Film Studies
Over 25 short-answer questions broken into two main viewing segments that guide students to understand and apply film vocab, make inferences about theme and symbolism, and explore cultural values and emotional subtext.
Into the Spider-Verse
Viewing questions broken apart by act for Into the Spider-verse. Engage active viewing and develop visual literacy with no film experience.
Parasite
A Guided Film Warm-Up for Close Viewing and Visual Analysis of Bong Joon Ho's film, Parasite.
9th Grade ELA
When I introduce film into the ELA classroom, my goal is always the same: get students thinking deeply without pulling their eyes away from the screen. Thoughtfully crafted viewing questions help strike that balance: they anchor attention, spark discussion, and lay the groundwork for analysis that extends beyond the surface.
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.
Mean Girls
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.
Woman of the Hour
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.
Viewing Questions for the first 15 minutes of Us. Explore character, notice suspense creation, and practice with symbols and allusion.
Books
Compare/contrast the opening chapter of The Duke & I with the opening scene of Bridgerton Season 1. Explore character, relationships, theme, and style.
Coraline
2 different question sets (one geared towards learning the basics of film studies vocabulary, one that doesn't require film experience) and a master list of viewing questions.