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12th grade other (ELA) movie guides
The Truman Show (1998) and Plato's Allegory of the Cave: Common Core Aligned
This product introduces the movie, The Truman Show, by recounting the key details of Plato's Allegory of the Cave. The story is adapted and condensed for the students. I have also included a video link to the EDTed Talk video that explains the allegory. The story will provide a paradigm by which to view the film for the class. After the introduction using Plato's Allegory of the Cave, the students will then watch the film and answer 17-questions. After the film, the students are asked to make 3
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9th - 12th
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Teach Language Arts with Film Clips: Suspense and Foreshadowing
This short Film, Alma, is an excellent tool to have students review suspense and foreshadowing techniques. Students love the "creepy" film and figuring out exactly what has happened to the character. The file includes the film, student worksheets, and an answer key. The 4 worksheet pages include pause times to have students reflect and infer, as well as screenshots for analyzing examples of foreshadowing. Older students will enjoy this film which is not too young and engaging enough to keep them
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6th - 12th
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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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Introduction to Film Study: Analyzing Films for Meaning
This zip folder contains 4 things all pertaining to analyzing film to make meaning of the visual text. This works well for any movie or television episode, although I use them during a mini-unit on The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street for The Twilight Zone. The general focus is to pay attention to different film techniques, such as distance, angles, movement, editing, and lighting in order to understand how filmmakers tell a story.1) Film Booklet: This one page front and back handout can be fo
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6th - 12th
Life is Beautiful: Film Viewing Guide
An excellent film to view for English, History, or Italian Language classes. "This is a simple story ... but not an easy one to tell. Like a fable, there is sorrow. And, like a fable, it is full of wonder and happiness."These are the opening words of the film Life is Beautiful, starring and directed by Roberto Benigni. This Award-winning Italian film tells the story of one family’s experience during the Holocaust. This film explores the importance of family and a father-son relationship. This is
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6th - 12th
Exercises for "Minimalism" (A Documentary on Netflix) for Distance Learning
This set of exercises is designed to help students break down the central argument in the 78-minute Netflix documentary “Minimalism”. These activities make GREAT SUB PLANS!Google SlidesThe entire resource is provided on Google Slides, and all student response spaces are editable. A link to the Slides file is provided in the purchased version.Active Viewing GuideThis one-page viewing guide will keep students from mentally checking out as they watch the documentary. There are two pre-viewing quest
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9th - 12th
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Dead Poets Society (1989): Complete Movie Guide
This 20-question movie guide will help your students stay focused during this powerful and inspirational movie. This guide comes with a copy of Walt Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!" poem. Lastly students are given a task to write a poem. This movie guide comes with an answer key. Ready to print and ready to use! Enjoy!You might also be interested in these products:Remember the Titans - Complete Movie GuideThe Ron Clark Story - Complete Movie GuideSpare Parts - Complete Movie Guide (2015)
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8th - 12th
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Disney's Hercules Viewing Guide + Original Myth and Comparison Worksheet
Have you ever wondered how the Disney film version of Hercules stacks up against real mythology? This collection of activities gives students a chance to view the Disney film, read the original myth (through a Reader's Theater script-story), and compare the two!Often filmmakers must adapt their source material to make it more appealing to modern audiences, and Disney’s Hercules is no exception. Analyzing Disney’s choices in adapting this ancient myth will help you appreciate both the original st
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6th - 12th
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Questions to Accompany the Movie Life of Pi End of the Year Activity
This is a set of 20 questions to accompany the movie Life of Pi.
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4th - 12th
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Whole Year of Film/Literary Terms Bell Ringers for Film Studies Class
This PowerPoint is designed to incorporate daily practice with vocabulary and definitions for an intro to film/film as literature class. I have included many sample answers, sources, and supplemental materials in the notes sections of the slides. These bell ringers are general in nature and sometimes ask students to apply the terms to movies they are currently watching, but you can use them with any combination of films you choose.Monday they get four to five definitions, then Tuesday through Fr
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8th - 12th
Film Guide Questions: Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope
38 multiple-choice questions in chronological order of the story's progression. Answer Key included. Great for students to answer as they watch the film, or use it as a test after the movie. I use the Star Wars Unit to teach archetypal characters & colors, as well as the Hero's Journey - these lessons, as well as film guide questions for Star Wars Episodes 1-3 & 5-6 are all available in my store!
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7th - 12th
The Great Debaters Viewing Guide
This movie is a must in my public speaking class. I use this movie to preface our debate unit as well as to demonstrate how public speaking is not just a required course, but a useful tool that can motivate and inspire people.
Viewing guide includes comprehension questions surrounding the movie's action as well as objective-based questions (summary, text structure, etc.).
Such a great resource for any public speaking class or unit. This movie relates to the civil rights movement as well.
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7th - 12th
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"Back to the Future" viewing guide with answer key
"Back to the Future" is one of the best modern examples of how the butterfly effect is used in movies. This is a 50-question fill-in-the-blank viewing guide that covers plot, characters, and how history changes in this classic film. Answer key included!
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Arrival Film Viewing Guide (TOK Language)
The film Arrival is a great way to discuss theories of language acquisition and an excellent companion for a language unit in the IB Theory of Knowledge, epistemology or pyschology class. This viewing guide has pre-viewing questions, questions for during the film, and after the film discussion questions that explore language relativism and other topics about language. I thorough discussion guide and answer key is also included, as well as a bonus activity and questions from a TED talk related
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9th - 12th
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Ready Player One Movie Guide on Plot, Characterization, Questions, Activities
This seven page packet goes with the film Ready Player One. The packet has worksheets on Plot, Characterization, movie questions, and 2 writing activities that go with the film. The packet does also contain an answer guide.I also sell a full 75 page unit for the novel Ready Player One that includes this movie packet as well as chapter questions, activities, and a final exam.Full Unit for Ready Player One Be sure to check out these other, completely free, resources I have to aid in teaching with
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5th - 12th
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The Truman Show Film Study: Visual Language, Mise en Scene, and Cinematography
Film study of "The Truman Show" focusing on Visual Language. Lessons include thoroughly objectives, scripted slides, individual and collaborative student activities, and assessments with rubrics. Lessons touch on all aspects of Mise en Scene and Cinematography but focus most extensively on how setting, props, motifs, and camera distances and angles create a visual language that communicate meaning and reinforce themes. Incorporates the Fundamental Five instructional practices. Includes lesson fr
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8th - 12th
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Miracle on Ice movie viewing guide and activities
This movie guide for Miracle On Ice (PG, 2004) is designed for students to answer questions as they watch the movie. Also included are activities to extend this lesson to see if they got the big picture.Included in this download:⭐Two (2) movie guides. Decide which is best for your class, or use them both in the same class to differentiate the lesson.⭐Answer keys to both movie guides.⭐Character compare/contrast graphic organizer.⭐Writing assignment so students can dig deeper in the movie.******Pl
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7th - 12th
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Living On One Dollar (2013): Complete Documentary Guide
"An award-winning film that has been called 'A Must Watch' by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus and Director of The Hunger Games, Gary Ross. Living on One Dollar follows the journey of four friends as they set out to live on just $1 a day for two months in rural Guatemala. They battle hunger, parasites, and extreme financial stress as they attempt to survive life on the edge. An unimaginable reality for most young Americans, the challenges they face are real and plague over 1.1 billion people around
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Living on One Dollar (2013): Video Guide and Simulation
Guided Movie Questions: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
This PDF contains 36 guided questions to be answered while your students enjoy "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief." This movie is an excellent introduction to a Mythology unit, or a nice treat for the end of one!
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6th - 12th
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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
Handouts for Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse
This packet of handouts totals 7 pages and is for the film Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse (2018). It includes handouts to go with the movie covering Plot, Characterization, Guided Viewing Questions, and two writing activities on both Genre and Exposition. The packet does also include an answer guide. *****************************************************************************Free Resources on Graphic NovelsA list of 29 Graphic Novel Literary Terms Graphic Novel Class Resource Material A Graph
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7th - 12th
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Smoke Signals Movie Guided Notes-- Sherman Alexie Companion Film
This is a set of guided notes that go along with the phenomenal 1998 film Smoke Signals, written by Sherman Alexie, and starring Native American actors. There are 20 statements with varying numbers of blanks, and the statements go in chronological order with the film. There are 45 blanks for students to fill in.The film can be found for free on YouTube (with commercials.) I use this film in conjunction with teaching the brilliant novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Alexie. T
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope Archetype Lesson Plan and Study Guide
The purpose of this unit is to actively engage students in a process that will foster an awareness of an artist’s purpose regardless of the medium, which is inherently engrained across cultures. The scope and sequence of the unit will allow students an opportunity to delve into the labyrinthian nature of archetypes, which seem simplistic at first but undoubtedly can become very complex and multi-faceted. This 31 page study guide takes students on a minimum 5-day lesson plan adventure that will e
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9th - 12th
Movie Guide for The Incredibles (2004)
This movie guide packet is for Pixar's 2004 film The Incredibles. The movie guide has worksheets covering plot and characterization, a sheet of 9 higher order thinking questions to answer while watching, and two extended writing activities connected to the film. It does come with an answer guide as well.There is a free preview available here that shows some examples of these pages (with the content blurred).Be sure to check out these other, completely free, resources I have to aid in teaching wi
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5th - 12th
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