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Movie Of The Week For Teens: Thinking About Movies

Completed by 5 learners
Ages 14-18
Live Group Class
Movies, Film, Cinema – Whatever You Call It, in this class teens will watch and discuss the themes -the why-the hidden messages in a different Hollywood movie each week, from genres like drama, comedy, musicals, action, and adventure.
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4.9
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Rising Star

Live video meetings
1x per week
1-8 learners per class
50 min

What's included

1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per week
Homework
2-4 hours per week. Learners will be responsible for watching the movie prior to class. Movies range in time from and 1h30min to 3h27min (The Seven Samurai is long). Learners should plan accordingly.
Letter Grade
Grades are available upon request.

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12
****𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠. Please check movie release dates in the description as some films have multiple remakes and learners will need to be sure to watch the listed version of the film.****

This class isn’t just about watching movies—it’s about using critical thinking skills to explore the themes presented, such as Greed, Loyalty, Love, Dreams, Hopes, Relationships, and Family. What choices did the filmmakers make, and what impact did they have? Plus, your teen might just discover some new favorites along the way!

• Learners will develop skills to help them think critically about the themes presented and if they are accurate representations.
• Defend their opinions about the film while being respectful of the opinion of others.
• Decide if the movie is relatable to their own lives.

This class is student centered. The teacher does not impose their ideas, opinions, or perceptions.  Instead the teacher facilitates the discussion, drawing out the student's ideas into our non-judgmental environment of trust and respect for one another. This method empowers the student and allows them to gain confidence in their ideas and sharing them.

The movies cover the years between 1930 to the 2000's. The genres include drama, comedy, musicals, action, and adventure.

Movies are available to rent on various platforms: You Tube, Amazon, Apple TV, Netflix, Vudu, GooglePlayMovies, and may be available at your local library.  Please note that movies released prior to 1968 do not have ratings.

𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁
Upcoming Schedule:
February 6, 2025: 1930 – 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕 𝑶𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕
February 13, 2025 – 𝑰𝒕 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕
February 20, 2025: 1940 –𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝑮𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚
February 27, 2025: 1941 – 𝑪𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒏 𝑲𝒂𝒏𝒆
March 6, 2025: 1941 – 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝑭𝒂𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒏
March 13, 2025: 1942 – 𝑪𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒂
March 20, 2025: 1946 – 𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝑨 𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝑳𝒊𝒇𝒆
March 27, 2025: 1950 – 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑨𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝑬𝒗𝒆
April 3, 2025: 1952 – 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒂𝒊𝒏
April 10, 2025: 1954 – 𝑺𝒂𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒂 
April 17, 2025: 1957 – 𝟭𝟮 𝑨𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒚 𝑴𝒆𝒏
April 25, 2025: : 1974 – 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔 (𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑹)
May 1, 2025: : 1974: - 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒏 (𝑷𝑮)
May 8, 2025: 1975 – 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒚 𝑷𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒚 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒍 (𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝑮)
May 29, 2025: 1976 – 𝑹𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒚 (𝑷𝑮)
June 5, 2025: 1978 – 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 (𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝑮)
June 12, 2025:: 1979 – 𝑲𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒗𝒔. 𝑲𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒓 (𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝑮)
June 26, 2025:: 1980 - 𝑨𝒊𝒓𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒆 (𝑷𝑮)
July 3, 2025: 1984 – 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 (𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑹)
July 10, 2025: 1985 - 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 (𝑷𝑮)
July 17, 2025: 1987 - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆 (𝑷𝑮)
July 24, 2025: 1988 – 𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒊𝒕 (𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝑮)
July 31, 2025: 1988 - 𝑫𝒊𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒅 (𝑹)
August 7, 2025: 1989 – 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑷𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 (𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝑮)
August 14, 2025: 1989 - 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑴𝒆𝒕 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 (𝑹)
August 21, 2025: 1989 – 𝑫𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝑫𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒚 (𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝑮)
August 28, 2025: 1993 - 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕 (𝑹)
September 4, 2025: 1994 – 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒘𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 (𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑹)
September 11, 2025: 1994 - 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑮𝒖𝒎𝒑 (𝑷𝑮-𝟭𝟯)
September 18, 2025: 1995 - 𝑻𝒐𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 (𝑮)
September 26, 2025: 1997 - 𝑴𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 (𝑷𝑮-𝟭𝟯)
October 9, 2025: 1997 - 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝑯𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 (𝑹)
October 16, 2025: 1999 - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒙𝒕𝒉 𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 (𝑷𝑮-𝟭𝟯) 
October 23, 2025: 2000 - 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑵𝒆𝒎𝒐 (𝑮)
October 30, 2025: 2004 - 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑫𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒓 𝑩𝒂𝒃𝒚 (𝑷𝑮)
November 6, 2025: 2005 - 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝑴𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 (𝑹)
November 13, 2025: 2009 - 𝑼𝒑 (𝑷𝑮)
November 20, 2025: 2014 - 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒖𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑯𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒍 (𝑹)


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𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆:
I follow Outschool's policy on refunds for ongoing classes: Parents enrolled in an ongoing class will see a “stop subscription” button instead of “withdraw” on the classroom page after the class’s first meeting. Use this button to prevent any future weekly charges, starting with the following billing period, which rolls over Sunday mornings Pacific time. You can use this to stop future charges at any time.  There will be no refunds issued for a student(s) missing class.  

𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆: If your learner misses a class meeting, you are not entitled to a refund. If your learner misses 3 consecutive class live meetings without communicating with the teacher, you forfeit the class fee and the teacher may cancel the class or withdraw your learner.” 

𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆: Please note that per Outschool policy, if there are 0 students after the first 10 minutes of the class, the class will be canceled for that day. The live meetings are scheduled for 50 minutes; however, depending upon the number of students and the amount of participation from the class, some live meetings may be shorter than 50 minutes.  If the teacher needs to cancel class a makeup class will be assigned. If the student is unable to attend the makeup class a refund will be issued after the makeup class.

𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆:
When you enroll your child in my classes, you are paying for a live, interactive group learning experience. To maintain the integrity of this format, I do not release recordings of my live classes.
The decision not to share recordings is to protect the safety and privacy of all learners. Many families prefer that recordings of their children not be made available to others, and I fully respect and prioritize that preference. Additionally, this policy helps safeguard my intellectual property, as the lessons I teach are original content I have personally developed. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for educational materials to be misused or copied without permission.
Thank you for your understanding and support in creating a safe and respectful learning environment.

Learning Goals

Learners will be able to identify different themes throughout the movie.
Learners will be able to give and defend their opinions in a respectful manner.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
These movies cover a variety of themes and language that some families may find offensive or disturbing. When these issues arise, they will be handled with sensitivity and candidness. Please note movies released prior to 1968 do not have ratings. Please review movies to determine if appropriate for your learner. If you are unfamiliar with a movie family oriented reviews can be found at www.commonsensemedia.com.
Supply List
Movies are available to rent on various platforms: You Tube, Amazon, Apple TV, Netflix, Vudu, GooglePlayMovies, and may be available at your local library.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined November, 2019
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from The School of Visual Arts
I have run movie and literature clubs for over 10 years with local homeschool groups covering all the films offered in this course. I approach the films from an intersectional perspective.
Prior to homeschooling I worked for a corporation for 15 years. During my corporate tenure I ran training groups that covered a variety of human resources topics including but not limited to diversity and harassment.

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