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Informational text movie guides
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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Middle School ELA End of the Year Activities ~ Includes Watching a Movie!
This packet is perfect for the end of the year! It will take about five days to complete, and everything is ready for you to print and go! This packet is all about rats! After doing some research on mice and rats, students will read an informational article, a poem, and two fables about these rodents. Then, they will get to watch the movie The Tale of Despereaux. A movie watching note-taking guide is included as well as a 30 question multiple choice test on the movie. You can begin this un
Grades:
5th - 8th
Zootopia Movie Guide & Stereotypes Discussion
Zootopia is not only a great movie, but also has important ideas about stereotyping and how we treat each other in a diverse society. Thus, it's a perfect film to show students as a springboard to deeper content and thinking. So, I created this product to use in the middle school classroom, based on the film.
This product is broken up into three parts:
Part 1-Movie guide: students answer questions as they watch the movie, about the plot of the film.
Part 2-Critical thinking: Students answer que
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6th - 9th
The Social Dilemma Active Viewing Guide - Netflix - Social Media Literacy
Are your students naive about social media algorithms? This 22-page active viewing guide is designed to help them process the Netflix film "The Social Dilemma." Students are required to listen and watch actively, consider their own behavior, analyze the film maker's choices, and write about rhetorical impact. A teacher guide is provided, and all materials are provided in both PDF and Google Slides.This viewing guide is now embedded in a 12-lesson media literacy unit, Detect & Dismiss: How to
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9th - 12th
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Ultimate Ted Talk Bundle
I've put together a bundle of 24 of my most popular Ted Talk guide sheets!This bundle includes:Teacher notes about each talkGuide questions for each talk. Questions include basic recall as well as an extension of the newly acquired information. Link and QR code to the talk right on each worksheetAnswer sheetThis is a bundle of the following four products:Hilarious Ted Talks: Six super-funny Ted Talks about such things as procrastination, confidence, perception, and failure.Six Quick Ted Talks to
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9th - 12th
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Blackfish Unit-Common Core Aligned!
This is a unit build around the documentary film Blackfish. It includes two study guides for the film, printer-friendly versions of articles related to the topic (both for and against Sea World), handouts on annotating text and writing an argument essay, a vocabulary activity, a jigsaw activity with rubric, a performance task written in SBAC style (argument essay), an extra credit assignment, an exemplar argument essay, and a worksheet on writing persuasive statements. This is EVERYTHING you wou
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7th - 10th
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Loving Vincent Viewing Guide (Vincent van Gogh Animated Film)
Loving Vincent is a biographical film about the last days of Vincent van Gogh's life animated in the style of van Gogh's paintings. The film is a creates discussion and mystery around the circumstances of his death and allows the integration of nonfiction texts into the lesson.
This viewing guide provide three questions that analyzes The Starry Night followed by ten questions to be answered during the film. After viewing the film, three deeper questions ask students to analyze the style and con
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9th - 12th
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Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 1: Inventors - DIGITAL
Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 1: Inventors39 Question worksheet. (PDF, Microsoft Word, and Google Doc included)Do you want to show the History Channel's amazing new video series, MANKIND: THE STORY OF ALL OF US, EPISODE 1: INVENTORS, but are afraid your students will become bored or stray off-task? Fear no more! This worksheet will keep students engaged, on-task, and increase their comprehension of the series. While watching the video, students will complete a series of fill-in-the-bla
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Mankind: The Story of All of Us | Bundle of Episodes 1-12
Rhetorical Analysis Questions for ANY Documentary Print and Digital
**UPDATE: Now includes DIGITAL Version for Google Drive!**This film guide is designed to suit ANY short or long form documentary. These 3 pages of rigorous questions are laid out in an engaging way and focus on rhetorical analysis tasks. Terms included in the questions are subject; mood and tone; appeals to emotion, credibility and logic; occasion and audience; purpose and evidence; and summary. Whether you need a quick sub plan, an engaging, Netflix-based homework assignment, practice with visu
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9th - 12th
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Dead Poet's Society and Transcendentalism
This is a film guide to use as a culmination of study on the American Transcendentalists. Students need to have studied "Self-Reliance" and "Nature" by Emerson and "Civil Disobedience" by Thoreau (or excerpts of these pieces from a textbook) and preferably bits of Walden to complete the tasks required.
The student characters in the film all try, to differing degrees, to follow the ideals of non-conformity, self-reliance, non-violent protest, reverence for nature and a respect for personal exper
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10th - 12th
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Big Hero 6 No-Prep Literary Analysis
Baymax fever has taken over my house and my classroom!
This packet was designed for 4-8 grade to provide teachers with no prep, highly engaging literacy activities for the classroom. These are great to use to break up the stress of state/standardized testing or for those crazy days at the end of the school year. These even work great as activities for sub plans!
Packet includes:
- Student cover sheet
- Viewing guide with literacy concepts and terms
- Character analysis
- Character traits
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4th - 8th
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Washington State History SUPPLEMENTAL Resources for 7th Grade WA PNW
The resources included in this bundle are to supplement your awesome teaching. There are Informational Readings, Questions, Mossback Video Guides, Art Projects, Bingo Games, Research Activities, Writing Prompts and more.I have included a list of everything currently in the bundle. To start the year off right:Emergency Sub PlansGet to Know You First Week Activities5 Regions Google Slide ShowRain Metaphor and Simile WorksheetWashington State Themed Grammar Worksheet Pack Assessments:Geography (Fu
Grades:
6th - 8th
Science of...THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW (movie & science comparison article)
**This product is also part of the Movie & More: Day After Tomorrow Bundle**This purchase is for a 2-page article and 2-page question sheet that covers the TRUE/FALSE about the science concepts presented in the movie The Day After Tomorrow. A great addition if you plan on showing the movie in your classroom.Answer key included.This product is provided as an MS-Word document so you can easily modify to best fit the needs of your students. The article is also provided as a PDF file for ease
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7th - 12th
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WALL-E Dystopia PBL Project
Each semester, my students complete dystopia-themed book clubs. I use this group project as the culminating assessment for this unit.
Together, we watch WALL-E. Then, students are tasked with creating a PBL that showcases the effects of one of the concepts criticized in the film (e.g. technology, obesity, laziness, large corporations, buying in bulk, recycling, environmentalism, human interaction, etc.)
For the final product used to display their findings, students will create an infographic u
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9th - 12th
End-of-Year English Activities BUNDLE | Netflix | Titanic | Media Literacy
Is testing over? Do you have a gap to fill? Use this set of stand-alone activities and lesson plans to engage students and keep the classroom meaningful. Handle the last two weeks school with a twelve-lesson unit on fake news, a two-day activity on Titanic survivor Violet Jessop, and a two-day set of exercises on the Netflix documentary "Minimalism."All three resources are provided in PDF format and editable Google Slides.
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8th - 10th
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FORENSICS: MEGA WORKSHEET BUNDLE (400+ SHEETS / SCIENCE / NO PREP / SUB)
FORENSICS: MEGA WORKSHEET BUNDLESUBJECT: SCIENCE, FORENSICS, PSYCHOLOGY, CRIME, LAWGRADES: 9-12EMERGENCY PLANS / SUB PLANS: YES!400+ FORENSIC SCIENCE ASSIGNMENTS!1,000+ PAGES OF CONTENT!THE PRODUCTS IN THE BUNDLE ARE OVER $600 COMBINED IN MY TPT STORE. THIS BUNDLE PROVIDES A 50% DISCOUNT!VISIT MY TPT STORE TO SEE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS/REVIEWS!This FORENSICS MEGA WORKSHEET BUNDLE purchase contains over 400+ articles, webquests, assignments, movie guides, and video worksheets perfect for any forensic
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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ERWC: "The Mask You Live In" Documentary Questions
For the ERWC module Language, Gender, Culture, "The Mask You Live In" is a wonderful documentary highlighting the way we have developed these hyper masculine males and male stereotypes. I suggest watching the trailer before purchasing the documentary (it can also be viewed on Netflix).
Link to trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc45-ptHMxo
The product listed has 35 questions to answer while watching the documentary. These questions can be used to easily start a discussion on what mascul
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Grades:
9th - 12th
American Factory Documentary Worksheet (Netflix)
This product is a close examination of the excellent documentary, American Factory, which is currently available on Netflix. This multi-part assignment is broken into 6 separate worksheets and is meant to be taught over the course of a full week. This assignment is a great way for students to learn about unions, corporations, business, and culture. This product also includes a very short pre-reading assignment which defines unions and gives some brief background information.The premise of this f
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Movie Speech Rhetorical Analysis, Rhetorical Situation, Close-reading, Essay
Do your kids dread rhetorical analysis? No worries. This assignment will change their minds. Guide your kids through a rhetorical analysis of famous movie speeches! Kids love movies and you love when they are really invested in their learning. This resource does and has both. Movie speeches are ideal for students challenged by rhetorical analysis due to their short length and student investment in understanding the situation and context that leads to the speech.Using the story of the 1980 U.S.
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9th - 12th
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BLM - "Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution"
In this activity, students will view the PBS Independent Lens’ documentary “Black Panthers: Vanguard of a Revolution” (includes links to stream the film online). When students have successfully completed the assignment, they should have a solid understanding of the Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of the Black Panther movement.About the Film: “In the turbulent 1960s, change was coming to America and the fault lines could no longer be ignored — cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, and
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Ted Talk Guides: Focus on Mental Health
These highly engaging Ted Talks focus on mental health and self-awareness - two areas our students definitely need help with! Included in this download are guides for each talk. Guides are available as a PDF or as a Google Doc - whichever works best for your students and your printing situation. I also included a link and a QR code for the talk directly on the worksheet so students can access the talks outside of the classroom. This works great for students who are absent from class the day of t
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Ultimate Ted Talk Bundle
Chinese New Year 2024 | Year of the DRAGON Reading Comprehension | Art BUNDLE
Engage in the festivities and explore the wonders of Chinese New Year in 2024 with this captivating BUNDLE! Delight in reading comprehension passages that delve into the intricacies of the Year of the Dragon. Embark on an art project that will adorn your bulletin board with splendor. Take a cinematic journey through "How to Train Your Dragon" with our movie guide. And finally, embrace a lesson plan on the GRIT mindset. This invaluable package is ideal for imparting cultural knowledge and sparkin
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4th - 7th
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Fed Up Documentary Analysis for AP Language
This viewing guide for the movie Fed Up (currently available on Netflix) is divided into 3 sections, for before, during and after viewing. Before viewing, students will consider their own assumptions on healthy eating and living, and visually analyze the poster for the film. During viewing, students will keep track of information that surprises them, and take notes on the visual components of the argument.After viewing, students will respond to critical thinking questions about the argument pres
Grades:
9th - 12th
The Truman Show Themes Slideshow
35 pages of an informational slideshow concerning the following 4 major themes that show up in the film:
* The American Dream
* Reality vs. Illusion
* The Power of the Media
* Utopia vs. Dystopia
Definitions and some important background information included, along with many images and photos to help students.
Grades:
8th - 12th
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