Kellie has been a Library Media Specialist since 2015 at both the High School and Middle School Level in South Carolina. As a Media Specialist, she enjoys working with all of the different content areas in her school. In her spare time, Kellie is also a group fitness instructor and enjoys using social media to get new ideas for lessons.
Kellie has been a Library Media Specialist since 2015 at both the High School and Middle School Level in South Carolina. As a Media Specialist, she enjoys working with all of the different content areas in her school. In her spare time, Kellie is also a group fitness instructor and enjoys using social media to get new ideas for lessons.
Add an element of fun to your Business and Entrepreneurship classes with this “The Devil Wears Prada” Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheet!
This movie can be used as a review of the principles of business, leadership, and ethics. The viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film.
The Pre-Screening Guide should be completed before viewing the film. The Viewing Guide splits the movie into four parts. (The parts are labeled for you on the Viewing Guide.) Once your students have completed the Movie Viewing Guide, they can move on to the one page Worksheet.
On the worksheet, your students will analyze the content of the movie in regards to economics and business topics such as leadership, business, influence, improvements/innovations, and ethics.
How the Lesson Works:
★ The Pre-Screening Guide with basic questions about business ethics and leadership.
★ The Viewing Guide that is split into four labeled sections.
★ The Post-Screening Guide that ties in business, leadership, and ethics to the content of the film.
★ The document also includes a document listing all content in the film that is tied into the PG-13 Rating and a permission form that can be signed by parents before using it with your class.
Required Materials:
★ The Devil Wears Prada DVD or Streaming Capabilities
Add an interesting element of fun to your government class with this “On the Basis of Sex” Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheet!
This movie can be used as a review of the Fourteenth Amendemnt to the Constitution and sex discrimination in the law. The movie tells the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s early career.
The Pre-Screening Guide should be completed before viewing the film and includes basic questions relating to constitutional rights.
The Viewing Guide is two pages and splits the movie into four parts. (The parts are labeled for you on the Viewing Guide.) Once your students have completed the Movie Viewing Guide, they can move on to the one page Worksheet.
On the worksheet, your students will analyze the content of the movie.
How the Lesson Works:
★ The Pre-Screening Worksheet is designed to serve as an introduction to government concepts the film
★ The Viewing Guide is split into four sections with short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the movie
Movie Synopsis:
The film tells an inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of gender discrimination. The feature will premiere in 2018 in line with Justice Ginsburg’s 25th anniversary on the Supreme Court.
Required Materials:
★ On the Basis of Sex DVD or Streaming Capabilities
Add another interesting element to your World War II Unit with this “A League of Their Own” pre-screening guide, viewing guide, and research worksheet.
This movie can be used as an introduction or supplemental activity for your World War II 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 to learn about life on the American home front during World War II.
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 II.
★ 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
★ The Viewing Guide is split into four sections with short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the movie.
★ Answer Keys for Worksheets
Movie Synopsis:
Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna star in this major-league comedy from the team that brought you Big. Hanks stars as Jimmy Dugan, a washed-up ballplayer whose big league days are over. Hired to coach in the All-American Girls Baseball League of 1943, while the male pros are at war, Dugan finds himself drawn back into the game by the heart and heroics of his all-girl team. Jon Lovitz adds a scene-stealing cameo as the sarcastic scout who recruits Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis), the baseball dolly with a Babe Ruth swing. Teammates Madonna, Lori Petty and Rosie O’Donnell round out the roster, taking the team to the World Series. Based on the true story of the pioneering women who blazed the trail, on the fields and off, for generations of athletes.
Rating - PG
Required Materials:
★ A League of Their Own (1992) DVD or Streaming Capabilities
Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!
This escape room / breakout game was created to be used with students after they’ve finished the novel. Some of the topics covered in this game include character analysis, symbolism, setting, and the timeline of the story.
This purchase includes:
★ A detailed document outlining each clue card, setup, and running the game
★ An answer sheet for students
★ An editable Google Slides document for all of the clue cards
★ A digital breakout Google Form that is pre-set to accept the correct answers for this game
★ A Google Site that hosts all of the Clue Cards, Posters, and Supplemental Files for e-Learning. (This can be used as a Digital Breakout.)
Feel free to download the preview for more information.
Digital Breakout Notes:
★ The digital version of this site incorporates the clue cards from the Print version of the lesson.
★ If you would like a more challenging version of the Digital Version with the clues hidden within the actual pages, click here!
Notes:
★ Breakout games involve additional setup such as printing clues, color coding clues (if you let students work in teams), and in some cases writing on supplemental files
★ If you purchase this breakout and are not able to get all of the supplies, please get in touch with me. I can help you create alternate ways to present the clue to students if needed.
★ Most of these games involve clues that have a uniform answer, regardless of where the game is played. However, some games involve numbers such as pages in a dictionary or atlas. In these cases, the explanation document will tell you that you need to customize the answer based on your resources.
★ Please try the game at least one day before you would like to try it with your students and get in touch with me if you have any questions. I usually respond to emails within a few hours. Try it out beforehand to ensure that you completely understand how each clue can be solved.
Looking for an interesting viewing guide for your science or current events class?
This viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film.
The Viewing Guide is two pages and splits the movie into four parts. (The parts are labeled for you on the Viewing Guide.) The guide asks basic questions about the science discussed in the movie. Once your students have completed the Movie Viewing Guide, they can move on to the Worksheet.
This worksheet was designed as a part of my current events unit titled “Should Humans Colonize Space?” and the questions on the post-screening worksheet relates to that topic. Your students will analyze the content of the movie in regards to space travel and colonization and the movies representation of the topic. These worksheets are also included in Google Form format to be submitted digitally.
How the Lesson Works:
★ 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.
Movie Synopsis:
When astronauts blast off from the planet Mars, they leave behind Mark Watney (Matt Damon), presumed dead after a fierce storm. With only a meager amount of supplies, the stranded visitor must utilize his wits and spirit to find a way to survive on the hostile planet. Meanwhile, back on Earth, members of NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring him home, while his crew mates hatch their own plan for a daring rescue mission.
Required Materials:
★ The Martian (2015) DVD or Streaming Capabilities
Add another interesting element to your Industrial Age and Industrial Revolution Unit with this “Oliver Twist” Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheet!
This movie can be used as an introduction or review for your Industrial Age unit and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film.
The Pre-Screening Guide should be completed before viewing the film and includes basic questions relating to the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.
The Viewing Guide is two pages and splits the movie into four parts. (The parts are labeled for you on the Viewing Guide.) Once your students have completed the Movie Viewing Guide, they can move on to the Research Worksheet.
On the post-screening worksheet, your students will analyze the content of the movie in regards to life during the time and the movie’s representation of the topic. These worksheets are also included in Google Form format to be submitted digitally.
How the Lesson Works:
★ The Pre-Screening Worksheet is designed to serve as an introduction or review of the Industrial Age.
★ 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.
Movie Synopsis:
In the Nineteenth Century, orphan Oliver Twist is sent from the orphanage to a workhouse, where the children are mistreated and barely fed. He moves to the house of an undertaker, but after an unfair severe spank, he starts a seven day runaway to London. He arrives exhausted and starving, and is soon welcomed in a gang of pickpockets lead by the old crook Fagin. When he is mistakenly taken as a thief, the wealthy victim Mr. Brownlow brings Oliver to his home and shelters him. But Fagin and the dangerous Bill Sykes decide to kidnap Oliver to burglarize Mr. Brownlow’s fancy house.
Required Materials:
★ Oliver Twist (2005) DVD or Streaming Capabilities
Add an element of fun to your any unit with this “Monsters University” Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheets!
This movie can be used as a review of the principles good character and ethics. The viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film.
The Pre-Screening Guide should be completed before viewing the film. The Viewing Guide splits the movie into four parts. (The parts are labeled for you on the Viewing Guide.) Once your students have completed the Movie Viewing Guide, they can move on to the one page Worksheet.
On the worksheet, your students will analyze the content of the movie in regards to economics and business topics such as leadership, business, influence, improvements/innovations, and ethics.
How the Lesson Works:
★ The Pre-Screening Guide with basic questions about character, ethics, and leadership.
★ The Viewing Guide that is split into four labeled sections.
★ The Post-Screening Guide that ties in decision making and ethics to the content of the film.
Required Materials:
★ Monsters University DVD or Streaming Capabilities
**Add another interesting element to your Business Ethics Unit with this “Contagion” Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheet.
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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 ethics and business supply chain principles at play in the film as well as to ensure that students are paying attention to the plot.
The Viewing Guide is two pages and splits the movie into four parts. (The parts are labeled for you on the Viewing Guide.) Once your students have completed the Movie Viewing Guide, they can move on to the Worksheet.
On the post-screening worksheet, your students will answer specific questions about the content in the film and think about the decisions made in the film in regards to business and personal ethics as well as supply chain management for the public and private sector during an emergency.
How the Lesson Works:
★ 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.
Movie Synopsis:
Soon after her return from a business trip to Hong Kong, Beth Emhoff dies from what is a flu or some other type of infection. Her young son dies later the same day. Her husband Mitch however seems immune. Thus begins the spread of a deadly infection. For doctors and administrators at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, several days pass before anyone realizes the extent or gravity of this new infection. They must first identify the type of virus in question and then find a means of combating it, a process that will likely take several months. As the contagion spreads to millions of people worldwide, societal order begins to break down as people panic.
Required Materials:
★ Contagion (2011) DVD or Streaming Capabilities
Add another interesting element to your American Revolution Unit with this “The Patriot” Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheet!
This movie can be used as an introduction or review for your American Revolution 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 American Revolution 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. These worksheets are also included in Google Form format to be submitted digitally.
How the Lesson Works:
★ The Pre-Screening Worksheet is designed to serve as an introduction or review of the American Revolution.
★ 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.
Movie Synopsis:
It is 1776 in colonial South Carolina. Benjamin Martin, a French-Indian war hero who is haunted by his past, now wants nothing more than to live peacefully on his small plantation, and wants no part of a war with the most powerful nation in the world, Great Britain. Meanwhile, his two eldest sons, Gabriel and Thomas, can’t wait to enlist in the newly formed “Continental Army.” When South Carolina decides to join the rebellion against England, Gabriel immediately signs up to fight…without his father’s permission. But when Colonel William Tavington, British dragoon, infamous for his brutal tactics, comes and burns the Martin Plantation to the ground, tragedy strikes. Benjamin quickly finds himself torn between protecting his family, and seeking revenge along with being a part of the birth of a new, young, and ambitious nation.
Note: Please be aware of that there are instances of language, violent battle sequences, and gore in this film. Please screen the movie before showing it to your students.
Required Materials:
★ The Patriot (2000) DVD or Streaming Capabilities
Add another interesting element to your Civil Rights Movement Unit with this “Remember the Titans” Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheet.
This lesson includes a pre-screening activity with basic questions about the Civil Rights Movement that might 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.
How the Lesson Works:
★ The Pre-Screening Worksheet is designed to be introduce students to basic concepts in the film.
★ The Viewing Guide is split into four sections with short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the movie.
★ The Post-Screening Research Worksheet is designed to help students investigate the concepts and ideas presented in the movie as well as learn more about the Civil Rights Movement.
Movie Synopsis:
In Virginia, high school football is a way of life, an institution revered, each game celebrated more lavishly than Christmas, each playoff distinguished more grandly than any national holiday. And with such recognition, comes powerful emotions. In 1971 high school football was everything to the people of Alexandria. But when the local school board was forced to integrate an all black school with an all white school, the very foundation of football’s great tradition was put to the test.
Required Materials:
★ Remember the Titans DVD or Disney+ Streaming Capabilities
Add an element of fun to your Business and Entrepreneurship classes with this “Ghostbusters” Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheet!
This movie can be used as a review of the principles of entrepreneurship, customer service, business practices, liabilities, and risks. The viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film.
The Pre-Screening Guide should be completed before viewing the film and includes basic questions relating to starting a business, gaining customers, funding a business, and managing risks.
The Viewing Guide is two pages and splits the movie into four parts. (The parts are labeled for you on the Viewing Guide.) Once your students have completed the Movie Viewing Guide, they can move on to the one page Worksheet.
The post-screening worksheet asks students to consider how the characters in the movie handled business related topics throughout the film such as risks, target markets, characteristics of entrepreneurs, customer satisfaction, and business expenses.
How the Lesson Works:
★ The Pre-Screening Worksheet is designed to serve as an introduction to business and the film
★ 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 viewing the movie in its entirety.
Required Materials:
★ Ghostbusters (1984) DVD or Streaming Capabilities
Add another interesting element to your Middle Ages Unit with this “Going Medieval with Mike Loades” documentary Viewing Guide!
This movie can be used as an introduction or review for your Middle Ages unit and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the documentary.
The viewing guide includes questions that students can answer based on the information in the video, two supplemental activities that may require additional research, and a vocabulary section for students to complete. There is also a section for a bellringer as well as an exit ticket.
How the Lesson Works:
★ A bellringer is provided to start the lesson.
★ As students watch the documentary, they can answer the short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the video.
★ After completing the video, students can complete the two supplemental activities on the worksheet along with the vocabulary section.
★ An exit ticket question is provided to end the lesson.
Documentary Synopsis:
In this two-hour special, historian and weapons expert Mike Loades takes us on an action-filled, fact-rich rampage through what it was really like to live, work and fight in the medieval world.
**Add another interesting element to your Age of Enlightenment Unit with this 2-part “Heroes of the Enlightenment” documentary Viewing Guide!
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This series can be used as an introduction or review for your Age of Enlightenment unit and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the documentary.
The viewing guides include questions that students can answer based on the information in the video, supplemental activities that may require additional research, and a vocabulary section for students to complete. There is also a section for a bellringer as well as an exit ticket. Two separate viewing guides are included–one for each episode of the series.
How the Lesson Works:
★ As students watch the documentary, they can answer the short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the video.
★ After completing the video, students can complete the supplemental activities on the worksheet along with the vocabulary section.
★ An exit ticket question is provided to end the lesson.
Accessing the Videos:
★ Both Episode 1: Power of Knowledge and Episode 2: Changing Society can be viewed for free on Vimeo.
Documentary Synopsis:
Heroes of the Enlightenment explores the fact that from Google, and Facebook and Wikipedia to the systems of democracy, finance, manufacture and the law - many aspects of modern life owe their existence to a single defining period: the Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century. In the space of barely 100 years, Western deference to divine and royal authority gave way to a belief that humans had the power to understand their own nature and the universe around them. Holy writ gave way to empirical investigation, the power of miracles to that of logic and reason. In In this series we can see it was a revolution in ideas, information and technology. Filmed in locations across Britain, France, Germany, Portugal and America, this illuminating series brings to life some of the key characters of the era - Newton, Erasmus, Darwin, Voltaire, Diderot, Condorcet, Frederick the Great and Thomas Jefferson - and the ideas that shaped the world we live in today.
Add an element of fun to your Computer Science Unit with this “Tron: Legacy” Movie Viewing Guide and Pre-Screening Worksheet!
This movie can be used as a review of the principles of computer science and programming and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film.
The Pre-Screening Guide should be completed before viewing the film and includes basic questions relating to computer science.
The Viewing Guide is two pages and splits the movie into four parts. (The parts are labeled for you on the Viewing Guide.) Once your students have completed the Movie Viewing Guide, they can move on to the one page Worksheet.
How the Lesson Works:
★ The Pre-Screening Worksheet is designed to serve as an introduction to computer science and the film
★ The Viewing Guide is split into four sections with short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the movie
Required Materials:
★ Tron: Legacy DVD or Streaming Capabilities
**Add another interesting element to your American Revolution Unit with this 6-part “Liberty: The American Revolution” documentary Viewing Guide!
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This series can be used as an introduction or review for your American Revolution unit and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the documentary.
The viewing guides include questions that students can answer based on the information in the video, supplemental activities that may require additional research, and a vocabulary section for students to complete. There is also a section for a bellringer as well as an exit ticket. Six separate viewing guides are included–one for each episode of the series.
How the Lesson Works:
★ As students watch the documentary, they can answer the short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the video.
★ After completing the video, students can complete the supplemental activities on the worksheet along with the vocabulary section.
★ An exit ticket question is provided to end the lesson.
Accessing the Videos:
★ This movie can be purchased on Amazon or accessed via Safari Montage (if available in your district).
**Add another interesting element to your Civil War Unit with this “Death and the Civil War” documentary Viewing Guide.
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This documentary can be used as a review for your Civil War unit and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the documentary.
The viewing guide includes questions that students can answer based on the information in the video, supplemental activities that may require additional research, and a vocabulary section for students to complete.
How the Lesson Works:
★ As students watch the documentary, they can answer the short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the video.
★ After completing the video, students can complete the supplemental activities on the worksheet along with the vocabulary section.
Documentary Synopsis:
With the coming of the Civil War, and the staggering casualties it ushered in, death entered the experience of the American people as it never had before — permanently altering the character of the republic and the psyche of the American people. Contending with death on an unprecedented scale posed challenges for which there were no ready answers when the war began. Americans worked to improvise new solutions, new institutions, and new ways of coping with death on an unimaginable scale.
Add another interesting element to your American Revolution Unit with this “The Crossing” Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheet!
This movie can be used as an introduction or review for your American Revolution 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 American Revolution 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.
How the Lesson Works:
★ The Pre-Screening Worksheet is designed to serve as an introduction or review of the American Revolution.
★ The Viewing Guide is split into four sections with short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the movie.
Movie Synopsis:
It is December 17, 1776. Hounded by his superior British forces, his army decimated by disease, desertion and lack of funds, General George Washington faces the unthinkable: He is losing the war for American Independence. A week later, on Christmas Eve, Washington will make one of the most courageous decisions in military history. Staking everything on a risky surprise attack against a garrison of battle hardened Hessian mercenaries, Washington sets out across the ice-choked Delaware River. Facing a desperate confrontation, in which his career, his life and the American Revolution itself hang in the balance.
Note: Please be aware of that there are instances of language and violent battle sequences in this film. Please screen the movie before showing it to your students.
Required Materials:
★ The Crossing (2003) DVD or Streaming Capabilities
This movie can be used as a review for your Civil War unit and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film.
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.
I show this movie after showing “Death and the Civil War” with History Through Film and US History Classes.
Included Documents
★ A Parent Permission form to send home with students before viewing the film.
★ The Viewing Guide is split into four sections with short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the movie.
Movie Synopsis:
With the nation embroiled in still another year with the high death count of Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln brings the full measure of his passion, humanity and political skill to what would become his defining legacy: to end the war and permanently abolish slavery through the 13th Amendment. Having great courage, acumen and moral fortitude, Lincoln pushes forward to compel the nation, and those in government who oppose him, to aim toward a greater good for all mankind.
Note: Please be aware of that there are instances of language and violent battle sequences in this film. Please screen the movie before showing it to your students.
Required Materials:
★ Lincoln (2012) DVD or Streaming Capabilities
This movie can be used as a review for your Westward Expansion unit and the viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film.
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.
I show this movie after showing select episodes of “Ken Burns: The West” with History Through Film and US History Classes.
Included Documents
★ A Parent Permission form to send home with students before viewing the film.
★ The Viewing Guide is split into four sections with short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the movie.
Movie Synopsis:
In the 1880s, after the U. S. Army’s defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the government continues to push Sioux Indians off their land. In Washington, D.C., Senator Henry Dawes (Aidan Quinn) introduces legislation to protect Native Americans rights. In South Dakota, schoolteacher Elaine Goodale (Anna Paquin) joins Sioux native and Western-educated Dr. Charles Eastman in working with tribe members. Meanwhile, Lakota Chief Sitting Bull refuses to give into mounting government pressures.
Note: Please be aware of that there are instances of language and violent battle sequences in this film. Please screen the movie before showing it to your students.
Required Materials:
★ Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) DVD or Streaming Capabilities
Add another interesting element to your Roaring Twenties (or ELA) Unit with this “The Great Gatsby” Movie Viewing Guide and Worksheet!
This movie can be used as an introduction or review for your Roaring Twenties 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. These worksheets are also included in Google Form format to be submitted digitally.
How the Lesson Works:
★ The Pre-Screening Worksheet is designed to serve as an introduction or review of the Roaring Twenties.
★ 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.
★ Customizable Google Form Versions of each activity are included.
Movie Synopsis:
It’s the spring of 1922 in New York City, a decadent playground of shifting morals, glittering jazz, bootleg empires and skyrocketing stocks. Chasing the American Dream, would-be writer Nick Carraway (Golden Globe nominee Tobey Maguire) arrives from the Midwest only to land next door to Jay Gatsby (three-time Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio), a mysterious millionaire whose estate overflows with endless parties. As Nick’s beautiful cousin Daisy (Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan) and her blue-blooded husband Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton) fall into Gatsby’s orbit, Nick bears witness to a tragedy of impossible love and incorruptible dreams. Fitzgerald’s timeless epic, the Great Gatsby mirrors the struggles of modern times in a dazzling visual journey from the mind of Baz Luhrmann, director of the Oscar winning Moulin Rouge.
Required Materials:
★ The Great Gatsby (2013) DVD or Streaming Capabilities