B. Countries

Albania -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Albania

• Behind the Sun (World/Brazil & Albania) [12+; Literary devices analyzed: symbols, subplot, flashback, foreshadowing and irony]

Argentina -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to Argentina

• The Official Story (World/Argentina) [14+]

Australia -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Australia

• Rabbit-Proof Fence (World/Australia) [10+]
• Gallipoli (World/ WW I, Australia & Turkey) [13+]
• Strictly Ballroom (Dance; World/Australia) [9+]

Austria -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to Austria

• Amadeus (Biography/Mozart; Music/Classical; World/Austria) [12+]
• Beethoven Lives Upstairs (Biography; Music/Classical; World/Austria) [9 - 12]
• The Sound of Music (Drama/Musicals; World/ WW II & Austria) [6+]
• Strauss: The King of Three Quarter Time (Biography; Music/Classical; World/Austria) [6 - 12]

Brazil -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Brazil

• Behind the Sun (World/Brazil & Albania) [12+; Literary devices analyzed: symbols, subplot, flashback, foreshadowing and irony.]
• The Mission (Religions/Christianity; World/South America, Paraguay, Brazil) [13+]

Canada -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to Canada

• Anne of Green Gables (World/Canada) [8+]
• Beautiful Dreamers (Biography/Whitman; Literature/U.S.; World/Canada; Medicine) [12+; useful for getting students to read and appreciate the poetry of Walt Whitman]
• Fly Away Home (Parenting; Father/Daughter; Teamwork; Caring for Animals) [10+]
• Searching for Bobby Fischer (Sports/Chess; World/Canada) [10+]
• Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (Biography/Gould; Music/Classical; World/Canada) [14+]
(Small portions in French with English subtitles.)

Chile -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Chile

• Force More Powerful (World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee) [12+]

China -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to China

• The Joy Luck Club (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity; California; World/China) [14+]
• Kundun (World/Tibet & China; Religions/Buddhism) [13+]
• Mulan (Mythology; World/China) [6-9]

(Films in Chinese with English Subtitles)

• To Live (World/China) [14+]
(In Chinese with English subtitles.)

Cuba -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Cuba

• For Love or Country -- The Arturo Sandoval Story (Music/Jazz; World/Cuba and the Cold War Era; Biography) [12+]

Denmark -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to Denmark

• Force More Powerful (World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee) [12+]

England -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to England

• The Adventures of Robin Hood (World/England & Middle Ages) [8 - 13]
• Around the World in 80 Days (Science-Technology; World/England) [8 - 13]
• Billy Elliot (Dance; World/England) [12+]
• Chariots of Fire (World/England; Sports/Olympics; Religions/Judaism and Christianity) [10+]
• A Christmas Carol (Religions/Christianity; World/England) [8+]
• The Dawn Patrol (Aviation; World/ WW I & England) [10+]
• Emma (Literature/England; World/England) [12+]
• Gandhi (Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s - Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions) [10+]
• Great Expectations (Literature/England; World/England) [10+]
• Handel's Last Chance (Biography; Music/Classical; World/England & Ireland) [6-12]
• An Ideal Husband (Drama/England, World/England) [12+]
• The Importance of Being Earnest (World/England; Drama/England) [12+]
• Lawrence of Arabia (Biography; World/England, Middle East & WW I) [12+]
• Looking For Richard (Drama/England; World/England) [12+]
• A Man for All Seasons (Biography/Thomas More; World/England & the Renaissance; Religions/Christianity; Drama/England) [12+]
• Mrs. Miniver (World/England & WW II) [10+]
• My Fair Lady (Drama/Musicals; World/England) [6+]
• Isaac Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs (Biography; Science-Technology; World/England & Enlightenment; Mathematics) [8-13]
• The Old Curiosity Shop (World/England; Literature/England) [11+]
• Oliver! (Drama/Musicals; Literature/England; World/England) [8+]
• Oliver Twist (Literature/England; World/England) [10+]
• A Passage To India (World/India & England; Literature/England) [12+]
• Persuasion (Literature/England; World/England) [12+]
• Pride and Prejudice (Literature/England; World/England) [12+; Literary devices analyzed: theme; foils, contrasting characters; character development; subplot; irony; and use of letters read by a character]
• Pygmalion (Drama/England; World/England) [12+]
• The Pirates of Penzance (Drama/Musicals; World/England) [8+]
• Richard III (Drama/England; World/England) [12+]
• Sense and Sensibility (Literature/England; World/England) [12+]
• Tale of Two Cities (Literature/England; World/France & England) [12+]

France -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to France

• Beau Geste (World/France) [12+]
• Bizet's Dream (Biography; Music/Opera; World/France) [9 - 12]
• Camille (Cinema; Drama/France; World/France) [12+]
• Casablanca (U.S./1941 - 1945; World/WW II, France & Morocco) [12+]
• Ever After (World/France and the Renaissance) [10+]
• Mary Cassatt: American Impressionist (Visual Arts; World/France; U.S./1865 - 1913; Biography) [8+]
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Literature/France; World/Middle Ages & France) [10 -12]
• La Traviata (Music/Opera; World/France) [12+]
(In Italian with English Subtitles)
• Les Misérables (Literature/France; World/France) [8+]
• The Life of Emile Zola (Biography; World/France; Literature/France) [10+]
• Lust for Life (Biography/Van Gogh; World/France; Visual Arts) [12+]
• Madame Curie (Biography; Science-Technology; World/France) [10+]
• Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye (Biography; World/France & WW I; Medicine; Science-Technology) [8 - 12]
• Degas and the Dancer (Visual Arts; World/France; Dance) [8 - 13]
• Moulin Rouge (Biography/Lautrec; Visual Arts; World/France) [13+]
• Paths of Glory (World/France & WW I) [10+]
• Tale of Two Cities (Literature/England; World/France & England) [12+]
• Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (Biography; World/France; Visual Arts) [12+]

(Films in French with English Subtitles)

• Au Revoir Les Enfants (World/France & WW II (Holocaust)) [11+]
• Carmen (Music/Opera; World/France) [12+]
(In French with English Subtitles)
• The Crucible (U.S./1629 - 1750, 1945-1991 & Massachusetts; Drama/U.S.) (Two versions, one in French with English Subtitles) [12+]
• Cyrano de Bergerac (Drama/France; World/France) [12+]
(In French with English Subtitles)

Germany -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to Germany

(See also World/WW II)

• All Quiet on the Western Front (World/Germany & WW I) [12+]
• Bach's Fight for Freedom (Biography; Music/Classical; World/Germany) [6 - 12]

(Films in German with English Subtitles)

• Europa! Europa! (Human Rights; Surviving) [13+]
(In German & Russian with English Subtitles)
• The White Rose (World/Germany & WW II) (13+)

Greece -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Greece

• Donald in Mathmagic Land; Music; Science-Technology) [7+]

Holland -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Holland

• Four Films About Anne Frank (World/WW II & Holland; Biography) [12+]

Ireland -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Ireland

• Handel's Last Chance (Biography; Music/Classical; World/England & Ireland) [6-12]
• Michael Collins (Biography; World/Ireland) [14+]
• Ryan's Daughter (World/Ireland & WW I) [15]

India -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to India

• Force More Powerful (World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee) [12+]
• Gandhi (Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s - Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions) [10+]
• A Passage To India (World/India & England; Literature/England) [12+]
• Water (World/India; Religions/Hinduism; Literature/Literary Devices) [12+; Literary devices analyzed: character, symbols, subplot, foils and irony]

Indonesia -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Indonesia

• The Swiss Family Robinson (Literature/England; Science-Technology; World/Indonesia) [6 - 12]

Israel -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to Israel

• James' Journey to Jerusalem (World/Israel; Religions) [12+]

Italy -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Italy

• Galileo: On the Shoulders of Giants (Biography; Science-Technology; World/Italy & the Beginning of the Scientific Revolution) [8 - 13]
• The Great Caruso (Biography; Music/Opera; World/Italy) [8+]
• Leonardo: A Dream of Flight (Biography; World/Italy & the Renaissance; Science-Technology; Aviation) [8 - 11]
• Rossini's Ghost (Biography; Music/Opera; World/Italy) [6 - 12]

(Films in Italian with English Subtitles)

• La Traviata (Music/Opera; World/France) [12+]
(In Italian with English Subtitles)

Japan -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to Japan

• 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) (U.S./ 1941 - 1945; World/WW II and Japan) [12+]
• Princess Mononoke (World/Japan; The Environment; Mythology; Cinema) [12+]
• Sayonara (U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity; World/Japan) [12+]
• Shall We Dance? (Dance; World/Japan) [12+]
• Tora! Tora! Tora! (U.S./1941 - 1945; World/Japan & WW II; Seafaring) [10+]
(Portions in Japanese with English subtitles)

Jamaica -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to Jamaica

• Cool Runnings (Sports/Olympics; World/Jamaica) [8+]

Mexico -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Mexico

• The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Science-Technology; World/Mexico) [12+]
(Some dialogue is in Spanish)

Morocco -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to Morocco

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

Myanmar (Burma) -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Mynmar (Burma)

• Beyond Rangoon (World/Myanmar (Burma) [14+]

New Zealand -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to New Zealand

• Babe (The Environment; World/New Zealand; SEL: Caring for Animals; Courage; Friendship; Breaking Out; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Respect; Caring) [9+ (many older children and adults love this movie)] (Coming in March)

Norway -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to Norway

• Song of Norway (Biography/Grieg; Drama/Musicals; Music/Classical; World/Norway) [8-12]

Paraguay -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Paraguay

• The Mission (Religions/Christianity; World/South America, Paraguay, Brazil) [13+]

Poland -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to Poland

• Force More Powerful (World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee) [12+]

Russia -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Russia

• Animal Farm (Literature/England; World/Russia) [6+; Literary genre: Allegory]
• Fiddler on the Roof (Drama/Musicals; Religions/Judaism; U.S./Diversity; World/Russia; Dance/Performance) [7+]
• The Inner Circle (World/Russia) [15+]
• Stalin (Biography; World/Russia) [12+]
• Thirteen Days (U.S./1945 - 1991; World/Russia & The Cold War) [12+]
• War and Peace (World/Russia; Literature/Russia) [10+]
• White Nights (Dance; World/Cold War & Russia; U.S./Diversity) [13+]

(Films in Russian with English Subtitles)

• Ballad of a Soldier (World/Russia & WW II) [10+]
• Europa! Europa! (World/Germany & WW II) [13+]
(In German & Russian with English Subtitles)

Rwanda -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Rwanda

• 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+]

South Africa -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to South Africa

• Cry, the Beloved Country (World/South Africa) [10+]
• A Dry White Season (World/South Africa) [14+]
• Force More Powerful (World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee) [12+]
• Gandhi (Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s - Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions) [10+]
• Sarafina(World/South Africa) [13+]

Spain -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Spain

• For Whom the Bell Tolls (Literature/U.S.; World/Between World Wars & Spain) [12+]
• Goya: Awakened in a Dream (Visual Arts; World/Spain & the Enlightenment; Biography) [8 - 13]

(Films in Spanish with English Subtitles or Some Dialoge In Spanish)

• Fort Apache (U.S./The Frontier and the West & Arizona) [8+]
(Some Spanish spoken by the Native Americans)
• The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Science-Technology; World/Mexico) [12+]
(Some dialogue is in Spanish)

Thailand -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to Thailand

• The King and I (Drama/Musicals; World/Thailand; U.S./1860 - 1865; Dance/Performance) [8+]

Tibet -- Movie Lesson Plans Relating to Tibet

• Kundun (World/Tibet & China; Religions/Buddhism) [13+]
• Little Buddha (Religions/Buddhism; World/Tibet) [10+]

Turkey -- Lesson Plans from Films Relating to Turkey

• Gallipoli (World/ WW I, Australia & Turkey) [13+]

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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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