Mr. Hull's Movie Guides | Questions and Activities: World History

Showing posts with label World History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World History. Show all posts

Sunday 23 April 2017

The Book Thief (2013) - Movie Questions + Activities - Answer Key Inc

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The Book Thief (2013) - Movie Questions + Extras - Answer Key IncThis 6 page movie guide accompanies the movie "The Book Thief"

Part 1
There will be 37 comprehension questions in chronological order. It’s beneficial that during the movie they make notes on important events and the personalities of the main characters to help answer the questions.

Part 2
These are extension questions related to the movie or World War 2 in general in which the students have to imagine that they are really there:

• Explain what you do when a German office forces you to burn some books
• Write a diary entry for the first day living with a new family
• Write a runaway plan
• Design and draw a new air raid shelter
• Write about your celebration after the war has ended.

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The movie is about a young girl named Liesel. While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.

Saturday 25 March 2017

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) - Movie Questions + Activities - Answer Key included



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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

This 6 page movie guide accompanies the movie "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" 

Part 1
Students have 20 minutes to complete this part, which will be followed on with a class discussion and sharing answers. There are 6 questions based around concentration camps, the persecution of Jews and Adolf Hitler. 

Part 2
This has 23 comprehension questions in chronological order, and can be later expanded into a discussion about the Holocaust. It is best to get the students to write notes throughout the movie, but if time is limited can be used while watching instead.

Part 3
Creative Writing: Imagine that Bruno was caught by his father moments before going under the fence to meet up with Schmuel. The student's task is to write an alternative ending of what happens next. Include the father’s reaction towards Bruno and Schmuel:

The movie is about the son of a German officer named Bruno who meets a young Jewish boy named Shmuel, a prisoner in Auschwitz.