Friendship
Create Lesson Plans About Friendship Using Movies
Empire Records
(ELA-Writing Exercises; SEL: Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Trustworthiness) [14+]
The Adventures of Huck Finn
(Breaking Out; Friendship; Running Away; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1812 – 1860, Diversity & Missouri; Literature/U.S.) [6+]
An American Tail
(Friendship; Courage; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Fairness; Subjects: U.S./1865 – 1913; Diversity & New York) [9 – 10]
Angels in the Outfield
(Families in Crisis; Friendship; Parenting; Female Role Model; Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: Sports/Baseball; U.S./1945 – 1991 & California) [9 – 12]
“Antz” and “A Bug’s Life”
(Ethical Emphasis: Respect, Responsibility; Subjects: Science-Technology) [5-12]
Au Revoir Les Enfants
(Coming of Age, Human Rights, Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Caring; Subjects: World/France & WWII (Holocaust)) [11+]
Bach’s Fight for Freedom
(Friendship; Father/Son; Talent; Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: Biography; Music/Classical; World/Germany) [6 – 12]
Beautiful Dreamers
(Male Role Model; Mental Illness; Breaking Out; Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Biography/Whitman; Literature/U.S.; World/Canada; Medicine) [12+]
Beethoven Lives Upstairs
(Friendship; Grieving; Disability; Talent; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: Music/Classical; World/Austria; Biography/Beethoven) [9 – 12]
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
(Human Rights; Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: World/WWII & Germany; ELA) [13+; Literary Devices Analyzed: irony]
Billy Elliot
(Breaking Out, Families in Crisis, Father/Son, Courage, Grieving, Friendship, Parenting, Grandparents; GBLTQ, Education; Ethical Emphasis: Caring, Responsibility, Respect; Trustworthiness; Subjects: Dance; World/England) [12+]
Breaking Away
(Coming of Age; Parenting; Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Subjects: Sports/Bicycle Racing; U.S./1945 – 1991 & Indiana) [12+]
Brian’s Song
(Friendship, Grieving, Sportsmanship; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Subjects: Sports/Football; U.S./1945 – 1991 & Diversity) [10+]
Bridge to Terabithia
(Friendship; Grieving; Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: Literature/U.S.; U.S./1945 – 1991 & Virginia) [10-13]
Captains Courageous
(Friendship, Parenting; Male Role Model; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1929 – 1941 & Massachusets; Seafaring) [8 – 12]
Charlotte’s Web
Talking and Playing for Growth
(Caring for Animals; Friendship; Grieving; Justice; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Subjects: Science — Biology) [5 – 8]
Charlotte’s Web
(Caring for Animals; Friendship; Grieving; Justice; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Subjects: Science — Biology) [5 – 10]
The Chosen
(Parenting; Father/Son; Friendship; Breaking Out; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Subjects: Literature/U.S. & Literary Devices: Theme, Symbol, Irony; Religions/Judaism; U.S.: 1941 – 1945 & New York) [10+]
Cross Creek
(Female Role Model; Parenting; Friendship; Suicide; Running Away; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1865 – 1913 and Florida; Literature/U.S.) [14+]
Edward Scissorhands
(Friendship; Disabilities; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Subjects: U.S./1945 – 1991; ELA) [13+; Literary devices analyzed: expository phase, setting, character; development, theme.]
Finding Nemo
(Father/Son; Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Respect; Subjects: Marine Biology (Science/Technology)) [9-12]
Gallipoli
(Courage in War; Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Subjects: World/ WWI; Australia and Turkey) [13+]
Gattaca
(Breaking Out; Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Human Rights; Brothers; Friendship; Suicide; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Fairness; Subjects: Science Fiction) [14+]
Good Will Hunting
(Child Abuse; Marriage; Romantic Relationships; Fighting; Friendship; Male Role Model; Talent; Breaking Out; Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: Medicine (Psychiatry); U.S./1991 – present & Massachusetts) [14+]
Goya: Awakened in a Dream
(Father/Son; Friendship; Illness; Human Rights; Talent; Disabilities; Ethical Emphasis — Caring; Subjects — Visual Arts; World/Spain & the Enlightenment; Biography) [8 – 13]
Groundhog Day
(Literature; SEL: Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [12+]
The Help
(US 1945-1991, Diversity & Mississippi; SEL: Self-Esteem, Friendship, Courage; Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [13+]
High School Musical
(Breaking Out; Friendship, Peer Pressure; Father/Son; Talent; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Subjects: Dance; Drama/Musicals) [8 – 14]
Empire Records
(Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Trustworthiness; Subjects: ELA-Writing Exercises — Empire Records is best used as a Reward Film) [14 – 17]
Hiroshima Maiden
(Courage; Friendship; Human Rights; Peer Pressure; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: U.S./1941 – 1991; World/WW-II and Japan) [9 – 13]
Horton Hears a Who!
Talking and Playing for Growth
(SEL: Friendship; Courage; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Respect; Caring) [4 – 8]
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Talking and Playing for Growth
(Friendship; Courage; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility (Taking Care of the Environment); Subjects: The Environment;) [6 – 8]
An Ideal Husband
(Families in Crisis; Marriage, Friendship, Romantic Relationships, Justice, Redemption; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: Drama/England; World/England)[12+]
Into the Wild
(Literature: NonFiction; Literary Devices: theme; allusion; U.S.: 1945 – 1991; SEL: Taking Care of Yourself; Families in; Crisis Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [14+]
James’ Journey to Jerusalem
(Friendship; Father/Son; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Respect; Fairness; Subjects: World/Israel; Religions) [12+]
Kiki’s Delivery Service
Talking and Playing for Growth
(Coming of Age; Talent; Friendship; Courage. Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Responsibility; Caring) [5 – 8]
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
(Ambition; Families in Crisis; Female Role Model; Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Trustworthiness; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1929 – 1941 (the Great Depression) [6-10]
Leonardo: A Dream of Flight
(Friendship; Talent; Ethical Emphasis: General; Subjects: Biography; World/Italy & the Renaissance; Science-Technology; Aviation) [8 – 11]
The Lion King
(Grieving; Redemption; Friendship; Ambition, Running Away; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Subjects: The Environment; Science/Technology) [8 – 11]
Native Son
(Justice; Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Subjects: U.S./1945 – 1991, Diversity & Illinois; Literature/U.S.) [15 ]
October Sky
(Parenting; Father/Son; Mother/Son; Breaking Out; Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: Space Exploration; U.S./1945 – 1991 & West Virginia; Science-Technology) [10+]
Of Mice And Men
(Literature – U.S.; SEL: Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [13+]
The Outsiders
(Brothers; Coming of Age; Courage; Fighting; Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Caring; Subjects: Literature/U.S.; U.S./1945 – 1991) [11+]
A Passage To India
(Friendship; Romantic Relationships; Justice; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Subjects: World/India & England; Literature/England) [12+]
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
(Literature/U.S.; SEL: Child Abuse; Courage; GBLTQ; Friendship; Romantic Relationships; Mental Illness; Suicide; Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [14+]
Remember the Titans
(Breaking Out; Friendship; Teamwork; Leadership; Male Role Model; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1945 – 1991, Diversity & Virginia; Sports/Football) [11+]
The Right Stuff
(Friendship; Teamwork, Courage; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1945 – 1991; Aviation; Space Exploration) [12+]
Rossini’s Ghost
(Talent; Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: Biography/Rossini; Music/Opera; World/Italy) [6 – 12]
Sayonara
(Male Role Model; Romantic Relationships; Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Subjects: U.S./1945 – 1991 & Diversity; World/Japan) [12+]
Strauss: King of Three-Quarter Time
(Friendship; Child Abuse; Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: Biography; Music/Classical; World/Austria) [6-12]
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
(Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Fairness; Subjects: Science-Technology; World/Mexico) [12+] (Some dialogue is in Spanish)
The Turning Point
(Marriage; Mother/Daughter; Friendship; Male Role Model; Talent; Work/Career; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: Dance; U.S./1945 – 1991) [14+]
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+]
Up
Talking and Playing for Growth
(Friendship; Caring for Animals; Grieving; Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [6 – 8]
War of the Buttons
Using Characterization in Literary Analysis
(Fighting; Friendship; Leadership; Parenting; Subjects: ELA: characterization; World/Ireland; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Caring) [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+]