Short Films to Teach Reading Comprehension & Literary Elements Bundle

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This Short Films to Teach Reading Comprehension & Literary Elements GROWING Bundle is the perfect way to teach plot, literary elements, theme, main idea, characterization, and so much more!

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The short films included:

• “Float” by Bobby Rubio
• “Soar” by Alice Tzue
• “Geri’s Game” by Jan Pinkava
• “Lava” by James Ford Murphy
• “Maija” by Nollet, Furaud, Hirth, Chen, & Christopher
• “Meet Billy in Transformation” by Sparks ‘N’ Tunes

“Lava” & “Maija”

Looking for a fun way to integrate reading comprehension with short animated films? This digital and printable resource compares & contrasts two films that share a common theme. Your students will be begging for more after completing these activities!

What’s included:

• Links to the Films “Lava” & “Maija”- both under 6.5 minutes.
• Link to digital version
• Volcano plot diagram that explains what each part of the plot is (volcanoes are a big part of story).
• Quiz with 10 comprehension questions
• Students write an alternate beginning for film.
• Sailboat plot diagram that explains what each part of the plot (sailboats are a big part of story).
• Quiz with 10 comprehension questions
• Students write an alternate ending for film.
• Venn Diagram Comparing & Contrasting 2 films.

“Geri’s Game” Resource

Students will be introduced to or review plot and direct & indirect characterization (materials included). Then they will view “Geri’s Game” (5 min film). Next, students will fill out plot diagram & characterization graphic organizers, take a reading comprehension quiz, and complete a writing activity. This is all flexible. You can do all of the activities, or just what works for you and your students.

What’s Included:

• Suggested Lesson Plan
• Link to video
• Link to digital version
• Indirect & Direct Characterization slides that define, give examples, & more.
• STEAL Anchor Chart for indirect characterization
• Graphic organizers that students complete for parts of plot and characterization/sensory language
• Quiz on video
• Writing extension activity
• Answer Key

“Float” and “Soar”

Your students will LOVE analyzing Pixar short films for important literary elements! My personal students have been begging for more which led me to create these!

Each Pixar short is 4-6 minutes. Students will watch the video, and then they will answer 8-10 questions. Questions are available in digital and print.

Short Films to Teach Reading Comprehension- What’s Included:

• Suggested Lesson Plans
• Link to each video
• Printable Version of Activities
• Link to Google Slides Questions
• Answer Keys

Skills Covered:

• Theme
• Main idea
• Using Text Evidence
• Inference
• Impact of words on main idea
• Symbolization
• Plot
• Compare & Contrast
• Context Clues
• Characterization- Direct & Indirect
• Figurative Language

“Meet Billy in Transformation”

This short film resource that covers plot and literary elements is perfect for Thanksgiving or any time of year that you want to teach your students about showing gratitude. In this 2 minute video, the main character learns what it’s like to be a kind human and to treat others as you want to be treated. Comes in digital & printable format.

Skills covered in Using Short Films to Teach Reading Comprehension with “Meet Billy in Transformation”:

• Story Elements
• Inference
• Conflict
• Theme
• Character Traits
• How characters can change throughout a story
• Who, what, when, where, why, & how
• Writing Extension Activity

What’s Included:

• Printable copy of resource
• Link to digital resource
• Link to short film (you WILL need access to YouTube to view video).
• Suggested lesson plan
• Answer Key

To learn more about how beneficial using short films is, check out the blog post, “The Power of Short Films in the ELA Classroom.”