Lesson Plans

YMI's educational outreach programs tap into popular culture to create a dynamic learning experience. Browse by subject through our library of free study guides and online resources, to find standards-based lesson plans for your grade level and programs for learners outside the classroom.

College

College/University

We all have a role to play in creating a safe and supportive community for students. That’s why the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and…

High School & College

Help Take a Bite out of Crime® with this consumer education program designed to inform photography students about the dangers of buying counterfeit camera accessories,…

High School, College & Libraries

Reimagined for the 21st century, ROOTS is the epic story of an American family’s journey from slavery to freedom and their struggle to pass on…

High School & College

Bring the fight for equality to life in your classroom with SUFFRAGETTE, the stirring new film about the women who were willing to lose their…

High School & College

Bring a project shrouded in secrecy to life in your classroom with Manhattan, the WGN America original series beginning a new season on Tuesday, October…

High School & College

Bring the Revolution to your classroom with learning resources based on TURN: Washington’s Spies, the AMC series that tells the little-known story of America’s first…

College & Post-Graduate

Based on The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz, a documentary written, directed, and produced by Brian Knappenberger, this video case study combines…

High School & College

Use this study guide for the newest film adaptation of ROMEO & JULIET to enrich your students’ engagement with Shakespeare’s most cherished love story. Includes…

College

Challenge your students to become changemakers in their own community with these resources inspired by the film Promised Land. The Changemakers Planning Guide helps students…

College

Bring your students into the conversation surrounding the new film Snitch, opening in theaters nationwide on February 22, 2013. Inspired by the true experiences of…

High School & College

Was Shakespeare a fraud? Weigh the evidence on both sides of the authorship debate with this study guide to the film Anonymous. Students examine what…

High School & College

Bring Beowulf to life with lessons on the historical background, characters, and themes of this epic story, now told onscreen. Students explore the family dynamics…

High School & College

Witness the tragic ending to the Native American struggle for independence, and learn how that struggle continues, with this study guide to the HBO docudrama…

Grade 3 - College

Help students of all ages recognize the risks they can face online and learn the rules for responsible online behavior with this comprehensive program on…

Elizabeth I

High School & College

Weigh the challenges faced by a woman who led her nation to the pinnacle of power in a world dominated by men with this study…

Rome

High School & College

Tread the Forum alongside Cicero and Caesar to learn what life was really like in ancient Rome with this study guide to the HBO mini-series….

Shattered Glass

High School & College

The story of Stephen Glass, denounced for journalistic fraud in 1998, sets the stage for debate on editorial practices and ethical standards in this study…

The Pianist

High School & College

Explore the moral anguish of a Holocaust survivor with this study guide to Roman Polanski’s Academy Award-winning film The Pianist. Students gauge their own reactions…

What's Up With Money

College

Guide freshmen through the challenges of money management, budgeting, and maintaining good credit with this orientation program made possible by Visa. Click the images below…