THE MISSION
…to enter the Jesuit Order at the time of the missions. For more than 150 years, from 1610 to 1768, the Jesuits maintained missions among the Guaraní Indians of the…
MEMPHIS BELLE
…crew was 25 missions while the average survival rate was only 15 missions. Was it good policy for the leaders of the U.S. Army Air Force to put their bomber…
FAIL-SAFE
…Chief of the Armed Forces to see to it that our country is able to defend itself against any possible aggressor. Accordingly, I have directed the Atomic Energy Commission to…
RABBIT-PROOF FENCE
…Depression time it was pretty hard.” Confidential evidence 333, Western Australia The missions attracted families whose children would otherwise be taken from them. [But …] Even when at the mission…
APOLLO 13
…Cross-Curricular Homework Project and Movies as Literature Homework Project. This film is a realistic dramatization of NASA’s Apollo 13 mission. Because of mechanical problems, Apollo 13 failed to reach the…
HOTEL RWANDA
…Rwandan government. A coalition government was announced in 1993 after negotiations in Arusha, Tanzania. The UN passed a resolution creating the UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) under a Chapter…
NATIONAL SECURITY WHISTLEBLOWERS
…by the White House and government lawyers. However, the press played up the interview as the first admission by a former CIA operative that the U.S. had been torturing terror…
ALPHABETICAL INDEX FOR THE LETTER “M”
…Seafaring; SEL: Courage in War; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [10+] The Miracle Worker (Biography/Keller; U.S./1865 – 1913; SEL: Disabilities; Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [10+] The Mission The Best…
EYE IN THE SKY
…others by displaying signs of submission. In this way, most animal violence is checked before it occurs. Lorenz suggested that in humans, the submission safety valve was blunted by the…
GATTACA
…work, a man who opposed the mission that Vincent has been scheduled to take. Is Vincent the murderer? Will the investigation expose Vincent as an “in-valid” and a “de-gene-erate?” Selected…
Brothers
…Subjects: World/England; Drama/England) [12+] Lust for Life (Talent; Brothers; Mental Illness; Suicide; Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: Biography/Van Gogh; World/France; Visual Arts) [12+] The Mission (Brothers; Redemption; Courage; Rebellion; Ethical Emphasis:…
Rebellion
…[13+] Michael Collins (Peace/Peacemakers; Courage in War; Breaking Out; Rebellion; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Subjects: Biography; World/Ireland) [14+] The Mission (Brothers; Redemption; Courage; Rebellion; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Religions/Christianity; World/South…
Redemption
…Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Subjects: The Environment; Science/Technology) [8 – 11] The Mission (Brothers; Redemption; Courage; Rebellion; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Religions/Christianity; World/South America, Paraguay, Brazil) [13+] On The Waterfront (Redemption;…
STAGES AND ARCHETYPES OF THE HERO’S JOURNEY
…group; others are missions to protect or transform a community; many are stories of personal growth and development. The protagonists of these successful quests are often called heroes and the…
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
…Rogers adopted as his mission in life, and as an evangelical ministry for his church, working with young people and their parents through television. Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood was never overtly…
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
…classes, it can serve as the basis for discussions about the craft of that profession. Fred Rogers’ main mission in life was to create television programs that gave children ages…
SELMA
…core responsibilities and violated the Constitutional prohibition against unreasonable searches. Dr. King’s betrayal of his wife was not related to his public mission of being a civil rights leader and…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Fifteen-Seventeen Years
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Three Years Four Years Five Years Six Years Seven Years Eight Years Nine Years Ten Years Eleven Years Twelve Years Thirteen Years Fourteen Years Fifteen-Seventeen…
SUBJECT MATTER: WORLD HISTORY/OTHER CULTURES
…to Paraguay The Mission Religions/Christianity; World/South America, Paraguay, Brazil [13+] Poland — Lesson Plans from Films Relating to Poland Conquest (Biography/Napoleon Bonaparte; World/France, Poland & The 1800s; SEL: Romantic Relationships;…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Thirteen Years
…Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [10+] The Mission (Religions/Christianity; World/South America, Paraguay, Brazil; SEL: Redemption; Courage; Brothers; Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [13+] Moby Dick (Literature/U.S.; Seafaring; U.S./1812 – 1860 & Massachusetts; SEL:…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Fourteen Years
…[12+] The Miracle Worker (Biography/Keller; U.S./1865 – 1913; SEL: Disabilities; Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [10+] The Mission (Religions/Christianity; World/South America, Paraguay, Brazil; SEL: Redemption; Courage; Brothers; Rebellion;…
CHARIOTS OF FIRE
…churches supported active missionary movements including missions to Africa and China. The Liddell family was part of this movement. Eric Liddell thought of his running as a service to the…
HAWAII
…missionaries appeared in the Islands. Before 1820, several Hawaiians had voluntarily gone to the United States. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions became interested in sending missionaries to…
THE BEST OF TWM: WORLD HISTORY FOR HIGH SCHOOL
…Courage in War; Breaking Out; Peace/Peacemakers; Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect) [14+] The Mission This movie provides a glimpse of the Jesuit missions in South America which offered a near-utopian…
Courage
…(Courage; Male Role Model; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Subjects: Biography/Thomas More; World/England & the Renaissance; Religions/Christianity; Drama/England) [12+] The Mission (Brothers; Redemption; Courage; Rebellion; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Religions/Christianity; World/South America,…
FILMS LISTED BY APPROPRIATE AGE: Eighteen Years (and up)
…(Science; the Environment) [12+] The Miracle Worker (Biography/Keller; U.S./1865 – 1913; SEL: Disabilities; Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [10+] The Mission (Religions/Christianity; World/South America, Paraguay, Brazil; SEL: Redemption;…
SUBJECT MATTER: WORLD HISTORY/OTHER CULTURES
…& Steel – Jared Diamond’s Theory of the Development of Civilizations (World History/Cultures; Health) [14+] World History Lesson Plans from Movies and Films Relating to South America The Mission Religions/Christianity;…
Interview with Dr. Craig Stanford
…about the larger environmental issues. So it’s been 20 years now that she’s been on this mission to be kind of the Mother Theresa for the environment, and I do…
SOUTH PACIFIC
…several romances and one reconnaissance mission. The story is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener. Selected Awards: 1958 Academy Awards: Best Sound;…
SUBJECT MATTER: WORLD HISTORY/OTHER CULTURES
…Sun World/Brazil & Albania [12+; Literary devices analyzed: symbols, subplot, flashback, foreshadowing and irony.] The Mission Religions/Christianity; World/South America, Paraguay, Brazil [13+] Canada — Lesson Plans from Films Relating to…
Mass Casualties Lesson Plan
…This is an account of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC), the first permanent agency in Japan set up to study the medical impact of radiation upon survivors. The ABCC…
RESPECT
…Short Subject (Subjects: U.S./1629 – 1750) [7 – 11; 24 minutes] Michael Collins (Trustworthiness; Respect; SEL: Peace/Peacemakers; Courage in War; Breaking Out; Rebellion; Subjects: World/Ireland; Biography) [14+] The Mission (SEL:…
THIRTEEN DAYS
…have just sent the 40,000 Red Army troops (or even 5,000 or 10,000) with a mission to defend the island. Everyone knew that an attack on a large number of…
SUBJECT MATTER: RELIGIONS
…The Mission (Religions/Christianity; World/South America, Paraguay, Brazil; SEL: Redemption; Courage; Brothers; Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [13+] The Scarlet Letter (U.S./1629 – 1750 & Massachusetts; Religions/Christianity; Literature/U.S.; SEL: Redemption; Romantic Relationships;…
CONTACT
…and books were written about them. Quasi-scientific missions set out to discover the aliens in the act. Occam’s Razor told the skeptics that the simplest hypothesis (i.e., the designs were…
Chronology for the Development of the Atomic Bomb and Its Use Against Japan
…which will deliver atomic bombs in combat, though most of the men do not know their secret mission. October 12: The first B-29s arrive in the Mariana Islands to begin…
Two Versions of “Ain’t I A Woman?”
…an excited crowd into notes of respect and admiration. hundreds rushed up to shake hands with her, and congratulate the glorious old mother, and bid her God-speed on her mission…
A CALL TO SPY
…disrupt the Nazi war machine. Its mission in France: place spies everywhere to build resistance and conduct sabotage. But there are no experienced spies for this new type of warfare….
HIDDEN FIGURES
…gifted mathematician, performs essential calculations and makes important theoretical contributions for determining the trajectories and orbits of America’s first satellites and manned space missions. Backing up a digital computer’s early…
THE BEST OF TWM: SCIENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL
…on a mission to Alaska to learn about the lives of wolves. The movie is the story of his misadventures and his discoveries. The TWM Learning Guide to Never Cry…
THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
…him to find a mission for his life and he undertakes a journey to self-respect. The regenerative power of the exposure of Washington’s hard-boiled character to the sweetness of the…
THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING!
…run aground near an island off the New England coast and a landing party is put ashore. Its mission: to steal a boat and tow the sub out to sea….
FLY AWAY HOME
…arising from her mother’s untimely death. She accomplishes this, in part, through her second quest, a mission in which she and her father work together to teach her orphaned geese…
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…
STORY STARTERS
…in your mind a spaceship that is shaped like a donut, is powered by grass clippings and can fly to Jupiter and back. You can also add a mission to…
TALKING AND PLAYING WITH MOVIES: WALL-E
…the spaceship to evaluate conditions on Earth. Wall-E immediately falls in love with Eve and offers the plant in an attempt to impress it. Controlled by its mission, Eve automatically…
TALKING AND PLAYING WITH MOVIES: TOY STORY
…the other toys who think that he tried to push Buzz out of a window. imagination, rescue, mission, cowboy, astronaut, toys, replaced, rejection, jealousy, laser, infinity, rocket. CONVERSATION STARTERS …
Music Within
…in advocating for the disabled. Actually, he becomes obsessed with his mission . . . and there are costs. Mike is unable to fight off his demons and commits suicide….
TWELVE O’CLOCK HIGH
…original tour of duty was 25 missions. The average survival rate was 15 missions. Sometimes the tours of duty were extended. In October 1943, the American planes suffered a 25%…
FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY
…Committee of the Atomic Energy Commission from 1947 to 1952. When Oppenheimer opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb, agitated for international control of atomic weapons, and opposed the arms…
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
…in which Colonel Brandon rescues Marianne, makes gifts of the pianoforte and the flowers, embarks on an emergency mission to bring Mrs. Dashwood to Marianne’s sickbed, and later dramatically reads…
THE JACKIE ROBINSON STORY
…mission. Nor did Robinson complaisantly accept the role that the major leagues had set out for him. He pushed an often reluctant sport for more opportunities for blacks. Hank Aaron…
THE INSIDER
…this shot? Suggested Response: The director was reminding us of the importance of Dr. Wigand’s mission. The director could have been likening Dr. Wigand to a soldier going to his…
TALKING AND PLAYING WITH MOVIES: ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN
…of the refuge, which makes it a hard mission. It means they’re more difficult to find . . . but hopefully not harder to save. You ready?” Jonah nodded. They…
TeachWithMovies.org’s annotated, Notes on the Decision to End WWII with Surprise Atomic Bomb Attacks on Japan (optional reading for teachers)
…in validation of its mission, post war budget share, ships and billets for officers and continued autonomy. The Navy was seeking, in postwar planning, a 300 ship navy, large enough…
AMISTAD
…the Amistad Africans stayed together. After the captives returned to Africa, the committee sent a mission to Christianize them and other Africans. The committee developed into the American Missionary Association…