaust
…(In German & Russian with English Subtitles) Judgment at Nuremberg U.S./1941 – 1945, The Law; World/WWII [10+] Schindler’s List Biography; World/WWII [15+] Walk on Water World/Israel; Germany; WW/II Holocaust [14+]…
THE BEST OF TWM: ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL
…vehicle for teaching symbol, subplot, foreshadowing, and flashback. The movie also gives students an understanding of why revenge has been rejected by modern Western societies and the rule of law…
THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!
…Best Story & Screenplay. Featured Actors: Alan Arkin, Carl Reiner, Theodore Bikel, Eva Marie Saint, Brian Keith, Paul Ford, Jonathan Winters, John Philip Law, Ben Blue. Director: Norman…
ROBOT AND FRANK
…killing people will become easier and easier, and no one will feel responsible. Or, the question of how robots will be made to comply with ethics and law when designed…
THE RIGHT STUFF
…United States were immense and he received many honors from the United States Government. However, it should be noted that under current international law, Von Braun would probably have been…
PIRATES OF PENZANCE
…Until the 20th century, the aristocracy in England was very cohesive and its loyalty to itself was often stronger than its loyalty to the rule of law, to the crown,…
THE SHOOTIST
…century, towns sprang up all over the West. The absence of law and order created a void filled by the growth of the marshal/sheriff system, vigilantes, private security forces, such…
SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS
SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS SUBJECTS — Drama and U.S./The Law; SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Redemption; MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS — Responsibility. AGE: 14+; No MPAA Rating; Drama; 93 minutes; Color. Available from Philomath Films….
SEVEN DAYS IN MAY
…and help your child to answer the Quick Discussion Question. Treaties become law when proposed by the President and approved by a 2/3rds vote of the Senate. The Constitution of…
TRUMAN
…win. Truman called a special session of the Republican-controlled Congress to allow the Republicans to enact their party platform into law. When they did nothing, he campaigned against the “do-nothing”…
THIRTEEN DAYS
…Russians and changed our position from that of an outlaw acting in violation of international law into a country acting in accordance with twenty allies legally protecting their position. (Source:…
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
…and state, freedom of the press, religious freedom, the metric system, and equality of all people before the law became established principles of governance. In criminal cases, the French Revolution…
THE WITNESS
…eating meat: (1) Dharma: “Ahinsa, the law of noninjury, is the Hindu’s first duty in fulfilling religious obligations to God and God’s creation as defined by Vedic scripture.” (2) Karma:…
THE WHITE ROSE
…or taking action against the ruling party was swift and applied without due process of law. The secret police used summary detentions, often for long periods, corruption and torture. They…
SNIPPETS & SHORTS: PHYSICS
…& Culture | World History & Cultures 2001: A Space Odyssey Inertial Forces (Newton’s First Law of Motion, the Centrifugal Force & Artificial Gravity) Using Clips from 2001: A Space…
DMCA COMPLIANCE
…and to take appropriate action under the federal Digitial Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DMCA”) and other relevant intellectual property laws. If you believe that your work has been copied…
McFARLAND, USA
…Mexico’s deep poverty and the U.S. amnesty law that granted his family legal status in 1987. The shadow of the late Cesar Chavez, whose union improved wages and conditions in…
TALKING AND PLAYING FOR GROWTH: AN AMERICAN TAIL
…there was a difference. In America, immigrants were able to band together and protect themselves (like the mice did in this story) or use the law to stop people who…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR THE LETTER “G”
…TWM (U.S./1945 – Present, Diversity/African-American, the Law & Mississippi; SEL: Courage; Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility; Citizenship) [12+] The Ghosts in Our Machine (Social Studies; SEL: Caring for Animals; Moral-Ethical…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR THE LETTER “I”
…Law and the Press; SEL: Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Families in Crisis, Marriage, Crime, Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Citizenship) [13+] Into the Wild (Literature: NonFiction; Literary Devices: theme; allusion;…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR THE LETTER “M”
…Current, the Press; & the Law; Civics; SEL: Courage; Moral-Ethical Responsibility; Citizenship) [13+] Moulin Rouge (Biography/Lautrec; Visual Arts; World/France; SEL: Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Disabilities; Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [13+]…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR THE LETTER “N”
…in America. (U.S. 1945 – Current, the Press & the Law; Civics; SEL: Courage; Moral-Ethical Responsibility; Citizenship) [13+] Native Son (U.S./1945 – 1991, Diversity/African-American; & Illinois; Literature/U.S.; Literature/U.S.; SEL: Justice;…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR THE LETTER “O”
…Literary devices analyzed: expository phase; flashback; symbol; foreshadowing; Bildungsroman; irony; protagonist/antagonist confusion and theme] The Ox-Bow Incident (U.S./The Frontier and the West; 1865 – 1913; The Law; & Nevada; SEL:…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR THE LETTER “T”
…minutes; lesson: from one to three 45 – 55 minute classes, depending on the assignments given] To Kill A Mockingbird The Best of TWM (U.S./1929 – 1941, the Law; Diversity/African-American;…
SUBJECT MATTER: DRAMA (STAGE)
…Caring) [12+] SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS (Drama and U.S./The Law; SEL Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [13+] SHAKESPEAR IN LOVE Snippet Lesson Plan For “Shakespeare in Love”: An Introduction to Romeo and…
SUBJECT MATTER: SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY
…Angels & Demons Snippet Lesson Plan: Antimatter (Science & Technology/Physics) [14+; High School Level; film clip 9.5 minutes] 2001: A Space Odyssey Inertial Forces (Newton’s First Law of Motion, the…
Mental Illness
…Model; Courage; Mental Illness; Parenting; Disabilities; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1929 – 1941, the Law & Diversity; Literature/U.S. & Literary Devices) [11+; Literary devices analyzed:…
Redemption
…Subjects: U.S./1629 – 1750 & Massachusetts; Religions/Christianity; Literature/U.S.) [12+] Shakespeare Behind Bars (Redemption; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: Drama and U.S./The Law) [14+] A Tale of Two Cities (Alcohol and Drug…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Ten Years
…[10+] The Jackie Robinson Story (Biography; Sports/Baseball; U.S./1945 – 1991 & Diversity; SEL: Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Respect, Citizenship) [8+] Judgment at Nuremberg (U.S./1941 – 1945, The Law;…
Excerpts from: THE INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF OLAUDAH EQAINO, OR GUSTAVAS VASSA, THE AFRICAN, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF
…purpose they always assembled together. The proceedings were generally short; and in most cases the law of retaliation prevailed. I remember a man was brought before my father, and the…
Excerpts from THE INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF OLAUDAH EQAINO, OR GUSTAVAS VASSA, THE AFRICAN, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF
…purpose they always assembled together. The proceedings were generally short; and in most cases the law of retaliation prevailed. I remember a man was brought before my father, and the…
MATEWAN
…didn’t like. Laws restricting child labor and mine safety were usually not obeyed. The coal company operators dominated West Virginia politics, controlling both the Republican and the Democratic parties. Often,…
OLIVER TWIST
…of the poor. The Poor Law of 1834 permitted the indigent to receive government aid only if they lived in government workhouses. The workhouses were, in effect, slave labor camps….
Empowering Students to Meet the Challenges of Our Time
…neglect of the patients. It caused a sensation and initiated the phenomenon of “stunt” journalism which was a precursor for investigative journalism. She was 23. Lawrence Bragg (1890 – 1971)…
LESSON PLAN ON MIGRATION, NOMADISM, AND DORMANCY
…environment, it must determine what the likely environmental impact of its actions will be. The law requires that the government make a finding that there will be no significant environmental…
THE BEST OF TWM: HEALTH FOR HIGH SCHOOL
…Boston. To outward appearances his life revolves around unskilled jobs, hanging out with friends, fighting, and getting in trouble with the law. But Will spends a lot of time reading…
April
…and Juliet Using a Clip from Shakespeare in Love (Drama; World/England) [12+] Shakespeare Behind Bars (Drama and U.S./The Law; SEL Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [14+] Stage Beauty Snippet Lesson Plan…
Universal Human Rights Month
…Respect; Fairness; Subjects: U.S.: 1913 – 1929) [11+] Judgment at Nuremberg (Justice; Human Rights, Male Role Model; Ethical Emphasis: Respect, Responsibility; Fairness; Subjects: U.S./1941 – 1945 & The Law; World/WWII)…
GETTYSBURG
…can see pictures of Reverend Lawson training college students to conduct the first lunch counter sit-ins in a documentary called A Force More Powerful. Reverend Lawson was patriotic, but he…
MARY CASSATT: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST
…of the Academy’s 200 year domination of French art, and paved the way for the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874. Berthe Morisot (1841-1895), the sister-in-law of Edouard Manet and the…
THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
…to read a passage from the book out loud. BUILDING VOCABULARY: “I don’t know him from Adam,” “possession is nine-tenths of the law,” skinflint. See David Perdue’s Charles Dickens Page….
STAND AND DELIVER
…students cheated on Free Response Question #6. Discuss the role of the law of unintended consequences in the outcome of this situation. 2. Assume that the students cheated on Free…
SHE’S TOO YOUNG
…except that as required by law, instances of child abuse or neglect will be reported to the proper authorities so that the children can be protected. BUILDING VOCABULARY: syphilis, communicable,…
December
…Emphasis: Respect; Fairness; Subjects: U.S.: 1913 – 1929) [11+] Judgment at Nuremberg (Justice; Human Rights, Male Role Model; Ethical Emphasis: Respect, Responsibility; Fairness; Subjects: U.S./1941 – 1945 & The Law;…
July
Month-Long July 26th The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H.W. Bush. Throughout the year the ADA National Network recognizes…
May
…Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Citizenship) [13+] Guns, Germs, & Steel – Jared Diamond’s Theory of the Development of Civilizations (World History/Cultures; Health) [14+] The Insider (U.S./1991 – present, the Law and the…
Movies with Learning Guides now streaming on HBO Max
…Space Odyssey Snippet Lesson Plan Inertial Forces (Newton’s First Law of Motion, the Centrifugal Force & Artificial Gravity) using clips from 2001: A Space Odyssey [12+; snippets: three clips of…
FOUR FILMS ABOUT ANNE FRANK
…is a set of commentaries on religion and life by Jewish religious scholars. It has the force of law for religious Jews. The Talmud states that “To save one life…
A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
…reconcile the independence of mind of Americans with the obedience required of soldiers in the military? 8. What is the “law of unintended consequences” and how did it operate in…
THE OUTSIDERS
…the Movie: Talk to the class about police assisted suicide, also known as “suicide by cop.” This occurs when a person intentionally provokes a law enforcement officer into killing him…
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
…a very strong movement to prohibit the consumption of alcohol. It was led by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. “Prohibition” was enacted into law in the United States through the…
ANIMAL FARM
…the public welfare. Examples of these regulations are the wage and hour laws, health and safety codes, antitrust laws, and product liability law suits. Socialism is an economic system, used…
ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD
…process of law requires a hearing with the parent represented by an attorney before a decision is made. Often children are taken from parents only temporarily, for example until the…
DEGAS AND THE DANCER
…Degas. Degas’ father wanted him to become a lawyer and take over the family business. However, when it became clear that Degas would fail at law but could paint beautifully,…
COURAGE UNDER FIRE
…the commitment to justice and the rule of law will disintegrate into chaos. The strong will oppress the weak; the weak will strike back; murder and social disorder will result….
LES CHORISTES
…to apply a principle of the physical sciences to disciplinary procedures in a school. Isaac Newton’s Third Law of Motion provides that for every action there is an equal and…
THE INNER CIRCLE
…the truth, he told them they were not happy, and in Russia, to be unhappy was against the law. In the American media, you foresee a happy capitalist Russia developing….
TALKING AND PLAYING WITH MOVIES: HORTON HEARS A WHO
…Horton have a responsibility to keep the Whos safe? What was his responsibility to the Whos? Talking About It — There was no law that said that Horton had to…
HIGH NOON: SNIPPET LESSON PLAN
…in 1953, “High Noon” is one of America’s most respected Western films. It illuminates the struggle of a man who resists the forces of lawlessness despite the fact that no…
SNIPPETS & SHORTS: HIGH NOON
…action who uses his gun to preserve law and order. Amy, Kane’s Quaker wife, believes in nonviolence. Referring to their differences and what Amy apparently expects from him, right after…
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
…technical achievement. There was a feeling that mankind was finally coming out of the Dark Ages. Newton’s discovery of gravity in 1687 and of the laws of motion and of…
GOYA, AWAKENED IN A DREAM
…Smith, Jaclyn Blumas, Shannon Lawson, Robert Bockstael, David Beale, Jan Filips. Director: Richard Mozer. Although Francisco Goya (1746 – 1828) was a painter to the Spanish Court, much of…
GATTACA
…Awards: 1998 Academy Awards: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration; 1998 Golden Globe Awards Nominations: Best Original Score – Motion Picture. Featured Actors: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, and Gore…
LES MISERABLES
…of Les Misérables: So long as there exist, by reason of law and custom, a social condemnation which, in the midst of civilization, artificially creates a hell on earth, and…
CARING
…To Kill A Mockingbird (Trustworthiness; Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Caring; Citizenship; SEL: Justice; Male Role Model; Courage; Mental Illness; Parenting; Disabilities; Subjects: U.S./1929 – 1941, the Law & Diversity; Literature/U.S. &…