Teacher Pack - My Octopus Teacher

This comprehensive teaching unit, including assessment, has been designed for teachers to use with My Octopus Teacher, the beautiful and profound story of the year filmmaker, Craig Foster, spends with a wild common octopus in the Great African Sea Forest and its life-changing effects. (Netflix documentary film - directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed)

Contents (4 digital/editable/printable files ready for immediate download and use):

Teacher Guide (18 page .pdf)
• Unit overview
• Inquiry Questions
• Suggested Lesson Outline
• Teacher Answer Guide to Student Booklet
• Assessment Option 1 – English – Narrative
• Assessment Option 2 – Media – Short Narrative Film
• Extension activities (Science/Values)
• Additional resources/links

Student Booklet (16 page - .pdf/.doc formats)
• Pre-viewing activities
• During viewing activities
• Post-viewing activities
• Assessment Option 1 – English – Narrative (including Narrative Devices table and templates for Narrative Plan, Narrative Structure and Writing Checklist)
• Assessment Option 2 – Media – Short Narrative Film (including Storyboarding template with codes and conventions)
• Extension activities (Science/Values)
• Additional resources/links

Teaching PowerPoint (20 slide .pptx)
• What is a documentary?
• Pre-viewing, Viewing and Post-viewing resources (including links)
• Assessment Preparation – Storytelling/Narrative Writing – cognitive verb ‘create’, narrative structure, features and the writing process
• Take Further Action

Unit duration: 12+ lessons (including Narrative assessment)

Official film rating: G (Classifications can vary - please check your country’s classification for this film prior to use with students.)

Suitable for use with students across upper primary and secondary subject areas, including: English and Media Studies (also contains links to Science and Values Education).

Features:
• Digital/editable/printable files delivered in a single zip file (2 x pdf, 1 x doc, 1 x pptx)
• Professionally designed by an experienced educator
• Highly visual and engaging
• Suited to all learners
• Crisp, clean layouts
• A range of whole class, group work and individual learning resources

Please note:
Access to view the film itself is not included in the resource pack.