The Boy and the Heron (PG13 - 2023) Movie Guide | Questions | Film Study

This The Boy and the Heron (PG13 - 2023) Movie Guide challenges students to explore complex themes of family, bravery, and societal expectations. Analyze the role of the Heron as both a guide and a symbol of the challenges Mahito must overcome. Discuss the importance of both the imaginary world and the real world. Explore the question of whether characters are pure good or pure evil and how issues are often gray rather than black or white. Analyze each of the 6 main characters in the film and describe what they represent within the narrative context of the film and what they may symbolize in the real world.

This resource is meant to supplement the viewing of this movie, see the IMDb listing by searching the movie title.

This resource consists of 11 high-level, short answer and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.

This product .zip file includes:
-An Answer Key w/ CCSS Alignment (4 Pages)
-A Student Movie Guide (4 Pages)
-A PDF with link to a Google Slides version (1 Page)
CCSS alignment, Admin Movie Request and Permission Slip (2 Pages)
-A free resources and ‘About’ section (8 Pages - Not included in the page count for this product)
**CCSS Note: I’ve taken the liberty of aligning certain reading standards with the act of consuming content via the movie instead. Although students are not reading they are asked to perform the same cognitive functions on the content that they consumed from the movie.

**Distance Learning Tips:

• Distribute the Google Slides version to each student
• Use the screen sharing tool on your group call software to play the movie
• Pause the movie at each question to give students time to write/discuss

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