Treasure Island Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TV - 1990)

The Treasure Island Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TV – 1990) challenges students to put themselves into Jim Hawkin’s shoes and evaluate the decisions he makes in Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1882 novel. Discuss and determine if there is a protagonist and antagonist in the story. Ask students to write a first person journal entry as if they were Jim explaining the lessons they learned from the famous Long John Silver.

Note: This movie guide is for the 1990 version of this film with Charlton Heston and Christian Bale.

Check the preview file for high resolution sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students. This resource consists of 13 high-level, short answer reflection and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.

This movie guide is included in an amazing elective full-year curriculum:

• Film Studies & Movie Analysis Curriculum — A light, plug-and-play sequence of mainstream (mostly G–PG-13) films with strong subtitles that are easy to stream on Disney+, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video—ideal for mixed-readiness, intro classes.

This product .zip file includes:

• A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (5 pages)
• 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 generic movie guide permission slip (1 page)

The digital version is for a paperless classroom if your students each have a tablet/iPad. Here is a method that worked for me:

1. Ask students to download a PDF editor app if they don't already have one. It needs to have a save function as well. I used Foxit PDF.
2. Host the file. I used google drive to share a folder with the students.
3. After students have completed the movie guide, ask them to save it in a designated google drive folder using a naming convention. (I use LastnameFirstnameMovieGuide.pdf)

Here are my tips for using the Treasure Island Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (TV - 1990) with students in your classroom:

1. Print one, double-sided movie guide for each student
2. Preview each question on the movie guide as you come to it before resuming the movie
3. 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
4. After completing the short answers on the movie guide, allow 5-10 minutes for each essay question at the end
5. On average, completing this movie guide will require about 30-45 minutes in addition to the length of the movie