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Common Core CCRA.W.2 movie guides
The Great Gatsby Movie Unit, Questions/Activities, Lesson Plans
Add rigor and interest to your The Great Gatsby unit or movie study with this The Great Gatsby Movie Viewing Guide! The activities included could be used with your study of the novel or movie, but they are not novel to film comparisons. This pack works with the 1974 or 2013 version of the movie to study a film as a text. Each of these no prep, standards-based activities and assignments is classroom tested and student approved, and will have you covered for up to two weeks!Student Experience: S
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9th - 12th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
A Christmas Carol Movie Viewing Unit, Questions/Activities, Lesson Plan
This pack of activities is an excellent way to add some rigor to your viewing of any version of Dickens's classic Christmas story A Christmas Carol and spread some kindness in your classroom. This is not a novel-to-film comparison guide, but it does work with any film version and can be used to supplement a novel study as well. These activities are tailored specifically for the movie! You may use one or all of the enclosed NO PREP activities to focus your viewing experience or to add to your exi
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7th - 11th
Soul Surfer Movie Guide with Discussion Questions, Activities & Worksheets
Soul Surfer Movie Guide is a complete lesson plan with discussion questions, writing activities, and leadership worksheets. This resource helps teachers use the inspiring story of Bethany Hamilton to demonstrate the power of the human spirit to overcome adversity and find purpose beyond life's challenges. What educators are saying:"My SEL students loved watching the film and the questions were great!"-Kaitlin H. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"This was a great packet to go with the movie."-Deanna T. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐WARNING: This is
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Popular Sports Movie Guides Bundle
Salem Witch Trials Documentary, Complete Viewing Unit, Questions/Activities
There are two activities in this pack to introduce your students to the events of the Salem Witch Trials, to supplement your Crucible or American History lesson, as an emergency sub plan, or even for a quick Halloween lesson. They can be used consecutively or independently. Student Experience: As students watch the documentary, the questions included on the viewing guide hold students accountable for the material they see in the documentary. I’ve provided a short answer version of the questio
Grades:
8th - 12th
Our Friend, Martin Movie Guide | MLK | Questions | Google Slide (G - 1999)
This Our Friend, Martin Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (G - 1999) challenges students to analyze the decisions made by Martin, Miles, and Randy as they teleport through Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. Explore how MLK responds to hate and prejudice and how he teaches Miles that violence is not the answer and to appreciate the life he has. Ask students to consider how TV played a part in MLK's civil rights movement, especially in Birmingham, Alabama. Finally encourage students to describe what
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3rd - 6th
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Gulliver's Travels Movie Viewing Unit, Questions/Activities, Lesson Plan
Ready to set sail with Gulliver? This pack offers creative and original activities that would work very well for making your movie-viewing experience more rigorous and engaging. Student Experience: Students will get the most out of the film by digging into these materials. Even if you are reading the book but would like some new and creative tasks, this pack would work perfectly for those needs as well. Students will complete a travel log to document each place they "visit" along with Gulliv
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Dead Poets Society Film Unit with poetry analysis, writing prompts and more!
This Dead Poets Society Film Unit is one of my very favorite units to teach! I save it for a time when my students need a break after completing a rigorous novel or writing a difficult essay. It is a great way to use the inspirational movie to teach characterization, interpretation, poetry analysis and writing. It is a fun way to learn literary analysis but through film!
Included in this 35 page resource:
1. Student Packet
This comprehensive student packet includes viewing guide questions
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7th - 9th
Sherlock BBC A Study In Pink: Viewing Guide
This hour-long BBC and Masterpiece Classic episode is a modern sleuth mystery set in 21st-century London. It is based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story, "A Study in Scarlet." Dynamic actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman play Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, introducing the characters and their lovable idiosyncrasies. The 40-question viewing guide has a complete answer key and an extended response. This assignment is an excellent complement to World Literature and Britis
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Sherlock Bundle
Remember the Titans Movie Guide with Questions, Activities & Worksheets
Remember the Titans Movie Guide is a complete lesson plan with discussion questions, writing activities, and leadership worksheets. This resource helps teachers engage students in a thought-provoking exploration of historical events and social issues while using the story of the T.C. Williams High School football team in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971 as a tool to teach valuable life lessons.WARNING: This is a DEEP LEARNING lesson plan to help students employ a LEADERSHIP approach to SOCIAL &
Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Popular Sports Movie Guides Bundle
Just Mercy (nonfiction book) & 13th (documentary film) Bundle
This bundle includes resources for teaching Bryan Stevenson's nonfiction book Just Mercy and Ava DuVernay's documentary film 13th (which features Stevenson in many of its interviews).Includes guided reading/viewing questions, bell-ringer questions, and a supplemental lesson on the 13th, 14th, and 8th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
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10th - 12th
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A League of Their Own, Movie Viewing Unit, Questions/Activities
If you need a quick filler activity or sub plan for your high school students this no prep movie guide would be perfect. Based on a true story, A League of Their Own is touching and thought-provoking and will be sure to motivate your students during women's history month. All you will need to do is press play!Movie Synopsis: During World War II when all the men are fighting the war, most of the jobs that were left vacant because of their absence were filled in by women. The owners of the baseba
Grades:
7th - 11th
Also included in: Women's History Month English Lessons BUNDLE
Moana Movie Guide
This packet goes with the Disney movie Moana. The packet has a writing activity tied to some background information behind the movie, and an activity involving a Muai Polynesian myth, a sheet of movie questions, and worksheets for the film covering plot, characterization, and theme. The packet does contain an answer guide.If you like this be sure to check out the other lessons I have available using films like Zootopia, Sing, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Jaws, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and others.*
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5th - 12th
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel & Film Study Unit BUNDLE (editable)
About this Unit & NovelA Common Core-aligned literature study unit for use with the graphic novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick. The lessons and activities span the curriculum, covering vocabulary building, literary analysis, film history, the physics of simple machines, creative writing and argument building. Prompts appear in order of complexity, and simplified language appears in parentheses (delete or modify as needed). The unit is editable so you can pick and choose w
Grades:
4th - 8th
Martin Luther King Activities Biography Viewing Questions
There are two no prep activities in this pack to introduce your middle or high school students to Martin Luther King, Jr. or to supplement your unit on African American studies or Black History Month. They can be used consecutively or independently and with any documentary you have available for MLK. Student Experience: Students will get to know Martin Luther King, Jr. in this exercise first by answering open-ended, broad questions about MLK during viewing. This type of questions allow studen
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
That Sugar Film Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet | Google Formats (2014)
That Sugar Film Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (NR - 2014) helps students analyze this incredible, eye-opening documentary. Ask your students to internalize why eating an apple, and the sugar that goes along with it, is much healthier than drinking apple juice that contains the sugar of 4 apples. Challenge students to confront the idea that the sugar industry is worth 50 billion dollars and what that means for their need to be vigilant in consuming food products.Check the preview file for
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7th - 12th
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My Fair Lady Movie Viewing Unit, Questions/Activities, Lesson Plan
Ready for tea with the classiest flower girl in town? This no prep pack offers creative and original activities that would work very well for making your My Fair Lady movie-viewing experience more rigorous and engaging. Student Experience: Students will get the most out of the film by digging into these materials. Even if you are reading the play Pygmalion but would like some new and creative tasks, this pack would work perfectly for those needs as well. Students will take note of important
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Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
BUNDLE A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel & Film Study Unit (editable)
About this Unit & NovelThis is a Common Core-aligned literature study unit for use with the graphic novel, A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel, adapted from Madeleine L’Engle’s 1963 Newberry-winner by Hope Larson. The lessons and activities here span the curriculum, from vocabulary building and literary analysis, to creative writing and argument building to side trips into some of the STEM concepts that surface in the novel. Prompts appear in order of complexity, and simplified language app
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4th - 7th
Cool Runnings Movie Guide with Discussion Questions, Activities, & Worksheets
Cool Runnings Movie Guide is a complete lesson plan with discussion questions, writing activities, and leadership worksheets. This resource helps teachers use the engaging story of the underdog Jamaican bobsled team to teach their students what it truly means to be a winner.***THIS MOVIE GUIDE RECENTLY UPDATED TO INCLUDE:✳️ Time stamps for Analysis Questions✳️ Answer Key✳️ Fillable PDF version✳️ Google Form versionWARNING: This is a DEEP LEARNING lesson plan to help students employ a LEADERSHIP
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Leadership Lessons Movie Guides Mega Bundle
Red Badge of Courage Movie Viewing Unit, Questions/Activities, Lesson Plan
This movie pack for Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage is designed for use as you show this film as a text or as a supplement to your reading of the novel. You can use it in its entirety or pick and choose what works for you. Student Experience: With the background notes provided, students will become familiar with enough historical context to fully enjoy and appreciate the time period and setting. While they watch, students will answer questions on the graphic organizer. The questions a
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8th - 11th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
Netflix's Wednesday Addams Literary Analysis | ELA Activities for Secondary
Besides being a great new show entertainment-wise, the new Wednesday on Netflix is full of literary genius as well as many references.Each episode holds a host of literary elements that can be analyzed in addition to strong overall themes that students can dissect (and that also extremely relatable to their lives). This printable activity pack comes with several options for episodes 1 -4 of the show including a figurative language review, some art-based mini-activities, riddles, and reflection q
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: End-of-Year Engaging Activities Bundle
The Blind Side, Movie Viewing Unit, Questions/Activities
This movie pack for The Blind Side is designed for use as you show this film as a text. You can use it in its entirety or pick and choose what works for you. Student Experience: The anticipatory set activity will immediately draw students into the themes and ideas presented in the movie. While they watch, students will answer questions on the graphic organizer. The questions ask them to consider the movie as a whole and apply their knowledge and understanding of key ELA skills/terms. A writin
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8th - 11th
Also included in: Thanksgiving Activities for Teens, Mini Unit, BUNDLE
Dead Poets Society Movie Activities - CCSS Fun for Middle & High School!
This set of activities serves as the perfect companion to the film, Dead Poets Society, and a perfect conclusion to your poetry unit! INCLUDES:Movie guideAnswer KeyEssay Assignment (with choices!)Dead Words Practice Worksheet - students will expand their vocabulary and improve writing!Dead Words Tombstone Activity - students create a tombstone for a "dead word"*The Dead Words Activities can be found separately here.
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7th - 12th
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A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote Movie Viewing Unit, Lesson Plan
If you need a quick filler activity or sub plan for your middle school students for December, this no prep movie guide would be perfect. Truman Capote’s A Christmas Memory is touching and thought-provoking and will be sure to capture your students' attention and hearts. All you will need to do is press play!Student Experience: During and after the movie, students will be practicing skills such as theme, conflict, characterization, mood, and setting. The human plot chart puzzle, symbolism works
Grades:
6th - 9th
Complete Movie Guide for Zootopia
The full product is available here as a free preview, the preview is blurred however with the actual product it won't be.This is 8 pages and makes up four handouts on plot, characterization, and theme, as well as a sheet of guided movie questions to go along with the movie Zootopia. I also provided answer sheets for the handouts. If you're interested in this be sure to check out the handouts I have for other films like Indiana Jones, Star Wars The Force Awakens, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.****
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5th - 12th
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