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Friday 21 June 2024

Franklin TV Guide Episode Two + Activities | Welcome, Mischief | Answer Keys Included

Description 

This 8 page episode guide with additional activities accompanies Episode Two: "Welcome, Mischief", for the mini TV series "Franklin (2024)".

★★ Check out the full preview! ★★

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.

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

PART 2 – Storyboard, synopsis and discussion questions.

  • Students to draw a 9 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.
  • 5 thought provoking questions to be used as a class discussion. May work well if completed in pairs first then shared with the rest of the class. Includes example/suggested answers.

About the Episode

Continuing his mission to convince France to join against England, Dr. Franklin tries his best to persuade the French citizens to support him by printing some pro America pamphlets. In addition, will they get away with smuggling the weapons to America using Monsieur Chaumont's ships? Let’s find out.

Franklin is a biographical drama miniseries about the United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Based on Stacy Schiff's 2005 book "A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America."


Wednesday 24 April 2024

Franklin TV Guide Episode One + Activities | Sauce for Prayers | Answer Keys Inc

Description 

This 8 page episode guide with additional activities accompanies Episode One: Sauce for Prayers, for the mini TV series "Franklin (2024)".

★★ Check out the full preview! ★★

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.

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

PART 2 – Storyboard, synopsis and discussion questions.

  • Students to draw a 9 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.
  • 5 thought provoking questions to be used as a class discussion. May work well if completed in pairs first then shared with the rest of the class. Includes example/suggested answers.

About the Episode

This series starts with Benjamin Franklin and his grandson arriving on the shores of France, and set forth on a secret mission to secure money and military aid for the ongoing battle against England.

Franklin is a biographical drama miniseries about the United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Based on Stacy Schiff's 2005 book "A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America."


Friday 31 March 2023

The Prince of Egypt Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Keys Inc

Description 

This 11 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the animated film "The Prince of Egypt (1998)".

★★ Check out the full preview! ★★

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.

  • 30 questions requiring full sentence answers.
  • 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 – Pair work. Writing

  • Student work together in choosing which word best fits with selected quotes from the movie. Words include Arrogance, Cruelty, Hope, Bravery and Faith. Each word is used only once and students also need to briefly explain why the word chosen fits best with the quote they assigned it to. Includes answers, although students may have slightly different versions.

Adapted from the Book of Exodus, the movie follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to being chosen by God to deliver the enslaved Hebrews from the cruel oppressive Pharaoh and out of Egypt.


Tuesday 23 August 2022

Elvis Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Keys Included

Description 

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.

★★ Check out the full preview! ★★

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.



Thursday 9 January 2020

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


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

Product Description

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.
★★ Check out the full preview! ★★
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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* Includes a black and white version *
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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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Friday 16 August 2019

Schindler's List Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Keys Included


Schindler's List Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Keys Included

Product Description

This 12 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "Schindler's List (1993)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.
★★ Check out the full preview! ★★
PRE-VIEWING - Students have 20 minutes to complete this part, which will be followed on with a class discussion and sharing answers. There are 4 questions based around concentration camps, the Nazi Party, the persecution of Jews and about Jews having to wear the yellow badge. Example answers included.
PART 1 – Comprehension questions. I have made two sets of questions depending on how much of a challenge you want to give the students. Answer keys included.
• 55 questions in chronological order.
• 35 questions in chronological order (20 questions removed from the 55 question set)
PART 2 –Discussion questions. Example answers included
• There are 5 long answer higher level questions for the students to complete and later discuss together as a class.
PART 3 – Mini essays
• Students to imagine they are in the position of three people (a Jew hiding in the ghetto, Mrs. Schindler and a German soldier) each with a different experience to share. They are to write their thoughts and feelings about what happened during the day of the ghetto massacre:
If you don't already have the movie, you can purchase or rent it from Amazon.com
Based on the novel Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally, the film follows the incredible true story of German businessman Oskar Schindler. Trying to make his fortune during the Second World War by exploiting cheap Jewish labor, Schindler soon realizes the fate of the Jews becomes more and more clear and his motivations soon switch from profit to human sympathy, saving many Jews from the Holocaust.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday 5 August 2017

Unbroken (2014) - Movie Questions + Activities - Answer Keys Included


Unbroken (2014) - Movie Questions + Extras - Answer Keys Included
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

This 10 page movie guide accompanies the movie "Unbroken". 

This movie is about the early life of US Olympian Louis Zamperini, who, after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before being caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. During his capture he has to continue fighting for his life.