Into the Spider-Verse
Into the Spider-verse Viewing Questions
Viewing questions broken apart by act for Into the Spider-verse. Engage active viewing and develop visual literacy with no film experience.
Viewing Questions
Neo Yokio Viewing Questions
A Modern Media Pairing for The Catcher in the Rye. What does a magical aristocrat with a pink tuxedo and a bachelor board have in common with Holden Caulfield? Find out with this Viewing Questions for the pilot episode of the Neo Yokio Netflix series.
Moonlight
Moonlight Film Sequence Analysis Practice 2: Little & Kevin
COMING SOON: Shot by Shot film sequence analysis practice activity for the sequence of Little & Kevin and the boys playing in the field, in Moonlight.
UnlockingLiteraryAnalysis-series
10: Theme
Mean Girls
Mean Girls Viewing Questions
A Pre-Reading or Companion Activity for The Lord of the Flies. Watch Mean Girls with the lens of evaluating leadership styles and personas, then compare against characters in Lord of the Flies.
Analysis
Opening Sequence Film Analysis Practice Activity with It Follows
Conduct a shot by shot breakdown of the first 4 minutes of It Follows to explore suspense, POV, and more.
Woman of the Hour
Woman of the Hour Viewing Questions
Viewing questions for Woman of the Hour, no film experience required. Engage students to think about feminist film theory, gender in Hollywood, and horror as a genre with these accessible film viewing questions.
Coraline
Coraline Opening Credit Sequence Analysis Practice
COMING SOON: Shot by Shot film sequence analysis practice with the opening credit sequence of Henry Selick's, Coraline.
Advanced English Class
Re-Integration & Reparation: Final Reflections on When the Emperor Was Divine
Final guided analysis for When the Emperor Was Divine. Reflect on Chapters 4 & 5, explore themes of reparation, identity, and the novel’s haunting ending.
Advanced English Class
Chapter 4: What Does It Mean to Be American? in When the Emperor Was Divine
Explore identity and assimilation in Chapter 4 of When the Emperor Was Divine with a freewrite and close reading activity on what it means to be “American.”
Advanced English Class
Chapter 3: Memory, Identity & the Camp Experience in When the Emperor Was Divine
Close reading questions for Chapter 3 of When the Emperor Was Divine. Analyze memory, identity, and motif development through independent literary practice.
Advanced English Class
Divining Deeper Meaning: Themes & Motifs in Chapter 3 of When the Emperor Was Divine
Literary analysis toolkit for Chapter 3 of When the Emperor Was Divine: explore symbols, motifs, and themes through guided close reading and reflection.