Romantic Relationships
Create Lesson Plans About Romantic Relationships Using Movies
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
(Families in Crisis; Marriage; Grieving; Leadership; Father/Daughter; Mother/Son; Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Respect, Responsibility, Fairness; Subjects: U.S./1812 – 1865; Biography) [10+]
The African Queen
(Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Citizenship; Subjects: Science-Technology; World/WWI & Africa) [10+]
Behind the Sun
(Revenge; Breaking Out; Brothers; Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Responsibility; Subjects: World/Brazil & Albania) [12+; Literary devices analyzed: symbols, subplot, flashback, foreshadowing, and irony]
Bend It Like Beckham
(Breaking Out; Parenting; Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Caring; Subjects: Sports/Soccer (Football); World/England) [13+]
Camille
(Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Cinema; Drama/France; World/France) [12+]
Carmen
(Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Subjects: Music/Opera; World/France) [12+] (In French with English Subtitles)
Casablanca
(Romantic Relationships; Redemption; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1941-1945; World/WWII; France & Morocco; ELA: Extended Metaphor; Allegory; Hero’s Journey) [12+]
Mary Cassatt: American Impressionist
(Talent; Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: Visual Arts; World/France; U.S./1865 – 1913; Biography)[8+]
Conquest
(Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Subjects: Biography/Napoleon Bonaparte; World/France, Poland & The 1800s) [12+]
Coppelia
(Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Dance/Performance) [5+]
Cyrano de Bergerac
(Romantic Relationships; Self-esteem; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Drama/France; World/France) [12+] (In French with English Subtitles)
Emma
(Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Subjects: Literature/England; World/England) [12+]
Ever After
(Romantic Relationships; Self-Esteem; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Caring; Subjects: World/France and the Renaissance; Myths & Fairy Tales) [10+]
For Whom the Bell Tolls
(Courage in War; Romantic Relationships; Rebellion; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Citizenship; Subjects: Literature/U.S.; World/Between World Wars & Spain) [12+]
Gigi
(Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; World/France) [12+]
The Gods Must Be Crazy
(Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: World/Africa) [9+]
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+]
Gorillas in the Mist
(Caring for Animals; Courage; Human Rights; Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis — Trustworthiness; Respect; Citizenship; Subjects — The Environment; Science-Technology; World/Africa) [13+]
Great Expectations
(Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Subjects: World/England; Literature/England) [10+]
The Great Gatsby
(Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: U.S. 1913 – 1929 & New York; Literature; Literary Devices: symbol, imagery, motif, flashback, characterization) [13+]
Isaac Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs
(Romantic Relationships; Talent; Subjects: Biology; Science-Technology; World/England & Enlightenment; Mathematics) [8- 13]
An Ideal Husband
(Families in Crisis; Marriage, Friendship, Romantic Relationships, Justice, Redemption; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: Drama/England; World/England)[12+]
The Importance of Being Earnest
(Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Subjects: World/England; Drama/England) [12+]
The Invention of Lying
(ELA: Social Satire; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [13+]
La Traviata
(Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Music/Opera; World/France) (12+) (In Italian with English Subtitles)
Midnight in Paris
(Literature/U.S.; Visual Arts; Music; World/France; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Breaking Out; Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [14+]
Much Ado About Nothing
(Romantic Relationships; Brothers; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Fairness; Subjects: Drama/England) [10+]
The Music Man
(Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; U.S./1865 – 1913; Dance/Performance) [6+]
Music of the Heart
(Education; Talent; Disabilities; Romantic Relationships; Divorce and Separation; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Citizenship; Subjects: Music/Classical; U.S./1991 – Present & New York; Biography (Guaspari)) [9+]
My Fair Lady
(Romantic Relationships; Breaking Out; Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: World/England; Drama/Musicals) [6+]
The Nutcracker
(Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Dance) [5+]
Oklahoma!
Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1865-1913 & Oklahoma; Drama/Musicals; Dance/Performance) [12+]
On The Waterfront
(Redemption; Breaking Out; Brothers; Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: Cinema; U.S./1945 – 1991 & New York) [12+]
A Passage To India
(Friendship; Romantic Relationships; Justice; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Subjects: World/India & England; Literature/England) [12+]
The Pirates of Penzance
(Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; World/England) [8+]
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
(Literature/U.S.; SEL: Child Abuse; Courage; GBLTQ; Friendship; Romantic Relationships; Mental Illness; Suicide; Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [14+]
Persuasion
(Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: World/England; Literature/England) [12+]
Pride and Prejudice
(Romantic Relationships; Sisters, Humility; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: World/England; Literature/England) [12+; Literary devices analyzed: theme; foils, contrasting characters; character development; subplot; irony; and use of letters read by a character]
Princess Mononoke
(Male Role Model; Leadership; Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: World/Japan; The Environment; Mythology; Cinema) [12+]
Pygmalion
(Breaking Out; Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: Drama/England; World/England) [12+]
Romeo and Juliet
(Fighting; Romantic Relationships; Suicide; Revenge; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Subjects: Drama/England) [12+]
Roxanne
(Romantic Relationships; Self-esteem; Moral-Ethical Emphasis Respect; Subjects: Drama; ELA: irony; characterization) [12+]
Ryan’s Daughter
(Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Caring; Subjects: World/Ireland & WWI) [15+]
Sayonara
(Male Role Model; Romantic Relationships; Friendship; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Subjects: U.S./1945 – 1991 & Diversity; World/Japan) [12+]
The Scarlet Letter
(Redemption; Romantic Relationships; Revenge; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1629 – 1750 & Massachusetts; Religions/Christianity; Literature/U.S.) [12+]
Sense and Sensibility
(Sisters; Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: World/England; Literature/England) [12+]
She’s Too Young
Peer Pressure; Bad Associations; Romantic Relationships; Self-esteem; Taking Care of Yourself; Families in Crisis; Parenting; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Subjects: Health (social structure of school; STDs)) [15+]
Show Boat
(Marriage; Romantic Relationships; Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Gambling Addiction; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: U.S./1865 – 1913 & Diversity; Cinema; Drama/Musicals; Dance/Performance) [11+]
The Sound of Music
(Parenting, Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Caring; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; World/ WWII & Austria) [6+]
South Pacific
(Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Citizenship; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; U.S./1941 – 1945 & Diversity) [10+]
Swan Lake
(Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: Dance/Performance; ELA) [10+; Literary devices analyzed: metaphor; symbol.]
A Tale of Two Cities
(Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Rebellion; Redemption; Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects (Literature/England; World/France & England) [12+]
Tootsie
(Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: U.S./1945 – 1991 & New York; Drama/U.S.) [13+]
Twelfth Night
(Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: Drama/England) [12+]
Wall-E
Talking and Playing for Growth
(SEL: The Environment; Romantic Relationships; Taking Care of Yourself; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [4 – 8]
West Side Story
(Fighting; Revenge; Romantic Relationships; Bad Associations; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; U.S./1945 – 1991, Diversity & New York; Dance/Performance [12+]
When a Man Loves a Woman
(Alcohol & Drug Abuse; Romantic Relationships; Marriage; Parenting; Father/daughter; Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: U.S./1991 – present) [13+]