Paddington Movie Guide (PG - 2014) | Questions | Film Discussion

This Paddington Movie Guide (PG - 2014) challenges students to learn life lessons from the experiences of Paddington Bear. Based on the famous character and stories written by Michael Bond, Paddington explores a new world and learns an important lesson about being comfortable in his own skin. Discuss Paddington’s fears about moving to London and how his experiences mirror those of anyone facing a major life change. Analyze the relationships within the Brown family, considering how each member’s quirks contribute to the family dynamic.

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 (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

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