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Blackfish Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Form (PG13 - 2013)
Blackfish Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Form (PG13 - 2013)
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Classroom Use at a Glance
No-prep documentary movie guide for Blackfish Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Form (PG13 - 2013) with student questions, answer key, and documentary discussion support.
- Resource type
- Documentary Movie Guide
- Grade band
- Grades 9–12
- Rating
- PG-13
- Time required
- Full Film + Follow-Up
- Prep level
- No-Prep
- Subject
- Social Studies U.S. History
- Classroom use
- Full Film Lesson Movie Day Accountability Documentary Analysis Social Studies Extension Discussion Evidence-Based Writing Film Analysis Digital Assignment
- Includes
- Student Movie Guide Short-Answer Questions Essay Questions Answer Key Discussion Questions Google Forms Version Digital Fillable PDF Printable PDF Standards Alignment
- Tech format
- Google Forms Digital Fillable PDF Printable PDF Google Classroom Ready ZIP File
This Blackfish Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Form (PG13 – 2013) challenges students to analyze this incredibly powerful documentary. Explore why these animal parks would lie to the public and their own employees about what was happening. Discuss whether or not trainers should have been more proactive in searching for the truth. Finally, use details from the film to help students form and support an informed opinion about using animals for entertainment purposes.
This resource is meant to supplement the viewing of the film on IMDb. See the Parents Guide for content details.
Blackfish Movie Guide for the Classroom | Quick Facts
- Grades: Grades 8–12
- Time: 83 min
- Additional Time: ~30 min beyond the film for discussion/essay
- Format: PDF, Google Forms
- Content Rating: PG13 - Mature thematic elements; disturbing/violent images (documentary).
- CCSS Alignment: YES
Movie Plot (for teachers)
Documentary accounts of orca Tilikum, trainers, and corporate decisions reveal risk, ethics, and narrative framing—strong for evaluating sources, claims and evidence, and visual rhetoric.
Teacher Guidance
- Print one guide per student; preview the next question before you press play.
- Use pause points for cite-and-explain responses and targeted discussion.
- Encourage collaboration while discouraging copying; rewind key scenes to model close viewing.
What’s Included
- Student movie guide (PDF print)
- Student movie guide (PDF digital fillable)
- Google Forms (self-graded quiz)
- Answer Key (5 pages)
- CCSS alignment one-pager (PDF, 1 page)
- CCSS note: Students apply reading-comprehension skills to film (evidence, analysis, inference).
This independent educational resource is not affiliated with or endorsed by the film’s producers or distributors. Teachers are responsible for previewing content to ensure suitability for their students.
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