Movies (by Title)
Happy Feet: Find Your Beat!
Click on the link "F.I.L.M. Curriculum" for eight activities using literacy skills to explore self-expression in music and dance. The 28-page discussion guide requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.
The Horse Whisperer
Suggestions for approaches to the film.
Journey to the Center of the Earth: Embark on Your Journey
Click on the link "F.I.L.M. Curriculum" for an extensive guide which supports the 2008 movie starring Brendan Fraser. It includes 14 activities (some with handouts) in 4 modules, including storytelling, vocabulary, everyday science, and community action. This 28-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.
Jurassic Park: an Information Literacy WebQuest
Students evaluate the quality of Web sites. Familiarity with Jurassic Park is not essential.
On the Waterfront
Analysis and a clip from the movie.
Prince Caspian: Becoming a Leader
Click on the link "F.I.L.M. Curriculum" to access a guide designed for ages 9-14 that focuses on building leadership skills. The first module, however, focuses comparing the book and the 2008 movie and includes vocabulary development. Subsequent modules emphasize teamwork, patience, strength and determination, and learning from the past. Accessing the packet requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.
Ratatouille: Realize Your Dreams
Click on the link "F.I.L.M. Curriculum" for post-viewing activities to support the 2007 movie. The 19-page discussion guide requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.
Rounding Up the Usual Suspects: Interpreting Famous Quotations
What do we say about ourselves when we quote lines from movies or elsewhere? Why do famous quotes from movies, literature and history resonate with many people? In this lesson, students consider the power of their favorite movie lines and other famous quotes, then write essays interpreting and commenting on a selected quotation.
Saving Shiloh: Searching for Answers
Click on the link "F.I.L.M. Curriculum" for a variety of activities to support reading the book and/or viewing the movie, including literacy, health, and community service. The 33-page discussion guide requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.
The Secret Life of Bees
Click on the link "F.I.L.M. Curriculum" for a 39-page discussion guide including research into bees and other insects, the civil rights movement, gender equity, and the importance of love and home. It is designed to support the movie. Adobe Reader required for access.
The Seeker: Find Your Destiny
Click on the link "F.I.L.M. Curriculum" for a 26-page discussion guide for the 2007 movie The Seeker, based on The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper. The guide offers post-viewing literacy and character development activities for students ages 11-15. Adobe Reader required for access.
Snow Falling on Cedars
Students compare Snow Falling on Cedars with To Kill a Mockingbird. The handouts at this site require MS-Word or compatible application for access.
Star Wars
A guide to writing about the film.
ESL/EFL Listening Comprehension Lesson for the Movie Super Size Me
This lesson uses two carefully-selected clips to build listening and discussion skills.
Tinker Bell
Click on the link "F.I.L.M. Curriculum" for a 13-page cross-curricular discussion guide. Adobe Reader required for access.
Titanic
A guide to writing about the film.
The Ultimate Gift
Click on the link "F.I.L.M. Curriculum" for a 36-page discussion guide that supports the 2007 movie based upon the book by Jim Stovall. Adobe Reader or compatible application required for access.
Whale Rider
Several approaches to the film and some for the book.
White Squall
A guide to writing about the film.
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