To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Schindler’s List, we’re sharing a special edition Schindler’s List curriculum guide. This updated Schindler’s List Curriculum Guide for teachers includes a revised antisemitism lesson. This free teaching resource also includes lessons on Nazism in Germany, resistance during the Holocaust, the making of Schindler’s List, and more. Join us in celebrating this beloved Oscar-winning film and its enduring message of hope and humanity.

Our new guide features a newly updated lesson: Antisemitism Today. In this lesson, students will learn about different forms antisemitism can take and how antisemitism is related to white supremacy. The lesson also includes an activity on hate crimes in the U.S where students assess and explore data. This lesson can be used in a range of learning areas: Social Studies, Civics, Media Literacy, Data-Focused Instruction, Advisory periods, ELA, etc. 

Our goal is to help educators teach about the increase in antisemitism using a powerful and relevant resource. We created our new Antisemitism lesson to be adaptable. This new lesson can function as a standalone lesson that does not require viewing the film, although viewing it would enhance the experience. You can also pair this lesson with other films like Big Sonia and Navalny.

Antisemitism Today is available as par of our Schindler’s List curriculum guide or as a standalone lesson (scroll down). Download Antisemitism Today now.

Oscar Winning Films at Journeys in Film

Schindler’s List received 7 Academy Award wins and a total of 11 nominations. Our library also includes Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated films Bridge of Spies, Children of Heaven, Crip Camp, Hidden Figures, Navalny, Summer of Soul, The Post and Whale Rider. Each of these movies comes with its own curriculum and discussion guides. Learn more about teaching with Oscar-winning films.

Coming up in 2024, Journeys in Film will be releasing a powerful new slate of free teaching resources for acclaimed documentaries and feature films. Our new offerings will include resources for short films as well as resources regarding media literacy, journalism, climate science, mental health and wellness and more. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date and receive an email when new resources are available. 

You can also email us at in**@************lm.org and say: “Send Schindler’s List” or
Send Antisemitism Lesson” and we will email the relevant PDF directly to your inbox!

Written by Jennifer Fischer

Navalny for the Win

We are pleased to announce that we are creating a Discussion Guide and adaptable Learning Guide for the powerful political thriller and multi-award winning documentary Navalny. This documentary follows follows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in his quest to identify the men who poisoned him in August 2020. 

At Journeys in Film, we are committed to educating the next generation to be globally competent and socially active by harnessing the power of film. We create free curriculum guides and discussion guides for films. Last year, we released a 6 Lesson Plans for Summer of Soul. Summer of Soul was the 2022 Oscar winner for Best Documentary Feature Film. Now, another Oscar winner is coming to Journeys in Film.

We are proud that we’re representing the Best Documentary Feature in back-to-back years with Summer of Soul and Navalny and see the value of both films for educational purposes.

Oscar Winners and Nominees in Our Library

Navalny is just the latest in the robust Journeys in Film library of films with Oscar recognition.

The Post received two nominations: Best Actress (Meryl Streep) and Best Picture in 2018. Our 8-lesson curriculum guide for The Post features a lesson on fake news.

Our Hidden Figures curriculum guide is our most downloaded guide. Hidden Figures received three nominations in 2017. They were Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer).

Bridge of Spies received six nominations. They were Best Supporting Actor (Mark Rylance), Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Production Design and Best Sound Mixing. Our Bridge of Spies discussion guide  focuses on the Cold War and implications for today.

The beautiful film Whale Rider garnered Keisha Castle Hughes a Best Actress nomination (2004). Our 10-lesson curriculum guide for Whale Rider  offers resources on exploring Maori culture as well as math, science, media literacy and more.

Children of Heaven received a Best Foreign Language Film nomination in 1999. It is a relatable, touching film about siblings in Iran. Our Children of Heaven guide features10 lessons  and offers opportunities to teach about Iran as well as the science of earthquakes and more.

Big Winner: Schindler’s List

Finally, Schindler’s List, one of the first films we created resources for, dominated the Oscars in 1994. The film received 7 wins and a total of 11 nominations. Wins include: Best Picture, Best Director (Steven Spielberg), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction (Set), Best Film Editing, Best Music (Original Score). Nominations include: Best Actor (Liam Neeson), Best Supporting Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Best Costume Design, Best Sound, Best Makeup. Our Schindler’s List curriculum guide features 8 lessons. Our updated antisemitism lesson is now available! Get it now in our special edition Schindler’s List 30th anniversary guide or as a standalone lesson. It pairs well with our Navalny Learning Guide section on propaganda.

More Resources Coming Soon

Additionally, more new resources are coming soon to our website, including guides for Youth V Gov and Unzipped: An Autopsy of Inequality in America.

Sign-up for our newsletter to receive notice of our release of free resources for Navalny and these other two powerful documentary films as well as our updated lesson on Antisemitism.

We are so proud of Navalny. We hope you will join us in bringing this important film to your classroom. Together, let’s bring the power of film to students. It can inspire, engage and educate!

???? Update Our Navalny guides are now available in our library. Get yours now.

Written by Jennifer Fischer. Updated by SJ Evans.

At Journeys in Film, we are committed to educating the next generation to be globally competent and socially active by harnessing the power of film. As such, we create free curriculum guides and discussion guides for films. Our newest resource is a guide featuring 6 Lesson Plans for Summer of Soul – now an Oscar winner. To its many laurels, the film now adds the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. You can download this free curriculum guide with lessons focused on U.S. History, Civics, Music and more here.

Moreover, Summer of Soul‘s Oscar win comes on the heels of a slew of awards throughout award season. These include the BAFTA for Best Documentary Feature, Film Independent Spirit Award and several others. The documentary tells the story of the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Previously, this historic event was lost to the annals of history, but is now front and center.

 

Oscar Winners and Nominees in Our Library

Several other films in our library also received honors in the past from The Academy in the form of nominations and wins. The Post received two nominations: Best Actress (Meryl Streep) and Best Picture in 2018. Our 8-lesson curriculum guide features a lesson on fake news. Hidden Figures, our most popular curriculum guide, received three nominations in 2017. They were Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer). Bridge of Spies received six nominations. They were Best Supporting Actor (Mark Rylance), Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Production Design and Best Sound Mixing. Our discussion guide  focuses on the Cold War and implications for today.

 

The beautiful film Whale Rider garnered Keisha Castle Hughes a Best Actress nomination (2004). Our 10-lesson curriculum guide offers resources on exploring Maori culture as well as math, science, media literacy and more. Children of Heaven received a Best Foreign Language Film nomination in 1999. It is a relatable, touching film about siblings in Iran. Our 10-lesson curriculum guide offers opportunities to teach about Iran as well as the science of earthquakes and more.

Finally, Schindler’s List, one of the first films we created resources for, dominated the Oscars in 1994. The film received 7 wins and a total of 11 nominations. Wins include: Best Picture, Best Director (Steven Spielberg), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction (Set), Best Film Editing, Best Music (Original Score). Nominations include: Best Actor (Liam Neeson), Best Supporting Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Best Costume Design, Best Sound, Best Makeup.

More Resources Coming Soon

Additionally, next month we’ll be releasing our free curriculum guide for the powerful documentary film Crip Camp. This essential film about disability rights and the disability justice movement was nominated for Best Documentary Feature in 2021. Sign-up for our email list to receive notice of the guide’s availability.

We are so proud of Summer of Soul. We hope you will join us in bringing this important film to your classroom. Download the curriculum guide today! Peruse additional resources as well. Together, let’s bring the power of film to students. It can inspire, engage and educate!

 

Written by Jennifer Fischer