The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part Two Movie Guide + Activities | Answers Included

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This 18 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part Two (2015)".

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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)
• 29 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers. (Q30 is a full sentence answer)

PART 2 – Storyboard and synopsis

• Students to create a 9-scene storyboard, illustrating pivotal events from the movie. Each scene should include a short description explaining the main idea it represents. Use the movie questions to guide sequencing.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Discussion questions

• Students to answer five critical thinking questions for class discussion. (Could work well in pairs)

PART 4 – Creativity

• Students to create three short diary entries from three different perspectives (Peeta, Gale, President Coin) on the day after the Capitol has fallen.
• Students to create a colorful poster for a Unity Festival in post-war Panem to unite districts and former Capitol citizens in peace, capturing hope and reconciliation. They will need to feature three specific festival activities that encourage collaboration and healing, with written details of those activities.

After embracing her role as the Mockingjay, Katniss Everdeen leads the rebels of District 13 in a final stand against the oppressive Capitol. Fueled by a desire for justice, she confronts the challenges of war while pursuing her own mission tied to President Snow, as the fate of Panem hangs in the balance. This is rated PG-13, you can get a free permission slip here.

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part One Movie Guide + Activities | Answers Included

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This 17 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part One (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.

• 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 – Storyboard and synopsis

• Students to create a 9-scene storyboard, illustrating pivotal events from the movie. Each scene should include a short description explaining the main idea it represents. Use the movie questions to guide sequencing.
• Using their storyboards as guides, students to write a synopsis of the movie.

PART 3 – Discussion questions

• Students to answer five critical thinking questions for class discussion. (Could work well in pairs)

PART 4 – Creativity

• Students to create three short diary entries from three different perspectives (Katniss, Prim, President Coin) within the walls of District 13.
• Students to design a propaganda poster for District 13’s rebellion against the Capitol’s oppressive regime. This could also work well in pairs on A3 paper.

Following her ordeal in the Quarter Quell from the previous film, Katniss Everdeen finds herself in a new struggle as she’s pulled into a growing rebellion. She encounters shadowy figures pushing her toward a bigger role, while President Snow ramps up his opposition, and tensions rise over loyalties and hidden agendas. This is rated PG-13, you can get a free permission slip here.

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Allegiant Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Keys Included

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This 14 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the dystopian film "Allegiant (2016)".

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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 – Creative writing

• Students to imagine they are at a school in the Bureau of Genetic Welfare and have been tasked to write an exciting article about the newcomers for the school paper. Imagining they've already interviewed them on arrival, they go on to write the article about the newcomers’ initial thoughts of living there and what they're looking forward to. To include quotes from the interviews and a drawing. (note: this is prior to any of them finding out about the reality of the Bureau and the Council)

Based on the novel by Veronica Roth, the movie is set in a futuristic dystopia where society is divided into five factions. Continuing on from the previous movie Insurgent, Tris and her friends make their plan to escape beyond the wall to find out the truth of the world around them. 

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Insurgent Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Keys Included

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This 14 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the dystopian film "Insurgent (2015)".

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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.

• 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 – 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 – Creative writing and characters

• Pair work. For each of the characters mentioned, students to write what they believe are important questions that need to be answered. Once done they swap their sheets with their partner and write a detailed answer to their partners questions, as though they are taking the place of the character. Finally, the students return the sheets back to their partner. Can be read out as a class and discussed together.
• Students to write about one of the characters following the question prompts and to include a drawing of their chosen character.

Based on the novel by Veronica Roth, the movie is set in a futuristic dystopia where society is divided into five factions. Continuing on from the previous movie Divergent, Tris and her friends are on the run searching out more allies and answers following the Erudite uprising.

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Divergent Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Keys Included

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This 14 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the dystopian film "Divergent (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.

• 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 – Creative writing

• (a dice is required) Students are to imagine they are part of the community and it's test day. After finding out which faction they belong to using the dice, students to write a short diary entry about their first day.

Based on the novel by Veronica Roth, the movie is set in a futuristic dystopia where society is divided into five factions. After reaching 16, teenagers must choose to either stay in their faction of birth, or transfer into another faction. The movie follows Beatrice as she discovers something extremely rare about herself.

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