Gladiator Movie Guide | Worksheet | Google Slides (R - 2000)

Gladiator Movie Guide | Worksheet | Google Slides (R - 2000) challenges students to analyze and learn the stoic ways of Maximus and Marcus Aurelius in this ancient Roman epic! Compare Maximus and Proximo, contrast Commodus and Marcus Aurelius, and connect with Lucilla’s plight. Use context to give deeper meaning to some of the famous quotes and lines throughout the film. Explore virtues in the film and evaluate which ones are the most important. Discuss the idea of Rome as a mob and determine whether or not it is relevant today.

This resource consists of 15 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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