Gattaca Movie Guide + Activities | Eugenics | Answer Keys Inc

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This 16 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Gattaca (1997)".

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This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 45 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 30 questions requiring full sentence answers (15 removed from the 45 question set)
• 30 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

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 help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Discussion questions. Includes some example answers.

• Students to answer seven inferential questions. The last question looking at pros and cons of genetically engineering and selecting humans could work well for a small debate.
• Students to come together as a class and share their answers.

About the movie

Society has all but removed the natural birthing process and now relies on genetically engineering humans to enhance abilities and remove genetic disorders. The movie follows the life of Vincent, one of the few humans born naturally, and his journey to fulfil his ambition of travelling to space. The problem is his genetic makeup means he can only apply for menial jobs, and must do something drastic to achieve his dream of space travel.

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Spare Parts Movie Guide + Activities | Hispanic Heritage Month | Answer Keys Inc

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This 15 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Spare Parts (2015)".

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This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher. Prepare your students for the oncoming year with this inspirational and positive movie about hard work, honesty, personal accountability, and treating others well.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 50 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 35 questions requiring full sentence answers (15 removed from the 50 question set)
• 35 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

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 help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – News article writing

• Students to imagine they are junior reporters who go visit the boys after they won the competition. In the first part they write notes on the imaginary interviews in preparation to write a short news article, which will include questions and answers from the boys.
• Using the notes, students to write an exciting article, which also includes a drawing and quotes from the interviews.

Based on a true story, the movie follows four Mexican high school students who form a robotics club under the guidance of their new substitute teacher. With little experience and a limited budget, the boys manage to put together an underwater robot good enough to enter into the National Underwater Robotics Competition. Working together they learn to build a bond that will last a lifetime. This is rated PG-13, you can get a free permission slip here.

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The Twilight Zone | A Stop at Willoughby Episode Guide + Extras

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This 6 page episode guide for The Twilight Zone series is for Season 1, Episode 30 "A Stop at Willoughby (1960)".

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PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. Answer key included.

• 14 questions requiring full sentence answers.

PART 2 – Storyboard and synopsis

• Students to draw a 6 scene storyboard of what they believe to be the most important parts in the episode. To include a brief description for each scene. Remind students they can look at the episode questions to help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the episode.

PART 3 – Class discussion questions. Example answers included.

• Prior to starting the worksheet you can ask the students what they believe the overall theme to the episode is.
• Based on the theme “pressure and solace” students to complete four questions individually which can later be discussed and debated as a class.

This episode is about Gart Williams, an Ad agency executive in a high-pressured job who starts to dream about an idyllic town called Willoughby.

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The Sandlot Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Keys Inc

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This 12 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "The Sandlot (1993)".

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This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made two sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 35 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 35 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

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 help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Class discussion and Creativity (action plan) - may also work well in pairs.

• 5 inference questions for the students to answer.
• Students to imagine they have been asked to help make a plan to retrieve Scotty's dad's precious signed ball. Using a rough sketch of the sandlot, students number the steps on the map and write a more detailed description of their plan of action on the next page.

The movie follows the new kid in town Scotty Smalls as he tries to make new friends before summer. Not knowing much about baseball, Scotty is taken under the wing of young baseball prodigy Benny Rodriguez and invited to join the rest of the kids on the sandlot to play baseball for the summer.

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Movie Guide + Activities | Ans Key

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This 15 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)".

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This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 54 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 36 questions requiring full sentence answers (18 removed from the 54 question set)
• 36 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

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 help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Character writing and newspaper report

• Students to write about one of the characters following the question prompts as well as drawing a picture of their chosen character.
• Students to imagine they are reporters for the college newspaper and have heard rumors of Dr. Jones’s recent adventure. Students pretend to have an interview with the professor in order to write a short article which include quotes from the interview and a drawing.

The movie is the 1st instalment of the Indiana Jones movie series and follows famed archaeologist Dr. Jones as he unexpectedly ends up in India, then gets tasked by an impoverished Indian village community of searching for a sacred stone believed to have been stolen by a dark power.

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Field of Dreams Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Keys Inc

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This 14 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Field of Dreams (1989)".

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This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made two sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 34 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 34 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

PART 2 – Class discussion questions

• 5 Critical thinking questions for students to complete then to be discussed as a class for further analysis. Includes example answers.

PART 3 – 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 help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 4 – News article writing

• Students to imagine they are amateur reporters who visit the baseball field built inside the cornfield and write an article on it. They need to “interview” Ray Kinsella for his story and some of the guests to find out why they decided to visit, then write down important notes from the interviews.
• Using the notes, students then go on to write an exciting article, which also includes a drawing and quotes from the interviews.

Based on the novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella. The movie is about Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella and the quest he follows after hearing a voice in his cornfield say to him "If you build it, he will come".

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Interstellar Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Keys Included

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This 15 page movie guide with additional activities is for the film "Interstellar (2014)".

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This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 55 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 40 questions requiring full sentence answers (15 removed from the 55 question set)
• 40 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

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 help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Creativity and writing

• Students to imagine they work at NASA and have picked up multiple transmissions from one of the 12 explorers sent out searching for habitable planets. Using this imaginary information, students are tasked to draw a map with notes and key of the area around the landing pod, 3 diary entries and a final conclusion on whether the planet shows potential as a new home.

Set in the future where devastating sandstorms ravage earth's crops, the movie follows Cooper, an ex-science engineer and pilot, and a select number of other scientists search for answers in the deepest corners of space. Utilizing a mysterious wormhole, they explore strange new worlds to try and find a home to save the human race.

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Matilda The Musical Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Keys Inc

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This 10 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)".

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This is the musical version made in 2022. If you are looking for the original "Matilda (1996)" you can find it here:

Matilda Movie Guide + Activities (Color + B/W) - Answer Keys Included

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PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made two sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 35 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 35 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

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 help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Character analysis

• Students to write about one of the main characters in the movie. To include a description of their features with drawing, a good or bad quality of their personality with examples, describing a precious item with drawing, and giving an example of a character positively or negatively impacted by the chosen character.

Based on the novel by Roald Dahl, this magical and musical movie is about the story of a wonderful little girl, who happens to be a genius, and her inspirational teacher vs. the worst parents ever and the worst headmistress imaginable.

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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Movie Guide + Activities | Ans Key Inc

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This 9 page movie guide with handouts is for the short film "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)".

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This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order (mainly in present simple form). I have made two sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 20 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 19 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers (the last question requires a full sentence answer)

PART 2 – Pair work and character writing

• Students to get into pairs and complete 5 short answer questions together. To come together as a class after completion to discuss. (example answers included)
• Students to write about their favorite character following the question prompts as well as drawing a picture of their chosen character.

PART 3 – 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 help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

Based on the wonderfully written book by Charlie Mackesy, the short film follows a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse, as they create a beautiful friendship while travelling together in the boy's search for home.

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Dead Poets Society Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Inc

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This 14 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Dead Poets Society (1989)".

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This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 – Comprehension questions in chronological order. I have made three sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions may also work well with ESL/ELL 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 – Classroom discussion questions & Storyboard and synopsis

• 3 questions for class discussion based on finding examples in the movie. Ideally suited to do in pairs then to be discussed as a class afterwards. Example answers included.
• 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 help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

Set at a prestigious all boys boarding school, the movie is about a new English teacher who uses unorthodox methods of teaching, specifically poetry, to reach out to his students who face great pressure from their parents and the school to succeed.

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Elvis Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Keys Included

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This 14 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "Elvis (2022)". This guide may 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 may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 45 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 30 questions requiring full sentence answers (15 removed from the 45 question set)
• 30 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

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 help with the sequences.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Discussion questions

• There are 5 opinionated questions for students to discuss in pairs then complete. Can be extended to become a class discussion for each of the questions.

The movie follows the life of American music icon Elvis Presley seen through the eyes of his controversial manager Colonel Tom Parker. The film explores Elvis Presley's highs and lows and the many challenges and controversies he received throughout his career.

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The Hunger Games Catching Fire Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Inc.

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This 15 page movie guide with activity handouts is for the film "The Hunger Games - Catching Fire (2013)" Great follow on from the original Hunger Games and ideal to use with a dystopian unit. This guide may 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 may also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 55 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 40 questions requiring full sentence answers (15 removed from the 55 question set)
• 40 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers.

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.

PART 3 – Just for fun word search and crossword puzzle (15 questions with the answers being the words to find in the word search) answer key included

Based on the second book of the same name by Suzanne Collins, Katniss and Peeta become targets of the Capitol and are forced back into the arena with other victors to mark the 75th anniversary of the Games.

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The House with a Clock in its Walls + Activities - Answer Keys Included

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This 12 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "The House with a Clock in its Walls (2018)". 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.

• 50 questions requiring full sentence answers.

• 35 questions requiring full sentence answers (15 removed from the 50 question set)

• 35 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

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 1973 novel of the same name by John Bellairs, the movie follows a young orphan, who after losing his parents is sent to Michigan to live with his uncle Jonathan. During the night, Lewis is puzzled when he hears a ticking sound in the walls. He later discovers his uncle is a warlock and has been trying to find the clock and discover its purpose. A world of magic and sorcery awaits.

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