Hillbilly Elegy Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Form (R - 2020)

Hillbilly Elegy Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Form (R – 2020) challenges students to connect with and analyze this empathy-building film based on J.D. Vance’s 2016 memoir. Ask students to compare the Vance family code with theirs. Discuss and evaluate decisions Mamaw, Beverly and J.D. make. Think like a director and determine the value of J.D.’s montage of memories. Explore the concept of empathy and how students can demonstrate it in their daily lives.

NOTE: This movie is rated R please make sure it is suitable for your students before purchasing this guide. Here is the link to IMDb’s parental guide.

This resource consists of 11 high-level, short answer and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information. See the thumbnail images for sample questions.

This product .zip file includes:

• A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (4 pages)
• A student movie guide, PDF print version (4 pages)
• An answer key (4 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 Forms Version of the Movie Guide
• 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.

Google Classroom Distance Learning Tips:

1. Create an assignment using the Google Form
2. Use the screen sharing tool on your conference calling software to play the movie
3. Pause the movie at each question to give students time to write/discuss
4. Make sure students input their name, so when you open your copy of the form, you can see each student’s individual response they submitted
5. Note: If you are using the movie guide for multiple classes and want to separate responses by class, create multiple copies of the google form with file names such as [Title]MovieGuideClassPeriod[2] and then create assignments for each copy of the Google Form movie guide