Just Eat it: A Food Waste Story Documentary Movie Guide (NR - 2014)

Just Eat it: A Food Waste Story Documentary Movie Guide (NR – 2014)

Name: Just Eat it: A Food Waste Story Documentary Movie Guide (NR - 2014)
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Just Eat it: A Food Waste Story Documentary Movie Guide (NR – 2014) challenges students to analyze and internalize how food is wasted, and what we can do about it. Explore the concept of gleaning and research whether or not there are local opportunities. Ask students to take what they have learned and unpack it, by writing a persuasive paragraphs to someone who hasn’t seen the film based on the film’s key words: Perfection, Mindset, Consequence, Recovery and Change.

This resource is meant to supplement the viewing of movie, see the IMDb listing here.

Check the thumbnails for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students. This resource consists of 12 high-level, short answer reflection and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.

Categories: All Movie Guides, Documentary, High School, Junior High Tags: educational film analysis, guided learning, movie questions, movie worksheet, no prep, study guide, study questions, Sustainability

Description

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This product .zip file includes:

A student movie guide, PDF print version (4 pages)
An answer key (4 pages) is included, however, some answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning throughout the film and many questions are open-ended.
A Google Slides Version of the Movie Guide (A PDF with a link to make a copy of the guide to your Google Drive)
CCSS alignment indicating standards met, PDF (1 page – see also preview image)
- CCSS Note: I’ve taken the liberty of aligning certain reading standards with the act of consuming content via the movie instead. Although students aren’t reading they are asked to perform the same cognitive functions on the content that they consumed from the movie.
Need a generic movie guide permission slip? Download it free here.

Here are my tips for using Just Eat it: A Food Waste Story Documentary Movie Guide (NR – 2014) in your classroom:

Print one, double-sided movie guide for each student
Preview each question on the movie guide as you come to it before resuming the movie
Pause at the times designated on the movie guide and help students if necessary
- Discussion here is great, encourage and allow students to share their ideas and thoughts for any question
- Discourage students from simply copying answers
- If needed, and if time allows, feel free to rewind and show important parts of the movie for additional analysis
After completing the short answers on the movie guide, allow 5-10 minutes for each essay question at the end
On average, completing this movie guide will require about 30-45 minutes in addition to the length of the movie

Google Classroom | Google Slide | Tips:

1. Click on the link included in the PDF titled “Google Slides Version” and save a copy of the file to your Google Drive/Classroom
2. Create an assignment for your students
3. If you are using this resource for multiple classes and want to separate responses by class, create multiple copies of the Google Slides version with file names such as [Title]ClassPeriod[2] and then create assignments