McFarland, USA Movie Guide (2015) - Movie Questions with Extra Activities
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Description
This sports drama film is about the journey and success of the 1987 cross-country team out of McFarland, California. The ex-football coach, Mr. White, recognizes that many of his Hispanic students are incredibly fast at running. He then forms a cross country team and dedicates his time and energy into helping his runners develop their talent and hopefully build a better future for them and their families. The team surprises many people and makes it to the state championship within their first year.
This particular movie guide is great for your students because it not only gives them questions to complete while watching the movie, but it also includes questions that will allow them to practice their critical thinking skills. Your students will critically analyze topics such as Mr. White’s leadership style, what it’s like to be in a new cultural environment, recognizing individual and team talents, and others.
This 2015 sports film is rated PG and stars the following actors/actresses: Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Morgan Saylor, Martha Higareda, and others. The running time for the film is 2 hours and 9 minutes.
***The Preview File for this movie guide is a mixture of various pages from different movie guides that I have made so you can get a better idea of what my movie guides are like. However, Page #2 from the preview file is directly taken from this particular movie guide so you can get a better idea of what is included within this purchase. All of my movie guides follow the same pattern as the preview file.
This movie guide includes the following:
- 25 short Answer Questions – These are short questions to be answered while students watch the movie. They are basically used to keep the students’ attention and hold them accountable for the activity. These are usually completed individually but could also be completed in groups.
- 5 Critical Thinking Questions – These are questions for students to answer after having watched the movie. They are to be completed individually in about 3-4 sentences. They are designed to allow the students to practice their critical thinking skills based on various parts of the movie.
- 5 Reflection Questions – These reflection questions are to be answered individually after having watched the movie. They can be answered in about 3-4 sentences but are designed to have students relate various parts or aspects from the movie to their own lives. Students are encouraged to share their specific life experiences from their past, present, or future plans.
- Written Essay – This part is to allow students to individually write a 4-5 paragraph essay about a specific topic that was addressed in the movie. The topic and/or questions to be answered for the essay are stated in the instructions for the activity.
- Group Activity – This activity is to be completed in a small group and is designed to have students get together, do some research about a topic from the movie, and then discuss and/or present their findings to the class.
All the questions are available in a PDF format for quick and easy printing as well as in a Word format in case you would like to modify some of the questions to the specific needs of your class. A Teacher Answer Key is available for the 25 short answer questions and I have also included a document with instructions and recommendations for using this movie guide in your classes.
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