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Monday, 4 January 2021

Soul Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Keys Included

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This 15 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "Soul (2020)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

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PART 1 – Comprehension Questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions have also worked well with my ESL students. Answer keys included.

• 40 questions requiring full sentence answers.

• 30 questions requiring full sentence answers (10 removed from the 40 question set)

• 30 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

PART 2 – Favorite character writing, word search, storyboard and synopsis.

• Favorite character writing - Students to write a little bit about their favorite character in the movie. Includes describing them, writing about their personality and what the student liked and disliked about them. Also need to draw them.

• Word search fun - There are 15 words in the word search to find. Students will also need to answer 5 clues first before they can look for those words.

• Storyboard - Students to draw a 9 scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the movie. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the movie questions to remind them of the sequences.

• Synopsis - Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.


The movie is about Joe, a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected. After a successful gig at a Jazz Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body. From here he must find his way back with the help of an infant soul looking to find her spark in life.


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Thursday, 16 January 2020

Selma Movie Guide + Extension Questions - Answer Key Included


Selma Movie Guide + Extension Questions - Answer Key Included

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This 7 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "Selma (2014)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.
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PART 1 – Comprehension questions. I have made two sets of questions for differentiation or depending on how much of a challenge you want to give the students. Answer keys included
• 40 questions in chronological order.
• 30 questions in chronological order (10 questions removed from the 40 question set)
PART 2 – Extension questions for class discussion (example answers included)
There are 8 higher level extension questions for students to complete in pairs. Read each question to the class, giving students time to discuss with their partner and write notes. Then for each question, bring the discussion back to the class. Let each pair tell the class their answers. Offer light debate if other students want to give their opinion on another pair’s answer.
The movie is about the true story of when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965 instigated one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement; the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Perfect for Black History Month or Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (MLK Jr.)
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Thursday, 9 January 2020

Our Friend Martin Movie Guide + Extension Questions - Answer Keys Included


Our Friend Martin Movie Guide + Extension Questions - Answer Keys Included

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This 14 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the animated film "Our Friend, Martin (1999)(2004)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.
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PART 1 – Comprehension questions. I have made three sets of questions for differentiation or depending on how much of a challenge you want to give the students. Answer keys included
• 30 questions in chronological order.
• 20 questions in chronological order (10 questions removed from the 30 question set)
• 20 multiple choice questions in chronological order with 3 possible answers.
PART 2 – Extension questions for class discussion
• There are 10 higher level extension questions for students to complete, either alone or in pairs. Can be then used for a class discussion and follow on with other activities about the civil rights movement.
PART 3 – Writing
• Students to imagine they are Miles and recount their experience of bringing Martin Luther King Jr. back to their time. They write a diary piece about all the things that had changed and how they felt.
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The movie is about the story of a black teenager named Miles and his best friend Randy who are sent back in time to meet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at several points during his life.
Perfect for Black History Month or Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (MLK Jr.)

This movie is hard to come by. You may be able to find it in your local library or on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woWoZSyO12c

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Sunday, 5 May 2019

To Kill a Mockingbird Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Included


To Kill a Mockingbird Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Included

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This 9 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.
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PART 1 – Comprehension questions. I have made two sets of questions for differentiation or depending on how much of a challenge you want to give the students. Answer keys included
• 55 questions in chronological order.
• 40 questions in chronological order (15 questions removed from the 55 question set)
PART 2 – Essays and Discussion questions
• After watching the movie, pick the brains of your students with these 4 thought provoking questions. Could also be done in pairs and discussed after each question.
• First essay. Students to imagine they are Atticus. The trial has ended and Tom Robinson was found guilty. The students write about their thoughts and feelings, and what they plan to do next. Start from the moment they hear “We find the defendant guilty as charged”
• Second Essay. Students to imagine they are Scout. It’s the evening when Scout and Jem were attacked by Bob Ewell in the woods. They write a short account of the event from the time they both left the school auditorium.
Set in the 1930's, the movie follows Atticus Finch, a lawyer with two young children, Jem and Scout. In a racially divided Alabama town, Atticus defends a black man accused of raping a white woman. Meanwhile, Atticus's children Jem and Scout are intrigued by their neighbors, the Radleys, and the mysterious, seldom-seen Boo Radley in particular. Based on the prize winning book by Harper Lee.