K12 Movie Guides
The Butler Movie Guide (PG13 - 2013)
The Butler Movie Guide (PG13 - 2013)
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Classroom Use at a Glance
No-prep movie guide for The Butler Movie Guide (PG13 - 2013) with student questions, answer key, and discussion support.
- Resource type
- 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 ELA Skill Practice Discussion Evidence-Based Writing Film Analysis Digital Assignment
- Includes
- Student Movie Guide Short-Answer Questions Essay Questions Answer Key Discussion Questions Printable PDF Google Slides Version Movie Permission Slip
- Tech format
- Printable PDF Google Slides Google Classroom Ready ZIP File
The Butler Movie Guide challenges students to analyze this gripping story based on the true story of Eugene Allen, who served 8 presidents as a butler in the White House. This movie guide will help students learn about American history, but specifically about the civil rights movement. Give students the opportunity to sympathize with the struggles that happened during this difficult time in history.
This resource is meant to supplement the viewing of The Butler, 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 11 high-level, short answer reflection and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.
- 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)
- CCSS alignment, Admin Request, Permission Slip (2 page PDF - 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.
Here are my tips for using The Butler Movie Guide 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
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