CHARACTER COUNTS!: Leadership Available FALL 2009
As soon as Character Counts! completes the study guides we will ship this product.The Film Clips in this DVD are specially selected from the Film Clips for Character Education DVD series episodes 1-8.
The discussion guide is designed by CHARACTER COUNTS!
Featured Clips include:
Pay It Forward- Trevor, a member of the class, presents his concept of "Pay it Forward" as a means of changing the world for the better.
Babe- Fly, the female sheepdog, tells Babe to do whatever it takes to make the sheep listen to him, but Babe learns how to accomplish the task by being polite.
Bend it Like Beckham- During a game, Jess reacts angrily when the opposition player uses a racial slur against her.
Coach Carter- A basketball coach challenges his team to consider what it will take to achieve their dreams.
Dead Poets Society- An unorthodox English teacher challenges his students to discover their uniqueness.
Eight Men Out- A player for the White Sox shares his suspicion that his teamates are cheating.
Glory- During the Civil War white officers join their black troops in protesting unequal pay based on race.
The Great Outdoors- Two brothers-in-law have very different perceptions of a mountain lake.
The Rookie- The coach of an uninspired baseball team explains to the players that doing their best now will influence their success in life down the road.
The Sandlot- The captain of the sandlot baseball team invites a "new kid" to join, even though the "new kid" is a mediocre player.
Remember the Titans- The team's white captain and black star argue over the importance of teamwork and unprejudiced leadership.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring- Because a small hobbit (Frodo) volunteers to take the ring to Mordor so it can be destroyed, others are inspired to join him.
Audio: English & Spanish (not all clips contain Spanish audio)
Subtitles: English and Spanish
