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Middle school creative writing movie guide pdfs
Princess Bride Film Study, Movie Guide + Activities, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS
William Goldman’s The Princess Bride is the perfect fairy tale to use with secondary students, but it’s not enough to just hit “play” on the DVD. Instead, add a layer of rigor to your students’ study of The Princess Bride with this packet of print-and-teach materials that will take four days to complete while entertaining and challenging your teens.Materials in this 18-page film study include (PDF + Google Drive versions of student handouts):• A suggested lesson procedure page with calendar (1 p
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8th - 11th
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Pixar-like Shorts: Films For Christmas/Winter Activities Literary Elements Theme
Pixar-like Short Film LITERARY AND NARRATIVE WRITING Workshop: HEY DEER!Looking for a fun way to teach theme, plot, setting, and narrative writing. This winter themed workshop is both rigorous and adorable! It can be used for a Christmas activity, but it is also a great winter activity, appropriate for students who don't celebrate this holiday.Students will use the graphic organizers to analyze the plot of Hey Deer!, then use STORYBOARD templates to plan and write their own narrative. DIFFERENTI
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5th - 8th
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The Princess Bride Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Included
This 14 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "The Princess Bride (1987)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 - Comprehension Questions in chronological order. I have made two sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions will also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.30 questions requiring full sentence answers 30 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers PART 2 - Storyboard
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: 3 Pack Bundle - Adventure Movie Guide Questions + Activities
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Inc.
This 15 page movie guide with activity handouts is for the film "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension questions. I have made 3 sets of questions for differentiation. Answers are included.• 40 questions in chronological order. Each page represents 45 minutes of the film. • 30 questions in chronological order. I have just removed 10 ques
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3rd - 6th
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Ratatouille Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Keys Included
This 10 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "Ratatouille (2007)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension Questions in chronological order. I have made two sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions have also worked well with my ESL students. Answer keys included. • 30 questions requiring full sentence answers • 30 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answersPart 2 – This ha
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Custom Movie Guide Bundle #1 for Sandy X | 10 x Movie Guides (30% OFF)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Movie Guide + Activities
This 10 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension questions. I have made two separate sets for differentiation. Includes an answer key.• 20 questions in chronological order, answering in sentences.• 20 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers.The multiple choice questions have also worked well with my ESL student
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Custom Movie Guide Bundle #2 for Sandy X | 10 x Movie Guides (30% OFF)
The Hunger Games Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Inc.
This 11 page movie guide with activity handouts is for the film "The Hunger Games (2012)" ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★Great introduction to use with a dystopian unit. This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – This is comprised of 2 sets of comprehension questions depending on how much of a challenge you want to give the students.• 50 questions in chronological order. Answer key included• 30 questions (20 removed from the 50 questions) in chronological
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: 2 Pack Bundle - The Hunger Games Movie Guide Questions + Activities
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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Pay it Forward Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Included
This 6 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "Pay it Forward (2000)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.Part 1 – Here we have 20 comprehension questions in chronological order. This section also includes drawing the pay it forward chart and explaining how it works.Part 2 – Consists of 2 tasks. The first task is asking the students to imagine they’ve been asked to pay it forward to three people and write what the
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7th - 12th
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Key Inc
This 12 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made two sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.35 questions requiring full sentence answers.35 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers. PA
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6th - 10th
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The Giver Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Included
This 11 page movie guide with additional activity handouts is for the film "The Giver (2014)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension Questions in chronological order. There are 2 sets for the different grade range, or an ESL class. Includes answer keys • 35 questions requiring full sentence answers.• 35 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers. PART 2 – Creativity and essay writing • (Students will
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6th - 9th
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Jurassic Park Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Inc.
This 6 page movie guide with activity handouts is for the film "Jurassic Park (1993)". T★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension questions• 30 questions in chronological order with answer key included.PART 2 – Creativity• In the first section, students to design a new enclosure for one of the dinosaurs and label important features with explanations.• The second section is writing a recount about visiting the p
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7th - 10th
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Hocus Pocus Movie Activities - Creative Writing Fun!
Hocus Pocus is a Halloween classic beloved by all! These *FOUR* activity worksheets provide the perfect post-film fun! Practice the plot diagram, literary elements, writing "spell" haikus and limericks, and imagining a different ending for the film!This bundle is the ideal print-and-go sub plan during the Halloween season, especially for teachers who may be gone longer than a day. INCLUDES:*Hocus Pocus Literary Elements & Plot Diagram*Spellbound: Write Your Own Spell Poems!*Write A Rap activ
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8th - 11th
Film Your Own Class News Report
This provides all you need to film a class news report from start to finish. Not only will your students develop important writing, communication, and public speaking skills, but you can also use this to help you connect with your students’ families! Use all or parts of this resource. In this resource, you will find:-Teacher Tips for Writing and Filming the News-A Sample News Introduction your students can use while filming-Prompts to develop on-screen student anchor communication-A Sample Stude
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2nd - 6th
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel & Film Study Unit BUNDLE (editable)
About this Unit & NovelA Common Core-aligned literature study unit for use with the graphic novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick. The lessons and activities span the curriculum, covering vocabulary building, literary analysis, film history, the physics of simple machines, creative writing and argument building. Prompts appear in order of complexity, and simplified language appears in parentheses (delete or modify as needed). The unit is editable so you can pick and choose w
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4th - 8th
Short Films Hair Love Theme Inference Plot Worksheets Literary Devices Elements
Guaranteed engagement with this animated short film workshop, Hair Love. It teaches inferencing, theme, foreshadowing, plot twist, symbolism, and conflict. This workshop highlights the work of black writer, Matthew Cherry, who aims to portray black fathers in a positive light and represent them fairly in the media. In this heartwarming film, a young father struggles to help his daughter fix her hair while her mother is recovering from chemotherapy. ❤ EASEL COMPATIBLEStudents work through the g
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4th - 8th
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The Truman Show Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Included
This 6 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "The Truman Show (1998)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 - This part consists of 30 comprehension questions in chronological order. I always ask the students to write notes during the movie to help. But if time is limited just complete while watching. Answers included for this part.PART 2 – Creativity 1. This first task is creating a new character for the sh
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6th - 10th
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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
Percy Jackson Movie Activities, Modern Myth Creative Writing, Grades 5-12
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is the perfect way to reinforce Greek Mythology! The visually-appealing movie guide includes questions that ask about each of the mythological references, as well as general comprehension questions. Once you've finished watching the film, students get to write their OWN modern day myth (just like 21st century Percy Jackson!). INCLUDES: - Movie Guide (2 pages)- Answer Key (2 pages)- Write a Modern Myth Creative Writing Activity (1 page).......................
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5th - 12th
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Narrative Writing With Graphic Organizers ANIMATED SHORT FILMS & Rubric
Narrative writing that students will actually WANT to do using ANIMATED SHORT FILMS! In this workshop, students are guided through literary devices, elements, and techniques, to learn how to create an exciting narrative story. Students will analyze literary techniques through the lense of animated short films, and complete mini-lessons and activities. Then, students will use graphic organizers and guided writing companions to map out and write their own narratives. *PREFER THE DIGITAL VERSION?
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5th - 8th
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Animated Short Films Theme Plot Narrative Writing Activity GLUED Literary Device
Here's a literary workshop that students beg to do! In this workshop, students are guided through a full Pixar interactive plot analysis of the short film Glued. Students will then use the knowledge they've learned about plot development to create their own narrative story using the plot templates.DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE HEREFILM SUMMARY:In this funny film, a mother realizes her child is addicted to video games so she tries desperately to persuade him to play outside. Finally, in a hilarious c
Grades:
5th - 8th
Gulliver's Travels Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Included
This 9 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "Gulliver's Travels (2010)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.There are 3 parts to this product: Comprehension questions, creative writing and a cryptic message.Part 1 - QuestionsThis includes 27 comprehension questions from the movie in chronological order. Answers need to be full sentences.Part 2 – Creativity1. Students need to write a 100 words or less letter expl
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8th - 11th
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Ender's Game Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Keys Included
This 10 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "Ender's Game (2013)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension Questions. There are 2 sets for the different grade range, or an ESL class. Includes answer keys. Numbered question sets are shown at the top corner of each sheet.• 45 questions requiring full sentence answers.• 30 questions requiring full sentence answers. (15 removed from the 45 questio
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7th - 12th
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Movie Guide + Extra Questions
This 7 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)". ★★ Check out the full preview! ★★This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.PART 1 – Comprehension questions. There are 35 questions altogether, all in chronological order. An answer key is included.PART 2 – There are 6 short answer questions with the associated times from the movie for a recap if necessary. The clips can be re-watched with the students, discusse
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7th - 12th
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