Uglies Movie Guide Questions & Worksheet (2024)

This Uglies Movie Guide Questions & Worksheet helps Grades 6 to 12 students think about identity, beauty standards, conformity, loyalty, and the difference between freedom and control. As Tally Youngblood begins to question a society built around forced perfection, students reflect on propaganda, friendship, rebellion, and the pressure people face when fitting in seems easier than thinking for themselves.

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, sub plans, independent practice, or guided small-group support.

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

Film Summary:

Uglies follows Tally Youngblood in a future city where every sixteen-year-old is promised an operation that will make them Pretty and supposedly end conflict. As friendship, surveillance, and rebellion collide, Tally has to decide whether perfection is really freedom or just another form of control.

Parental Guidance:

Rated PG-13 for some violence and action, and brief strong language. See details on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13186604/parentalguide/

Perfect For:

• Grades 6-12 dystopian film units
• Beauty standards and identity discussions
• Conformity versus free-thought themes
• Propaganda and social-control analysis
• Friendship, loyalty, and rebellion lessons

Skills Addressed:

• Reading for evidence
• Cause and effect
• Character motivation
• Compare and contrast
• Theme
• Discussion and argument
• Vocabulary in context

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: 100 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.