Race (Jessie Owens Story) Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 – 2016)

Race (Jessie Owens Story) Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 – 2016) challenges students to insert themselves into this historical story. Explore the tough decisions that Jessie Owens and the American Olympic Committee had to make during the 1936 Olympic Games held in Nazi Germany. If you’re planning to show this movie, you will not be disappointed with this resource.

Note: Question #9A asks students to compare the 100m Final race scene with actual footage from the 1936 Olympic Games. The race can be found here on youtube. (I do not own and cannot guarantee the availability of this youtube clip, however a quick search should provide multiple source.)

This resource consists of 13 high-level, short answer and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information. See the preview file for high resolution sample questions.

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This product .zip file includes:

• A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (5 pages)
• A student movie guide, PDF print version  (5 pages)
• An answer key (5 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 generic movie guide permission slip (1 page)

The digital version is for a paperless classroom if your students each have a tablet/iPad. Here is a method that worked for me:

• Ask students to download a PDF editor app if they don’t already have one. It needs to have a save function as well. I used Foxit PDF.
• Host the file. I used google drive to share a folder with the students.
• After students have completed the movie guide, ask them to save it in a designated google drive folder using a naming convention. (I use LastnameFirstnameMovieGuide.pdf)