The Hobbit | An Unexpected Journey Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Key Included

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This 14 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)".

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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.
• 35 questions requiring full sentence answers (20 removed from the 55 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 – Character writing

• 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 J.R.R. Tolkien, the movie follows a well-mannered Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins who joins a company of Dwarves to reclaim a lost Dwarf Kingdom from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Accompanied also by a wizard named Gandalf, the company embarks on this perilous journey that will take them into the wild treacherous lands of Middle-earth. 

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Night at the Museum Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Keys Included

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This 14 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Night at the Museum (2006)".

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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)
• 29 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers. Final question requires a full sentence answer.

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

• Students to imagine they're junior reporters and need to write an article about what happened at the Museum of Natural History. To include a drawing.
• Students to imagine they work at the museum and are tasked with documenting the arrival of new artifacts. They imagine an unusual one has just arrived and need to write about it following the prompts on the document. Also to include a drawing of the artifact.

About the movie

After struggling to find a job and wanting to make his son proud, Larry Daley takes on the role of a night security guard at the Museum of Natural History. He soon discovers though, that an ancient curse causes the exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc. Based on the children's picture book by Croatian author/illustrator Milan Trenc.

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Spider-Man Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Key Included

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This 15 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Spider-Man (2002)".

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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.

• 50 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 35 questions requiring full sentence answers (15 removed from the 50 question set)
• 34 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers (+ the last question is a full sentence answer)

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

• Students to write about Spider-Man and the Green Goblin following the question prompts. Includes a drawing of both. Could be helpful as a stepping stone for a group analysis of the two characters.

About the movie

The movie follows Peter Parker, a high-schooler who was orphaned as a teenager and now lives with his aunt and uncle. While on a excursion to a laboratory, Peter accidently gets bitten by a genetically modified spider and his life changes in a way no one could have imagined.

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The Star Movie Guide + Activities | Christmas | Answer Keys Included

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This 12 page movie guide with handouts is for the biblical Christmas film "The Star (2017)".

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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.

• 32 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 31 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers (+ the last question is a full sentence answer)

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 word search fun

• Students to write about one of the characters following the question prompts and to include a drawing of their chosen character.
• There are 15 words/connected words for students to find in the word search. First they must unscramble 10 words followed by answering the 5 clues for the rest. Answers included.

The movie follows an unlikely hero, a donkey named Bo who yearns for a life beyond his village. Finally breaking free, he goes on a journey to be a part of the greatest story ever told, the first Christmas.

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Addams Family Values Movie Guide + Activities | Halloween | Answer Keys Inc

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This 14 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Addams Family Values (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 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 – Character writing and diary writing

• Students to choose one of the Addams Family characters and write a little bit about them following the prompts. To include a drawing of the chosen character.
• Students to choose either Pugsley or Wednesday and write 3 short diary entries about their time at summer camp.

About the movie

This macabre comedy follows the weird antics of the Addams Family. After the arrival of a new baby boy, siblings Wednesday and Pugsley do their very best to get rid of him. With this new spur of sibling rivalry, Gomez and Morticia send Wednesday and Pugsley to summer camp and hire a nanny. 

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The Dark Knight Movie Guide + Activities | Answer Key Included

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This 16 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "The Dark Knight (2008)".

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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.

• 60 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 45 questions requiring full sentence answers (15 removed from the 60 question set)
• 45 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

• Students to write about the Joker and Batman following the question prompts. Includes a drawing of both. Could be helpful as a stepping stone for a group analysis of the two characters.

About the movie

Harvey Dent is the new District Attorney in the city who takes an iron fist in bringing down Gotham's organized crime. As a result, the city's desperate mob bosses turn to the Joker, a sadistic psychopath who creates a new wave of chaos. Batman's struggle against The Joker becomes deeply personal, forcing him to confront everything he believes in, and his ability to fight injustice.

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Ghostbusters Movie Guide + Activities | Halloween | Answer Keys Inc

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This 15 page movie guide with additional activities accompanies the film "Ghostbusters (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.

• 50 questions requiring full sentence answers.
• 30 questions requiring full sentence answers (20 removed from the 50 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 – Creativity

• Students to imagine they're interns at the Ghostbusters' headquarters and are tasked with documenting new ghosts captured. Students to write about the most recent one following the prompts, including a drawing of the ghost.
• Students to imagine they're junior reporters who witnessed the phenomenon at the Ghostbusters’ headquarters. They need to write an article about what happened and include quotes from Louis about his own personal experience.

About the movie

After losing funding at their university, three parapsychologists set up shop as a ghost removal service in New York City. With business booming from a sudden surge in paranormal activity, the Ghostbusters find themselves suddenly up against a bigger threat than they had imagined. This is rated PG, you can get a free permission slip here.

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