Black Beauty Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Form (PG - 2020)

Black Beauty Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Form (PG - 2020) challenges students to connect with this classic story of friendship, trust and animal treatment. Think like a director and evaluate how point of view is used to develop Black Beauty’s character. Compare Black Beauty and Jo and draw conclusions about why they had an immediate connection. Discuss the terms ‘breaking’ and ‘partnering’ along with their respective connotations and debate which one is better. Finally, reflect on animal treatment and the pros and cons of anthropomorphism.

NOTE: This movie guide is meant to accompany the newest version of Black Beauty released in 2020 on Disney +.

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:

• A student movie guide, PDF print version (4 pages)
• A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (4 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 Forms 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 forms 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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