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9th grade short stories movie guides
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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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson | Short Film Guide + Extras | Answer Key Inc
This 4 page film guide with handouts accompanies Larry Yust's short film "The Lottery (1969)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension Questions. Answer key included.• 15 questions to keep the students on track PART 2 – Critical thinking and discussion questions• 10 thought provoking questions for the students to complete once finished watching the film. The students can then be brought together in either gro
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8th - 12th
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The Princess Bride: Film Study Using Short Story Terminology (Great End of Year)
GREAT END-OF-YEAR REVIEW ACTIVITY. This movie reviews short story terminology with sound educational value and provides a fun way to re-engage learners at the end of the school year, the start of the new year, or directly before or after holidays. (And let's face it: The Princess Bride, is one of the best and most beloved films of all time.)GREAT STARTER TO A SHORT STORY UNIT (terms review) This seven-page pdf document contains three different activities for a film study of The Princess Bride
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7th - 12th
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Christmas OR Winter Pixar-like Short Films Literary Devices THEME & NARRATIVE
HEY DEER! ANIMATED PIXAR SHORT FILM! Great for Christmas OR winter ELA. Short films are the perfect way to teach narrative writing and literary elements and devices. This workshop guides students through an analysis of 6 basic literary elements to prepare them for the culminating narrative writing task. Students watch the film directly from their slides and work through all of the guided activities.❤ Winter themed- but NO direct Christmas referencesSettingCharacters/CharacterizationPoint of View
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6th - 9th
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Teaching Literary Elements with Animated Short Films: The Lost Thing
This set of standards-based lessons includes an examination of plot, conflict, setting, mood, symbolism, and theme. Teach advanced lessons for secondary students on setting, mood, symbolism, and theme using the picture book, "Lost and Found" by Shaun Tan or the Oscar Award-winning short film "The Lost Thing" (book/film not included). The Lost Thing is a story about a boy who finds a strange creature on the beach. He decides that it must be lost and that he must find where this creature belongs.
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: Five Short Films for Teaching Theme
Lamb to the Slaughter: Ethos, Pathos, and Logos
*Updated 10/12/20: For each worksheet, I’ve created a png image of the worksheet and then put that image as the background in a Google Slide. The students can use all of the tools in Slides to mark their answers. The links are already set up to force students to make a copy so they each have their own version of the worksheet in their Google Drive. Copy and paste the links below to share with your students. Please don’t post these links on any websites that are not password protected. A whole ne
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8th - 12th
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"It's a Wonderful Life" Compare and Contrast with Original Short Story
Do you have a week before Christmas break and do not want to start a new unit? Or are you teaching American Literature and want to introduce students to a heartwarming traditional story?This bundle gives you- a 9 page PDF of the original short story called "The Greatest Gift". - A one-page set of Comprehension questions for the story.- A Compare/Contrast chart to fill out while students watch the movie.Note: You will need your own copy of the movie for this to work. The original story was sent
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7th - 12th
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Plot Diagram Activity Using Disney Movies
This product contains everything you need to create a plot diagram sorting activity for your students. There are slips for Toy Story 3, The Lion King, and Cinderella. The teacher will cut the slips and place them in labeled envelopes or bags. The students must sort them onto a plot diagram, and can check their work with the included answer keys.
There are also a set of slips with the definitions of each term on the plot diagram (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).
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5th - 9th
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: Short Story Mini Unit + Movie Viewing Guide
This resource contains a 3-day mini unit in which students read and analyze James Thurber's classic short story, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, along with an additional movie guide for viewing the 2013 film in class. Students will learn about James Thurber’s personal background, read and analyze his short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, collaborate to answer discussion questions, write their own creative “Mittyesque” story in similar style to Thurber’s story, view the modern adaptation
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8th - 12th
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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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The Fall of the House of Usher Viewing Guide
This viewing guide corresponds with the 1960 version of "The Fall of the House of Usher" starring Vincent Price.
I have never had a class that did not love this movie. Whether for the sheer absurdity of it or their true love for Poe, I'm not sure, but this movie and viewing guide are definitely a hit.
Viewing guide focuses on character analysis - specifically description of characters using figurative language. Other questions include comparison & contrast of short story vs. movie and cr
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9th - 11th
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"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Story vs. Movie: Compare/Contrast
Students will analyze both the textual and film versions of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” to determine the main theme/s as well as to track how those themes emerge over the course of the story. Additionally, students will analyze how complex characters in the story develop over the course of the story, interact with one another, and help to advance the themes of the stories.
Suggested Use for This Assignment:
After students have read and analyzed “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,”
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9th - 12th
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Sherlock BBC The Hounds of Baskerville: Viewing Guide
A modern sleuth mystery set in 21st century London, this ninety-minute long BBC and Masterpiece Classic episode is based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story, "The Hounds of Baskerville." Dynamic actors, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, take on the roles of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson introducing the characters and their lovable idiosyncrasies. The 30 question viewing guide comes with a complete answer key. A great complement for Victorian literature with a modern le
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Sherlock Bundle
Ransom of Red Chief Story Movie Unit, Questions/Activities, Lesson Plans
This is a great, no prep movie guide for The Ransom of Red Chief that highlights key ELA skills to cover during the viewing of the movie. I use the Haley Joel Osment version, but it would work with any version - even with the story. Student Experience: Students analyze plot, cause/effect, setting, foreshadowing, archetype, and irony while viewing. The questions range up the Bloom's levels. There are also three writing prompts to use following the film, and one compares the film to the text. La
Grades:
6th - 11th
Also included in: American Literature Curriculum, Year-Long, BUNDLE, English Lesson Plans
The Fall of the House of Usher 1960 Film Viewing Guide
Need something to hold students accountable for watching the reenactment of "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe? This resource accompanies the 1960 film version starring Vincent Price, directed by Roger Corman, and it is print & go!What's included . . . ► 15 short answer viewing guide questions► Book versus Movie compare & contrast task - There are 2 different sheets for you to choose from along with suggestions to compare the book and movie version in a visual way or gam
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6th - 12th
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The Monkey's Paw Short Story - Story vs Movie Analysis Questions
Includes PRINTABLE, INTERACTIVE PDF, and GOOGLE CLASSROOM VERSIONS! Questions for comparing the short story "The Monkey's Paw" with a filmed/movie version of the story. Questions can be used for individual, partner, or group work, or for class discussion. Student questions are written for a comparison of the story and "The Monkey's Paw" directed by Ricky Lewis, Jr. (2011, 29 minutes). Students compare missing elements/accuracy, director's choices, elements of mood, and more. 15 questions in
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: The Monkey's Paw Short Story Activities, Lessons Resource BUNDLE
Sherlock Bundle
Each generation has a beloved retelling of the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson mysteries. Fortunately, the BBC’s excellent “Sherlock” series starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman provides an engaging and excellent companion to the stories students love to read and we love to teach. These four “Sherlock” viewing guides provide questions to keep your students on task and taking notes as they view some of the most popular classroom-friendly versions to accompany your teaching. Answer
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7th - 12th
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Movie Guide - Stand By Me - The elements of a Short Story
This is a helpful movie guide that's really great to leave with a supply teacher (as your "day off" plans, if you need it).
Just print, and it's ready to go!
This is a really great way to
A. Show my favourite movie in class (!)
B. Actually have them apply the elements of a short story to this movie
It's also a nice way to have them recap the elements before a Short Story test/as review at the end of the unit.
BONUS - There's TWO versions of it included for you:
There's the first two pages,
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8th - 12th
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Short Film Christmas ELA Activities Character Theme Setting Literary Devices
Pixar short films are a super fun way to teach character traits, characterization, and character analysis! This Google Classroom workshop has mega fun appeal, but is also rigorous and challenging, teaching students a deep understanding of what makes phenomenal characters, and how to use specific methods to create their own characters. Knick KnackPDF, PowerPoint, and Google Slides version includedVideo embedded in the workshop so students can watch and rewind while they workStudents will analyze
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Short Film Workshops Literary Elements THEME SETTING CHARACTER CONFLICT
Spongebob's an Epic Hero?
This FUN 2-3 day lesson unites The Odyssey with The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (the first, animated film). Students enjoy the film and its content while identifying allusions made within it to Odysseus and his travels. I based the three page, 24-question worksheet on what my students read from our abridged version of the epic located in an ancient textbook. If you have covered, read or discussed the sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, Helios, Poseidon, Calypso, Athena and a few other main points o
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7th - 11th
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A&E Biography: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe (1994) Questions
Have you been looking for questions to go along with the A&E Video Biography: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe (1994)? If so, you’re not alone. I spent months searching for questions to use with this amazing documentary—in my opinion, the best one on the market. When I came up empty handed again and again, I decided to create them for myself. I created this 23 question assignment for students to fill out as they watched the documentary in class. I have included a detailed answer sheet for the
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7th - 10th
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Spongebob and "The Tell Tale Heart"
This is a organizer and viewing guide to go along with Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell Tale Heart," and an episode of Spongebob Squarepants entitled, "Squeaky Boots." This episode is a take on Poe's piece and has many similarities and differences that the students can analyze. They really enjoy watching this after reading and realizing how similar the two are.
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6th - 9th
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Hey Deer Short Film Workshop Winter Theme Narrative Plot Story Elements
PIXAR SHORT FILMS are the perfect way to teach narrative writing and to analyze the elements of literature! This full unit, digital interactive workshop studies the short film, HEY DEER! It guides students through an analysis of the 6 basic literary elements to prepare them for the culminating narrative writing assignment. Students watch the film directly from their slides and work through all of the fun activities. ❤ Winter themed- but no direct Christmas referencesSettingCharacters/Characteriz
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: December Literary Analysis and Pi Short Film For Google Classroom Unit 4
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge in Two Days
A few simple steps to teaching the classic short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce in 2-3 days. Your students will remember this one as long as you follow the rules listed in the document. After teaching the story for a decade, I know what it takes to get the most out of the tale.
The download includes a 10-question ACT-ish 20-23 skills band quiz. It was adopted from a non-skills band quiz, so not every question is ACT practice, but it's still better than what the boo
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7th - 12th
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