C. Events/Epochs

1. Pre-History

a. Indigenous Civilizations in the Americas

2. The Ancient World

a. Babylon

b. China

c. Egypt

d. Greece -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Greece

• 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

f. Roman Empire -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Roman Empire

• Julius Caesar (Drama/England; World/Ancient Rome [12+]
• Spartacus Biography; World/Ancient Rome [13+]

3. Middle Ages -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to the Middle Ages

• The Adventures of Robin Hood World/England & Middle Ages [8 - 13]
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame Literature/France; World/Middle Ages & France [10 -12]

4. The Renaissance -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to The Renaissance

• Ever After (World/France and the Renaissance; Myths & Fairy Tales [10+]
• Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants    Biography; Science-Technology; World/Italy & the Beginning of the Scientific Revolution [8 - 13]
• 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

• 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]
• 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/WW I & Africa [10+]
• All Quiet on the Western Front World/Germany & WW I [12+]
• The Dawn Patrol Aviation; World/ WW I & England [10+]
• Gallipoli World/ WW I, Australia & Turkey [13+]
• Lawrence of Arabia Biography; World/England, Middle East & WW I [12+]
• Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye    Biography; World/France & WW I; Medicine; Science-Technology [8 - 12]
• Paths of Glory World/France & WW I [10+]
• Ryan's Daughter World/Ireland & WW I [15+]

8. Between the World Wars; The Great Depression -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to the Period Between the World Wars and the Great Depression

• 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]
• 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. The War in Europe

• Ballad of a Soldier World/Russia & WW II [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]
• The Great Dictator Biography/Hitler [10+]
• The Longest Day U.S./1941 - 1945; World/WW II [10+]
• Mrs. Miniver World/England & WW II [10+]
• The Sound of Music Drama/Musicals; World/ WW II & Austria [6+]
• The White Rose World/Germany & WW II) (13+)

b. The Holocaust -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to the Holocaust

• Anne Frank -- Four Films About Anne Frank World/WW II & Holland; Biography [12+]
• Au Revoir Les Enfants World/France & WW II (Holocaust) [11+]
• Europa! Europa! Human Rights; Surviving [13+]
(In German & Russian with English Subtitles)
• Judgment at Nuremberg U.S./1941 - 1945, The Law; World/WW II [10+]
• Schindler's List Biography; World/WW II [15+]

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]
• Mass Casualties Lesson Plan (Focusing on the Decision to End WW II with Surprise Atomic Attacks on Japanese Cities) [12+]
• Midway U.S./1941 - 1945; World/WW II; Seafaring [10+]
• Tora! Tora! Tora! U.S./1941 - 1945; World/Japan & WW II; Seafaring) [10+]
(Portions in Japanese with English subtitles)

d. The War in Other Parts of the World

• Casablanca (U.S./1941 - 1945; World/WW II, France & Morocco [12+]

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]
• 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]
• Snippet Lesson Plan on Solidarity, We've Caught God by the Arm -- Poland 1980 (World/Poland) [12+; snippet: 25 minutes; lesson: one class period]
• Snippet Lesson Plan on Freedom in Our Time, South Africa, 1984 (World/South Africa) [12+; snippet: 25 minutes; lesson: one class period]
• Snippet Lesson Plan on the Civil Rights Movement - The Nashville Sit-ins, 1960 (U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity) [12+; snippet: 25 minutes; lesson: one class period]
• 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+]
• White Nights Dance; World/Cold War & Russia; U.S./Diversity [13+]

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 to present [14+]
• Sometimes in April World/Rwanda & the Post-Cold War Era [14+]

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Table of Contents for Creating World History Lesson Plans from Movies and Film

Continents Africa Asia Australia Caribbean Europe Middle East North America South America Arctic/Antarctic Countries Albania Argentina Australia Austria Brazil Canada Chile China Cuba Denmark England France

Countries Continued Germany Greece Holland Ireland India Indonesia Israel Italy Japan Jamaica Mexico Morroco Myanmar/Burma Norway Paraguay Poland Russia Rwanda South Africa Spain Thailand Tibet Turkey

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 Beginning of the Scientific Revolution 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

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