Engaging 14-page movie guide unit for "The Princess Bride (1987)" with 2 sets of differentiated comprehension questions with answers, storyboard, strategy plans, fire swamp sign, and diary tasks.

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This guide may also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.

PART 1 - Comprehension Questions in chronological order. I have made two sets for differentiation. The multiple choice questions will also work well with ESL/ELL students. Answer keys included.

• 30 questions requiring full sentence answers
• 30 multiple choice questions with 3 possible answers

PART 2 - Storyboard and synopsis

• 9-Scene Storyboard – Students illustrate and summarize key events in chronological order, strengthening sequencing, plot understanding, and summary writing skills.
• Synopsis Writing Activity – Using their completed storyboard as a guide, students compose a structured plot summary of the film, reinforcing narrative organization and clear written expression.

PART 3 - This includes four separate creativity tasks for the students to complete:

1. The masked man climbed the cliff of insanity and encountered three challenges. Students need to delve into the mind of each of the three challengers (Inigo, Fezzik and Vizzini), and write down their plans of strategy against the masked man.
2. The sign outlining the dangers and consequences for entering the fire swamp has disappeared. Students need to design a new one in line with what was in the movie. (lightning sand, the fires and the Rodents Of Unusual Size)
3. Students are to write a diary entry for either; Westley while he is on the ship of the Dread Pirate Roberts, or for Buttercup during her time that she is engaged to marry Prince Humperdink.
4. Student needs to complete Miracle Max’s recipe for “a mostly dead patient”. They need to add ingredients, equipment and directions on how to make it.

Adapted from the novel by William Goldman, this movie is a fairy tale story-within-a-story and is about a beautiful young woman (Princess Buttercup) and her one true love (Westley). Westley has to rescue his love from Prince Humperdink.

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Movie permission slip form

This FREE simple letter to parents explaining some positive reasons to watch movies in class, and to allow them to give their child permission to watch a movie at school can be found here:

PG Movie Permission Slip Form - Editable Word doc or Easy printable PDF

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How can movies help students learn English and be educational?

Movies can be used as a follow on from a novel study

- There are a huge number of movies that have been adapted from books which allow for book to movie comparisons or simply as a reward for finishing the book.

Learning from movies is motivating and enjoyable

- Sometimes students need a change in style, and movies are generally an integral part of a student's life.

Movies provides authentic and varied language

- It's always a good idea to introduce students examples of English in real situations. This includes accents different to your own.

Movies gives a visual context

- This gives the student the ability to interpret the language in full visual context. To see such visual supports as facial expressions and gestures simultaneously.

Variety and flexibility

- Movies can also act as a springboard for follow-up tasks such as discussions, debates on social issues, role plays, reconstructing a dialogue or summarizing.

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