The Shawshank Redemption Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (R - 1994)

The Shawshank Redemption Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (R - 1994) challenges students to connect with this classic, Oscar-winning movie and it’s interesting take on life, hope, friendship and justice. Explore how someone like, Brooks, would feel if they had missed the most recent 50 years in prison and were released to today. Finally, ask students to do some further research on how the prison population has changed since 1947 (the year when Andy Dufresne came to Shawshank).

Note: Warning! This movie is rated R, be sure to check an online parental guide, like IMDb’s parents guide, to make sure this movie is appropriate for your students.

This resource consists of 14 high-level, short answer and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.

This product .zip file includes:

• A student movie guide, PDF print version (5 pages)
  *An answer key is included with this movie guide, however many answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning from the characters’ dialogue and behavior. See the preview for samples.
  *A Google Slides Version of the Movie Guide
  *A generic, editable movie guide permission slip
  *CCSS alignment indicating standards met, PDF (1 page - see also preview image)
  **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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