Film Study Guide: Hidden Figures (Black History Month; Women's History Month)
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Description
4th ~12th Grade appropriate and beyond.
No Prep.
Ready to use.
Support embedded.
**Full movie broken down into 6 lessons.
**Each lesson scaffolded for (ESL and SEI).
Based on a true story, Hidden Figures is an inspirational biographical drama film regarding 3 brilliant African-American women who played an invaluable role at NASA for decades in the 1960's. Hidden Figures delivers a powerful and empowering message as well as pays homage to the realities of our history highlighting principles of segregation and discrimination that is very much relevant today.
Using the film as a means to raise awareness, communicate, and educate concepts that is essential to understanding Black History Month/Women History Month, we have compiled a product you can use in your classroom to help supplement your Black History Month/Women History curriculum.
* Time-stamps to help the students keep track of their viewing experience and answer questions accordingly.
The zip package includes:
Comprehension Questions for the entire movie in 2 formats DOCX or PDF: each with support such as sentence frames and dictations. Answer keys included. Just print and distribute.
We teach 4th grade, so we've provided the standards that align with 4th grade C.C.S.S. standards. However, the same standards would apply and be addressed in upper grades. The depth of responses, and thoughts would vary.
C.C.S.S. Aligned :
Key Ideas and Details:
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. (albeit a visual text)
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.3
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).
Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.7
Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
Speaking & Listening
Comprehension and Collaboration:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.1
Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Writing
Text Types and Purposes:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.1
Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
