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Snippets and Short Subjects are 40 minutes or less. Unless otherwise indicated, each entry relates to a TWM Learning Guide.

The suggested ages for the movie are shown in brackets. The term "SEL" refers to topics relating to Social and Emotional Learning. "Moral-Ethical Emphasis" refers to Character Counts' Six Pillars of Character.









HEALTH

  • 17 Again — Snippet Lesson Plan on the Psychology of Bullies [14+; snippet: 4 minutes, 15 seconds; lesson: 30 minutes]



  • LITERATURE and LITERARY DEVICES

  • The Child Savior Myth and Literary Archetypes - An Introduction using "Man on Fire" [14+; snippet: 22 minutes; lesson: one class period.]


  • Analysis and Explication of Poetry using "In Her Shoes" [15+; snippet: 10 minutes; lesson: two class periods plus time to write a concluding essay]


  • The Expository Phase Using "High Noon" Literature/Literary Devices: Expository Phase [12+; snippet: 15 minutes, 20 seconds; lesson: one to two class periods]


  • Determining Theme using "Pink Floyd: The Wall" [10+; snippet: Fifteen minutes, Lesson: three 45 - 55 minute class periods]


  • Introducing the Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe Using "The Simpsons" (The Raven) and "The Ladykillers" (To Helen) [14+; snippets: 8 minutes; lesson: from one to three 45 - 55 minute classes, depending on the assignments given]


  • Use of Acting Technique to Describe Character in Shakespearian and Other Plays using "Stage Beauty" [14+; snippet: 18 minutes; lesson: one and one-half class periods]


  • MATHEMATICS


    MUSIC
    • Introduction to the Orchestra using "The Bolero" [9+; short subject lasting 26 minutes]


    • American Music using "The Music and Heroes of America"-- from the series "This is America Charlie Brown" (U.S./1865 - 1913; Music) [8 - 11; short subject lasting 25 minutes]


    SCIENCE: BIOLOGY

    SCIENCE: EARTH SCIENCE

    • The Arctic and Antarctica using "Planet Earth" [10+; snippet: 40 minutes, 30 seconds; Lesson: One and one-half 45 - 55 minute class periods]
    • Caves and Extremophiles using "Planet Earth" Science/Earth Science (Caves & Extremophiles) [10+; snippet: 16 minutes, 15 seconds; lesson: 40 minutes]
    • Deep Ocean Dwellers using "Planet Earth" [10+; snippet: 26 minutes; Lesson: One 45 to 55 minute class period]



    • SCIENCE: INVENTIONS

    • The Great Age of American Inventors using "The Great Inventors" -- from the series "This is America Charlie Brown" (U.S./1865 - 1913; Science - Technology) [8 - 11; short subject lasting 24 minutes]
    • The Inventions of Ben Franklin using "Ben and Me" - Guide to Talking and Playing for Growth (U.S./1750 - 1812; SEL: Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Citizenship) [5 - 8; short subject lasting 27 minutes]


    U.S. HISTORY AND CULTURE
    • Benjamin Franklin using "Ben and Me" - Guide to Talking and Playing for Growth (U.S./1750 - 1812; SEL: Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Citizenship) [5 - 8; short subject lasting 27 minutes]
    • Civil Rights Movement - The Nashville Sit-ins using "A Force More Powerful" [ages 12+; snippet 25 minutes; lesson: two class periods]
    • The Constitutional Convention using "Birth of the Constitution" -- from the series "This is America Charlie Brown" (U.S./Creating the Nation; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Citizenship) [9 - 12; short subject lasting 24 minutes]
    • The Transcontinental Railroad using "The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad" -- from the series "This is America Charlie Brown" (U.S./1865 - 1913) [8 - 11; short subject lasting 24 minutes]


    WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURES



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