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.
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants
(Biography; Science-Technology; World/Italy & the Renaissance; SEL: Brothers; Education; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect) [8 – 13]
Gallipoli
(World/ WWI, Australia & Turkey; SEL: Courage in War; Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [13+]
Gandhi
The Best of TWM
(Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s – Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity/African-American; Religions; SEL: Rebellion; Peace/Peacemakers; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Caring; Citizenship) [10+]
Gattaca
The Best of TWM
(Science Fiction; SEL: Breaking Out; Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Human Rights; Brothers; Friendship; Suicide; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Fairness) [14+]
Gentleman’s Agreement
The Best of TWM
(U.S./1945 – 1991 & Diversity; SEL: Male Role Model; Female Role Model; Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [12+]
Gettysburg
The Best of TWM
(U.S./1860 – 1865 & Pennsylvania; SEL: Courage in War; Leadership; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Citizenship) [10+]
Ghosts of Mississippi
The Best of TWM
(U.S./1945 – Present, Diversity/African-American, the Law & Mississippi; SEL: Courage; Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility; Citizenship) [12+]
The Ghosts in Our Machine
(Social Studies; SEL: Caring for Animals; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect, Caring) [13+] (This is not a TWM Learning Guide but our Deborah Elliott was a contributor.)
Gigi
(Drama/Musicals; World/France; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [12+]
The Glass Menagerie
The Best of TWM
(Drama/U.S.; U.S./Missouri; SEL: Mother/Son; Mother/Daughter; Families in Crisis; Disabilities; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility)[12+ ]
The Glenn Miller Story
(Biography; Music/Popular; U.S.: 1929 – 1941 – 1945; SEL: Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [12+]
Glory
The Best of TWM
(U.S./ 1860 – 1865 & Massachusetts; Diversity/African-American; SEL: Courage in War; Patriotism; Leadership; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Citizenship; Trustworthiness) [14+]
The Gods Must be Crazy
(World/Africa; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [9+]
The Gods Must Be Crazy II
(Environment; World/Africa; SEL: Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [10+]
Gone With the Wind
(U.S./1860 – 1865; Diversity/African-American; Georgia; SEL: Female Role Models (Melanie and Mammy, not Scarlet); Moral-Ethical Emphasis: General) [12+]
Good Will Hunting
The Best of TWM
(Medicine (Psychiatry); U.S./1991 – present & Massachusetts; SEL: Child Abuse; Marriage; Romantic Relationships; Fighting; Friendship; Male Role Model; Talent; Breaking Out; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [14+]
Gorillas in the Mist
The Best of TWM
(The Environment; Science-Technology; World/Africa; SEL: Caring for Animals; Courage; Human Rights; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Citizenship) [13+]
Goya: Awakened in a Dream
(Visual Arts; World/Spain & the Enlightenment; Biography; SEL: Father/Son; Friendship; Illness; Human Rights; Talent; Disabilities; Moral-Ethical Emphasis Caring) [8 – 13]
Gracie’s Choice
The Best of TWM
(Health; U.S./1991 – present; SEL: Alcohol & Drug; Abuse; Families In Crisis; Mother/Daughter; Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [12+]
The Grapes of Wrath
The Best of TWM
(U.S./1929 – 1941; Oklahoma & California; Literature/U.S.; SEL: Families in Crisis; Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Fairness) [12+]
Grave of the Fireflies
The Best of TWM
(U.S./1941 – 1991; World/WW-II and Japan; Cinema; SEL: Human Rights; Surviving; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [13+]
The Great Dictator
(Biography/Hitler; World/WWII) [10+]
Great Expectations
(Literature/England; World/England; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [10+]
The Great Inventors
Short Subject
From the series “This is America Charlie Brown” (U.S./1865 – 1913; Science – Technology) [8 – 11; 24 minutes]
The Great Gatsby
(U.S. 1913 – 1929 & New York; Literature; Literary Devices: symbol, imagery, motif, flashback, characterization; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [13+]
Groundhog Day
(Literature; SEL: Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [12+]
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
(U.S./ 1945 – 1991 & Diversity/African-American; SEL: Families in Crisis; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [10+]
Gulliver’s Travels
(World/Enlightenment; Literature/Ireland; SEL: Peace/Peacemakers; Courage in War; Humility) [7+]
Guns, Germs, & Steel – Jared Diamond’s Theory of the Development of Civilizations
(World History/Cultures; Health) [14+]
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.