FILM STUDY WORKSHEETS ON TWM

TWM offers its members the following "movie worksheets":
The worksheets are available only to TWM subscribers.



The basic idea is to get students to analyze something which will interest them and to express their conclusions in writing. This will make schoolwork, in class and at home, more palatable and lead students to give their best effort.

These worksheets are generic; useful for almost any movie of the type program of the type indicated. Also check out TWM's Extra Assignments for a Food Program (this link requires a members login).

The worksheets are suitable for most subjects taught in k-12. The 2010 Common Core State Standards (.pdf download) require that teachers in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects join in the effort to assist students in learning how to read, write, and listen. See Common Core State Standards (.pdf download) page 5, item # 6, and pages 59 - 69.This may be a change for teachers in those subjects. The worksheets listed in this article will help teachers in subjects other than ELA to meet the requirements of the standards.

To use the worksheets, first review them to make sure that they are appropriate for the class and the movie and make any necessary adjustments. In most cases, have the class read the questions on the worksheets before watching the film. TWM's movie worksheets are ideal for homework. When assigning students to watch films at home, provide one or two after-school viewing opportunities for those students who cannot get access to the film. See TWM's Movies as Literature Homework Project and Historical Fiction in Film Homework Project. See also TWM's TV Show Worksheets for Homework and Cell Phone Lesson Plan (coming soon). TWM's Video Game Lesson Plan (coming soon) is in development and will be completed soon.
THE ADVANTAGES OF USING GENERIC FILM STUDY WORKSHEETS

Many movie worksheets contain questions about specific scenes or details to test whether students have been paying attention. This ensures that students follow the film and don't daydream or do homework. This type of worksheet is clearly beneficial when the film has educational value or is going to be used to drive assignments requiring the exercise of important skills. It's certainly much better than simply putting the DVD in the player and letting the movie run.

Generic worksheet questions have the same advantages, however, they also demonstrate to students that all films of each genre have certain characteristics that can be broken down and analyzed. For ELA classes generic movie worksheets show that movies contain the elements of story, plot, character development, as well as the devices of fiction: expository phase, flashback, metaphor, irony, etc.

Generic worksheets require that students use thinking skills of a higher level than those requiring students only to remember and regurgitate scenes or facts. For these reasons, TWM suggests that teachers use generic movie worksheets in their lesson plans. TWM provides movie worksheets that are specific to the film only in special circumstances.

This section was published on March 22, 2012. Written by James Frieden, TWM.





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