The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Movie Guide | Questions | Google Slides (PG - 2019)

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Movie Guide | Questions (PG - 2019) challenges students to connect their experiences with William’s life. Explore the relationship William’s family has with education and compare it to the way an average person views education in your community. Consider the hardships William faced and what lessons we can learn from his experiences. Ask students to do further research on how a dynamo works and draw a labeled diagram of William’s windmill.

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:

• 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
  *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 aren’t reading they are asked to perform the same cognitive functions on the content that they consumed from the movie.

**Distance Learning Tips:

• Distribute the digital PDF file or 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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