| 1 | These are works of fiction or nonfiction that people tend to study during their education. These are usually works that are considered cultural or historically significant, and thus important for students to learn about. They're also often used because they allow students to practice specific analytical skills. These works can serve as an introduction to concepts that might otherwise be difficult for students to understand, and therefore they tend to be broadly accessible and not overly experimental or avant-garde, especially for works taught at primary and secondary levels. |
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| 3 | See also SmallReferencePools, as these works form a pool of well-known works. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Compare LitClassTropes, which is about tropes you'd most likely study at school. Also compare FromEntertainmentToEducation, for works that are used as educational material for other disciplines. |
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| 8 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 9 | |
| 10 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 11 | * ''Anime/{{Akira}}'' |
| 12 | [[/folder]] |
| 13 | |
| 14 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 15 | [[index]] |
| 16 | * ''Literature/FunHome'': Common in classes studying LGBT issues. |
| 17 | * ''ComicBook/{{Maus}}'': Notable for being used in increasingly more history and literature classes despite being a graphic novel. |
| 18 | * ''ComicBook/{{Persepolis}}'' |
| 19 | [[/index]] |
| 20 | [[/folder]] |
| 21 | |
| 22 | [[folder:Films -- Animated]] |
| 23 | * Creator/{{Pixar}} films are used in some English classes to teach about storytelling. They even have a course at Khan Academy about this sort of thing. It can be found [[https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/pixar/storytelling here.]] |
| 24 | ** ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' |
| 25 | ** ''WesternAnimation/PixarShorts'' |
| 26 | [[/folder]] |
| 27 | |
| 28 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 29 | [[index]] |
| 30 | * ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'' |
| 31 | * ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'': One of a few biographical films used in US History classrooms. |
| 32 | * ''Film/EightAndAHalf'' |
| 33 | * ''Film/AlexanderNevsky'' |
| 34 | * ''Film/{{Amarcord}}'' |
| 35 | * ''Film/AmericanBeauty'': Why? Because of its influence on post-2000 arthouse and mainstream films alike. |
| 36 | * ''Literature/AmericanPsycho'' |
| 37 | * ''Film/AnnieHall'' |
| 38 | * ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' |
| 39 | * ''Film/LAvventura (The Adventure, 1960)'' |
| 40 | * ''Film/TheBattleOfAlgiers'' |
| 41 | * ''Film/TheBattleshipPotemkin'' |
| 42 | * ''[[Film/BicycleThieves The Bicycle Thief]]'' |
| 43 | * ''Film/TheBitterTearsOfPetraVonKant'' |
| 44 | * ''Film/BladeRunner'' |
| 45 | * ''Film/BlowUp'' |
| 46 | * ''Film/{{Breathless}}'', along with other UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave movies, in film classes. |
| 47 | ** Advanced knowledge of Creator/JeanLucGodard's filmmaking is practically mandatory to get in French film schools, even. |
| 48 | * ''Film/BrotherFuture'' |
| 49 | * ''Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari'' |
| 50 | * ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' |
| 51 | * ''Film/CyranoDeBergerac'', in France, to complement the study of the play |
| 52 | * ''Film/UnChienAndalou'' |
| 53 | * Many works by Creator/CharlieChaplin, typically: |
| 54 | ** ''Film/TheTramp'' |
| 55 | ** ''Film/TheGreatDictator'' |
| 56 | * ''Film/CitizenKane'' |
| 57 | * ''Film/{{Contempt}}'' |
| 58 | * ''Film/IlDesertoRosso'', especially for its use of colours. |
| 59 | * ''Film/DillingerEMorto'' |
| 60 | * ''Film/TheDiscreetCharmOfTheBourgeoisie'' |
| 61 | * ''Film/LaDolceVita'' |
| 62 | * ''Film/DoTheRightThing'' |
| 63 | * ''Film/DrStrangelove'' |
| 64 | * ''Film/{{Leclisse}}'' |
| 65 | * ''Film/FightClub'' |
| 66 | * ''Film/The400Blows'' |
| 67 | * ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' |
| 68 | * ''Film/{{Gattaca}}'' |
| 69 | * ''Film/TheGeneral1926'' |
| 70 | * ''Film/TheGodfather'' and/or ''The Godfather Part II'' |
| 71 | * ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'' |
| 72 | * ''Film/GoneWithTheWind'' |
| 73 | * ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel'' and other works by Creator/WesAnderson are commonly studied in film classes for their art direction and other elements. |
| 74 | * ''Film/{{The Great Train Robbery|1903}}'' |
| 75 | * Creator/AlfredHitchcock thrillers, such as: |
| 76 | ** ''Film/NorthByNorthwest'' |
| 77 | ** ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' |
| 78 | ** ''Film/{{Rope}}'' |
| 79 | ** ''Film/RearWindow'' |
| 80 | ** ''Film/{{Vertigo}}'' |
| 81 | * ''Film/TheJazzSinger'' |
| 82 | * ''Film/{{Kes}}'' |
| 83 | * ''Film/{{Koyaanisqatsi}}'': if you've seen this film, you're probably either a film student or a big fan of Music/PhilipGlass (who wrote the score) |
| 84 | * Most of the works of Creator/StanleyKubrick |
| 85 | ** ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' is perhaps the most notable. |
| 86 | * ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4tPAAiS04Y Der Lauf der Dinge]]'' |
| 87 | * ''Film/{{Magnolia}}'' |
| 88 | * ''Film/TheMatrix'': Particularly for its philosophical influences (e.g. Plato's [[Main/PlatonicCave Allegory of the Cave]], UsefulNotes/{{Buddhism}}). |
| 89 | * ''Film/MeshesOfTheAfternoon'' |
| 90 | * ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'' |
| 91 | * ''Film/MonOncle'' |
| 92 | * ''Film/{{Moonlight|2016}}'' |
| 93 | * ''Film/MyCousinVinny'': Often shown in law school due to it being [[ShownTheirWork one of the most accurate depictions of the legal profession]] in film, despite it being [[PlayedForLaughs a comedy]]. |
| 94 | * ''Film/LaNotte'' |
| 95 | * ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou'' |
| 96 | * ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'': Usually as a complement to the book. |
| 97 | * ''Film/ThatObscureObjectOfDesire'' |
| 98 | * ''Film/TheOutsiders'': Usually as a complement to the book. |
| 99 | * ''Film/ThePassenger1975'' is a less common film directed by Creator/MichelangeloAntonioni of ''Blow Up'' fame. |
| 100 | * ''Film/{{Platoon}}'' |
| 101 | * ''Film/{{Playtime}}'' |
| 102 | * ''Film/IPugniInTasca'' |
| 103 | * Several of the earlier works of Creator/QuentinTarantino for insight on indie filmmaking. These include: |
| 104 | ** ''Film/PulpFiction'' |
| 105 | ** ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' |
| 106 | * ''Film/{{Rashomon}}'' |
| 107 | * ''Film/RebelWithoutACause'' |
| 108 | * ''Film/TheRulesOfTheGame'' |
| 109 | * ''Film/TheSearchers'' |
| 110 | * ''Film/TheServant'' |
| 111 | * ''Film/TheSeventhSeal'' |
| 112 | * ''Film/ShowMeLove'': Has been used by middle and high school teachers trying to teach their students about homophobia and tolerance of LGBT people. |
| 113 | * ''Film/SuperSizeMe'': Used as part of human biology courses at the high school and college levels, as well as in film courses to teach about documentary filmmaking. |
| 114 | ** ''Film/FastFoodNation'' is often suggested as an alternative. |
| 115 | * ''Film/{{Threads}}'' |
| 116 | * ''Film/ToKillAMockingbird'' - Usually as a complement to the book. |
| 117 | * ''Film/TouchOfEvil'' |
| 118 | * ''Film/TriumphOfTheWill'' |
| 119 | * ''Film/VivreSaVie'' |
| 120 | * ''Film/{{The Wave|2008}}'' |
| 121 | * ''Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet'': For both its modern-day SettingUpdate and the fact that, in spite of such, it is one of the most faithful film adaptations of ''Romeo and Juliet'', especially in its dialogue. As a result, high school English teachers often use it to get kids interested in the material. |
| 122 | * ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' |
| 123 | [[/index]] |
| 124 | [[/folder]] |
| 125 | |
| 126 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 127 | [[index]] |
| 128 | * ''Literature/AdventuresOfHuckleberryFinn'', often quite controversially due to people mistaking Creator/MarkTwain's point for its exact opposite. Perhaps for this reason, Twain includes a facetious foreword threatening readers who look for meaning in it. |
| 129 | * ''Literature/TheAeneid''. Reading and translating it is a rite of passage for Latin students. |
| 130 | * ''Literature/AllQuietOnTheWesternFront'' |
| 131 | * ''Literature/AllSummerInADay'' |
| 132 | * ''Literature/AmeliaBedelia'': A popular selection for elementary summer reading lists |
| 133 | * ''Literature/AnAmericanTragedy'' |
| 134 | * ''Literature/{{Anabasis}}'' for students of Ancient Greek |
| 135 | * ''[[Creator/{{Confucius}} The Analects of Confucius]]'': Mainly for Chinese Language students in the Sinosphere. |
| 136 | * ''Literature/AnimalFarm'' [[note]]Especially if students are being taught about the October Revolution and Joseph Stalin in history class at the same time, which makes it especially good for introducing students to satire and allegory.[[/note]] |
| 137 | * ''Literature/AnnaKarenina'' |
| 138 | * ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'', especially for Canadian students. |
| 139 | * ''Literature/ArabianNights'' |
| 140 | * Anything by Creator/JaneAusten, the most common being ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudice'' |
| 141 | * ''Literature/TheArtOfRacingInTheRain'' |
| 142 | * ''Literature/TheAwakening'' |
| 143 | * ''Literature/ABagOfMarbles'' |
| 144 | * ''Literature/TheBalladOfMulan'': At least in Hong Kong secondary schools, usually in Secondary 1[[note]]7th Grade[[/note]]. |
| 145 | * ''Literature/BanaagAtSikat'' |
| 146 | * ''Literature/TheBellJar'' |
| 147 | * ''Literature/{{Beowulf}}'' |
| 148 | * ''Literature/BerlinAlexanderplatz'' |
| 149 | * ''Literature/TheBoyInTheStripedPyjamas'' is common in the UK |
| 150 | * ''Literature/BraveNewWorld'' |
| 151 | * ''Literature/BridgeToTerabithia'' |
| 152 | * Works by the Bronte sisters, such as |
| 153 | ** ''Literature/WutheringHeights'' |
| 154 | ** ''Literature/JaneEyre'' |
| 155 | * ''Literature/TheBrothersKaramazov'' |
| 156 | * ''Literature/BurmeseDays'' |
| 157 | * ''Literature/TheButterflyRevolution'' |
| 158 | * ''Literature/CanneryRow'' |
| 159 | * ''Literature/TheCanterburyTales'' |
| 160 | * ''Literature/{{Casabianca}}'' |
| 161 | * ''Literature/CatsCradle'' |
| 162 | * ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye'' |
| 163 | * ''Literature/TheCay'' |
| 164 | * ''Literature/LaCelestina'' in Spain. |
| 165 | * Anything by Creator/CharlesDickens |
| 166 | * The ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'' series |
| 167 | * ''Literature/CommentariesOnTheGallicWar'' |
| 168 | * ''Literature/TheConeGatherers'' |
| 169 | * ''Literature/ConfessionsSaintAugustine'' |
| 170 | * ''Literature/CrimeAndPunishment'' |
| 171 | * ''Literature/TheCuriousIncidentOfTheDogInTheNightTime'' |
| 172 | * ''Literature/DaisyMiller'' |
| 173 | * ''Literature/DearMrHenshaw'' is common in elementary schools. |
| 174 | * ''Literature/DeadStars'' |
| 175 | * ''Literature/Dekada70'' |
| 176 | * ''Literature/{{Desiderata}}'' |
| 177 | * ''Literature/TheDevilsArithmetic'' |
| 178 | * ''Literature/TheDispossessed'' |
| 179 | * ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' |
| 180 | * ''Literature/TheDiviners1974'' Either the Diviners or Literature/TheStoneAngel are common studies in Canadian classrooms. |
| 181 | * ''Literature/DonQuixote'', in schools across the Hispanic world. |
| 182 | * ''Literature/DonaBarbara'', in Venezuela. |
| 183 | * Anything by Creator/EdgarAllanPoe |
| 184 | * Edward Thomas, in Britain |
| 185 | * ''Literature/EndersGame'' |
| 186 | * ''Literature/EffiBriest'', in Germany |
| 187 | ** Also always there: The works of Creator/JohannWolfgangVonGoethe and Friedrich Schiller. The rest is rotating, but they are very, very hard to miss. |
| 188 | * ''Karel ende Elegast'' (in Flanders and the Netherlands) |
| 189 | * ''Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh'' |
| 190 | * ''Literature/EthanFrome'' |
| 191 | * ''Literature/EugeneOnegin'' and many other works by Creator/AlexanderPushkin in Russian middle schools (equivalent to American high school) |
| 192 | * ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'' |
| 193 | * ''Literature/Fahrenheit451'' |
| 194 | * ''Literature/AFarewellToArms'' |
| 195 | * ''Literature/TheFivePeopleYouMeetInHeaven'' |
| 196 | * ''Literature/FloranteAtLaura'' |
| 197 | * ''Literature/FlowersForAlgernon'' |
| 198 | * ''Literature/ForWhomTheBellTolls'' |
| 199 | * ''Literature/TheForgottenDoor'' |
| 200 | * ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' |
| 201 | * ''Literature/TheGiftOfTheMagi'' and, to a slightly lesser extent, other works by O. Henry (William Sidney Porter) such as "The Ransom of Red Chief," "A Retrieved Reformation," and "The Cop and the Anthem." |
| 202 | * ''Literature/TheGiver'' |
| 203 | * ''Literature/GoAskAlice'' |
| 204 | * ''Literature/GoodnightMisterTom'' (in the UK) |
| 205 | * ''Literature/TheGrapesOfWrath'' |
| 206 | * ''Literature/GreatExpectations'' |
| 207 | * ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby'' |
| 208 | * ''Literature/GulliversTravels'' |
| 209 | * ''Literature/TheHandmaidsTale'' |
| 210 | * ''Literature/HarrisonBergeron'' |
| 211 | * ''Literature/{{Hatchet}}'' |
| 212 | * ''Literature/HeartOfDarkness'' |
| 213 | * ''Literature/TheHeroWithAThousandFaces'' |
| 214 | * ''Het recht van de sterkste'' (in Flanders) |
| 215 | * ''Literature/TheHistories'' of Herodotus, for students of Ancient Greek. |
| 216 | * ''Literature/{{Holes}}'' |
| 217 | * Creator/{{Homer}}'s epic poems, |
| 218 | ** ''Literature/TheIliad'' |
| 219 | ** ''Literature/TheOdyssey'' |
| 220 | * ''Literature/HorribleHistories'' |
| 221 | * Anything by Creator/VictorHugo in France, most notably: |
| 222 | ** ''Literature/LesMiserables'' |
| 223 | ** ''The Contemplations'' (poems) |
| 224 | ** ''Literature/TheLastDayOfACondemnedMan'' as civic education about death penalty |
| 225 | * ''Literature/InvisibleMan'' |
| 226 | * ''Literature/JohnnyTremain'' |
| 227 | * ''Literature/JulieOfTheWolves'' |
| 228 | * ''Literature/TheJungle'' |
| 229 | * Anything by Creator/FranzKafka |
| 230 | * ''Literature/TheKalevala'' |
| 231 | * ''Karakter'' |
| 232 | * ''Literature/{{Kindred}}'' |
| 233 | * ''Literature/TheKiteRunner'' |
| 234 | * ''Literature/LifeOfPi'' |
| 235 | * ''Literature/TheLittlePrince'' |
| 236 | * ''Literature/LookingForAlibrandi'' in Australian schools |
| 237 | * ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' |
| 238 | * ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', and Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium in general, increasingly popular in university lit. courses |
| 239 | * ''Literature/LostGirls'' |
| 240 | * ''Literature/{{Lolita}}'' |
| 241 | * ''Literature/TheLottery'' |
| 242 | * The works of Creator/LuXun are widely taught in schools across China as he is considered a fundamental writer of modern Chinese literature. One of his stories[[note]]"The Clever Man, the Fool and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucai the Slave]]"[[/note]] even showed up as a passage in the reading comprehension part of the Chinese Diploma of Secondary Education exam[[note]]Hong Kong's main university entrance examination, also known as the HKDSE[[/note]] in Hong Kong in 2019. |
| 243 | * ''Literature/ManiacMagee'' |
| 244 | * ''Mariken Van Nieuwmeghen'' in Flanders and the Netherlands |
| 245 | * ''Literature/TheMartian'': Used to get kids interested in science and teach various scientific concepts. Its author Creator/AndyWeir later wrote a "Classroom Edition" that [[TheMoralSubstitute removed all the swear words]] so it could more easily be used in classrooms. |
| 246 | * Creator/GuyDeMaupassant's short stories and novellas in France. ''Le Horla'' is practically mandatory in high school. |
| 247 | * ''Literature/TheMasterAndMargarita'' |
| 248 | * "Literature/MayDayEve" (Nick Joaquin) |
| 249 | * ''Literature/{{Miriam}}'' |
| 250 | * ''Literature/MobyDick'' |
| 251 | * ''Literature/TheLastOfTheMohicans'' |
| 252 | * ''Literature/Montana1948'' |
| 253 | * Anything by Creator/ToniMorrison, but particularly ''Literature/{{Beloved}}'' or ''Literature/SongOfSolomon'' |
| 254 | * ''Literature/TheMostDangerousGame'' |
| 255 | * ''[[Literature/RalphSMouse The Mouse and the Motorcycle]]'' |
| 256 | * ''Literature/MrsFrisbyAndTheRatsOfNIMH'' |
| 257 | * ''Literature/NeverLetMeGo'' |
| 258 | * ''Literature/{{Night}}'' |
| 259 | * ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' |
| 260 | * ''Literature/{{Nostromo}}'' |
| 261 | * The Philippines has quite a few. The last two by famous national hero Jose Rizal (''Noli'' and ''El Fili''), are required reading for seventh through tenth grade, respectively: |
| 262 | ** ''Literature/IbongAdarna'' |
| 263 | ** ''Literature/FloranteAtLaura'' |
| 264 | ** ''Literature/NoliMeTangere'' |
| 265 | ** ''Literature/ElFilibusterismo'' |
| 266 | * ''Literature/AnOccurrenceAtOwlCreekBridge''. |
| 267 | * ''Literature/OfMiceAndMen'' |
| 268 | * ''Literature/TheOldManAndTheSea'' |
| 269 | * ''Literature/OneHundredYearsOfSolitude'' |
| 270 | * ''Literature/OnMyHonor'' |
| 271 | * ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'': Oddly enough, author Creator/KenKesey objected to its use in classrooms because it wasn't "great literature" and guessed that teachers probably only used it because the sex and swearing could hold students' attention. |
| 272 | * ''Literature/OrangesAreNotTheOnlyFruit'' in the U.K. |
| 273 | * ''Orientalism'' |
| 274 | * ''Literature/{{Oroonoko}}'' |
| 275 | * ''Literature/TheOutsiders'' |
| 276 | * ''Literature/ParallelLives'' |
| 277 | * ''Literature/ParadiseLost'' |
| 278 | * ''Literature/PeterPan'' |
| 279 | * The ''WesternAnimation/PeteTheCat'' series |
| 280 | * ''Literature/ThePlague'' |
| 281 | * ''Literature/ThePoisonwoodBible'' |
| 282 | * ''Literature/APrayerForOwenMeany'' |
| 283 | * F. Sionil José's ''Rosales Saga'' |
| 284 | ** ''Literature/{{Mass}}'' |
| 285 | ** ''Literature/MyBrotherMyExecutioner'' |
| 286 | ** ''Literature/PoOn'' |
| 287 | ** ''Literature/ThePretenders'' |
| 288 | ** ''Literature/{{Tree}}'' |
| 289 | * ''Literature/ThePrivateMemoirsAndConfessionsOfAJustifiedSinner'' |
| 290 | * Creator/AlexanderPushkin's works (''Eugene Onegin'', ''Dubrovsky'', ''The Captain's Daughter'', ''Boris Godunov'') |
| 291 | * ''Film/RabbitProofFence'', Usually followed the film. |
| 292 | * Creator/AynRand's works: Chiefly popular in schools in conservative areas of the US, due to her fervently anti-communist politics. |
| 293 | ** ''We the Living'', due to it being her most autobiographical work and based explicitly on the real-life USSR. |
| 294 | ** ''Literature/{{Anthem}}'' is also used, as its sci-fi dystopia is more allegorical than her later novels. |
| 295 | * ''Literature/TheRedBadgeOfCourage'' |
| 296 | * ''Literature/TheRedPony'' |
| 297 | * ''Literature/ReynardTheFox'' In Flanders and the Netherlands |
| 298 | * ''Literature/RipVanWinkle'' |
| 299 | * Anything by Creator/RobertFrost |
| 300 | * ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' |
| 301 | * ''Literature/RollOfThunderHearMyCry'' |
| 302 | * Creator/JeanJacquesRousseau's ''The Social Contract'' and ''Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men'' are staples of philosophy lessons in France. |
| 303 | * ''Literature/TheScarletLetter'' |
| 304 | * ''Literature/TheSecretLifeOfBees'' |
| 305 | * ''Literature/ASeparatePeace'' |
| 306 | * ''Literature/SevenBrothers'' in Finland |
| 307 | * ''Literature/TheShahnameh'' in Iran |
| 308 | * ''Literature/SlaughterhouseFive'' |
| 309 | * ''Literature/StoneFox'' |
| 310 | * ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde'' |
| 311 | * ''Literature/TheStranger'' |
| 312 | * ''Literature/TheSunAlsoRises'' |
| 313 | * ''{{Literature/Suspicion}}'' (Germany) |
| 314 | * ''Literature/TheTaleOfGenji'': In Japan, studying this is a standard part of the high school curriculum. A few anime have shown high school students wrestling with it. |
| 315 | * ''Literature/ATaleOfTwoCities'' |
| 316 | * ''Literature/{{Tangerine|1997}}'' is common in middle schools. |
| 317 | * ''Literature/TessOfTheDUrbervilles'' |
| 318 | * ''Literature/ThatWasThenThisIsNow'' |
| 319 | * ''Literature/TheirEyesWereWatchingGod'' |
| 320 | * ''Literature/ThingsFallApart'' |
| 321 | * ''Literature/TheThingsTheyCarried'' |
| 322 | * ''Literature/ToBuildAFire'' |
| 323 | * ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'' |
| 324 | * ''Literature/ThePledge'', especially in German-speaking countries. |
| 325 | * ''Literature/TheUnknownSoldier'' in Finland |
| 326 | * ''Literature/TheYellowWallpaper'' |
| 327 | * ''Literature/TheVeryHungryCaterpillar'' |
| 328 | * ''Walewein'' in Flanders and the Netherlands |
| 329 | * ''Literature/WarAndPeace'' |
| 330 | * ''Literature/WithoutSeeingTheDawn'' |
| 331 | * ''Literature/TheWomanWarrior'' |
| 332 | * ''Literature/TheSatyricon'', if your Latin Professor is feeling adventurous. |
| 333 | * The works of pre-modernist author Main/LimaBarreto are often used in Brazilian schools in Portuguese and/or History classes to teach about life and racial inequality in 20th century Brazil. His classic book ''Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma'' (“The sad end of Policarpo Quaresma”) is the most common one taught in schools. |
| 334 | * Creator/{{Voltaire}}'s works in France, most notably ''Literature/{{Candide}}'' and ''Zadig'', as part of teachings on UsefulNotes/TheEnlightenment. |
| 335 | * In Hong Kong, the works and philosophy of ''Creator/{{Zhuangzi}}'' is studied as part of the senior secondary school curriculum in preparation for the HKDSE public exams. More specifically, it's a section of "[[https://ctext.org/zhuangzi/enjoyment-in-untroubled-ease/ens Enjoyment in Untroubled Ease]]". |
| 336 | * Creator/EmileZola's works in France, usually in high school. |
| 337 | [[/index]] |
| 338 | [[/folder]] |
| 339 | |
| 340 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 341 | [[index]] |
| 342 | * ''Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy'' |
| 343 | * ''Series/NUMB3RS'' |
| 344 | * ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' |
| 345 | * ''Series/ReadingRainbow'' for reading/English language classes. |
| 346 | * ''Series/Roots1977'' in history classes discussing UsefulNotes/AntebellumAmerica. |
| 347 | * ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' |
| 348 | * ''Series/TwinPeaks'' |
| 349 | * ''Series/TheWire'' |
| 350 | [[/index]] |
| 351 | [[/folder]] |
| 352 | |
| 353 | [[folder:Other]] |
| 354 | [[index]] |
| 355 | * Platform/{{UNIX}} is widely studied in computer science classes, particularly those on operating system design. |
| 356 | * ''[=AsapSCIENCE=]'' has become a staple in middle and high school science classrooms. Especially popular is their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz4Dd1I_fX0 Periodic Table Song]]. |
| 357 | [[/index]] |
| 358 | [[/folder]] |
| 359 | |
| 360 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 361 | [[index]] |
| 362 | * ''Theatre/{{Amadeus}}'' |
| 363 | * ''Theatre/{{Art}}'' in France, to discuss the perception of modern art |
| 364 | * ''Theatre/BlueRememberedHills'' |
| 365 | * ''Theatre/BloodBrothers'' |
| 366 | * Various plays by Creator/AntonChekhov (his short stories as well) |
| 367 | * Pierre Corneille in France, most notably ''The Cid'' and his ''Oedipus''. |
| 368 | * ''Theatre/TheCrucible'' is used in English classes to teach about [=McCarthyism=]. |
| 369 | * ''Theatre/TheCuriousSavage'' |
| 370 | * ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' in France |
| 371 | * ''Theatre/DeathOfASalesman'' |
| 372 | * ''Theatre/ADollsHouse'' |
| 373 | * ''Theatre/{{Equus}}'' |
| 374 | * ''Theatre/FaustFirstPartOfTheTragedy'' |
| 375 | * ''Theatre/TheField'' in Ireland |
| 376 | * ''Theatre/TheGoodPersonOfSzechwan'' |
| 377 | * ''Theatre/TheGlassMenagerie'' |
| 378 | * ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' is used in some US History classes to teach about the Revolution, with additional clarification on its ArtisticLicenseHistory |
| 379 | * ''Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest'' |
| 380 | * ''Theatre/InheritTheWind'' |
| 381 | * ''Theatre/AnInspectorCalls'' |
| 382 | * ''Theatre/AManForAllSeasons'' |
| 383 | * Anything by Creator/{{Moliere}} in France |
| 384 | * ''Theatre/OedipusTheKing'' |
| 385 | ** ''Theatre/{{Antigone}}'' |
| 386 | ** Classical Civilisation students and Classics students (different subjects [[labelnote:Explanation]] Classics involves the studying of an ancient language (usually Latin) to read the various pieces of history, society, plays and poetry in their original languages, whereas Classical Civilization is the same subject with everything translated into the student's native language(history, society, plays, etc.)[[/labelnote]]) will study a variety of plays from this time. Playwrights such as Creator/{{Euripides}}, Creator/{{Aeschylus}} and Creator/{{Aristophanes}} are the more popular ones. |
| 387 | * ''Oleanna'' (depending on how deranged your high school drama teacher is) |
| 388 | * ''Theatre/OurTown'' |
| 389 | * Various plays by Creator/AlexanderPushkin, particularly ''Boris Godunov'' and ''The Little Tragedies''. |
| 390 | * Jean Racine in France, most notably ''Phèdre'' (''Phaedra'') and ''Bérénice''. |
| 391 | * ''Theatre/ARaisinInTheSun'' |
| 392 | * ''Theatre/TheRevengersTragedy'' |
| 393 | * ''Theatre/RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead'' |
| 394 | * Many a Creator/WilliamShakespeare play, usually in written (Literature) or televised form (Films), such as: |
| 395 | ** ''Theatre/AsYouLikeIt'' |
| 396 | ** ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' |
| 397 | ** ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'' |
| 398 | ** ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream'' |
| 399 | ** ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'' |
| 400 | ** ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'' |
| 401 | ** ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' |
| 402 | ** ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'' |
| 403 | ** ''Theatre/TwelfthNight'' |
| 404 | ** ''Theatre/KingLear'' |
| 405 | * ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire'' |
| 406 | * ''Theatre/SummerOfTheSeventeenthDoll'' in Australia |
| 407 | * ''Theatre/ThunderOnSycamoreStreet'' |
| 408 | * ''Theatre/{{Trifles}}'' |
| 409 | * ''Theatre/WaitingForGodot'' |
| 410 | * ''Theatre/WoeFromWit'' |
| 411 | [[/index]] |
| 412 | [[/folder]] |
| 413 | |
| 414 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 415 | [[index]] |
| 416 | * ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock}}'' has been used to showcase the detriments of unrestrained capitalism, i.e. Creator/AynRand's own ideology on capitalism and the individual. |
| 417 | * ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' has been implemented in several textbooks for game narrative design and is making its way into writing classes. |
| 418 | * ''VideoGame/SuperSolvers'' |
| 419 | * It's not uncommon to see ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' come up in lessons about video game character design. |
| 420 | [[/index]] |
| 421 | [[/folder]] |
| 422 | |
| 423 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 424 | [[index]] |
| 425 | * ''WebAnimation/OverSimplified'': Some comments on the videos have said that the videos are shown in their classes. %%Does this count? |
| 426 | [[/index]] |
| 427 | [[/folder]] |
| 428 | |
| 429 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 430 | [[index]] |
| 431 | * ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'': The catchy beats and memorable lyrics make it easy for students to memorize historical facts from these videos, even facts that are normally quite obscure. |
| 432 | * ''WebVideo/MisterPlinkettReviews'': The reviews of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel trilogy are shown in film schools to teach students screenwriting. |
| 433 | [[/index]] |
| 434 | [[/folder]] |
| 435 | |
| 436 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 437 | [[index]] |
| 438 | * As part of drug education programs like D.A.R.E., many people who attended elementary school in the '90s were shown ''WesternAnimation/CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue''. |
| 439 | * ''WesternAnimation/SchoolhouseRock'': Made explicitly for this purpose in order to teach kids various concepts in the form of easily memorized song lyrics. |
| 440 | * Creator/{{Disney}}: |
| 441 | ** In the late 1960's, six classic shorts were packaged into a series of educational reels for language arts and primary guidance courses. They were ''[[WesternAnimation/TheThreeLittlePigs Three Little Pigs]]'', ''WesternAnimation/TheTortoiseAndTheHare'', ''WesternAnimation/ElmerElephant'', ''WesternAnimation/LittleHiawatha'', ''WesternAnimation/TheUglyDuckling'' and ''WesternAnimation/TrickOrTreat''. |
| 442 | ** In the 1970's, Disney produced the ''What Should I Do?'' series, had a formula of a group of kids getting into an argument over something and exploring their thoughts, opinions and potential choices regarding on the matter. The films were open-ended so the discussion could continue in the classroom. |
| 443 | ** It has become a bit of a cliche in many American schools to show ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', not because the film is historically accurate but because it's not — it's now a common film to use to teach students about how American history can be sanitized, Hollywood stereotypes about Native Americans, etc. as well as deconstructing a work of media more broadly. |
| 444 | |
| 445 | [[/index]] |
| 446 | [[/folder]] |
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