Documentary Resource Title: Coronavirus Explained. Episode 1: This Pandemic Netflix Link to Episode 1 Information: Producer: Vox Length: Each episode ranges from 20 to 30 minutes Rating: PG Release Date: The first episode was released April 26th of this year and the following 2 episodes were released June 16th. Description: I will mostly be discussing … Continue reading Middle School COVID-19 Media Resources
Inside Out Producer: Jonas Rivera Year: 2015 Length: 94 minutes Rating: PG Brief Description: 11-year-old Riley is guided in life by her five emotions anger, sadness, fear, disgust, and joy. The latter of which always wants to be in control of Riley’s emotions. Following a move across the country, Riley best memories become overrun with … Continue reading 7th Grade Going to the Doctor Popular Film Media Resource
My Girl, Imagine Entertainment, 1991, 1 hr 42 min, PG My Girl is about a young girl named Vada who lives with her father, a funeral home director. Her mother died when she was a baby, so when Vada got older her father began to date the cosmetologist named Shelly who works at the … Continue reading 6th Grade Personal Hygiene Film: “My Girl”
General Information: Title: Cyberbully Producer: Jesse Prupas Year: 2011 Length: 2 Hours Rating: PG-13 Description: Cyberbully is about a girl named Taylor who is in high school who gets a computer for her birthday. Taylor sets up a social media account and then starts experiencing cyber bullying from a popular girl at the high … Continue reading “Cyberbully” Social Media Safety Fiction Film Grades 6-8
Popular Film: Into the Cloud Season 1 General Information: Title: Into the Cloud Season 1 Producer: NetsmartzKids, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Year: July 31,2019 Length: 29:30 Rating: G/PG (?) This is a series called Into the Cloud off of Netsmartz. This movie, that includes six episodes, is about two children, named Nettie … Continue reading Social Media Safety Media Resource Popular Film- Fifth Grade “Into the Cloud Season 1”
A lot of current popular films and shows that deal with the tropes that we see with social media tend to be targeted towards older groups, so it is difficult to find an example in which can lead discussions with elementary students! So, can Wreck it Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet start these discussions? We … Continue reading “Wreck it Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet” – Diving into Discussions about Social Media and the Internet in 5th Grade
Popular Film: Wonder General Information: Hoberman, D., & Lieberman, T., & Chbosky, S. (2017). Wonder. United States: Lionsgate. Rated PG In this popular film, based on the popular book of Patricia Palacio of the same title, we follow a boy named Auggie Pullman, who has a Treacher Collins Syndrome. His facial deformity has caused him … Continue reading “Wonder”- Popular Film for Grades 3-5th Bullying Unit
General Information Patch Adams is a popular comedy/drama that was released in 1998. Directed by Tom Shadyac and produced by Mike Farrell, Bary Kemp, Marvin Minoff, Charles Newirth and Marsha Garces Williams, Patch Adams is a semi-biographical film about the life of Dr. Hunter “Patch” Adams and his journey to become a doctor. Patch, played … Continue reading Patch Adams ー Popular Film About the Medical Profession
Documentary Film Title: American Epidemic: The Nation’s Struggle With Opioid Addiction Producer: Wall Street Journal Year: 2016 Length: 34mins and 26 sec Rating: PG to PG-13 Mild language Drug paraphernalia Scenes of people on drugs Summary What the documentary is about This doc follows four families all affected by drug addiction. One family follows a … Continue reading Documentary and popular film clip for preventing substance abuse in 6-8th
Documentary General Information: Title: Bite Size Producer(s) Andrew Galdi, Lanre Idewu, Josh Lipton, Greta McAnany, Eric Gallegos, Year: 2014 Length: 90 min Rating: NR Description: Bite Size is a documentary about the Untied States childhood obesity epidemic. It follows four overweight children, their families, nutritional and medical providers who are trying to help them. … Continue reading 8th Grade Nutrition Media Resource Documentary