A FORCE MORE POWERFUL
…secret, without the involvement of the national and international press, in an effort to force the Germans to stop persecuting the Jews; and (4) the underground press was secret activity…
NATIONAL SECURITY WHISTLEBLOWERS
NATIONAL SECURITY WHISTLEBLOWERS SUBJECTS — U.S. 1945 – Current & the Press; the Law; Civics; SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Courage; MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS — Responsibility; Citizenship. Pick one of these films to…
HOTEL RWANDA
…Betty Press. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, c1999; When Victims Become Killers: Colonialism, Nativism, and the Genocide in Rwanda by Mahmood Mamdani, 2001 Princeton Universtiy Press, Princeton, N.J. This Learning…
THE POST
[youtube video=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrXlY6gzTTM” allowfullscreen=”true” iv_load_policy=”true” autohide=”Default” controls=”Always”] THE POST SUBJECTS — U.S. 1945 – 1991 & the Press; SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Leadership; MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS — Responsibility. AGE: 13+; MPAA Rating: PG-13…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Fourteen Years
…SEL: Breaking Out; Friendship, Peer Pressure; Father/Son; Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring) [8 – 14] Hiroshima Maiden (U.S./1941 – 1991; World/WW-II and Japan; SEL: Courage; Friendship; Human Rights; Peer Pressure;…
SUBJECT MATTER: UNITED STATES HISTORY & CULTURE
…– Current & the Press; the Law; Civics; SEL: Courage; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Citizenship) [13+] The Press A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Health, ELA, United States (1949 to 1991;…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Fifteen-Seventeen Years
…Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [12+] War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State Part of a Unit on National Security Whistleblowers (U.S. 1945 – Current, the Press & the…
ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN
[youtube video=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC3YFyah_Yg” allowfullscreen=”true” iv_load_policy=”true” autohide=”Default” controls=”Always”] ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN SUBJECTS — U.S./1945 – 1991, the Press & Politics (the Watergate scandal, Nixon, Woodward & Bernstein); SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Courage;…
A FORCE MORE POWERFUL: SNIPPET LESSON PLAN ON NON-VIOLENCE AND THE INDIAN INDEPENDENCE
…Economic Pressure: Nonviolent action by masses of people puts economic pressure on the ruling powers through boycotts or other economic sanctions that hurt some of the ruling elite economically. This…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Thirteen Years
…periods] High School Musical (Dance; Drama/Musicals; SEL: Breaking Out; Friendship, Peer Pressure; Father/Son; Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring) [8 – 14] Hoop Dreams (Sports/Basketball; U.S. 1991 – Present & Illinois;…
SPOTLIGHT
…institutions fail in their mission and pursue unstated agendas at the expense of those they claim to serve. Students will gain an understanding of the role of the Press in…
SUBJECT MATTER: UNITED STATES HISTORY & CULTURE
…Human Rights; Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State part of a Unit on National Security Whistleblowers (U.S. 1945 – Current, the Press…
SET-UP-THE-SUB — DEFYING THE CROWN — INDIA 1930 USING A SNIPPET FROM “A FORCE MORE POWERFUL”
…Pressure: Nonviolent action by masses of people puts economic pressure on the ruling powers through boycotts or other economic sanctions that hurt some of the ruling elite economically. This pressures…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Eighteen Years (and up)
…One of the children ends up committing suicide because he cannot handle the pressures put on him by his parents. The film is beautifully made and many people love it….
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 —…
THIRTEEN DAYS
…world. While some recommended diplomacy, others pressed for military options, such as air strikes or invasion of Cuba. President Kennedy adopted a middle approach in which the U.S. Navy quarantined…
BEYOND RANGOON
…state. Opposition parties and an independent press were banned. Over the next three decades, General Ne Win’s policy of state control and a single-crop export (rice) dismantled the country’s economy…
Iron Jawed Angels
…the film; NAWSA operatives contacted members of the press and asked them not to report on the conditions in the jails, supporting President Wilson’s effort at a press blackout; the…
GANDHI
…powers are not convinced, it is difficult for governments or ruling elites to enforce policies rejected by the general public. (2) Applying Economic Pressure: mass nonviolence puts economic pressure on…
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…
FREE STATE OF JONES
…use tobacco. Jenkins, p. 60 & Frost Interview. There were reports in the Mississippi press that Jones County had seceded from the Confederacy, but Newton and others in his band…
FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
…the composition of the Photograph. Suggested Response: A good response will include most of the elements discussed by Hal Buell, a former executive news photo editor with the Associated Press…
ALL THE KING’S MEN
…manipulated vote counts. Under Long, the state government made heavy inroads into freedom of the press bending the small weekly newspapers that served rural areas to its will. These newspapers…
THE INSIDER
[youtube video=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kZaJhZMgs0″ allowfullscreen=”true” iv_load_policy=”true” autohide=”Default” controls=”Always”] THE INSIDER SUBJECTS — U.S./1991 to Present, the Law and the Press; SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Families in Crisis; Marriage; Crime;…
TeachWithMovies.org’s annotated, Notes on the Decision to End WWII with Surprise Atomic Bomb Attacks on Japan (optional reading for teachers)
…1954, Stanford University Press; Fighting to a Finish by Leon V. Sigal, 1988, Cornell University Press; The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb by Gar Alperovitz, 1995, Vintage Books; The…
Mass Casualties Lesson Plan
…The use of atomic bombs helped to achieve that goal by putting maximum pressure on the Japanese. To fail to employ such a weapon would have been a violation of…
Courage
…Model Marriage Mental Illness Mother/Daughter Mother/Son Parenting Peace/Peacemakers Peer Pressure Rebellion Redemption Revenge Romantic Relationships Running Away Self-esteem Sisters Sportsmanship Spousal Abuse Suicide Surviving Taking Care Of Yourself Talent Teamwork…
GLORY
…pressure, not wanting to be called a coward, fear of courts-martial, and commitment to the cause. 3. How does the virtually hopeless attack on Fort Wagner differ from the…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR THE LETTER “W”
…[10+] War and Peace (Literature/Russia; World/Russia & France) [10+] War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State A Unit on National Security Whistleblowers featuring a choice of three…
ALL MY SONS
…is a criminal act and every day, hundreds, perhaps thousands of people, go to jail for committing this crime. Even when a beaten spouse does not want to press charges,…
INHERIT THE WIND
…the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” This applies to the states by virtue of the…
A DRY WHITE SEASON
…10. Melanie (the reporter) notes that people won’t be able to ignore the repression if enough bodies exist. Is white defiance a matter of suppressing the press or ignoring such…
Excerpts from: THE INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF OLAUDAH EQAINO, OR GUSTAVAS VASSA, THE AFRICAN, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF
…afterwards the press-gang came on board with their swords drawn, and searched all about, pulled the people out by force, and put them into the boat. At last I was…
SUBJECT MATTER: CIVICS & GOVERNMENT
…Press, political corruption – U.S./1945 – 1991 & Politics; SEL: Courage; Teamwork; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Fairness; Citizenship) [12+] AMERICAN VIOLET (U.S. 1991 – Present; Civics; Plea Bargaining; Snippet: Film…
Excerpts from THE INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF OLAUDAH EQAINO, OR GUSTAVAS VASSA, THE AFRICAN, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF
…the press-gang came on board with their swords drawn, and searched all about, pulled the people out by force, and put them into the boat. At last I was found…
CROSSING
…carry out his orders. He knew when to stand steadfast, exemplified by his determination to press on with the attack in the face of the blizzard. Moreover, Washington knew how…
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE SUBJECTS — World/England; Literature/England; SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Romantic Relationships; Sisters; Humility; MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS — Respect. 2006 Version: Age 12+; MPAA Rating: PG for some mild thematic elements;…
FRUITVALE STATION
…definition of involuntary manslaughter and second-degree murder. From reliable sources quoted in the press and from Internet resources, fashion an argument and show your sources in footnotes. 3. [Students…
BARBARY COAST
…wrong. 3. Why was it so important that the newspaper begin printing the truth? Suggested Response: Without an active and independent press, the people will never know what goes on…
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…
HIROSHIMA MAIDEN
…rights. To explore these issues, see Lesson Plan on Mass Casualties and Making Decisions About War. PEER PRESSURE 7. How does peer pressure work to lead kids to make…
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
[youtube video=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VLEPhfEN2M” allowfullscreen=”true” iv_load_policy=”true” autohide=”Default” controls=”Always”] A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD SUBJECTS — Health, ELA, United States (1949 to 1991; 1991 to Present; and the Press); SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING —…
TWO CONTRASTING TRADITIONS RELATING TO RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICA
…The Penguin Press, 2010 Benjamin Franklin, An American Life, by Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, 2003 Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow, The Penguin Press, 2004 Hero of Two Worlds: The…
LOOKING FOR RICHARD
…Learning Guide: Richard III by Charles Ross, University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1981; Shakespeare on Film by Jack J. Jorgens, Indiana University Press, Bloomington & London, 1977;…
NEWTON: A TALE OF TWO ISAACS
…others; Don’t take advantage of others; Don’t blame others carelessly) CARING (Be kind; Be compassionate and show you care; Express gratitude; Forgive others; Help people in need) CITIZENSHIP (Do…
THE PAW PROJECT
…and equality; state and national authority in a federal system; civil disobedience and the rule of law; freedom of the press and the right to a fair trial; the relationship…
DR. STRANGELOVE
…there had been an invasion. Still others say that President Truman ordered the use of atomic bombs to impress Josef Stalin that if he tried to use the massive Red…
A CALL TO SPY
…The Lyons Press, A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell, Viking, 2019 Ayahs, lascars and Princes:…
Navalny
…the Russian Federation. In 2020 Navalny almost died of poisoning, apparently by agents of the Russian government. Bowing to international pressure, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin allowed a comatose and dying…
LINCOLN
…Amendment, as a matter of federal constitutional law, states cannot: restrict freedom of speech or of the press (1st Amendment); restrict the right of the people to have guns (2nd…
Music Within
…M. Schweik, New York University Press, 2009. Several characters in the film are veterans of the Vietnam War, a war which became very unpopular in the United States. Many people…
THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
…newspaper column and did not hesitate to bring political pressure to bear on government officials on issues that were important to her. Eleanor Roosevelt was the first leading white public…
Will the future of the United States be more like the years after 1858 or the years after 1968?
…periods had media reporting very divergent versions of the truth. Doris Kearns Goodwin provided the following example from the late 1850s: “They had a partisan press, just as we do,…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR THE LETTER “S”
…Shall We Dance? (Dance; World/Japan; SEL: Breaking Out; Marriage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [12+] She’s Too Young (Health (social structure of school; STDs); SEL: Peer Pressure; Bad Associations; Romantic Relationships; Self-esteem;…
Corner in Wheat
…his classic book, The Politics (Book I Section 1259a), describes a monopoly in the olive-press business created by a philosopher named Thales of Miletus. Note that in the ancient world,…
THE ODYSSEY
…suitors could press the fight. (Book XX, lines 23 – 30. The structure of this simile is that Odysseus “rocked” [subject] AS a cook turns a sausage … [description]…SO [second…
JULIUS CAESAR
…from this play: Caesar: Who is it in the press [of the crowd] that calls on me? I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music, Cry, ‘Caesar!’ Speak; Caesar…
WHALE RIDER
…scene in the film. Maori tattoos are famous for their intricate designs, size, and beauty. Called “Ta moko,”, they consist of important symbols that help individuals express their unique…
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
…to Austen’s Novel” from Jane Austen in Hollywood, Edited by Linda Troost and Sayre Greenfield, 1998, University of Kentucky Press, pages 140 – 147.) MINOR. The portrayal of the male…
THE WHITE ROSE
…Verhoeven. Nazi Germany (along with Stalin’s Russia) developed the modern police state. Freedom of belief, freedom of speech, freedom of association and freedom of the press were eliminated. The only…
CONTACT
…would be crushed by the tremendous pressures in the black hole. Sagan asked Cal Tech theoretical physicist Kip Thorne if it was possible to design a method of travel that…
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT – THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
…that drafted the document and outmaneuvering experienced diplomats from the Soviet Block. Eleanor Roosevelt acted as Franklin Roosevelt’s social conscience, providing a counterbalance to the pressures of political expediency….
SUBJECT MATTER: LITERATURE
…Emphasis: Responsibility; Fairness) [13+] A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Health, ELA, United States (1949 to 1991; 1991 to Present; and the Press); SEL: Father/Son; Male Role Model; Parenting; Moral-Ethical…
Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood Debuted
…Day in the Neighborhood (Health, ELA, United States (1949 to 1991; 1991 to Present; and the Press); SEL: Father/Son; Male Role Model; Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [14+] Won’t You Be…
SUBJECT MATTER: HEALTH
…and are good platforms for a discussion of family dynamics. A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (Health, ELA, United States (1949 to 1991; 1991 to Present; and the Press); SEL:…
RESPONSIBILITY
…two class periods] Hiroshima Maiden (Responsibility; Caring; SEL: Courage; Friendship; Human Rights; Peer Pressure; Subjects: U.S./1941 – 1991; World/WW-II and Japan) [9 – 13] Hoop Dreams (Responsibility Fairness; SEL: Sportsmanship;…
CITIZENSHIP
…Courage; Subjects: U.S./1991 – present, the Press and the Law) [13+] It’s a Wonderful Life (Responsibility; Citizenship; SEL: Male Role Model; Suicide; Breaking Out; Subjects: U.S./1913 – 1945) [10+] Joaquin…
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;…
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
…Spotlight (Child Abuse; Subjects: U.S. 1945 – Current & the Press; Religions; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility, Caring) [13+; 128 minutes] Smoke Signals (Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Father/Son; Grieving; Child Abuse; Ethical…
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: 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 –…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR THE LETTER “P”
…Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [4-8] The Post (U.S. 1945 – 1991; the Press; SEL: Leadership; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [13+; 1 hr 56 minutes] Powers of Ten Snippet Lesson Plan Using: Powers…
HIDDEN FIGURES
…slave-owning class) reasserted itself and imposed a racist system through “Jim Crow” laws and customs. These were designed to denigrate and suppress African Americans. One of the pillars of Jim…
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 “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+]…
Movies with Learning Guides now streaming on Netflix
…Responsibility) [10+] The Social Dilemma Netflix documentary with fictional scenes (Health); [11+; 93 minutes] Spotlight The Best of TWM (U.S. 1945 – Current, the Press & Massachusetts; Religions; SEL: Child…
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;…
SUBJECT MATTER: RELIGIONS
…Revenge; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility) [12+] Spotlight (U.S. 1945 – Current, the Press & Massachusetts; Religions; SEL: Child Abuse; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [13+; 128 minutes] Gandhi (Biography; World/India, South Africa,…
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
…the word — which is free of artifice and utter sincerity. Most adults don’t express exactly what they’re feeling or ask exactly what they want to know, they hide all…
Child Abuse
…Model Marriage Mental Illness Mother/Daughter Mother/Son Parenting Peace/Peacemakers Peer Pressure Rebellion Redemption Revenge Romantic Relationships Running Away Self-esteem Sisters Sportsmanship Spousal Abuse Suicide Surviving Taking Care Of Yourself Talent Teamwork…
TRUSTWORTHINESS
…Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Families in Crisis, Marriage, Crime, Courage; Subjects: U.S./1991 – present, the Press and the Law) [13+] The Invention of Lying (ELA: Social Satire; SEL: Romantic Relationships;…
Lesson Plans Using Film Adaptations of Novels, Short Stories or Plays
…Greenfield, 1998, University of Kentucky Press, pages 140 – 147.) Plays, which were meant to be watched rather than read, are usually a different matter. Viewing a staged presentation with…
THE BEST OF TWM: U.S. HISTORY FOR HIGH SCHOOL
…TWM’s Learning Guide students will gain an understanding of the role of the Press in a free society, that even organizations with lofty goals can betray their stated purpose, that…
AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS
…take Jewish children based on their responsibilities to the school and the other children in the school. CARING (Be kind; Be compassionate and show you care; Express gratitude; Forgive…
CONCUSSION
…NFL, Lake Forest, CA, Behler Publications, 2012 Easterbrook, Gregg, The King of Sports, Football’s Impact of America, New York, St. Martin Press, 2013; “Head Games — A Concussion Study Guide”…
DEAR FRANKIE
…is present, and Lizzie is expressing her hurt. [Theme; Characterization] 9. What idea is Lizzie trying to impress on her son when he asks who he looks like? Suggested…
Now Hear This! Vivaldi: Something Completely Different, Season 1, Episode 1
…the 17th and 18th centuries, following the Renaissance, progressive culture in Europe entered a phase based on the sovereignty of reason, freedom of speech, equality, freedom of press, and religious…
SHORT SUBJECT: BEN AND ME
…able to reach into places that Ben couldn’t. Amos could move around quickly, like in the printing press. He also helped Ben invent bifocals and the Franklin stove. He is…
SET-UP-THE-SUB — THE NASHVILLE SIT-INS – 1960 USING A SNIPPET FROM “A FORCE MORE POWERFUL”
…of mobilizing public opinion for desegregation more difficult by changing the focus of the controversy. The story in the press would be about the fight, rather than about the protesters’…
THE MIRACLE WORKER
…give only signals. Animals signal danger, happiness, pain, anger or their presence, but they do not express themselves with symbols. Only recently, with extraordinary efforts, have a few animals such…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR NUMBERS AND THE LETTER “A”
…and the Press); SEL: Father/Son; Male Role Model; Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [14+] Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (U.S./1812 – 1865; Biography; SEL: Families in Crisis; Marriage; Grieving;…
Parenting
…Model Marriage Mental Illness Mother/Daughter Mother/Son Parenting Peace/Peacemakers Peer Pressure Rebellion Redemption Revenge Romantic Relationships Running Away Self-esteem Sisters Sportsmanship Spousal Abuse Suicide Surviving Taking Care Of Yourself Talent Teamwork…
PATTON
…Brent Toplin, 1996, University of Illinois Press, Urbana & Chicago; “Generals Patton & Rommel and D-Day” Kim B. Holein, Army Historian (Ret.), C-Span, June 2, 2022. Patton in WW I…
Male Role Model
…Model Marriage Mental Illness Mother/Daughter Mother/Son Parenting Peace/Peacemakers Peer Pressure Rebellion Redemption Revenge Romantic Relationships Running Away Self-esteem Sisters Sportsmanship Spousal Abuse Suicide Surviving Taking Care Of Yourself Talent Teamwork…
ROMEO AND JULIET
…Tybalt. CARING (Be kind; Be compassionate and show you care; Express gratitude; Forgive others; Help people in need) 5. Had the Montagues and the Capulets forgiven each other,…
THE SOCIAL DILEMMA
…up their autonomy or in which they resisted pressure and retained their autonomy. 4. Research the latest statistics on teenage depression, anxiety, and suicide and the latest theories about the…
Father/Son
…Model Marriage Mental Illness Mother/Daughter Mother/Son Parenting Peace/Peacemakers Peer Pressure Rebellion Redemption Revenge Romantic Relationships Running Away Self-esteem Sisters Sportsmanship Spousal Abuse Suicide Surviving Taking Care Of Yourself Talent Teamwork…
AGORA
…about a culture that permits slavery — should that value be accorded respect? Many believe that those aspects of a culture which oppress and limit personal liberty should not be…
PARTNERS OF THE HEART
…this film to teach ethical principles and critical viewing. Additional questions are set out below. CARING (Be kind; Be compassionate and show you care; Express gratitude; Forgive others; Help people…
CARING
…Partner” and uses the Six Pillars of Character to organize ethical principles. CARING Be kind; Be compassionate and show you care; Express gratitude; Forgive others; Help people in need. A…
CARMEN
…Bizet and His World by Mina Curtiss, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1958, p. 351. The producers pressuring Bizet to alter the tragic ending, but he resisted. Ibid at 383….
THE GREAT DICTATOR
…that is a Work of Fiction. Books recommended for middle school and junior high readers include Adolph Hitler by Eileen Hayes, Millbrook Press, 1994 (a biography). BUILDING VOCABULARY: Nazi, Storm…
A FORCE MORE POWERFUL: SNIPPET LESSON PLAN ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
…the press would be about the fight, rather than about the protesters’ complaints, their demands for change, and the viciousness of the segregationists. In addition, fighting back would have given…
A RAISIN IN THE SUN
…grave doubts about whether their children are up to the challenge. People from all continents still struggle to realize their dreams and must decide when to press forward, when to…
EMMA
…Austen in Hollywood, Edited by Linda Troost and Sayre Greenfield, 1998, University of Kentucky Press. This Learning Guide was written by James Frieden and was published on December 7, 2015….
BILLY BUDD
…propaganda is not unlike the dissembling that sometimes occurs in the press today. This chapter is slightly over one page long and is worth reading to students so they can…
THE RIGHT STUFF
…[Kris – set these out as HTML links] QUESTION #1: Do you agree that the U.S. government should spend billions on a space exploration program when we have a pressing…
Excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave Written by Himself
…learn how to read. The very decided manner with which he spoke, and strove to impress his wife with the evil consequences of giving me instruction, served to convince me…
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
…was a royal official was to try to suppress the growing heresy. While he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, More wrote books vociferously condemning Protestant heretics and calling…
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
…served from 1923 to 1935, never accepting any promotion and avoiding the press, but keeping up a correspondence with many distinguished friends. He translated the The Odyssey for an American…
WHO WE ARE
…and lesson plans, as well as articles on using movies to further education. Through word of mouth, the search engines, and a little press coverage (including the LA Times and…
Movies with Learning Guides now streaming on Kanopy
…Friendship; Mother/Son; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: General) [8 – 11] Loving Vincent (ELA; U.S./1945 -1991; SEL: Peer Pressure; Surviving; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [13+; Literary devices analyzed: symbol, character development, theme, irony.]…
12 YEARS A SLAVE – LEARNING GUIDE – BEST OF TWM
…novel. The connection between the two books was not lost on the Northern Press. Eakin, pp. 262 – 265. Twelve Years a Slave was ghostwritten for Northup by David Wilson,…
AMISTAD
…violence, and that is the point. CARING (Be kind; Be compassionate and show you care; Express gratitude; Forgive others; Help people in need) 3. Can a slave master…
THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA
…no criminal trials for libel. The rights of citizens and the press to criticize public officials makes it extremely difficult for officials to sue for damages for libel or slander….
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
…great ministers thoroughly weeded and swept; wit, merit and leaning rewarded; all disgracers of the press in prose and verse, condemned to eat nothing but their own cotton, and quench…
AN IDEAL HUSBAND
…a very difficult pose to keep up. In the old days, we had the rack. Now we have the press. Scandals used to lend charm or interest to a man….
THE JOY LUCK CLUB
…China was in decline, wracked by civil war and under pressure from the West and the Japanese. The Western powers (Britain, France and the United States) forced China to grant…
A BETTER LIFE
…German Language, and so cannot address them either from the Press or Pulpit, ’tis almost impossible to remove any prejudices they once entertain. . . . Not being used to…
PERSUASION
…Austen’s Novel” contained in Jane Austen in Hollywood, Edited by Linda Troost and Sayre Greenfield, 1998, University of Kentucky Press. This Learning Guide was last updated on April 11, 2010….
Movies with Learning Guides now streaming on Starz
…Press); SEL: Father/Son; Male Role Model; Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [14+] Apollo 13 (U.S./1945 – 1991; Aviation & Space Exploration; SEL: Teamwork; Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility) [8+]…
THE CRUCIBLE
…Trials by Frances Hill; Doubleday; 1995; Timebends, A Life, Arthur Miller, Grove Press, Inc., New York, 1987; The Portable Arthur Miller; edited by Christopher Bigsby; Penguin Books; 1977. This Learning…
THE WITNESS
…with which he spoke, and strove to impress his wife with the evil consequences of giving me instruction, served to convince me that he was deeply sensible of the truths…
EVER AFTER
…Renaissance ideas by the mid-1400s. Aided by the invention of the printing press (1447), the Renaissance spread to most of Europe’s rulers in the 16th century. For example, King Henry…
HIGH NOON: ELA CLASSES
…American Western by Stephen McVeigh, 2007, Edinburgh University Press; note TWM disagrees with much of the analysis of “High Noon” in this book; Encyclopædia Britannica articles on “Joseph R. McCarthy,”…
HIGH NOON: AMERICAN AND CIVICS CLASSES
…Engine, the following resources were consulted in the preparation of this Learning Guide: The American Western by Stephen McVeigh, 2007, Edinburgh University Press; note TWM disagrees with much of the…
THE MISSION
…of thousands of Guarani were lost in this manner. As the pressure from the slave traders increased, the Jesuits obtained permission from the Spanish Crown to arm the mission Indians…
THE RED SHOES
…Esmond Knight, Emeric Pressburger. Director: Michael Powell. Ballet is a dance form in which lyrical beauty is attained through athletic prowess and rigorous training. It originated in France and…
TOOTSIE
…resources were consulted in the preparation of this Learning Guide: Making Tootsie by Susan Dworkin, 1983, Newmarket Press, New York. This Learning Gude was last updated on December 18, 2009….
STAR TREK
…to address mini black-holes in a press release aimed at dissipating unfounded concerns in the public. Location: Minute and second calculations may differ from what is set out below. Check…
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
…Chicago: University of Chicago Press, ©2005. This Snippet Lesson Plan was written by Deborah Elliott and James Frieden. It was published August 20, 2010, and revised on March 16, 2011….
February
…until 2001. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Health, ELA, United States (1949 to 1991; 1991 to Present; and the Press); SEL: Father/Son; Male Role Model; Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring)…
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
…a model for modern representative government. “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” the aspirations of the revolutionaries, still express the goals of modern society. But the French Revolution also served as a warning…
DEGAS AND THE DANCER
…jewelry. Degas also saw beauty in people absorbed in their tasks. CARING (Be kind; Be compassionate and show you care; Express gratitude; Forgive others; Help people in need) …
ANGELS & DEMONS
…purposes. An excellent book on this topic at popular-science level is “Antimatter” by Frank Close (Oxford University Press, 2009). This Snippet Lesson Plan was written by Erik Stengler, Ph.D., and…
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 –…
A PASSAGE TO INDIA
…with the collar stud; the moral superiority of Dr. Aziz who does not press for damages from Miss Quested for the false accusation (after all, he can never be more…
March
…Present; and the Press); SEL: Father/Son; Male Role Model; Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [14+] Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Health (Parenting); Biography (Fred Rogers); U.S. History 1945 to 1991. 1991…
May
…Press; SEL: Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Families in Crisis, Marriage, Crime, Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Citizenship) [13+] Memorial Day May 31st Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the…
April
…Subjects: Health; ELA (for cross-curricular assignments); Psychology; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility, Caring) [15+; 121 minutes] Spotlight (Child Abuse; Subjects: U.S. 1945 – Current & the Press; Religions; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility, Caring)…
HAWAII
…a missionary movement truly respect the native culture? CARING (Be kind; Be compassionate and show you care; Express gratitude; Forgive others; Help people in need) 2. Jerusha said…