The Fault in Our Stars Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 – 2014)

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The Fault in Our Stars Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 – 2014) challenges students to analyze this emotional story about life, love, happiness and the finality of death. Ask students to think critically about the meaning of Augustus’s cigarette metaphor and the communication between Hazel and her parents regarding her eventual passing. Ponder the reason why John Green used this title and how it relates to a Cassius quote from Shakespeare’s famous play, Julius Caesar.

Note: This resource is for the 2014 movie based 2012 novel by John Green of the same title.

This product includes:

• A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (4 pages)
• 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 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:

1. 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.
2. Host the file. I used google drive to share a folder with the students.
3. 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)

Here are my tips for using The Fault in Our Stars Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 – 2014) with students in your classroom:

1. Print one, double-sided movie guide for each student
2. Preview each question on the movie guide as you come to it before resuming the movie
3. 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
4. After completing the short answers on the movie guide, allow 5-10 minutes for each essay question at the end
5. On average, completing this movie guide will require about 30-45 minutes in addition to the length of the movie

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