About This Lesson
https://journeysinfilm.org/teach-about-nobel-prize-winners-with-film/?utm_source=SML&utm_medium=Partner+Site&utm_campaign=Women%27s+History&utm_term=Nobel&utm_content=LinkBring Women's History to life with film! These classroom-ready teaching materials for award-winning films feature women who make history from all over the world.
These film-based lesson plans offer powerful opportunities to introduce students to women from around the world who are leaders, heroes, and pioneers in their fields. The lessons are designed to work with compelling films about women — plus many lessons work well on their own or with just short scenes from the films.
These classroom-ready lessons include discussion questions, classroom activities, extension activities, additional resources, handouts, worksheets, and more. Pick and choose what you want to use.
Among the resources listed here is a discussion guide for Hidden Figures, which is one of our all-time most popular resources.
These are great teaching tools for Women's History Month and all year round.
Index
- And So It Begins (documentary) follows a quirky people’s movement that rises to defend the nation against deepening threats to truth and democracy during Leni Robredo's campaign for president during the 2022 Philippine election. This learning guide includes a Journalist Profile of Maria Ressa, an investigative reporter and Nobel Prize winner known for her courage and work on disinformation and fake news. Available in English and Spanish.
Lesson Grades: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, College, Adult Learning - Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down tells the extraordinary story of former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords: her relentless fight to recover following an assassination attempt in 2011, and her new life as one of the most effective activists in the battle against gun violence. This guide features a letter by Gabby Giffords and a timeline of her life. It also explores her career as a U.S. Congressional Representative and her resilience and recovery from gun violence. Available in English and Spanish.
Lesson Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12, College, Adult Learning - He Named Me Malala tells the inspiring true story of Malala Yousafzai, who survived an assassination attempt as an outspoken teenage advocate for girls' education and went on to win the Nobel Prize. The He Named Me Malala Discussion Guide explores Malala Yousafzai’s life and work, girls’ education globally, the Malala Fund and more. The He Named Me Malala Social Studies Lesson dives deeper into girls’ education and education equity. (Journeys in Film also offers a range of additional He Named Me Malala lesson plans.)
Lesson Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, College, Adult Learning - Her War, Her Story: World War II explores the variety of women's experiences in the war and features firsthand accounts from a cross section of women from the United States, England, France, and Germany.. The discussion guide includes sections on U.S. Women Recruited for the War Effort, How Identity Shaped Women’s Wartime Experiences, Code Breakers. and What Happened to Women After the War. This film is useful for teaching with primary sources bout Women's History, and it pairs well with Breaking Enigma (available through our World War II History Collection).
Lesson Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12, College, Adult Learning - Hidden Figures is based on the true story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, three Black women known as “human computers” at NASA who become leaders in the fields of mathematics and engineering. This discussion guide for Disney’s Hidden Figures explores women in computing, STEM careers and more. . (Journeys in Film also offers a range of additional Hidden Figures lesson plans.)
Lesson Grades: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, College, Adult Learning - Jane shows how when Jane Goodall and her peers Dian Fossey and Birutė Galdikas began their longitudinal studies of chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, they began more than one revolution in the biological sciences. This discussion guide introduces Dr. Jane Goodall, explores the work of women in science, and features Jane Goodall quotes and additional resources.
Lesson Grades: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, College, Adult Learning - Queen of Katwe is an award-winning Disney film directed by Mira Nair and starring Lupito Nyong’o and David Oyelowo that introduces students to Uganda and international chess star Phiona Mutesi. This discussion guide is a great way to get students excited about chess and start conversations about the power of mentorship and mentors.
Lesson Grades: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, College, Adult Learning - Rebel Hearts tells the remarkable story of the the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In 1960s Los Angeles, this group of nuns bravely stood up to the patriarchy of the Catholic Church, fighting for equality, their livelihoods, and their own freedom against an all-powerful Cardinal who fought to keep them in their place. The Rebel Hearts Lesson Plans include a U.S. History lesson, a lesson on the nuns' critical social justice work, and a hands-on art lesson inspired by renowned pop artist Corita Kent.
Lesson Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12, College, Adult Learning - Resisterhood follows six inspiring everyday people work to protect our rights whose stories unite through the historic 2018 US Women's March. The learning guide explores how women from a wide range of backgrounds and walks of life are making history right now., with a focus on civic engagement.
Lesson Grades: 10, 11, 12, College, Adult Learning
Get information on teaching with these films and where to watch them from Journeys in Film.
To learn more about teaching with primary sources in history classes and across the curriculum, check out our free webinar series Stories That Connect: Using Film and Primary Sources to Build Belonging.
