From Up on Poppy Hill Movie Guide Questions & Worksheet

This From Up on Poppy Hill Movie Guide Questions & Worksheet helps Grades 6 to 8 students analyze a character-driven historical film about memory, identity, community responsibility, and student action. As Umi and Shun work to save the Latin Quarter while uncovering difficult truths about their families, students track how place, history, and personal honesty shape the story.

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, independent writing, social studies connections, film study, or guided small-group discussion.

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Film Summary:

Set in 1963 Yokohama, the film follows Umi Matsuzaki as she balances home responsibilities, school life, and a growing connection with Shun Kazama. Their campaign to preserve the Latin Quarter clubhouse unfolds alongside a painful search for truth about family history, memory, and what the next generation chooses to protect.

Parental Guidance:

Rated PG. Teachers can expect mild emotional intensity around wartime loss, family history, and identity questions, along with some smoking and period social themes, but little explicit content. See details on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798188/parentalguide/

Perfect For:

• Grades 6-8 ELA and social studies units
• Memory, preservation, and community discussions
• Family identity and postwar-history themes
• Student action and responsibility lessons
• Whole-film analysis with historical context

Skills Addressed:

• Historical context
• Character motivation
• Cause and effect
• Symbolism
• Argument
• Vocabulary in context
• 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: 91 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.