The term "SEL" refers to topics relating to Social and Emotional Learning. "Moral-Ethical Emphasis" refers to Character Counts' Six Pillars of Character. The suggested ages for the movie are shown in brackets.

• Alcoholism & Codependence: "A Lesson Plan on Alcoholism and Codependence for Health Classes" presented in connection with the movie "When a Man Loves A Woman". This lesson plan covers the important points of alcoholism and alcohol abuse. The movie provides a dramatic representation of how alcoholism and the recovery process affects a marriage in which the husband has developed behaviors which enable his wife's drinking.



• Chemical Bonds: "How Does Soap Clean?" -- illustrating several different types of atomic and intermolecular bonding -- Middle School/Jr. High and High School Chemistry;



• Genetics: "Predicting Combinations for Alleles in a Zygote Using Punnett Squares" -- Middle School/Jr. High and High School Biology;



• Human Rights: "The Human Rights of Artists", based on "For Love or Country -- The Arturo Sandoval Story" -- High School and Middle./Jr. High World History and any fine arts curriculum, especially music.



• "Mass Casualties Lesson Plan" (Focusing on the Decision to End WW II with Surprise Atomic Attacks on Japanese Cities) -- U.S. History and World History During the Second World War; Jr. High and High School Level;



• "Migration, Nomadism and Dormancy Lesson Plan" (Science; the Environment) -- Biology; High School and Middle/Jr. High School;



• Nutrition - Obesity Epidemic: "A Lesson Plan for Health Classes based on 'Super Size Me'" Health; High School and Middle/Jr. High School;
  
  
• The Scientific Method: The Development of Lorenzo's Oil, Strange Twists of Fate, and the Scientific Method -- a mental exercise in applying the scientific method and developing hypotheses in a real world situation -- Middle School/Jr. High and High School Science, with particular relevance to Biology;



• Writing Narratives: Teaching Students to Write a Narrative; English Language Arts -- secondary school level.
  
  

• All the President's Men (U.S./1945 - 1991 & Politics; SEL: Courage; Teamwork; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsiblity; Fairness; Citizenship) [12+]
  
  
• Amistad (U.S./1812 - 1860 & Diversity; SEL: Justice; Courage; Rebellion; Human Rights; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Citizenship) [14+]
  
  
• Anne B. Real (U.S./1991 to present and New York; SEL: Breaking Out; Coming of Age; Alcohol & Drug Abuse; Courage; Crime; Education; Families in Crisis; Surviving; Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [12+]



• Four Films About Anne Frank (World/WW II & Holland; Biography; SEL: Coming of Age; Families in Crisis; Human Rights; Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsiblity; Citizenship) [12+]



• Au Revoir Les Enfants (World/France & WW II (Holocaust); SEL: Coming of Age, Human Rights, Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Caring) [11+]
  
  
• Behind the Sun (World/Brazil & Albania; Literature/Literary Devices; SEL: Revenge; Breaking Out; Brothers; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Responsibility) [12+; Literary devices analyzed: symbols, subplot, flashback, foreshadowing and irony]



• Bend It Like Beckham (Sports/Soccer (Football); World/England; SEL: Breaking Out; Parenting; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Caring) [13+]
  
  
• The Black Stallion (Sports/Horse Racing; SEL: Caring for Animals; Surviving; Grieving; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [8+]
  
  
• The Bolero (Music (classical); SEL: Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: None) [Short subject; 9+]
  
  
• Brian's Song (Sports/Football; U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity; SEL: Friendship, Grieving, Sportsmanship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring) [10+]
  
  
• The Buddy Holly Story (Biography; Music/Popular; U.S./1945 - 1991; SEL: Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: General) [12+]



• Charly (Science Fiction; SEL: Disabilities; Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Responsibility) [10+]
  
  
• A Christmas Carol (Religions/Christianity; World/England; SEL: Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [8+]
  
  
• The Civil War (U.S./1860 - 1865; SEL: Courage in War Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [12+]



• Cool Runnings (Sports/Olympics; World/Jamaica; SEL: Sportsmanship; Redemption; Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Fairness) [8+]
  
  
• Cross Creek (U.S./1913 - 1941 & Florida; Literature/U.S.; SEL: Running Away; Families in Crisis; Father/Daughter; Taking Care of Yourself; Suicide; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Respect; Caring) [the events that inspired The Yearling]



• The Crossing (U.S./1750 - 1812, New Jersey & Pennsylvania; SEL: Courage in War, Leadership; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility & Citizenship) [12+]



• Cyrano de Bergerac (Drama/France; World/France; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Self-esteem; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [12+] (In French with English Subtitles)



• Degas and the Dancer (Visual Arts; World/France; Dance; SEL: Talent, Ambition, Mother/Daughter, Sisters; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Caring) [8 - 13]



• Edge of America (Sports/Basketball; U.S./1945-1991; Diversity/Native American & African American and New Mexico; SEL: Breaking Out; Leadership; Teamwork; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Respect; Caring) [12+]
  
  
• Ever After (World/France and the Renaissance; Myths & Fairy Tales; Char, Dev.: Romantic Relationships; Self-Esteem; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Caring) [10+]
  
  
• Fail-Safe (U.S./1945 - 1991; World/Cold War; SEL --- Leadership; Ethical Emphasis --- Responsibility, Caring) [14+]



• Fat Man and Little Boy (U.S./1941 - 1945 & New Mexico; Science-Technology; SEL: Teamwork; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [13+]



• Fiddler on the Roof (Drama/Musicals; Religions/Judaism; U.S./Diversity; World/Russia; Dance/Performance; SEL: Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring) [7+]



• Finding Nemo (Marine Biology (Science/Technology); SEL: Father/Son; Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Respect) [5-12]



• Fly Away Home (Science; the Environment; World/Canada; SEL: Parenting; Father/Daughter; Teamwork; Caring for Animals; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [10+]



• A Force More Powerful (World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; WW II - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee; SEL: Peace/Peacemakers; Moral-Ethical: --- Citizenship) [12+]



• For Love or Country -- The Arturo Sandoval Story (Music/Jazz; World/Cuba and the Cold War Era; Biography; SEL: Human Rights; Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Citizenship) [12+]



• Gandhi (Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s - Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions; SEL: Rebellion; Peace/Peacemakers; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Caring; Citizenship) [10+]



• The Glass Menagerie (Drama/U.S.; U.S./Missouri; SEL: Mother/Son; Mother/Daughter; Families in Crisis; Disabilities; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility)[12+ ]
  
  
• The Gods Must be Crazy (World/Africa; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [9+]



• Good Will Hunting (Medicine (Psychiatry); U.S./1991 to 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 Environment; Science-Technology; World/Africa; SEL --- Caring for Animals; Courage; Human Rights; Romantic Relationships; 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; Ethical Emphasis --- Caring) [8 - 13]



• High School Musical (Dance; Drama/Musicals; SEL: Breaking Out; Friendship, Peer Pressure; Father/Son; Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring) [8 - 14]
  
  
• Hiroshima Maiden (U.S./1941 - 1991; World/WW-II and Japan; SEL: Courage; Friendship; Human Rights; Peer Pressure; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [9 - 13]



• Winslow Homer: An American Original (U.S./1861 - 1913; Visual Arts; Medicine-Psychiatry; Biography; SEL: Talent; Grieving; Mental Illness; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility) [8 - 12]



• Hoosiers (Sports/Basketball; U.S. 1945 - 1991 & Indiana; SEL: Teamwork; Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Male Role Model; Father/Son; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Caring) [11+]



• Hotel Rwanda (Human Rights; Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsiblity; Citizenship; Subjects: World/Rwanda & the Post-Cold War Era; U.S./1991 to present) [14+]



• Ice Princess (Sports/Ice Skating; SEL: Breaking Out; Parenting; Mother/daughter; Sportsmanship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Fairness; Caring) [9+]
  
  
• The Insider (U.S./1991 to present, the Law and the Press; SEL: Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Families in Crisis, Marriage, Crime, Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Citizenship) [13+]



• Iron Jawed Angels (U.S. 1913 - 1929; SEL: Human Rights; Courage; Leadership; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Fairness) [11+]
  
  
• The Jackie Robinson Story (Biography; Sports/Baseball; U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity; SEL: Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Respect, Citizenship) [8+]



• James' Journey to Jerusalem (World/Israel; Religions; SEL: Friendship; Father/Son; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Respect; Fairness.) [12+]



• The Lion King (The Environment; Science/Technology; SEL: Grieving; Redemption; Friendship; Ambition, Running Away; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility) [8 - 11]



• The Long Walk Home (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Alabama; SEL: Female Role Model; Breaking Out; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect) [12+]



• Looking For Richard (Drama/England; World/England; SEL: Brothers; Ambition; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: General) [12+]



• Lorenzo's Oil (Medicine; Science; SEL:Illness, Disabilities; Marriage; Families in Crisis; Parenting; Sisters; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [13+]



• A Man for All Seasons (Biography/Thomas More; World/England & the Renaissance; Religions/Christianity; Drama/England; Char Dev.: Courage; Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [12+]



• March of the Penguins ( Science; the Environment; World/Antarctica; SEL: Caring for Animals) [10+]



• The Odyssey (World/Ancient Greece; Mythology; Literature & Literary Devices; Seafaring; SEL: Humility; Surviving; Marriage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility) [14+ for the movie; 11+ for the book. Literary devices analyzed: simile, metaphor, flashback; symbol]



• Old Yeller (U.S./1865 - 1913; SEL: Courage; Grieving (for a beloved animal); Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [7-12]



• The Outsiders (Literature/U.S. & Literary Devices; U.S./1945 - 1991; SEL: Brothers; Coming of Age; Courage; Fighting; Friendship; Peer Pressure; Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Caring) [11+; Literary devices analyzed: expository phase; flashback; symbol; foreshadowing; Bildungsroman; irony; protagonist/antagionist confusion and theme]
  
  
• Partners of the Heart (Medicine; U.S./1917 - 1991, Diversity, Tennessee & Maryland; SEL: Teamwork, Education, Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [10+]



• Pay It Forward (U.S./1991 - Present; SEL: Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Mother/Son; Families in Crisis; Education; Disabilities; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Citizenship) [12+]



• Pride and Prejudice (Literature/England; World/England; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Sisters; Humility; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [12+; Literary devices analyzed: theme; foils, contrasting characters; character development; subplot; irony; and use of letters read by a character]
  
  
• Princess Mononoke (World/Japan; The Environment; Mythology; Cinema; SEL: Male Role Model; Leadership; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Citizenship) [12+]



• The Pursuit of Happyness (U.S./1991 - current and Biography; SEL: Father/Son; Parenting; Surviving, Work/Career; add the following SEL topics when using TeachWithMovies.com's student handout for this film, Episodes in the Life of Chris Gardner (What's Not in the Movie): Alcohol & Drug Abuse; Breaking Out; Spousal Abuse; Child Abuse; Education; Male Role Model; Ambition; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [12+]
  
  
• Rabbit-Proof Fence (World/Australia; SEL: Human Rights; Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [10+]



• Remember the Titans (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Virginia; Sports/Football; SEL: Breaking Out; Friendship; Teamwork; Leadership; Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Citizenship) [11+]



• Romeo and Juliet (Drama/England; SEL: Fighting; Romantic Relationships; Suicide; Revenge; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring) [12+]
  
  
• The Rookie (Sports/Baseball; U.S./1991 - present; SEL: Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Caring) [9+]



• Schindler's List (Biography; World/WW II; SEL: Courage; Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Caring) [15+]



• Shiloh (U.S./1945 - 1991 & West Virginia; SEL: Caring for Animals; Father/Son; Mother/Son, Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworhiness; Caring) [10+]
  
  
• Something the Lord Made (Medicine; U.S./1917 - 1991, Diversity, Tennessee & Maryland; SEL : Teamwork, Education, Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [10+]



• Stand and Deliver (U.S./1941 - 1996, Diversity & California; Mathematics; Literature/Literary Devices; SEL: Male Role Model; Self-esteem; Education; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Citizenship) [12+]



• Sometimes in April (Human Rights; Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsiblity; Citizenship; Subjects: World/Rwanda & the Post-Cold War Era) [14+]



• Strictly Ballroom (Dance; World/Australia; SEL: Breaking Out; Talent; Families in Crisis; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [9+]
  
  
• A Lesson Plan for Health Classes based on "Super Size Me" (U.S./1991 - current; Medicine; SEL: Taking Care of Yourself; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [11+]
  
  
• Swan Lake (Dance/Performance; Literature/Literary Devices; SEL: Romantic Relations; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [10+; Literary devices analyzed: metaphor; symbol.]
  
  
• Thirteen Days (U.S./1945 - 1991; World/Russia & The Cold War; SEL: Leadership; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [12+]



• To Kill A Mockingbird (Justice; Male Role Model; Courage; Mental Illness; Parenting; Disabilities; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Responsibilility; Fairness; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1929 - 1941, the Law & Diversity; Literature/U.S. & Literary Devices) [11+; Literary devices analyzed: symbol; flashback; irony; humor]



• Twelfth Night (Drama/England; SEL: Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [12+]
  
  
• Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (U.S./1812 - 1865; 1865 - 1913; and African Americans & the Civil Rights Movement; Literature/U.S. (Narrative Writing); SEL: Human Rights; Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Fairness) [10+]
  
  
• Warm Springs (U.S./1913 - 1929 & Georgia; Biography; SEL: Courage; Disabilities; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [12+]



• Water (World/India; Religions/Hinduism; Literature/Literary Devices; SEL: Human Rights; Suicide; Breaking Out; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Fairness) [12+; Literary devices analyzed: character, symbols, subplot, foils and irony.]
  
  
• West Side Story (Drama/Musicals; U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & New York; Dance/Performance; SEL: Fighting; Revenge; Romantic Relationships; Bad Associations; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Citizenship) [12+]
  
  
• When a Man Loves a Woman (U.S./1945 - 1991; SEL: Alcohol & Drug Abuse; Romantic Relationships; Marriage; Parenting; Father/daughter; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [13+]
  
  
• White Nights (Dance; World/Cold War & Russia; U.S./Diversity; SEL: Breaking Out; Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect) [13+]
  
  
• The White Rose (World/Germany & WW II; SEL: Rebellion; Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [13+]
  
  
• Winged Migration (Science; the Environment; SEL: Caring for Animals) [12+; see Lesson Plan on Migration, Nomadism, and Dormancy]



• The Witness (U.S./1991 to Present & New York; SEL: Caring for Animals; Breaking Out; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring) [13+]
  
  
• The Wizard of Oz (Cinema; Drama/Musicals; U.S./1865-1913; SEL: Self-esteem; Friendship; Taking Care of Yourself; Breaking Out; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Respect, Caring) [5+]