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Middle school informational text movie guide pdfs under $5
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
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
Tone and Mood in Finding Nemo Video Guide
This resource has been updated 7/27/16 to a PDF file. I have also included a bell work sheet. Please download again if you purchased this resource prior to the updated version.
I created this video guide to compliment the tone and mood unit we were studying in class. I focused on particular segments of the movie that I wanted students to pay attention to, and then they were to respond to each in a short written reflection- focusing on the tone and mood in the various scenes.
This activity co
Grades:
7th - 12th
Black Panther Movie with Informational Text
Students will begin the lesson with the "Pre-Viewing" research sheet. This worksheet prompts them to choose from a short list of social issues and then research that issue. They will discuss current events and problems going on surrounding this issue. Students will then use the Viewing Guide to answer the questions as they view. Some are simple comprehension questions and some urge them to think of the political agenda and symbolism behind they characters and events in the movie. After the movie
Grades:
8th - 12th
The Greatest Showman: Fact or Fiction, Conflict and Director's Choice
Students begin with reading an article from Smithsonian.com, answering vocabulary, reading comprehension and inferencing questions on the worksheet. After reading, students will view the film and complete the Fact or Fiction, Conflict and Director's Choice worksheet.
Students will compare the real story of PT Barnum with how it was portrayed in the movie. Keep in mind they will need internet access to research the fact vs. fiction section of the worksheet (in addition to reading the passage).
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7th - 9th
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Research: Magical Realism and Disney's Encanto
This assignment is designed for research about Magical Realism and it's Latin American influence in creating Disney's 60th animated film Encanto.Websites and YouTube video resources are included.
Grades:
7th - 12th
How To Train Your Dragon Activity
This 3-4 day activities incorporates the movie, as well as other non-fiction texts, an art project, and synthesis activities. Students will also complete an activity on stereotypes! Great for all ages- can be modified, as needed.
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6th - 8th
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Critical Thinking Skills | Women's History
Teach respectful argument skills and Ruth Bader GInsburg biographical information with this engaging cross-curricular mini-unit. Contains a viewing guide for the documentary, RBG, but whether you use the documentary or not, these materials will immerse your students in the background, thinking, and ethics of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Our students need positive role models now more than ever! They also need to learn how to think for themselves, and practice in critical thinking. This mini-unit provides
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Also included in: English Language Arts - Bundle of MY Favorite Products in My Shop
Magic School Bus Rides Again Season 1 Episode 8 Three in One
Worksheet to go along with the Magic School Bus Rides Again Series for Season 1 Episode 8 Three in One. This episode is about three the states of matter: solid, liquid, gas. All the answers to the questions can be found in the episode.Worksheet is ready to be printed and used. An answer key is included.This episode can be found on Netflix.
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Magic School Bus Rides Again Season 1
May the Fourth Be With You | Star Wars Day Theme Activities | Escape Room
Embark on a thrilling adventure with GATER Educator's May the Fourth Be With You Escape Room! Students will explore the "Power of One" as they work through a No Prep reading comprehension challenge that includes 5 breakout tasks.Close Reading CHALLENGES include:Informational Text- The Power of One: Exploring A Star Wars Movie ThemeBreakout Task 1- Plot an Escape: Vocabulary Word MatchBreakout Task 2- Gather Resources: Identify True or False StatementsBreakout Task 3- Use Deductive Logic: Fill in
Grades:
5th - 8th
May the Fourth Be With You Revenge of the Sixth | Revenge of the Fifth Day
If your students are fans of Star Wars Day, a fun celebration on May the 4th, they are going to love learning about how 'Revenge of the Sith' is celebrated afterward. Which day should it be? The fifth or the sixth? Who or what does it celebrate? Learn about the Dark Side and answer these compelling questions. Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith is rated PG-13.Students don't necessarily need to have seen the movie in order to enjoy this resource. Please check out the PREVIEW for more detai
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7th - 9th
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Escape from Sobibor Movie Discussion Questions · Holocaust · Google Link
Film viewing guide questions to accompany the 1987 film Escape from Sobibor. Film Description: Escape from Sobibor is based on the true story of the mass escape from the German death camp at Sobibor, the most successful uprising by Jewish prisoners of a concentration camp.This film also compliments the novel with the same title. It is a great tool for illustrating the powerful, real life, stories of Jewish people resisting the Nazis, which is often overlooked in Holocaust history lessons. Qu
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8th - 12th
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Writing an Argumentative Essay using McFarland USA Movie and Articles
This is an argumentative essay writing prompt using the movie McFarland USA along with articles related to the movie. Students will watch the movie, and read articles related to the movie, to decide whether or not writers should use a creative license. This packet includes everything you need for students to write an argumentative essay including a student instruction page, quick write, movie response and notes page, essay outline, peer review checklist, articles and rubrics for grading.
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6th - 10th
Student Response Worksheet for "Cool Runnings" Movie
"Cool Runnings" is a funny movie based on the true story about the first Jamaican bobsled team. The team competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary (Canada). The PG movie was made in 1993 and is directed by Jon Turtletaub and stars John Candy, Leon, and Doug E. Doug. Besides many comedic antics of the Jamaicans, who had never even snow before, let alone bobsled; the movie stresses the importance of team work, self confidence, and perseverance.
The movie is appropriate for 4t
Grades:
4th - 8th
Pocahontas: Fact vs. Fiction
A packet used to go along with the Disney movie Pocahontas (although you could cut out activities and use it without the movie). Students are given background facts, two pre-reading questions, an informational text about Pocahontas, the Pocahontas poem by William Makepeace Thackeray, a graphic organizer to take notes during the movie, and a written response for after the movie. Appropriate for secondary learners. Great for sub plans. I've also included standards and objectives.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Titanic Mystery Solved: History Channel - Titanic Real Story Video Study Guide
This documentary originally titled "Titanic Mystery Solved" was produced by A&E Television Networks in 2012. It is readily available on YouTube as "History Channel - Titanic Real Story NEW Documentary." The video study guide contains 43 questions and is designed to keep students engaged and on task during a class's viewing of the documentary. All questions are in viewing order. The video study guide is excellent to use as a tool to help students remain engaged and focus on details to increas
Grades:
5th - 9th
A Sound of Thunder: Film and Short Story Unit (Supplementary Materials)
This complete Supplementary Unit Guide for "A Sound of Thunder"consists of:
* essential questions
* literary terms
* reproducible handouts
* links to poetry and nonfiction texts related to dinosaurs and time travel
* writing assignments
* suggested grammatical concepts to be taught
* additional extension assignments related to both the short story and film for "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury.
* supported Common Core objectives for English Language Arts.
Grades:
8th - 10th
“The West Side Story” 2021 Movie Review and Educational Activities.
“The West Side Story” 2021 Movie Review and Educational Activities. Created by activemindsnow@gmail.com © Recommended for Grades 6-9. One Week of educational activities relating to the movie. You will need the Movie "The West Side Story," rated PGDirected by Steven Spielberg Recommended Grades: 6-9What’s in this package?✔ Teacher’s information booklet with answers to the movie review.✔ Student’s workbook with line space to complete their work.✔ Parents and teacher’s communication page.✔ Four, Th
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
A Netflix Movie Study: Hotel Transylvania 3
Take another look at the movie in a whole different way. Students are getting into gear to comprehend the movie with comprehension questions and multiple choice answers. There are also extended and open ended questions in between. The questions are specifically focused on characterization, references, and comprehension. Experience a different way of teaching!This is about 60 questions long and contains reference excerpts. Just be sure to stop the movie every 15-30 minutes.
Grades:
4th - 8th
The Hidden Life of Pets-Communication Episode
The Hidden Life of Pets is a new series on Netflix narrated by Hugh Bonneville of "Downton Abbey." This docuseries takes a fun and deep dive into pets' superpowers. Created by the Brain Games Teams from National Geographic, this series gives kids and kids of any age an incredibly interesting perspective of how animals' brains work. This product includes questions for the fascinating "Communication" episode. Appropriate for upper elementary and older grades. Buy all 4 episodes here at a disco
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5th - 8th
Also included in: The Hidden Lives of Pets-Bundle
Schooled: The Price of College Sports Documentary Notes
Schooled: The Price of College Sports: A documentary that examines how college sports in America became a billion dollar enterprise built on the backs of its unpaid athletes.
This is notes for a documentary that I use to start our unit on argumentative essays. However, instead of filling in a blank with a word or phrase, these notes ask for the approximate time that the information was given. There are a few ways to do this depending on how you are watching the video. For example: if you are pl
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6th - 12th
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Video Game Revolution Documentary Notes
From Fad to PhenomenonThis is the story of how a whimsical invention of the 1960s helped spawn the computer industry as we know it. Video games have influenced the way children live and play, forever altered the entertainment industry, and even affected the way wars are fought. See how it all began and find out what it means for the future. (PBS)These are notes for a documentary that can be used to start a unit on argumentative or informative essays. They are fill-in the blank, in order, and ens
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6th - 12th
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Hidden Figures Bundle: Fact or Fiction, Director's Choice, Response Questions
Students will begin by performing a brief research assignment on some of the characters and the Civil Right Movement. Then students will answer the questions on the viewing guide as they watch the movie.
After the movie, students will be provided the article "Hidden Figures: Questioning the Movie" and answer the Fact or Fiction Chart.
There is also a response page that asks students to complete a diagram outlining the parallels between the race to space and the civil rights movement, in addi
Grades:
7th - 10th
DUNE by Frank Herbert PowerPoint Presentation and Activity- English/Reading/SCI
This is a fun activity for English, reading, or science class. Dune is one of the most popular science fiction novels written. Dune has inspired tv-series and movies (Dune remake is set to be released in 2021!!) This activity includes a PowerPoint presentation covering information about Frank Herbert and the storyline. This activity is an interactive, fun assignment where students interpret quotes from the novel. . The quotes chosen elicit self-awareness and understanding of oneself. Like alway
Grades:
5th - 12th
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