Teacher Pack - The Rescue (documentary film)

This teaching unit is based upon the 2021 documentary, The Rescue, directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. The film focuses on the gripping and inspirational rescue of a team of 12 soccer players and their coach from a flooded Thailand cave in 2018.

• What’s possible in an impossible situation?
• What is true courage?
• What makes each of us unique?

This comprehensive Teacher Pack – The Rescue equips educators of secondary students with a range of tools to deliver high-quality learning experiences (individual, group and whole class modes), including a Group Project – Celebrating the Individual and five Persuasive Speaking Assessment Task options.

**Contents **(6 digital/editable/printable files ready for immediate download and use):

1. Teacher Guide (26 page .pdf)
   • Unit overview
   • Inquiry Questions
   • Suggested Lesson Outline
   • Teacher Answer Guide to Student Booklet
   • Assessment Task options (including Focus Task – Group Project – and Persuasive Speaking options)

2. Student Booklet (26 page - .pdf/.doc formats – suitable for Google Classroom)
   • Pre-viewing activities
   • Viewing activities
   • Post-viewing activities
   • Focus Assessment Task – Group Project ‘Celebrating the Individual’ Festival (including planner)
   • Persuasive Speaking Assessment Task options (including models/template/checklist)

3. Teaching PowerPoint (23 slide .pptx for Windows users/23 slide keynote presentation for MAC users)
   • What is a documentary? (documentary styles, critiquing a documentary and documentary film conventions)
   • Discussion starters – 1-4
   • Pre-viewing, Viewing and Post-viewing resources (including links)
   • Assessment Options
   • Persuasive Speaking resources

4. Bonus – poster (printable .pdf file for classroom display)

**Unit duration: ** 15+ lessons

Official film rating: M (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

N.B. The film and this teaching unit is very well-suited to a multi-disciplinary approach, in which pastoral/personal development is key. The film’s focus on the importance of selflessness, perseverance, the uniqueness of every individual, courage and team-work is of particular value.

Features:
· Digital/editable/printable files delivered in a single zip file (3 x pdf, 1 x doc, 1 x pptx, 1 x keynote presentation)
· 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 is not included in the resource pack.