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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind + Activities - Answer Keys Included

This blog is gradually being retired. All movie guides are being moved over to my new site, Mr Hull's Movie Guides, where you'll find updated and expanded versions of these posts. You can find the new version of this guide here.

 

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This 9 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)". 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 two sets for differentiation. Answer keys included. Extension questions at the end.

• 40 questions requiring full sentence answers.

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

• 5 extension critical thinking questions to be completed after the movie. Can be used for class discussion.

PART 2 – Storyboard and Synopsis

• 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.

Based on the memoir of William Kamkwamba the movie tells the story of when William was a young schoolboy during a time of drought. When the failing crops bring about a famine in the country, William devises a plan to help save his family and ultimately his village.

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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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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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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.

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12 Years a Slave Movie Guide + Extension Questions - Answer Key Included

 

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This 7 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "12 Years a Slave (2013)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

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PART 1 – Comprehension Questions. Answer key included.

• 35 questions requiring full sentence answers.

PART 2 – Discussion questions

After watching the movie, pick the brains of your students with these 9 thought provoking open ended questions. Could also be done individually and discussed after each question.

Based on a memoir of the same name, the movie tells the incredible true story of Solomon Northup, a free man kidnapped into slavery in Washington, D.C, in 1841. Through faith, will power, and courage Northup must survive and endure 12 years as a slave.

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