1917 ★ Movie Viewing Guide and Permission Form (World War I)

Add another interesting element to your World War I Unit with this 1917 pre-screening guide, viewing guide, and research worksheet.

This movie can be used as an introduction or supplemental activity for your World War I unit and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film.

This lesson includes a pre-screening activity with basic questions about the time period that will require students to conduct a little bit of research.

The viewing guide is split into four sections to go along with the movie. Each of the four sections contains questions that are designed to make students think about the people and ideas at play in the film as well as to ensure that students are paying attention to the plot.

There is also a post-screening activity sheet that asks specific questions about the content in the film and asks students to compare the movie to actual historical events.

How the Lesson Works:
★ The Pre-Screening Worksheet is designed to serve as an introduction or review of World War I.
★ The Viewing Guide is split into four sections with short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the movie.
★ The Post-Screening Worksheet is designed to be completed after students have viewed the movie in its entirety.

Included Documents
★ A Parent Permission form to send home with students before viewing the film.
★ A document of editing notes that can be used to edit the film for content. (I use this to edit the film in iMovie to make it suitable for viewing with my school standards.)
★ The Viewing Guide is split into four sections with short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the movie.

Movie Synopsis:
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers—Blake’s own brother among them. Rating - R

Required Materials:
★ 1917 (2017) DVD or Streaming Capabilities