The Shawshank Redemption Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (R - 1994) Cover
The Shawshank Redemption Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (R - 1994) Sample
The Shawshank Redemption Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (R - 1994) Sample
The Shawshank Redemption Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (R - 1994) CCSS

The Shawshank Redemption Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (R – 1994)

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The Shawshank Redemption Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (R – 1994) challenges students to connect with this classic, Oscar-winning movie and it’s interesting take on life, hope, friendship and justice. Explore how someone like, Brooks, would feel if they had missed the most recent 50 years in prison and were released to today. Finally, ask students to do some further research on how the prison population has changed since 1947 (the year when Andy Dufresne came to Shawshank).

Note: Warning! This movie is rated R, be sure to check an online parental guide, like IMDb’s parents guide, to make sure this movie is appropriate for your students.

Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students. This resource consists of 14 high-level, short answer reflection and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.

This product .zip file includes:

  • 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 Google Slides Version of the Movie Guide (A PDF with a link to make a copy of the guide to your Google Drive)
  • A generic movie guide permission slip (1 page)
  • 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.
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Here are my tips for using this The Shawshank Redemption Movie Guide in your classroom:

  1. Print one, double-sided The Shawshank Redemption 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

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

The Shawshank Redemption Movie Guide resource is also available on TeachersPayTeachers

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Get a feel for these movie guides and see if this resource is right for you. I ask questions that require students to ‘live’ on the higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy.

K12 Movie Guides are on these other platforms as well:

 

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