The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Short Film Guide + Activities | Answer Keys Included

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This 7 page film guide with additional activities accompanies the short film "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)".

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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.

• 20 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 20 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 short film. 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 film.

PART 3 – Creativity

• Students to be imaginative and think up 2 other different ways Henry could have used his skill to find money for the hospitals and orphanages, and then explain a typical day.

Based on the short story by Roald Dahl, the film follows Henry Sugar, a rich singleton who stumbles upon a memoir of a chap named Imdad Khan who could miraculously see without using his eyes.

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The Witches Movie Guide + Activities - (Color + B/W)

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This 6 page movie guide with additional activities is for the film "The Witches (1990)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

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PART 1 – Comprehension questions

• There are 35 questions in chronological order with answers.

PART 2 – Creativity & Growth Mindset

• The first task, students to help Luke make a plan to put Formula 86 into the watercress soup the witches are going to eat. They draw the route on the kitchen map then write detailed instructions on how to carry the plan out, all the while not being seen by the kitchen staff.

• The second task, students to imagine they too have been turned into a mouse and to write a diary entry of a typical day. Using growth mindset thinking they need to include a positive outlook of living as a mouse.

• The third task, students to still imagine they are mice and to design and draw a house for them to live in while at home, as well as toys if they like. Students need to also label the drawings and provide a brief explanation for each of the designs

Based on the book by Roald Dahl, this movie is about a recently orphaned young boy named Luke, who is taken to England by his grandmother. At a hotel in which they are staying, a group of witches have gathered to prepare a plot to rid England of all children.

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The BFG Movie Guide (2016) + Activities (Color + B/W) - Answer Keys Included

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This 14 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "The BFG (2016)"

This includes the following activities:
• 45 comprehension questions for the movie in chronological order
• 25 comprehension questions for the movie in chronological order
• Dream making
• Writing a plan for capturing the nasty giants
• Writing about 3 characters from the movie
• Word search

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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) - Movie Questions + Activities - Answer Keys Included

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This 11 page movie guide accompanies the movie "Fantastic Mr. Fox"

This includes:
• 23 comprehension questions in chronological order with answers.
• Drawing and writing about the three farmers with answers.
• Writing a plan for Mr. Fox to follow and drawing out a route to follow.
• Group work - writing and drawing about how to improve security for the farms.
• Word search with answers

Part 1 – Here we have 23 comprehension questions in chronological order to be completed after the movie. Ideally they should make notes throughout the movie to help with these questions and other parts of this document.

Part 2 – consists of 2 sections

• Students need to complete the 3 farmer profiles. This includes drawing the farmers, describing what they look like, their favourite food and little bit about their farm.

• Choosing one of the three farms, students to write the plan Mr. Fox needs to follow to take something from there. They have to explain how to get past the security protecting the farm. They also need to draw a map of the route and list the equipment needed.

Part 3 – (GROUP WORK) in a group of 3, students to each take one of the farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. They then need to write about what they are going to do to help protect their farm to stop Mr. Fox stealing again. They need to include some drawings of the new security they will install.

Part 4 – Just for fun. A word search for the early finishers.

The movie is about Mr. Fox who likes to steal things. He steals from the meanest farmers called Boggis, Bunce and Bean, but it ends up in a horrible way when they know that Mr. Fox has stolen all their things. So it's up to Mr. Fox to save his family.

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Matilda (1996) - Movie Comprehension Questions + Activities - Answer Key Included

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This 6 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "Matilda (1996)"

This includes the following activities:
• 15 multiple choice comprehension questions .
• 15 long answer comprehension questions.
• Creative writing about having the same magic as Matilda.
• Writing a diary entry.
• Writing about books the students want to read.
• Answers to the comprehension questions.

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PART 1 – Comprehension questions. There are 15 questions altogether. I have made two sets for the higher and lower grades. One set is multiple-choice and the other is long answer and are both in chronological order with answers.

PART 2 – Creativity
• Students to imagine they have magic like Matilda and write how they will use this power to help their friends. Afterwards they draw a picture showing their magic in action.
• Students imagine they are Matilda and write a diary entry for a day when Miss Trunchbull came to their class.
• Students to list 5 books they want to read, and then write what’s interesting about each book and why they want to read it.

This movie is about the story of a wonderful little girl, who happens to be a genius, and her wonderful teacher vs. the worst parents ever and the worst school principal imaginable.

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