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Free 7th grade english language arts movie guides
Book vs. Movie Compare & Contrast FREEBIE! No-Prep Worksheets | Fun Movie Day!
Book vs. Movie Printables: FREEUse these two printables after you have read the book and then seen the movie version. Great for comparing and contrasting and thinking critically about how the movie was made. A super fun, NO PREP activity for the end of the year!For more Book vs. Movie questions, click here!!More resources you'll enjoy!Compare & Contrast Task CardsELA Test Prep Task CardsELA Test Prep PostersInformational Text Structures Task CardsShiloh Book Chapter QuestionsThis product is
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3rd - 9th
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Pixar Shorts Film Theme Plot Literary Elements, Devices, Analysis SEL Activities
This study guide using the Pixar short film, Joy and Heron, is a fun way to teach literary elements like THEME and CONFLICT. These Free worksheets guide students through the process of using the conflict and resolution to identify the theme of a story. It has mega fun appeal, but is also rigorous and challenging. Want to go deeper and digital? CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL GOOGLE SLIDES LITERARY WORKSHOP of Joy and HeronFilm Synopsis: A cute puppy, Joy, scuffles with an ornery Heron when the bird tr
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5th - 8th
FREE HEY DEER SHORT FILM PLOT DIAGRAM WINTER CHRISTMAS LITERARY DEVICES
FREE Pixar Short Film Plot Diagram for HEY DEER!Super fun way to teach PLOT ELEMENTSThis resource includes:Plot DiagramEditable Answer SheetYouTube Link to the short film Hey Deer!FULL DIGITAL AND PRINTABLE WORKSHOPS AVAILABLEThe FULL WORKSHOP Includes:Identification and Analysis of the elements of plotPlot-Setting, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, ResolutionThemePoint of View and PerspectiveEssential QuestionsBonus QuestionCulminating narrative writing activity with rubric and m
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4th - 8th
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A Long Walk to Water - Documentary Film Guide & Webquest
This FREE activity for the novel A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park contains a film guide and for the mini-documentary Just Add Water, which features the real Salva Dut, plus a webquest sheet for Water for South Sudan's website.The documentary has a run-time of 17:30 and discusses the water crisis in Sudan and what Salva’s organization, Water for South Sudan, is doing to help the Sudanese people. It is available to watch free online on the organization's website, and a link is provided in t
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5th - 8th
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Also included in:Â A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Unit Teaching Package
Wall-E Movie Questions
This worksheet is designed to give students the opportunity to watch a fun movie, Wall-E, and think about the message behind the cuteness. It asks critical thinking questions that require the students to think about what they are watching. Example questions include:
"Describe and give characteristics that make WALL-E different from other robots. Give examples of how he shows human qualities."
"Why does the plant that EVE brings to the Axiom mean so much? What does it represent?"
These quest
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5th - 12th
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Christmas Activities, Home Alone 2 Complete Movie Unit, Questions/Activities
Are you looking for a fast and free Christmas lesson for your teenage students that not only engages them during the holidays, but also connects standards and sparks a real-world service project to take their learning from the classroom to the community? Perhaps you need a sub plan during the holidays and a movie would make planning so much easier! This no prep, movie-viewing guide for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York has everything you need! Student Experience: While students watch this all-time
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6th - 11th
Video Note-Taking Template
This free note-taking worksheet supports students as they watch educational videos. The template can be used with documentaries, informational videos in science and social studies, etc. It's a great way to document learning and generate discussion topics.Visually appealing and well structured, this template will support a variety of learning styles. If you enjoy this freebie, we would love some feedback! To find out about future freebies and products, please click on the green star above to fo
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5th - 8th
Also included in:Â Note-Taking Bundle
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Movie Viewing Guide (PG-2010)
This Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Movie Viewing Guide (PG-2010) is a great movie to introduce or pique your students' interest in Greek mythology. Use this movie guide to help keep your students engaged and create valuable and deep discussion.Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students. This resource consists of 11 high-level, short answer reflection and essay questions that will do more than just
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7th - 12th
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A Million Miles Away movie guide in English and Espanol
This is a video guide in Word in English and Spanish about A Million Miles Away movie and Hispanic astronaut Jose Hernandez. It was designed for high school grade ELS, ELL students. It has sentence prompts and is numbered. It has vocabulary at the beginning to preview for learners.
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5th - 12th
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Film Study Guide: Remember the Titans (African American History; Black History)
Based on a true story, Remember the Titans is a coming of age story of a local football team and how it brings a divided community together. With its accurate depiction of the struggle to integrate during the post-Brown v. Board era, Remember the Titans pays homage to 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, we have compiled
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4th - 12th
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Short Films For The Birds FREE Literary Devices Elements & Techniques Activities
FREE PIXAR SHORT FILM DIALOGUE AND CHARACTER ACTIVITY that students will actually WANT to do! This digital GOOGLE SLIDES resource allows students create 5 dialogue scenes for the bickering birds in the film and an activity to analyze how the dialogue shapes the characters. The TEACH slide explains how writers use dialogue to develop characters, and reminds them to use quotation marks when writing dialogue. This is a simple, stress-free way for students to learn dialogue in a way they will neve
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4th - 7th
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Edgar Allan Poe Active Listening Video Worksheet
This worksheet goes along with the A&E Biography over Edgar Allan Poe. It includes fill in the blank and True/False questions. It follows the video and allows students to get an overview of who Poe was and the type of life he lived when he was alive. It is comprehensive of the video.
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7th - 9th
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Plot vs. Theme using Pixar Shorts
Looking for a fun way to practice Plot vs. Theme? Using Disney Pixar "shorts" (such as Geri's Game, For the Birds, etc.), students can have fun analyzing themes and motifs !
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6th - 8th
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Documentary Viewing Doodle Note Taking Graphic Organizer Worksheets
Watching a documentary with your students? Hold them accountable with these easy to use documentary note worksheets. Four different styles, four visual designs.I love this resource and I hope you do too! Please leave any feedback you have and I look forward to hearing from you!Happy teaching!Check out my Short Story Mini-Unit Student Workbook resources:Short Story Mini-Unit Student Workbook for Ray Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day "Short Story Mini-Unit Student Workbook for Ray Bradbury's "Marion
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4th - 12th
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Anti-Valentine's Day (Middle School ELA Review)
Need a last-minute activity to do with your students for Valentine's Day? This product aligns with many Common-Core standards for grades 6-8 while still providing students with a bit of fun! Teachers (and/or students) must have access to Youtube or Disney + to be able to utilize this product as it requires viewing Disney's, "Recess," cartoon Season 3 Episode 4: "My Funny Valentine." In this 10 minute episode, student, TJ, announces to the class that he does NOT like Valentine's Day, and he does
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6th - 9th
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SEL Unit - Inside Out Film Notes & Project
This multi-part project contains a viewing guide to go along with the film Inside Out, as well as a culminating project in which students create their own "Islands of Personality". This is a great way to incorporate Social Emotional Learning into the middle school classroom, at any point during the school year!Part 1: Viewing Guide (with detailed questions broken into three sections/days over which to show the film)Part 2: Islands of Personality Project (with detailed explanations for each part
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5th - 8th
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Zootopia Movie Guide - Engaging Activities for your students - Free!
Learning English through films can be lots of fun!!! Movies can teach your learners fluent English because they show them the language in a natural and real context. Movies can also serve as a springboard to talk about controversial issues and provide plenty of opportunities for interaction.This wonderful movie guide incorporates 21st Century skills with lots of engaging, and creative activities for your students. Table of Contents•Elements of a plot•Graphic organizers•Comprehension questions•Mo
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4th - 10th
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Hercules Movie Questions (Comparing to Greek Myth of Heracles)
Use this worksheet to ask your students to compare the Disney film version of Hercules to the classic Greek myth of of Heracles Life and Labors. The worksheet asks to compare characterizations of the gods and characters and steps of the hero's journey. There are also questions that require "outside research" that could be used as extension activities if you need!
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6th - 12th
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Polar Express-comprehension questions
Comprehension questions to follow the movie (in order of events) "The Polar Express"
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5th - 7th
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Movie Response- activity sheets for any movie
This document includes 18 different worksheets to do after watching a movie to help the student make an appreciation.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Don’t forget to leave FEEDBACK to receive credits for future purchases. Click on my TPT, my Purchases and Provide Feedback. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please consider following my store to be notified of new products, sales an
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PreK - 8th
ESL Movie Lesson: Ratatouille
A 4-8 page Interactive ESL/EFL Lesson with MOVIE summary, prompts (comprehension, discussion, essay), vocabulary including Academic Word List notations, movie quotes, screen shots, resource links, and more.
Lesson is in the same sequence as the actual movie; the design is transparent and adaptable. The full-color, high-resolution layout looks spectacular on overhead projector or electronic media.
Please visit http://www.MoviesGrowEnglish.com for more info.
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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A Million Miles Away Movie Worksheet
While watching the movie A Million Miles Away, students have a worksheet of questions to answer. This movie is a great discussion starter for a topic like immigration history, inequality to education, etc. It also has a lot of Spanish dialogue for foreign language classes to try to interpret.
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7th - 10th
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Nightmare Before Christmas Guide | Questions | Vocabulary | Comprehension
Watch The Nightmare Before Christmas with your English Language Arts Class this Fall! Use this reading guide to help your students make inferences, predictions, learn vocabulary, plot, and find the theme of the story with this watching guide.Included:12 comprehension questions and 10 vocabulary words all related to the movie with an answer key.
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4th - 12th
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The Lorax Movie Quiz and Reflection Essay
The Lorax movie quiz and reflection essay. This is great three-day lesson for the end of the year or after testing days. Good for SEL, Social Skills, ELA, and homeroom classes. The answer key is provided on the last page.
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5th - 8th
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
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