Suggested Ages are in brackets at the end of each entry.

1941 - 1945: Create U.S. History Lesson Plans About the Second World War Using These Movies and Films

• All My Sons    U.S./1941 - 1991; Drama/U.S. [13+]
• The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman    U.S./1865 - 1991 & Diversity [10+]
• Baseball: Inning 6. The National Pastime: 1940 - 1950    Sports; U.S. History & Culture [10+]
• Casablanca    U.S./1941 - 1945; World/WW II, France & Morocco [12+]
• Eleanor Roosevelt    Biography; U.S./1865 - 1991; Politics [10+]
• Fat Man and Little Boy    U.S./1941 - 1945 & New Mexico; Science-Technology [13+]
• Hiroshima Maiden    U.S./1941 - 1991; World/WW-II and Japan [9 - 13]
• It's a Wonderful Life    U.S./1913 - 1945 [10+]
• Judgment at Nuremberg    U.S./1941 - 1945, The Law; World/WW II [10+]
• The Longest Day    U.S./1941 - 1945; World/WW II [10+]
• Mass Casualties Lesson Plan (Focusing on the Decision to End WW II with Surprise Atomic Attacks on Japanese Cities)    U.S./ 1941 - 1945; World/WW II and Japan [12+]
• Memphis Belle    Aviation; U.S./1941 - 1945 [12+]
• A Midnight Clear    U.S./1941-1945 [13+]
• Midway    U.S./1941 - 1945; World/WW II; Seafaring [10+]
• Partners of the Heart    Medicine; U.S./1917 - 1991, Diversity, Tennessee & Maryland [10+]
• Patton    Biography; U.S./1941 - 1945 [12+]
• Something the Lord Made    Medicine; U.S./1917 - 1991, Diversity, Tennessee & Maryland [10+]
• South Pacific    Drama/Musicals; U.S./1941 - 1945 & Diversity [10+]
• Tora! Tora! Tora!    U.S./1941 - 1945; World/Japan & WW II; Seafaring [10+]
(Portions in Japanese with English subtitles)
• Truman    Biography; U.S./1941 - 1991 [12+]
• Tuskegee Airmen    Aviation; U.S./1941 - 1945, Diversity & Alabama [10+]
• Twelve O'Clock High    Aviation; U.S./1941-1945 [10+]
• Warm Springs    U.S./1913 - 1929 & Georgia; Biography [12+]

1945 - 1991: Create U.S. History Lesson Plans About the Cold War -- including the Korean War and Vietnamese War -- Using These Movies and Films

• 12 Angry Men    U.S./1945 - 1991 & The Law (due process; jury selection) [11+]
• Albert Einstein: Light to the Power of 2    Biography; Science-Technology; U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity [8 - 13]
• All My Sons    U.S./1941 - 1991; Drama/U.S. [13+]
• All the President's Men    U.S./1945 - 1991 & Politics [12+]
• Angels in the Outfield    Sports/Baseball; U.S./1945 - 1991 & California [9 - 12]
• Apollo 13    U.S./1945 - 1991; Space Exploration [8+]
• The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman    U.S./1865 - 1991 & Diversity [10+]
• Baseball: Inning 6. The National Pastime: 1940 - 1950    U.S./1941 - 1945; Sports; U.S. History & Culture [10+]
• Baseball: Inning 7. The Capital of Baseball: 1950 - 1960    Sports; U.S. History & Culture [10+]
• Baseball: Inning 8. A Whole New Ball Game: 1960 - 1970    U.S. History & Culture, Diversity; Sports; U.S. History & Culture [10+]
• Baseball: Inning 9. Home: 1970 - 1994    Sports; U.S. History & Culture [10+]
• Breaking Away    Sports/Bicycle Racing; U.S./1945 - 1991 & Indiana; [12+]
• Brian's Song    Sports/Football; U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity [10+]
• The Buddy Holly Story    Music/Popular; U.S./1945 - 1991[12+]
• Cast Away (U.S./1945 - 1991 and Tennessee; Literature/Literary Devices: expository phase; motif; symbol; theme development; dramatic irony) [13+]
• Conrack    U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & South Carolina [10+]
• The Crucible    U.S./1629 - 1750, 1945-1991 & Massachusetts; Drama/U.S. [12+]
• Desert Bloom    U.S./1945 - 1991 & Nevada [13+]
• Dr. Strangelove    U.S./1945 - 1991 [10+]
• Edge of America    Sports/Basketball; U.S./1945-1991; Diversity/Native American & African American and New Mexico [12+]
• Eleanor Roosevelt    Biography; U.S./1865 - 1991; Politics [10+]
• Fail-Safe    U.S./1945 - 1991; World/Cold War [14+]
• Field of Dreams    Sports/Baseball; U.S./1945 - 1991 & Iowa [10+]
• Force More Powerful    World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee [12+]
• A Gentleman's Agreement    U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity [12+]
• Ghosts of Mississippi    U.S./1945 - Present, Diversity, the Law & Mississippi [12+]
• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner    U.S./ 1945 - 1991 & Diversity [10+]
• High Noon    U.S./The Frontier & the West, 1865 - 1913 and 1945 - 1991 [11+]
• Hiroshima Maiden    U.S./1941 - 1991; World/WW-II and Japan [9 - 13]
• Hoosiers    Sports/Basketball; U.S. 1945 - 1991 & Indiana [11+]
• Inherit the Wind    Cinema; U.S./1913 - 1929, 1945 - 1991 & Tennessee [12+]
• The Jackie Robinson Story    Biography; Sports/Baseball; U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity [8+]
• The Joy Luck Club    U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity; California; World/China [14+]
• The Long Walk Home (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Alabama [12+]
• Mr. Holland's Opus    Music/Classical; U.S./1945 - 1991 [10+]
• Native Son    U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Illinois; Literature/U.S. [15+]
• Never Cry Wolf    Science-Technology, The Environment; U.S./1945 - 1991; Alaska [10+]
• October Sky    Space Exploration; U.S./1945 - 1991 & West Virginia; Science-Technology [10+]
• On The Waterfront    U.S./1945 - 1991 & New York; Cinema [12+]
• The Outsiders Literature/U.S.; U.S./1945 - 1991 [11+; Literary devices analyzed: expository phase; flashback; symbol; foreshadowing; Bildungsroman; irony; protagonist/antagionist confusion and theme]
• Partners of the Heart    Medicine; U.S./1917 - 1991, Diversity, Tennessee & Maryland [10+]
• Quiz Show    U.S./1945 - 1991 & New York [11+]
• A Raisin in the Sun    U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Illinois; Drama/U.S [12+]
• The Right Stuff    U.S./1945 - 1991; Aviation; Space Exploration [12+]
• Remember the Titans    U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Virginia; Sports/Football [11+]
• The Russians Are Coming! The Russians are Coming!    U.S./1945 - 1991 & Massachusetts [8 - 12]
• Sayonara    U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity; World/Japan [12+]
• Seven Days in May    U.S./1945 - 1991 [12+]
• Shiloh (U.S./1945 - 1991 & West Virginia; SEL: Caring for Animals; Father/Son; Mother/Son, Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworhiness; Caring) [10+]
• Something the Lord Made    Medicine; U.S./1917 - 1991, Diversity, Tennessee & Maryland [10+]
• Stand and Deliver    U.S./1941 - 1996, Diversity & California; Mathematics; Literature/Literary Devices [12+; Literary devices analyzed: character, symbols, subplot, foils and irony]
• Thirteen Days    U.S./1945 - 1991; World/Russia & The Cold War [12+]
• Tootsie    U.S./1945 - 1991 & New York; Drama/U.S. [13+]
• Truman    Biography; U.S./1941 - 1991 [12+]
• Tucker: The Man and His Dream    U.S./1945-1991; Science-Technology [10+]
• The Turning Point    Dance; U.S./1945 - 1991 [14+]
• West Side Story    Drama/Musicals; U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & New York; Dance/Performance [12+]

1991 - Present: Create U.S. History Lesson Plans About Contemporary Times Using These Movies and Films

• Anne B. Real    U.S./1991 to present and New York [12+]
• Courage Under Fire    U.S./1991 - Present [12+]
• Force More Powerful    World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee [12+]
• Ghosts of Mississippi    U.S./1945 - Present, Diversity, the Law & Mississippi [12+]
• Good Will Hunting    Medicine (Psychiatry); U.S./1991 to present & Massachusetts; [14+]
• Gracie's Choice (Health; U.S./1991 to Present; SEL: Alcohol & Drug; Abuse; Families In Crisis; Mother/Daughter; Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [12+]
• Hoop Dreams    Sports/Basketball; U.S./1991 - Present & Illinois [10+]
• Hotel Rwanda    World/Rwanda & the Post-Cold War Era; U.S./1991 to present [14+]
• The Insider    U.S./1991 to present, the Law and the Press [13+]
• Music of the Heart    Music/Classical, U.S./1991 - present & New York; Biography (Guaspari) [9+]
• Outbreak    Medicine; Science-Technology, U.S./1991 - present; World/Africa [14+]
• Pay It Forward    U.S./1991 - Present [12+]
• The Pursuit of HappynessU.S./1991 - current and Biography [12+]
• The Rookie    Sports/Baseball; U.S./1991 - present [9+]
• Small Wonders    Music/Classical; U.S./1991 - Present & New York; Biography (Guaspari) [6+]
• Smoke Signals    U.S./1991 - Present, Diversity (Native American) & Idaho [12+]
• A Lesson Plan for Health Classes based on "Super Size Me" U.S./1991 - current; Medicine [11+]
• When a Man Loves a Woman U.S./1945 - 1991 [13+]
• The Witness (U.S./1991 to Present & New York [13+]

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Table of Contents for U.S. History Lesson Plans from Movies and Film

1629 - 1750: The Colonial Period 1750 - 1812: Creating the Nation The Frontier and the West 1812 - 1860: Manifest Destiny and Prelude to the Civil War 1860 - 1865: The Civil War 1865 - 1913: Reconstruction and the Beginning of the Age of Invention 1913 - 1929: WW I and the Roaring 20s 1929 - 1941: The Great Depression and the Clouds of War 1940 - 1945: WW II 1945 - 1991: The Cold War, Korea and Vietnam; The Civil Rights Movement 1991 - Current:		Diversity Generally African/American and the Civil Rights Movement Asian/American Irish/American Italian/American Jewish/American Hispanic/American Native American Politics The Law The Press Individual States

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