Social-Emotional Learning Index

Self-Esteem

Create Lesson Plans About Self-Esteem Using Movies

The Color Purple

(Breaking Out; Self-esteem; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Literature/U.S. & Literary Devices: motif, theme, symbol, characterization; U.S./1865 – 1913, 1913 – 1929; & Diversity/African-American) [15+]

Cyrano de Bergerac

(Romantic Relationships; Self-esteem; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Drama/France; World/France) [12+] (In French with English Subtitles)

Einstein: Light to the Power of 2

(Self-esteem; Education; Families in Crisis; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Caring; Subjects: Biography; Science-Technology; U.S./1945 – 1991 & Diversity) [8 – 13]

Ever After

(Romantic Relationships; Self-Esteem; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Caring; Subjects: World/France and the Renaissance; Myths & Fairy Tales) [10+]

Happy Feet

Talking and Playing for Growth

(SEL: Friendship; Courage; Self-Esteem; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Respect; Caring) [5 – 8]

The Help

(US 1945-1991, Diversity & Mississippi; SEL: Self-Esteem, Friendship, Courage; Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [13+]

Les Choristes

(Self-esteem; Talent; Education; Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: Music; World/France; Literature/Poetry Analysis; Literary Devices: theme) [10+; in French with English subtitles]

Precious

(Child Abuse, Self-esteem, GBLTQ; Parenting, Taking Care of Yourself; Subjects: Health; ELA (for cross-curricular assignments); Psychology; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility, Caring) [15+; 121 minutes]

Roxanne

(Romantic Relationships; Self-esteem; Ethical Emphasis Respect; Subjects: Drama; ELA: irony; characterization) [12+]

She’s Too Young

Peer Pressure; Bad Associations; Romantic Relationships; Self-esteem; Taking Care of Yourself; Families in Crisis; Parenting; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Subjects: Health (social structure of school; STDs)) [15+]

Stand and Deliver

(Education; Male Role Model; Self-esteem; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1941 – 1996, Diversity & California; Mathematics; ELA) [12+; Literary devices analyzed: character, symbols, subplot, foils, and irony]

The Tuskegee Airmen

(Courage; Courage in War; Friendship; Self-esteem; Grieving; Suicide; Surviving; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Subjects: Aviation; U.S./1941 – 1945, Diversity & Alabama) [10+]

The Wizard of Oz

Primary

(Self-esteem; Friendship; Taking Care of Yourself; Breaking Out; Subjects: Cinema; Drama/Musicals; U.S./1865-1913; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Respect, Caring) [5+]

The Wizard of Oz

Secondary

(Self-esteem; Friendship; Taking Care of Yourself; Breaking Out; Subjects: Cinema; Drama/Musicals; U.S./1865-1913; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Respect, Caring) [12+]