K12 Movie Guides

Film as Literature & Cinematic Arts Curriculum – Quarter 2

Name: Film as Literature & Cinematic Arts Curriculum – Quarter 2
Brand: K12 Movie Guides
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Classroom Use at a Glance

Film studies curriculum for Film as Literature & Cinematic Arts Curriculum – Quarter 2 with planning documents, movie guides, answer keys, comparative analysis tasks, assessments, and digital classroom materials.

Resource type: Film Studies Curriculum
Grade band: Grades 9–12
Time required: 9-Week Curriculum
Prep level: Curriculum Planning
Subject: ELA Film Study
Classroom use: Film Studies Curriculum ELA Skill Practice Film Analysis Discussion Evidence-Based Writing Assessment Digital Assignment
Includes: Planning Guide Student Syllabus Lesson Plans Student Movie Guides Answer Keys Comparative Analyses Rubrics Summative Assessments Skill Workshops Movie Purchase/Rental Spreadsheet
Tech format: Editable Google Docs Google Slides Printable PDF Google Classroom Ready ZIP File

Keep cinematic momentum rolling with golden-age hits and modern blockbusters.

11 printable & digital movie guides
5 comparative-analysis prompts
2 summative assessments
Plot-point mapping workshop
Complete planning docs

Quarter 2 Overview

Quarter 2 of Film as Literature & Cinematic Arts propels students from golden-age blockbusters to modern crowd-pleasers. Over nine weeks, learners complete 11 movie guides, 5 comparative analyses, and 2 summative assessments—all tied to the Common Core.

What's Included

Educator Planning Guide (7 pp) and Student Syllabus (6 pp)
Unit 3 lesson plans – Golden-Age Blockbusters (25 pp)
Unit 4 lesson plans – Modern Crowd-Pleasers (25 pp)
11 student movie-guide slide decks with answer keys
5 comparative-analysis essays + rubrics
2 summative tasks on box-office appeal and four-quadrant formulas
Plot-Point / Three-Act Workshop: student packet, answer key, exemplar slides
Movie Purchase & Rental spreadsheet with live links
Standards Alignment chart for every activity

Are you more of a visual learner?

Download the free sneak peek preview here to get a feel for this curriculum.

How to Use This Curriculum

Upload DOCX and PPTX files to Google Drive with “Convert uploads to Google Docs editor format” enabled for instant editing, or print the PDFs. Show each film across two class periods, assign the corresponding movie guide, and follow the pacing in the weekly plans. Wrap Unit 3 with a comparative box-office essay and Unit 4 with the “Creative Four Quadrant” summative task.

Standards Alignment

Quarter 2 directly addresses CCRA.R.1–4, CCRA.R.7–8, CCRA.W.1–3, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.3, and CCRA.L.4–5.

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