Scene Study Notebook for Into the Spider-verse

Develop your visual literacy skills, explore narrative structure, and analyze a variety of symbols and motifs – one scene at a time with this Scene Study Notebook.

What It Is

This is not your average viewing worksheet.
The Scene Study Notebook is a deep-dive film analysis tool designed to guide students through 30+ carefully selected moments in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Each scene is framed with context, visual prompts, guiding questions, and creative extension activities that blend visual literacy, literary analysis, and critical thinking.

Perfect for:

• 📘 English teachers introducing cinematic storytelling
• 🎓 IB/IGCSE-style analytical skill-building
• 🏠 Homeschoolers seeking structured media literacy
• ✍️ Students learning how to write about film and visual language

Skills You'll Build

• Film Analysis: Cinematography, color theory, camera movement, sound, editing
• Figurative Language Analysis: Symbolism, motif, metaphor, and theme tracking
• Narrative Structure: Hero’s journey, rising tension, character transformation
• Creative Reflections: Comic panel creation, visual metaphor, and symbolic writing tasks

What's Inside:

• 30+ scene study pages, from the opening montage to the multiverse battle
• Scaffolded guiding questions for watching closely and thinking deeply
• Creative Extensions for each scene (e.g., design a mural, storyboard a moment, write a monologue)
• Focus on identity, belonging, transformation, and visual storytelling
• Printable AND fillable/editable digital formats (perfect for tablets or Google Classroom)

A Sampling of Scene Studies:

• Scene #1: Police Car Drop-Off – Framing & emotional distance
• Scene #4: The Underground Mural – Visual symbolism & self-expression
• Scene #14: The Training Begins – Subverting the superhero montage
• Scene #27: Subverting the Hero Team-Up – Insecurity and identity
• Scene #34: The Leap of Faith – Visual metaphor & turning points

Designed For:

• 📅 End-of-year capstone projects
• 📽️ Film-literacy units in English class
• 💬 Discussion-based learning or flipped classrooms
• 🧠 Honors, enrichment, and gifted support
• 🎨 Arts-integrated or SEL-aligned curriculum

Why It Works

“This helped my students connect emotionally to film and think critically about visual storytelling.”

“It bridges creative and academic work beautifully.”