CREATE WORLD HISTORY LESSON PLANS
Table of Contents for World History Learning Guides and Lesson Plans from Movies and Film
Full Length Movies — Short Subjects — Movie Clips — Film Clips — Video Clips — Snippets
Events/Epochs
- Pre-History
- Indigenous Civilizations in the Americas
- The Ancient World
- Babylon
- China
- Egypt
- Greece
- Muslim Culture
- Roman Empire
- The Middle Ages
- The Renaissance
- The Enlightenment
- The 1800s to the First World War
- The First World War
- Between the Wars and The Great Depression
- The Second World War
- The Cold War Era
- The Post Cold War Era
1. Pre-History
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A. Indigenous Civilizations in the Americas
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2. The Ancient World
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Agora
Ancient Alexandria, Hypatia, and the Decline of Greco-Roman Civilization — using the Film Agora (World/Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome; Religions (Christianity & Judaism); SEL: Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [14+]
A. Babylon
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B. China
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C. Egypt
Agora
Ancient Alexandria, Hypatia, and the Decline of Greco-Roman Civilization — using the Film Agora (World/Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome; Religions (Christianity & Judaism); SEL: Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [14+]
D. Greece — Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Greece
Agora
Ancient Alexandria, Hypatia, and the Decline of Greco-Roman Civilization — using the Film Agora (World/Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome; Religions (Christianity & Judaism); SEL: Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [14+]
The Odyssey
World/Ancient Greece; Mythology; Literature & Literary Devices; Seafaring [14+ for the movie; 11+ for the book. Literary devices analyzed: simile, metaphor, flashback; symbol]
E. Muslim Culture
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F. Roman Empire — Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Roman Empire
Agora
Ancient Alexandria, Hypatia, and the Decline of Greco-Roman Civilization — using the Film Agora (World/Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome; Religions (Christianity & Judaism); SEL: Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [14+]
Julius Caesar
(Drama/England; World/Ancient Rome [12+]
3. Middle Ages — Movie Lesson Plans Relating to the Middle Ages
The Adventures of Robin Hood
World/England & Middle Ages [8 – 13]
Luther
Snippet Lesson Plan for the Sale of Indulgences in the Middle Ages Using Two Film Clips from the Movie Luther (World/Middle Ages; Religions/Christianity) [12+; Two clips from the film lasting about 12 minutes]
4. The Renaissance — Movie Lesson Plans Relating to The Renaissance
Ever After
(World/France and the Renaissance; Myths & Fairy Tales [10+]
Leonardo: A Dream of Flight
Biography; World/Italy & the Renaissance; Science-Technology; Aviation [8 – 11]
A Man for All Seasons
Biography/Thomas More; World/England & the Renaissance; Religions/Christianity; Drama/England [12+]
5. The Enlightenment
Gulliver’s Travels
(World/Enlightenment; Literature/Ireland [7+]
Goya: Awakened in a Dream
(Visual Arts; World/Spain & the Enlightenment; Biography [8 – 13]
Isaac Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs
Biography; Science-Technology; World/England & Enlightenment; Mathematics [8-13]
6. The 1800s to the First World War — Movie Lesson Plans Relating to the 1800s to the First World War
Conquest
(Biography/Napoleon Bonaparte; World/France, Poland & The 1800s; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility) [12+]
Force More Powerful
Short Subject
World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s – the Present; U.S./1945 – the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee [12+; Six sections, each between 20 and 30 minutes in length]
Force More Powerful
Snippet Lesson Plan on Non-violence and the Indian Independence Movement
(World/India, U.S./1945 – 1991 & Diversity) [12+; snippet: 25 minutes; lesson: two class periods]
Gandhi
Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s – Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions; Char. Dev.: Rebellion; Peace/Peacemakers [10+]
7. First World War — Movie Lesson Plans Relating to the First World War
The African Queen
Science-Technology; World/WWI & Africa [10+]
All Quiet on the Western Front
World/Germany & WWI [12+]
Gandhi
Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s – Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions; Char. Dev.: Rebellion; Peace/Peacemakers [10+]
Lawrence of Arabia
Biography; World/England, Middle East & WWI [12+]
Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye
Biography; World/France & WWI; Medicine; Science-Technology [8 – 12]
Paths of Glory
World/France & WWI [10+]
8. Between the World Wars; The Great Depression — Movie Lesson Plans Relating to the Period Between the World Wars and the Great Depression
The Book Thief
(World/Germany, WW-II, ELA (theme, personification, symbol, & irony); SEL: Families in Crisis; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility, Caring) [13+; 121 minutes]
Force More Powerful
Short Subject
World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s – the Present; U.S./1945 – the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee [12+; Six sections, each between 20 and 30 minutes in length]
Force More Powerful
Snippet Lesson Plan on Non-violence and the Indian Independence Movement
(World/India, U.S./1945 – 1991 & Diversity) [12+; snippet: 25 minutes; lesson: two class periods]
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Literature/U.S.; World/Between World Wars & Spain [12+]
Gandhi
Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s – Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions [10+]
9. Second World War (including the Holocaust) — Lesson Plans from Films Relating to the Second World War
A Call To Spy
The Best of TWM
(World History: The Second World War; England; U.S. History, 1940 – 1945; SEL: — Disabilities; Female Role Model; Courage in War; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Citizenship; Respect. [13+]
Gandhi
Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s – Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions [10+]
a. The War in Europe
Ballad of a Soldier
World/Russia & WWII [10+]
Force More Powerful
Short Subject
World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s – the Present; U.S./1945 – the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee [12+; Six sections, each between 20 and 30 minutes in length]
Grave of the Fireflies
(U.S./1941 – 1991; World/WW-II and Japan; Cinema; SEL: Human Rights; Surviving; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [13+]
The Great Dictator
Biography/Hitler [10+]
Saving Private Ryan
Snippet Lesson Plan on the Omaha Beach Landing
(U.S./1941 – 1945; World/WWII; SEL: Courage in War; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Citizenship) [16+]
The Sound of Music
Drama/Musicals; World/ WWII & Austria [6+]
b. The Holocaust — Lesson Plans from Films Relating to the Holocaust
Anne Frank — Four Films About Anne Frank
World/WWII & Holland; Biography [12+]
Au Revoir Les Enfants
World/France & WWII (Holocaust) [11+]
Judgment at Nuremberg
U.S./1941 – 1945, The Law; World/WWII [10+]
Schindler’s List
Biography; World/WWII [15+]
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
(World/WWII & Germany; ELA; SEL: Human Rights; Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Caring) [13+; Literary Devices Analyzed: irony]
Europa! Europa!
Human Rights; Surviving [13+] (In German & Russian with English Subtitles)
c. The War in the Pacific — Movie Lesson Plans Relating to the Second World War in the Pacific
Hiroshima Maiden
U.S./1941 – 1991; World/WW-II and Japan [9 – 13]
Flags of Our Fathers
(U.S./1940-1945; World/WWII; SEL: Courage in War Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Citizenship) [15+]
Mass Casualties Lesson Plan
(Focusing on the Decision to End WWII with Surprise Atomic Attacks on Japanese Cities) [12+]
Midway
U.S./1941 – 1945; World/WWII; Seafaring [10+]
Tora! Tora! Tora!
U.S./1941 – 1945; World/Japan & WWII; Seafaring) [10+] (Portions in Japanese with English subtitles)
d. The War in Other Parts of the World
10. The Cold War Era (1945 – 1991) — Movie Lesson Plans Relating to the Cold War Era
Fail-Safe
U.S./1945 – 1991; World/Cold War [14+]
Force More Powerful
Short Subject
World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s – the Present; U.S./1945 – the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee
[12+; Six sections, each between 20 and 30 minutes in length]
Force More Powerful
Snippet Lesson Plan on Non-violence and the Indian Independence Movement
(World/India, U.S./1945 – 1991 & Diversity) [12+; snippet: 25 minutes; lesson: two class periods]
Force More Powerful
Snippet Lesson Plan on the Civil Rights Movement – The Nashville Sit-ins, 1960
(U.S./1945 – 1991 & Diversity) [12+; snippet: 25 minutes; lesson: two class periods]
For Love or Country — The Arturo Sandoval Story
Music/Jazz; World/Cuba and the Cold War Era; Biography [12+]
Gandhi
Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s – Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions [10+]
Thirteen Days
U.S./1945 – 1991; World/Russia & The Cold War [12+]
Torn-from-the-Flag
(World: Hungary, Cold War; Documentary; SEL: Courage in War; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [12+]
11. The Post Cold War Era (1991 – Present) — Lesson Plans from Films Relating to the Post Cold War Era
Force More Powerful
Short Subject
World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s – the Present; U.S./1945 – the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee [12+; Six sections, each between 20 and 30 minutes in length]
Gandhi
Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s – Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions [10+]
Hotel Rwanda
World/Rwanda & the Post-Cold War Era; U.S./1991 – present [14+]
Navalny
The Best of TWM
(World-Russia, Post-Cold War Era; SEL: Courage, Ambition, Human Rights, Leadership, Male Role Model (Navalny);
Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility, Citizenship) [15+]