Wadjda

Curriculum Guide

• Lesson 1: Wadjda’s Story: Understanding Wadjda’s World

  Subject: Language Arts

  Lesson Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9

• Lesson 2: The Country of Saudi Arabia

  Subject: Geography, Social Studies, World History

  Lesson Grades: 9, 10, 11

• Lesson 3: Saudi Arabia Confronts Modernity

  Subject: Social Studies

  Lesson Grades: 11, 12

• Lesson 4: The Women of Saudi Arabia

  Subject: Film Literacy, Social Studies

  Lesson Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

• Lesson 5: An Introduction to the Quran

  Subject: Language Arts, Religious Studies, World History

  Lesson Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12

• Lesson 6: Introducing Wadjda Filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour

  Subject: Film Literacy, Language Arts

  Lesson Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12

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Wadjda is part of our Global Education Collection of award-winning films from around the world for introducing students to global cultures and customs, including: Children of Heaven (Iran), Like Stars on Earth (India), Please Vote for Me (China), The Cup (Tibet), The Way Home (South Korea), and Whale Rider (Aotearoa / New Zealand).

Looking for films where Girls are the Hero? Check out He Named Me Malala, Queen of Katwe, and Whale Rider,

Teaching about Islam? We also recommend Children of Heaven, He Named Me Malala, The Neighborhood Storyteller, and The Story of God.

Teaching about Groundbreaking Women in World Cinema? Check out the profile on experimental filmmaker Maya Deren in our Meshes of the Afternoon Discussion Guide  and the profile on acclaimed Filipino-American director Ramona S. Diaz in our And So It Begins Learning Guide.

Our Windows and Mirrors Media Literacy Activity gives students a way to consider if the perspectives of underrepresented and marginalized people are included in their media diets in what they read and watch.

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