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LEARNING GUIDES to feature films
and documentaries

English: Billy Budd
History: Warm Springs (FDR)
Science: Finding Nemo
Health: Super Size Me

LESSON PLANS for snippets
and short subjects

Science: A Bird's Eye View of Migration; snippet from "Winged Migration"

English: Analysis and Explication of Poetry; snippet from "In Her Shoes"

Music: An Introduction to the Orchestra Using "The Bolero"

SET-UP-THE-SUB using movies, snippets,
and short subjects

History:  The Nashville Sit-Ins using "A Force More Powerful"

Science:  Symbiosis and Predation in the World of Insects Using "Microcosmos"

English:  The Child Savior Myth and Literary Archetypes - An Introduction using "Man on Fire".

FOR CHILDREN AGES 3 - 8 — "Guides to Talking and Playing for Growth" with movies

Finding Nemo

A. Films About Dance

Billy Elliot (Dance; World/England; SEL: Breaking Out, Families in Crisis, Father/Son, Courage, Grieving, Friendship, Parenting, Grandparents; Sexual Orientation, Education; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring, Responsibility, Respect; Trustworthiness) [12+]
Degas and the Dancer (Visual Arts; World/France; Dance; SEL --- Talent, Ambition, Mother/Daughter, Sisters; Ethical Emphasis --- Respect; Responsibility; Caring) [8 - 13]
Dancemaker (Biography/Taylor; Dance; SEL: Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [12+]
The Red Shoes [Dance; Music/Classical; SEL: Talent; Work/Career; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Citizenship) [12+]
Shall We Dance? (Dance; World/Japan; SEL: Breaking Out; Marriage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [12+]
Strictly Ballroom (Dance; World/Australia; SEL: Breaking Out; Talent; Families in Crisis; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [9+]
The Turning Point (Dance; U.S./1945 - 1991; SEL: Marriage; Mother/Daughter; Friendship; Male Role Model; Talent; Work/Career; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [14+]
White Nights (Dance; World/Cold War & Russia; U.S./Diversity; SEL: Breaking Out; Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect) [13+]

B. Films that Contain Beautiful Dance Performances

Coppelia (SEL: Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [5+]
Fiddler on the Roof (Drama/Musicals; Religions/Judaism; U.S./Diversity; World/Russia; Dance/Performance; SEL: Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring) [7+]
High School Musical (Dance; Drama/Musicals; SEL: Breaking Out; Friendship, Peer Pressure; Father/Son; Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring) [8 - 14]
The King and I (Drama/Musicals; World/Thailand; U.S./1860 - 1865; Dance/Performance; SEL: Courage, Education; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect) [8+]
The Music Man (Drama/Musicals; U.S. 1865 - 1913; Dance/Performance; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [6+]
The Nutcracker (Dance; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [5+]
Oklahoma! (Drama/Musicals; U.S./1865-1913 & Oklahoma; Dance/Performance; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [12+]
Show Boat (U.S./1865 - 1913 & Diversity; Cinema; Drama/Musicals; Dance/Performance; SEL: Marriage; Romantic Relationships; Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Gambling Addiction; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [11+]
Swan Lake (Dance/Performance; Literature/Literary Devices; SEL: Romantic Relations; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [10+; Literary devices analyzed: metaphor; symbol.]
West Side Story (Drama/Musicals; U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & New York; Dance/Performance; SEL: Fighting; Revenge; Romantic Relationships; Bad Associations; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Citizenship) [12+]

The suggested age range appears in brackets at the end of each entry. Topics relating to Social and Emotional Learning appear after the term "SEL". " Moral-Ethical Emphasis" is a reference to Character Counts' Six Pillars of Character.

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TeachWithMovies.com Learning Guides are designed to help teachers easily create lesson plans. The films listed on this index relate to dance and dance performance. Each Guide contains sections on Helpful Background, Benefits of the Movie, Possible Problems, Discussion Questions, Projects, and Bridges to Reading.