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7th grade short stories movie guides
Pixar-like Shorts Plot Theme Character Literary Elements Worksheets & Slides SEL
Pixar SHORT FILMS are the perfect way to teach literary elements and SEL! This digital, interactive workshop studies the short film, Joy and Heron and guides students through an analysis of the 6 basic literary elements to prepare them for the culminating narrative writing assignment. Students watch the film directly from their slides and work through all of the fun activities. Film Synopsis: A cute puppy, Joy, scuffles with an ornery Heron when the bird tries to steal her owner's fishing worms.
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5th - 8th
Pixar-like Shorts: Films For Christmas/Winter Activities Literary Elements Theme
Pixar-like Short Film LITERARY AND NARRATIVE WRITING Workshop: HEY DEER!Looking for a fun way to teach theme, plot, setting, and narrative writing. This winter themed workshop is both rigorous and adorable! It can be used for a Christmas activity, but it is also a great winter activity, appropriate for students who don't celebrate this holiday.Students will use the graphic organizers to analyze the plot of Hey Deer!, then use STORYBOARD templates to plan and write their own narrative. DIFFERENTI
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5th - 8th
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Pixar-like Shorts: Films For Theme Inference Plot Foreshadowing Writing Alma
Alma - a short film literary element study that students will actually WANT to do! ❤AWARD WINNING PIXAR-like SHORT FILM: ALMA This spooky workshop focuses on how a professional writer uses literary elements to foreshadow trouble. Students learn that literary elements interact to shape the story and will use these elements to create an alternate ending. LITERARY ELEMENTS/DEVICES:FORESHADOWING-Students learn specific foreshadowing techniquesMAKING INFERENCES-Searching For CluesPLOT-Creepy plot el
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5th - 8th
Teach Language Arts with Film Clips: Suspense and Foreshadowing
This short Film, Alma, is an excellent tool to have students review suspense and foreshadowing techniques. Students love the "creepy" film and figuring out exactly what has happened to the character. The file includes the film, student worksheets, and an answer key. The 4 worksheet pages include pause times to have students reflect and infer, as well as screenshots for analyzing examples of foreshadowing. Older students will enjoy this film which is not too young and engaging enough to keep them
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6th - 12th
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Christmas OR Winter Pixar-like Short Films Literary Devices THEME & NARRATIVE
HEY DEER! ANIMATED PIXAR SHORT FILM! Great for Christmas OR winter ELA. Short films are the perfect way to teach narrative writing and literary elements and devices. This workshop guides students through an analysis of 6 basic literary elements to prepare them for the culminating narrative writing task. Students watch the film directly from their slides and work through all of the guided activities.❤ Winter themed- but NO direct Christmas referencesSettingCharacters/CharacterizationPoint of View
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6th - 9th
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Pixar-like Animated Shorts Plot Conflict Inference Literary Devices & Elements
Engage your students with this fun literary workshop for use with Pix Short Film, Defective Detective. This workshop focuses on Inferences, Plot, and Internal & External Conflict. Tried and true winner with students and teachers!❤ FILM SUMMARY: A detective with a "defective" overreactive imagination tries to solve a case, but instead ends up angering an old lady who he thinks is in trouble. He picks up on all of the wrong clues and believes she is being assaulted, but in reality, she is onl
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5th - 8th
PIXAR -like Shorts Literary Analysis Devices Elements Plot Theme SEL Activities
FULL LITERARY UNIT! TEACH LITERARY ELEMENTS AND ANALYSIS WITH AN AWARD-WINNING ANIMATED SHORT FILM: THE PRESENT. TEACH LITERARY ELEMENTS AND ANALYSIS WITH AN AWARD-WINNING ANIMATED SHORT FILM: THE PRESENT. In this workshop, students learn to identify characterization techniques, plot twist, theme, conflict, and symbolism and how make inferences based on evidence from the film. Includes constructed response writing prompts with sample answers for everything. CULMINATING ACTIVITIES:❤ DESIGN A THE
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5th - 8th
The Princess Bride: Film Study Using Short Story Terminology (Great End of Year)
GREAT END-OF-YEAR REVIEW ACTIVITY. This movie reviews short story terminology with sound educational value and provides a fun way to re-engage learners at the end of the school year, the start of the new year, or directly before or after holidays. (And let's face it: The Princess Bride, is one of the best and most beloved films of all time.)GREAT STARTER TO A SHORT STORY UNIT (terms review) This seven-page pdf document contains three different activities for a film study of The Princess Bride
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7th - 12th
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PIXAR ANIMATED SHORT FILMS ONE PAGERS FOR LITERARY DEVICES ELEMENTS & TECHNIQUES
Fun, quick, engaging one-pagers for teaching literary elements with animated short films! This pack includes: THEME, CONFLICT, DIALOGUE, FORESHADOWING & FLASHBACK, CHARACTER MOTIVATION, PLOT, AND PLOT TWIST!*DIGITAL VERSION: CLICK HERE*DIGITAL & PRINTABLE CLICK HERESHORT FILMS (links included)⭐ PLOT: GLUED⭐ PLOT TWIST: THE PRESENT⭐ DIALOGUE: FOR THE BIRDS⭐ CHARACTER MOTIVATION: SELFIE CAT⭐ FORESHADOWING & FLASHBACK: SNACK ATTACK⭐ THEME: JOY & HERONFOLLOW DIGIGOODS FOR FREEBIE AND
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5th - 8th
Pixar shorts films theme plot flashback foreshadowing SEL literary elements
COMPREHENSIVE LITERARY ELEMENT UNIT! Animated short film workshop, Snack Attack is a PROVEN FUN AND EFFECTIVE way to teach literary analysis! This workshop focuses on foreshadowing, flashback, character traits, dialogue, theme and conflict. Tried and true winner with students and teachers!CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTABLE ONLY VERSION❤ FILM SUMMARY: A cranky old lady believes the teen boy on the bench next to her is stealing her cookies. But she realizes through a flashback that she had unwittingly s
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5th - 8th
"It's a Wonderful Life" Compare and Contrast with Original Short Story
Do you have a week before Christmas break and do not want to start a new unit? Or are you teaching American Literature and want to introduce students to a heartwarming traditional story?This bundle gives you- a 9 page PDF of the original short story called "The Greatest Gift". - A one-page set of Comprehension questions for the story.- A Compare/Contrast chart to fill out while students watch the movie.Note: You will need your own copy of the movie for this to work. The original story was sent
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7th - 12th
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Teaching Literary Elements with Animated Short Films: The Lost Thing
This set of standards-based lessons includes an examination of plot, conflict, setting, mood, symbolism, and theme. Teach advanced lessons for secondary students on setting, mood, symbolism, and theme using the picture book, "Lost and Found" by Shaun Tan or the Oscar Award-winning short film "The Lost Thing" (book/film not included). The Lost Thing is a story about a boy who finds a strange creature on the beach. He decides that it must be lost and that he must find where this creature belongs.
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6th - 9th
Also included in: Five Short Films for Teaching Theme
Plot Diagram Activity Using Disney Movies
This product contains everything you need to create a plot diagram sorting activity for your students. There are slips for Toy Story 3, The Lion King, and Cinderella. The teacher will cut the slips and place them in labeled envelopes or bags. The students must sort them onto a plot diagram, and can check their work with the included answer keys.
There are also a set of slips with the definitions of each term on the plot diagram (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).
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5th - 9th
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The Little Match Girl Christmas Short Story Analysis for the Common Core
The Little Match Girl is a classic story by Hans Christian Anderson. This analysis applies the common core standards for literature. The goal of the study is to challenge students with critical thinking questions directly connected to the text.
The study includes:
1. The story in block form with questions for each block.
2. Questions that are text-based and require analysis.
3. Using specific text to analyze the development of theme.
4. Analyzing the use of specific words and phrases to c
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4th - 8th
Short Films Hair Love Theme Inference Plot Worksheets Literary Devices Elements
Guaranteed engagement with this animated short film workshop, Hair Love. It teaches inferencing, theme, foreshadowing, plot twist, symbolism, and conflict. This workshop highlights the work of black writer, Matthew Cherry, who aims to portray black fathers in a positive light and represent them fairly in the media. In this heartwarming film, a young father struggles to help his daughter fix her hair while her mother is recovering from chemotherapy. ❤ EASEL COMPATIBLEStudents work through the g
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4th - 8th
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Pixar Shorts Film Theme Plot Literary Elements, Devices, Analysis SEL Activities
This study guide using the Pixar short film, Joy and Heron, is a fun way to teach literary elements like THEME and CONFLICT. These Free worksheets guide students through the process of using the conflict and resolution to identify the theme of a story. It has mega fun appeal, but is also rigorous and challenging. Want to go deeper and digital? CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL GOOGLE SLIDES LITERARY WORKSHOP of Joy and HeronFilm Synopsis: A cute puppy, Joy, scuffles with an ornery Heron when the bird tr
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5th - 8th
PIXAR ANIMATED SHORT FILMS ONE PAGERS LITERARY DEVICES ELEMENTS & TECHNIQUES
Fun, quick, engaging one-pagers for teaching LITERARY ELEMENTS, DEVICES, AND TECHNIQUES using animated short films! This DIGITAL/PRINTABLE pack includes: THEME, CONFLICT, DIALOGUE, FORESHADOWING & FLASHBACK, CHARACTER MOTIVATION, AND PLOT TWIST!Don't need both digital and printable? You can purchase them separately:⭐PRINTABLE VERSION: CLICK HERE⭐DIGITAL ONLY VERSION: CLICK HERESHORT FILMS (links included)⭐ PLOT: GLUED⭐ PLOT TWIST: THE PRESENT⭐ DIALOGUE: FOR THE BIRDS⭐ CHARACTER MOTIVATION: S
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5th - 8th
Short Films For Winter and Christmas Literary Devices Theme Plot Inference
Looking for a fun way to use Pixar Short Films for literacy? Check out these 2 great workshops: A Christmas Star and Hey Deer!Short Film Winter Workshop: A Christmas StarSuper fun way to teach NARRATIVE writing and LITERARY ELEMENTSSettingPlotConflictThemeNarrative Writing***Short films and narrative writing are a PERFECT match. Students simply follow the film and provide the missing narration!***WHAT YOU WILL GET IN "Hey Deer!"Two essential questionsGuided extended responseTwo guided short ans
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5th - 8th
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Guided Movie Questions: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
This PDF contains 36 guided questions to be answered while your students enjoy "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief." This movie is an excellent introduction to a Mythology unit, or a nice treat for the end of one!
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6th - 12th
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Animated Short Films Theme Plot Narrative Writing Activity GLUED Literary Device
Here's a literary workshop that students beg to do! In this workshop, students are guided through a full Pixar interactive plot analysis of the short film Glued. Students will then use the knowledge they've learned about plot development to create their own narrative story using the plot templates.DIGITAL VERSION AVAILABLE HEREFILM SUMMARY:In this funny film, a mother realizes her child is addicted to video games so she tries desperately to persuade him to play outside. Finally, in a hilarious c
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5th - 8th
Teaching Literary Elements with Animated Short Films-"One Man Band"
Standards-based lessons that focus on plot elements, characterization, and theme. Within each focus area, there are variations in tasks for use with students that are "approaching standard" and "on standard." There is an additional page for students who have mastered the standard and are ready to "level up" that focuses on the literary device of poetic justice. Check out the preview for examples.The teacher's guide includes detailed instructions for differentiating the lessons.My goal in teachin
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5th - 8th
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Short Films Language Arts Christmas Activities Literary Devices & Elements
Looking to use Pixar Short Films to teach literary elements and devices?Pixar Short Films Workshop: A Christmas Star and HEY Deer!Each short film in this bundle comes with a DIGITAL and a PRINTABLE version.This allows for greater differentiation, variety, and choices.Super fun way to teach NARRATIVE writing and LITERARY ELEMENTSSettingPlot- Exposition, Setting, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, & ResolutionConflictThemePoint of ViewNarrative Writing***Short films and narrative writing a
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5th - 8th
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The Fall of the House of Usher 1960 Film Viewing Guide
Need something to hold students accountable for watching the reenactment of "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe? This resource accompanies the 1960 film version starring Vincent Price, directed by Roger Corman, and it is print & go!What's included . . . ► 15 short answer viewing guide questions► Book versus Movie compare & contrast task - There are 2 different sheets for you to choose from along with suggestions to compare the book and movie version in a visual way or gam
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6th - 12th
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Spongebob's an Epic Hero?
This FUN 2-3 day lesson unites The Odyssey with The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (the first, animated film). Students enjoy the film and its content while identifying allusions made within it to Odysseus and his travels. I based the three page, 24-question worksheet on what my students read from our abridged version of the epic located in an ancient textbook. If you have covered, read or discussed the sirens, Scylla and Charybdis, Helios, Poseidon, Calypso, Athena and a few other main points o
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7th - 11th
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