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8th grade social studies movie guides for Easel Activities
Hidden Figures (2016): Movie Guide (Google Docs, EASEL, & PDF)
This is the story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program. This product includes 32-questions to help keep your students focused and engaged throughout the movie. The video guide is time stamped, which allows teachers to chunk the movie into parts and to easily pick up where the class left off. I have also included a character reference guide and some "fact vs. fiction" insight into the movie. Lastly, this
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6th - 11th
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Ruby Bridges (1998): Complete Movie Guide
Ruby Bridges is a 1998 made-for-television movie, written by Toni Ann Johnson and based on the true story of Ruby Bridges, the first black student to attend integrated schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1960.This movie guide will help your students get the most out of this powerful movie. The guide includes essential vocabulary, iconic images, and a character map.This movie guide comes with an answer key for all the sections. Ready to print and ready to use! Enjoy!For higher grade levels, you
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5th - 9th
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The Social Dilemma Netflix Documentary: 30 Question Worksheet + Answer Key!
The Social Dilemma- This is a video guide + answer key! (Hard copy and digital versions.)Technology, cell phones and social media leave us with a social dilemma for sure! Whether it be Facebook, Snap Chat, Instagram, Tik Tok or Twitter, all social media gives us reason to stop, pause and reflect!-----------------------------------------------------Here you will find:* 30 questions that follow along with the documentary* Answer key to make grading a breeze* An optional "less paper" version* Link
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Remember the Titans (2000): Complete Movie Guide
This 24-question movie guide will help your students get the most out of this powerful movie. This movie guide comes with an answer key. Ready to print and ready to use! Enjoy!Movie overview: "Set in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971, the fact-based story begins with the integration of black and white students at T. C. Williams High School. This effort to improve race relations is most keenly felt on the school's football team, the Titans, and bigoted tempers flare when a black head coach (Washingto
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6th - 12th
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Monsters Inc Movie Viewing Guide + Worksheets (Business, Leadership, Ethics)
Add an element of fun to your entrepreneurship unit with this "Monsters Inc" Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheets! This movie can be used as a review of the principles of business, leadership, and ethics. The viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film. The Pre-Screening Guide should be completed before viewing the film. The Viewing Guide splits the movie into four parts. (The parts are labeled for you on the
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8th - 12th
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National Treasure I (2004): Complete Movie Guide
A treasure hunter is in hot pursuit of a mythical treasure that has been passed down for centuries, while his employer turned enemy is onto the same path that he's on. The story gives students a chance to view historical landmarks like Independence Hall, the Library of Congress, and the Liberty Bell. This movie guide will help keep your students focused during the movie. This movie guide comes with a completed teacher key and some reflection questions for students. Teacher created and student ap
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6th - 10th
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Dunkirk (2017) - Complete Movie Guide and Background Worksheet
"In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces, troops were slowly and methodically evacuated from the beach using every serviceable naval and civilian vessel that could be found. At the end of this heroic mission, 330,000 French, British, Belgian and Dutch soldiers were safely evacuated." This product comes with a worksheet detailing the background of Dunkirk. The student worksheet comes wit
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8th - 12th
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Night at the Museum (2006): Complete Movie Guide
Take a trek through history! Night at the Museum is a great way to reward your students for doing excellent work! This 17-question movie guide will help your students stay focused during this funny and entertaining movie. This movie guide comes with an answer key. Ready to print and ready to use! Enjoy!You might also be interested in this product:National Treasure
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4th - 8th
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42 - The Jackie Robinson Story (2013): Complete Movie Guide
This 25-question video guide will help your students get the most out of this powerful and insightful movie. This movie guide comes with an answer key. Ready to print and ready to use!This movie goes great with any lesson on segregation in the South prior to the Civil Rights Movement. Jackie Robinson is truly an iconic sports hero! This movie is highly recommended and will be home run with your students!You might also be interested in these products:Hidden Figures Movie GuideRuby Bridges Movie G
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7th - 12th
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The Great Gatsby (2013): Complete Movie Guide
"Midwest native Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) arrives in 1922 New York in search of the American dream. Nick, a would-be writer, moves in next-door to millionaire Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio) and across the bay from his cousin Daisy (Carey Mulligan) and her philandering husband, Tom (Joel Edgerton). Thus, Nick becomes drawn into the captivating world of the wealthy and -- as he bears witness to their illusions and deceits -- pens a tale of impossible love, dreams, and tragedy."This 22-question
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8th - 11th
Pachamama Movie Questions Spanish Class Earth Day el medio ambiente film guide
This Pachamama movie guide is designed for Spanish students while watching the film Pachamama in Spanish class. It would be perfect for Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, Spanish 4, exploratory Spanish, or a Latin American culture class in relation to el medio ambiente, Earth day in Spanish class, el día de la tierra, the Indigenous Peoples of South America, or Native American Heritage Month. The differentiated options mean you could use variations of this one editable Pachamama guide with all lev
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7th - 11th
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Glory (1989): Movie Questions (Character List & Introduction)
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates. The movie gives students great insight into challenges faced by the 54th Massachusetts. These movie questions help keep the student's attention as the movie moves along. They come with a completed answer key, character list, and introduction to the 54th Massachusetts. This product has been recently updated with background information. The movie is ava
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8th - 12th
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The Crucible (1996): Complete Movie Guide
Based on the play by Arthur Miller, "The Crucible" follows the story of town in Massachusetts. After married man John Proctor (Daniel Day-Lewis) decides to break off his affair with his young lover, Abigail Williams (Winona Ryder), she leads other local girls in an occult rite to wish death upon his wife, Elizabeth (Joan Allen). When the ritual is discovered, the girls are brought to trial. Accusations begin to fly, and a literal witch hunt gets underway. Before long, Elizabeth is suspected of w
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8th - 12th
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Hidden Figures- Movie Questions and Responses
Here are some questions/responses for students to answer while watching and after watching the movie Hidden Figures.Multiple choice, opinion, short answer & long answer questions.This keeps the students engaged while watching the movie but also allows them to watch the movie and not focus on just looking for the next answer. It's also a great resources to start discussion groups after answering the final one answer response. This resource was aimed at Grades 5-8.
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3rd - 8th
Modern Marvels: Panama Canal Video Questions
These movie questions are designed to help students grasped the important information from the History Channel video titled "Modern Marvels: Panama Canal." An incredible tale of drama, history, and action. See engineers tackle the most daunting project ever attempted. The video will serve as a great supplement to any history lesson about the Panama Canal and American Imperialism. Here is the link to the video:Modern Marvels: Panama Canal (episode 2)Topics explored in this movie: Theodore Rooseve
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Panama Canal: Graphic Organizer and Video Guide
The Great Debaters (2007): Complete Movie Guide
This 22-question video guide will help your students get the most out of this powerful and insightful movie. This movie guide comes with an answer key. This movie also comes with a graphic organizer (it is up to the teacher to decide the issue) that allows students to apply reason and arguments to an issue (Common Core aligned). Lastly, this product comes with a structure for setting up a class debate on any issue. Ready to print and ready to use!You might also be interested in these products:Ru
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8th - 12th
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Newsies (1992): Introductory Reading and Complete Movie Guide
A musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business. This movie gives students a glimpse of what life was like for people during the industrial revolution (tenements, child labor, big business, unions, yellow journalism, etc.). Before watching the movie, students are asked to read a short reading about the newsies, which will give them a h
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6th - 9th
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Glory Road (2006): Complete Movie Guide
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship. This movie exposes students to challenges of discrimination and racial injustice. This 16-question movie guide will help keep the students during the movie! Teacher created and student approved! Enjoy!Topics involved in this video: Jim Crow Laws, segregation, racismYou might also be interested in these movie guides:Remember the TitansRuby BridgesFor h
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7th - 12th
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Cesar Chavez (2014): Movie Guide and Graphic Organizer
These 25 teacher-generated questions are designed to help students focus in on key information during this powerful movie. This movie guide comes with some additional background information about the Bracero program and it also comes with a Cesar Chavez character map. Ready to print and use! Comes with a completed answer key!You might also be interested in this product:Dolores (2017) - Complete Move GuideWalkout (2006) - Complete Movie GuideClipart Credit: Prince Padania
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8th - 12th
Lean on Me (1989): Complete Movie Guide
"An arrogant and unorthodox teacher returns as principal to the idyllic high school from which he had earlier been fired to find it a den of drug abuse, gang violence, and urban despair. Eventually his successful but unorthodox methods lead to a clash with city officials that threatens to undo all his efforts. Based on a true story."- Written by Keith Loh This 18-question movie guide will help your students get the most out of this powerful movie. This movie guide comes with an answer key and a
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7th - 11th
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Modern Marvels (S9, E21): The Manhattan Project - Complete Video Guide
Video overview: At 5:30 a.m., July 16, 1945, scientists and dignitaries awaited the detonation of the first atomic bomb in a desolate area of the New Mexico desert aptly known as "Jornada del Muerto" (Journey of Death). Dubbed the Manhattan Project, the top-secret undertaking was tackled with unprecedented speed and expense--almost $30-billion in today's money. Los Alamos scientists and engineers relate their trials, triumphs, and dark doubts about building the ultimate weapon of war in the inte
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8th - 11th
Also included in: The Manhattan Project: Video Guide & Graphic Organizer
Intro to Economics Review | Monsters, Inc. Movie Guide! | Print/Digital Formats!
Film Analysis Guide to review introductory economic principles while watching Disney Pixar's Monsters, Inc. (2001, Rated G). This is a great end of Unit 1 review movie guide for nearly any economics course, from a standard intro to econ course, through AP economics. This can also work as a fun, content related post-AP Economics exam activity if your school still has classes after the AP Macroeconomics or Microeconomics exams. I use it currently in a high school setting, and students love it! Cov
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7th - 12th
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Pocahontas Movie Viewing Guide & Research Worksheet *Print & Go Prep*
Add an element of fun to your American History unit with this Pocahontas Movie Viewing Guide and Research Worksheet! ★ If you like this lesson, be sure to check out the Growing Bundle of US History Movie Guides from my shop to save 20% on each lesson! ★This movie can be used as an introduction to colonial America and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film. The Viewing Guide is two pages and splits t
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7th - 12th
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Hamilton Movie Viewing Guide & Research Worksheet *Print & Go Prep*
Add an element of fun to your American Revolution unit with this Hamilton Movie Viewing Guide and Research Worksheet! ★ If you like this lesson, be sure to check out the Growing Bundle of US History Movie Guides from my shop to save 20% on each lesson! ★This movie can be used as a review of the American Revolution and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film. The Viewing Guide is three pages and split
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7th - 12th
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