Dear Fellow Teachers, I’m teachertravis and I’ve created a collection of educational movie guides so that teachers can find reliable, high-quality resources. I use my 10 years of experience in the classroom to craft questions that are thought provoking and valuable for young minds. I hope that you’ll find these movie guides to be excellent supplemental resources. Don’t show another movie to your class without one, you'll see what a difference they make : )
Dear Fellow Teachers, I’m teachertravis and I’ve created a collection of educational movie guides so that teachers can find reliable, high-quality resources. I use my 10 years of experience in the classroom to craft questions that are thought provoking and valuable for young minds. I hope that you’ll find these movie guides to be excellent supplemental resources. Don’t show another movie to your class without one, you'll see what a difference they make : )
The Kite Runner Movie Guide (PG13 - 2007) challenges students to explore themes of friendship, family, and redemption. Discuss Amir’s struggle for his father’s approval and how this affects his relationship with Hassan. Examine Amir’s difficult path toward forgiveness and self-acceptance. Engage students in understanding the importance of family bonds and the consequences of prejudice, especially through the characters’ backgrounds. Reflect on whether Amir has truly found a way “to be good again” and how Amir’s final actions, such as defending Sohrab, show his growth and acceptance of responsibility. Finally, research the historical tensions between the Pashtuns and Hazaras, the soviet invasion and Taliban takeover, and how these tensions are depicted in the film through the relationships between Amir, Hassan, and Assef.
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 (5 Pages)
-A Student Movie Guide (5 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
Is this movie guide worth it? Download two of my movie guides for free below:
Trolls World Tour (PG - 2020)
Onward by Disney (PG - 2020)
The Lightning Thief
Kung Fu Panda 3
The Matrix Movie Guide (R - 1999) challenges students to explore themes of reality, choice, betrayal and fate. Analyze the symbolism of the red and blue pills, what they represent, and what choice students would make. Introduce students to Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave” and help them find connections between its symbols and the film. Explore concepts of free will, reality versus illusion, and the power of personal belief.
This resource is meant to supplement the viewing of this movie, see the IMDb listing by searching the movie title.
This resource consists of 12 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 (5 Pages)
-A Student Movie Guide (5 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
Is this movie guide worth it? Download two of my movie guides for free below:
Trolls World Tour (PG - 2020)
Onward by Disney (PG - 2020)
The Lightning Thief
Kung Fu Panda 3
This reader’s theater script adaptation is based on O. Henry’s “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen,” (1907) a short story exploring themes of tradition, irony, and human connection. It is short and perfect for stations, centers or small group readings.
This script should take about ~10 minutes to read depending on your classroom’s level. Extra time for discussion, vocabulary or short answer comprehension questions should be planned.
This product includes a zip file consisting of:
Grades 6-12 Version (~10 Characters, 650 words, 9 pages)
Student & Teacher Reader’s Theater Tips & Notes
10 Comprehension Short Answer/Discussion Questions and 10 Vocabulary Words
Themes & Discussion Prompts
Note: All files are in editable DOCX and PDF formats.
Character Note: There are 10 characters but some have only 1 or 2 lines, if necessary one student can read multiple lines. Likewise some of the main characters can be read by multiple students.
Download these movie guides for free:
Trolls World Tour (PG - 2020)
Onward by Disney (PG - 2020)
The Lightning Thief
Kung Fu Panda 3
This Psycho Movie Guide (R - 1960) challenges students to explore complex themes of guilt, identity, and illusion. Discuss Norman’s psychological profile and his conflicted relationship with his mother. Examine how the characters’ perceptions of reality are manipulated by Norman’s dual persona, and his dissociative identity disorder (DID). Analyze Hitchcock’s filming technique in the shower scene, and the final haunting image of Norman’s face merging with his mother’s skull.
This resource is meant to supplement the viewing of this movie, see the IMDb listing by searching the movie title.
This resource consists of 12 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
Is this movie guide worth it? Download two of my movie guides for free below:
Trolls World Tour (PG - 2020)
Onward by Disney (PG - 2020)
The Lightning Thief
Kung Fu Panda 3
