FILM STUDY WORKSHEET -- FOR A
WORK OF HISTORICAL FICTION
Taken from: http://www.teachwithmovies.org/guides/film-study-worksheet-social-studies.html
Read
the questions before you watch the movie so that you will know what to look for.
At breaks during the showing or when the film is over you will have an
opportunity to make short notes in the spaces provided. If you make notes while
the movie is playing, make sure that your note taking doesn't interfere with
carefully watching the film. You do not need to make any notes on the worksheet
but when the movie is completed you will be required to fully respond to the
questions.
Complete the assignment by answering each question in paragraph form on a
separate sheet of paper. Answers need to be complete and comprehensive, demonstrating that you paid attention and
thought about what was shown on the screen. You may use more
than one paragraph if necessary. Be sure that the topic sentence of your first
paragraph uses key words from the question. All responses should be in complete
sentences using proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Questions 6
and 10 ask about your personal experience and you may respond in the first
person. All other responses should be in
the third person. When Questions 7 - 10 are assigned as homework, research the
historical event and provide citations to the authorities on which you rely for
any facts or conclusions cited in your responses.
1. Write a brief summary of the main plot,
describing the event or events that are the focus of the film, stating where and when they take place. (1
paragraph)
Notes: ________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Name and describe the protagonist and the
antagonist in this story. (2 paragraphs)
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3. In the story told by the film, what is the main
conflict and how is it resolved? (1 paragraph)
Notes:
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4. Historical fiction employs the elements of
literature and the devices of fiction. Identify and describe two literary elements or
devices that are evident in the movie other than conflict, antagonist,
protagonist, and imagery. Other
literary elements or devices may include: prologue, expository phase, voice,
symbol, foreshadowing, flashback, irony, foil, opposition, archetype, motif,
characterization, climax, and denouement.
For each literary device that you identify, describe the role that it plays
in presenting the story told by the film. (2
paragraphs)
Notes: #1 _____________________________________________________________________________
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5. Describe two images or scenes from the film
that stand out in your mind. Discuss why they impressed you and how they relate
to themes explored in the story. (2
paragraphs)
Notes: #1 _____________________________________________________________________________
#2 ___________________________________________________________________________________
6. Pick one of the following factors that play
an important role in the film. Chose
among political, economic, religious, social, and ideological. How does the film reflect the factor you
identified? Be specific. For extra
credit, pick a second factor and describe how the film reflects that factor. (1 paragraph per factor)
Notes:
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7. Describe a lesson from this film that
viewers can apply to their own lives: (1) in deciding what position to take on
an issue of public concern or (2) in their relations with family and friends.
Detail the events that relate to this lesson.
(1 to 3 paragraphs)
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8. It
could be said that “History is what the present chooses to remember about the
past.” Given the fact that the audience
will take away from the movie an impression of the historical events or figures
portrayed in the story; does the film improve the viewer’s understanding of
historical events? Justify your
conclusion. (1 to 3 paragraphs)
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