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Film Title Rating Course Approval
1. Amadeus (Omit scenes of Wolfgang and Constanza at party and Salier’s suicide attempt.) Positive Parent Permission Required.
PG- 13 8 th^ Grade
2. Amistad (Classroom discussion prior, during, after the film.) Positive Parent Permission Required.
R U.S. History
3. And the Band Played On Positive Parent Permission Required. R Adolescent Development, Grades 11- 4. Apollo 13 (^) PG 7 th^ Grade Science 5. Black Hawk Down (Positive parent permission forms inviting parents to preview film, shown in segments with discussion before and after.)
R World History, U.S. History
6. Bob Roberts Positive Parent Permission Required. R American Government 12 7. Bone Collector, The Positive Parent Permission Required. R Criminology (11^ th^ & 12th^ only) 8. Bowling for Columbine WITH CONDITIONS: in syllabus, preteach Oklahoma City/Columbine HS, advance discussion of violence; Positive parent permission slips listing racial stereotyping, profanity, violence, culturally sensitive vocabulary.
R American Government 12
9. Camille Claudel Positive Parent Permission Required. R French III 10. Casablanca PG Drama, Grades 7- 11. Charly ( Parent notification and elimination of attack scene and pot-smoking scene.)
PG^8 th^ Grade English/Language Arts
12. Chinatown Positive Parent Permission Required. R English 10 13. Clash of the Titans PG 6 th^ Grade History/Social Science 14. Come See the Paradise Positive Parent Permission Required. R English 10 15. Dances with Wolves (Positive permission slips with warning of graphic violence, mild profanity, and scenes alluding to intercourse.)
PG- 13 8 th^ Grade English/Language Arts
16. Dead Man Walking (Discussions regarding religion and racial slurs. ) Positive Parent Permission Required.
R CP/AP English 12
17. Dead Man Walking WITH CONDITIONS: Eliminate
execution/flashback scenes that occur after apology to father
scene. Stop showing the film as Matthew is being laid down.
The film may be resumed to show the funeral scene and the
last scenes of the movie. Positive Parent Permission Required.
R CP/AP U.S. Government
18. Dry White Season, A Positive Parent Permission Required. R English 12 19. El Norte Positive Parent Permission Required. R Alternative High Schools 20. El Norte (Cautionary letter to parents regarding rats attacking young women and deletion of bus in Mexico scene.) Positive Parent Permission Required.
R Spanish I
21. Erin Brockovich WITH CONDITIONS: Omit the bedroom scene; movie must be shown in chunks of time and not all in one sitting; movie can only be shown if the exact same assignments are used that were submitted with the video approval paperwork. Positive Parent Permission Required.
R Chemistry; Chemistry in the Community
22. Ever After ( With principal approval, 10-day parent notification that will include the use of words “damn” and “horseshit.”)
PG 6 th^ Grade English/Language Arts
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Film Title Rating Course Approval
- Ever After WITH CONDITIONS: Title in course syllabus, principal approval, 10-days prior parent notification that will include the use of words “damn” and “horseshit.” Positive Parent Permission Required.
PG- 13 7 th^ Grade English/Language Arts and History/Social Science
24. Far and Away (T he land grab scene only to be shown. ) Positive Parent Permission Required.
PG- 13 8 th^ Grade History/Social Science
25. Free Willy Positive Parent Permission Required. PG- 13 History/Social Science and Science, Grades 6, 7, 8 26. Gladiator Positive Parent Permission Required. The following scenes ONLY from DVD format: Scene 1) 17 Min 28 Sec-20 Min 10 Sec into film. Chapter 4, Maximus arrives at a gathering. Scene ends when the Emperor enters the tent. Scene 2) 22 Min 19 Sec –28 Min 00 Sec into the film. Chapter 5, the Emperor and Maximus talk. When they are done, the scene is over. Scene 3) 1 Hr 55 Min 18 Sec-1 Hr 58 Min 02 Sec into the film. Chapter 21, Lucilla brings a senator to meet with Maximus. The scene is finished when the conversations is over. Scene 4) 2 Hr 16 Min – 2 Hr 28 Min (the last 12 minutes of the film). Chapter 24, the Emperor comes to Maximus and challenges him to fight in the arena through the end of the film.
R World History
27. Glory Positive Parent Permission Required. PG- 13^8 th^ Grade History/Social Science 28. Grand Canyon Positive Parent Permission Required. R English 12 29. Hamlet Positive Parent Permission Required. PG- 13 7 th^ Grade Reading Strategies 30. Hamlet 2000 Positive Parent Permission Required. R CP/AP English 12 31. Into the Wild (Edited Version) Positive Parent Permission Required. (Film requires teacher guidance and deep discussion that is pre-planned by the teacher. It may be used if broken up into segments with teacher-led discussion or written responses.)
R CP English 11
32. Into the Wild (First 13:38 min. of the film ONLY) Positive Parent Permission Required.
R English 11
33. Joy Luck Club, The Positive Parent Permission Required. R English 12 34. Killing Fields, The (The invasion of the Khmer Rouge scene only to be shown.) Positive Parent Permission Required.
R English 9
35. King’s Speech, The Positive Parent Permission Required. (^) R Public Speaking, Grades 9- 36. Last of the Mohicans, The Positive Parent Permission Required. R English Language Development Core 4; World History 37. les Misérables Positive Parent Permission Required. R French III, IV, and AP 38. Luther Positive Parent Permission Required with alternative assignment and information about film’s negative depiction of Catholic Church practices, dead bodies, and a child who hangs himself.
PG- 13^7 th^ Grade History/Social Science
39. MacBeth Positive Parent Permission Required. R English 12 40. Malcom X (Into Mecca on the Hajj only) Positive Parent Permission Required.
PG- 13 7 th^ Grade World History
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Film Title Rating Course Approval
- Schindler’s List Use at end of unit, with discussion. Positive Parent Permission Required.
R World History
- Searching for Bobby Fischer PG^7 th^ Grade Math
- Shakespeare in Love First 45 minutes with the deletion of sexual scene. Positive Parent Permission Required.
R Theatre I
- Slaughterhouse Five Positive Parent Permission Required. R English/Language Arts, Grades 11-
- Spartacus Positive Parent Permission Required. None^6 th^ Grade
- Stand and Deliver PG^^7 th^ Grade Math
- Stand By Me Positive Parent Permission Required. R CP/Honors/Transitional English 10
- Star Wars Trilogy Positive Parent Permission Required. PG- 13^8 th^ Grade
- Tall Tale PG^^8 th^ Grade Humanities
- War, The Positive Parent Permission Required. PG-^13 Middle School AM Advisory
- Wall Street With deletion of all nudity or sexually explicit/suggestive material. Positive Parent Permission Required.
R Economics
- White Fang Positive Parent Permission Required. PG-^13^6 th^ Grade English/Language Arts
- Zero Dark Thirty Pre-teaching of U.S. foreign policy must occur prior to the film’s showing, and the film may not be shown in its entirety; it may be shown mid-way from the London car bombing scene (from 34:18 min.). Positive Parent Permission Required.
R U.S. History, Grade 11
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FILMS FOR SENIOR ENGLISH HOMEWORK ASSIGNEMENT
“Social Responsibility: Reading and Viewing Project” Only
Film Title Rating Course Approval
1. All the President’s Men; Positive Parent Permission Required. R English/Language Arts, Grade 12 2. Billy Elliott; Positive Parent Permission Required. R English/Language Arts, Grade 12 3. Crash; Positive Parent Permission Required. R English/Language Arts, Grade 12 4. Elizabeth; Positive Parent Permission Required. R English/Language Arts, Grade 12 5. Insider, The; Positive Parent Permission Required. R English/Language Arts, Grade 6. Manchurian Candidate, The (2004); Positive Parent Permission Required.
R English/Language Arts, Grade
7. Michael Collins; Positive Parent Permission Required. R English/Language Arts, Grade 12 8. Milagro Beanfield War, The; Positive Parent Permission Required. R English/Language Arts, Grade 9. Monsoon Wedding; Positive Parent Permission Required. (^) R English/Language Arts, Grade 12 10. My Left Foot; Positive Parent Permission Required. R English/Language Arts, Grade 12 11. Primary Colors; Positive Parent Permission Required. R English/Language Arts, Grade 12. Wall Street; Positive Parent Permission Required. (^) R English/Language Arts, Grade 13. Windtalkers; Positive Parent Permission Required. R English/Language Arts, Grade
