Disturbia Movie Guide Questions & Worksheet

This Disturbia Movie Guide Questions & Worksheet helps Grades 9 to 12 students think about grief, surveillance, suspicion, and the ethics of watching. As Kale's boredom under house arrest turns into growing suspicion about Robert Turner, students analyze how confinement, point of view, and limited proof shape a thriller's tension.

This packet gives you flexible ways to teach a full-length film without losing instructional time: use the pre- and post-movie discussion prompts to build purpose before viewing, pause at key time stamps for guided writing and conversation, or assign the written guide after the film for review and deeper analysis.

Engaging questions include scene-based, time-stamped prompts, reflection questions, and a multiple-choice quiz for easy differentiation. It works well for whole-class viewing, homework, independent analysis, film study, or guided small-group discussion.

Check the thumbnail images for sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students.

Film Summary:

Disturbia follows Kale Brecht after grief, anger, and house arrest trap him inside his own neighborhood. As boredom turns into surveillance and surveillance turns into suspicion about Robert Turner, the film mixes teen energy with thriller tension to examine grief, voyeurism, proof, and what happens when watching is no longer enough.

Parental Guidance:

Rated PG-13 for stalking and serial-killer suspense, violence and threat, voyeurism themes, sexual references, and strong language. See details on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486822/parentalguide/

Perfect For:

• Upper-secondary classes studying grief and surveillance
• Ethics of watching and suspicion versus proof
• Thriller structure built through confinement
• Halloween-season suspense units
• Point-of-view and tension analysis

Skills Addressed:

• Reading for evidence
• Suspense analysis
• Cause and effect
• Point of view
• Vocabulary in context
• Discussion and argument
• Whole-film synthesis

What's Included: (a zip file with)

Student Worksheet

• Google Slides/PPTX Print Version (Toner Tip! Print 2 Slides/Page)
• Google Slides/PPTX Digital Version
• Self-Graded Multiple Choice Quiz (30 Questions | Easy Language)
  • Digital Version (Google Forms)
  • Print Version (can be derived from the Answer Key not Self-Graded)

Teacher's Guide & Lesson Plan

• Pre & Post Movie Discussion Questions (themes, schema-building)
• Lesson Plan Options A, B, and C (3-day, 4-day, and 5-day pacing)
• Worksheet Answer Key + CCSS Alignment
• Multiple Choice Quiz Answer Key
• CCSS Alignment + Admin Movie Request + Parent/Guardian Permission Slip (2 Pages)
  

(Note: All files formatted for seamless upload to your Google Drive if desired.)

Time & Tech:

Runtime: 105 minutes. Use this resource before, during, or after viewing. Print the worksheet or assign the Google Slides/PPTX digital version, and use the Google Forms multiple-choice quiz when you want a self-grading differentiation option.

DISCLAIMER: This product is an independently created worksheet and question set for classroom commentary and instruction. It is not affiliated with the film's creators or distributors, and it does not include the movie itself. Teachers should preview films for local policy fit.