Miracle Movie Guide (2004) - Movie Questions with Extra Activities

Based on a true story, this sports film is about the USA men’s hockey team experience before and during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Their coach, Herb Brooks, chose each player for a reason in order to try and beat the unstoppable Soviet hockey team. They were a complete underdog group of players, but with the leadership of Herb, they managed to unite as a team and surprised the nation and the world during those Olympic games. The game has been dubbed “The Miracle on Ice” and has been considered one of the most significant sporting events in history.

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 really practice their critical thinking and self-reflection skills. Your students will critically analyze topics about teamwork, leadership, taking advantage of opportunities, and others. This movie guide also does a great job at having your students reflect on what it’s like to be an underdog and ultimately prevail.

This 2004 film is rated PG and stars the following actors/actresses: Kurt Russell, Jim Craig, Noah Emmerich, Patricia Clarkson, and others. The running time for the film is 2 hours and 16 minutes long.

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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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