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A short 20-question comprehension quiz to use with your class after viewing the movie The Impossible during your geography unit on Plate Tectonics or Natural Disasters. The movie is based on a true story revolving around the Tsunami that struck the Indian Ocean in 2004 (Starring Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland and directed by J.A. Bayona). PLEASE WATCH THE MOVIE FOR ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ AS THERE IS NOT AN ANSWER KEY PROVIDED.

A short 20 question comprehension quiz to use after viewing the sports drama film, A League of Their Own (based on a real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL).) The movie is about an all-Women's baseball team in a start up league that was started in WWII after the war threatens to shut down Major League Baseball. The movie stars Geena Davis and Tom Hanks and is directed by Penny Marshall and can be used to conclude your unit on Equity and Inclusion and deals with themes

An assignment to complete during your unit on Human Geography and Immigration patterns. The assignment is based on the popular Molson Beer Advertising campaign used in the mid 1990s to promote Canadian Patriotism and the Canadian identity. With Canada's changing demographics, the reality of what it means to be a "real" Canadian is very different from that being portrayed in the advertising campaign. Assignment comes with evaluation rubric.

A short 20 question comprehension quiz to use after viewing the sports drama film, Eight Men Out (based on based on Eliot Asinof's 1963 book Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series.) The movie is about Major League Baseball's Black Sox Scandal, in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox conspired with gamblers to intentionally lose the 1919 World Series. The movie stars John Cusack and Charlie Sheen and is directed by John Sayles and can be used to conclude your unit on Base

A very simple graphic organizer explaining how the stock market works. You can use this prior to your unit on the Great Depression and the Stock Market Crash of 1929 to help you explain some of the more simple, general terms that are connected to the stock market.

A short 20 question comprehension quiz to use after viewing the biographical sports drama film, Moneyball (based on the book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game", by Michael Lewis.) The movie about the 2002 Oakland Athletics baseball season and their general manager Billy Beane's attempts to assemble a competitive team using analytics and data to select players. The movie stars Bradd Pitt and Jonah Hill and is directed by Bennett Miller and can be used to conclude your phys ed unit on

A short 20 question comprehension quiz to use after viewing the biographical sports drama film, Invincible (based on the true life story of Vince Papale, a walk-on player for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1976 to 1978.) The movie details the struggles the Vince had to overcome to become a professional football player in the NFL against all odds. The movie stars Mark Wahlberg and Greg Kinnear and is directed by Ericson Core and can be used to conclude your phys ed unit on Football and deals with

A short 20 question comprehension quiz to use after viewing the biographical sports drama film, Invictus (based on the John Carlin book, Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation). The movie details events in post Apartheid South Africa before and during the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The movie stars Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon and is directed by Clint Eastwood and can be used to conclude your unit on Nelson Mandella, Racism and Civil Rights, and deals with themes such as E

A short 20 question comprehension follow up quiz to use after viewing the movie, The Journey of Natty Gann (starring Meredith Salnger, John Cusack and Ray Wise and directed by Jeremy Kagan) during your unit on the Great Depression and the hopelessness and despair of the 1930s. PLEASE WATCH THE MOVIE FOR ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ AS THERE IS NOT AN ANSWER KEY PROVIDED.

A short 20 question comprehension quiz to use after viewing the Natural Disaster film, Thirteen Lives (starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, and directed by Ron Howard) to conclude your geography unit on Natural Disasters. PLEASE WATCH THE MOVIE FOR ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ AS THERE IS NOT AN ANSWER KEY PROVIDED.

A short 20 question comprehension quiz to use after viewing the film, Avatar (starring Sigourney Weaver, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, and directed by James Cameron) to conclude your unit on Colonization and Resource Management. PLEASE WATCH THE MOVIE FOR ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ AS THERE IS NOT AN ANSWER KEY PROVIDED.

A short 20 question comprehension quiz to use after viewing the WWI drama film, The Trench to conclude your WWI unit on the Western Front and Trench Warfare. The film depicts the experiences of a group of young British soldiers in the 48 hours leading up to the Battle of the Sommes in 1916. The movie stars Daniel Craig and Cillian Murphy and is directed by William Boyd. PLEASE WATCH THE MOVIE FOR ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ AS THERE IS NOT AN ANSWER KEY PROVIDED.

A short 20 question comprehension quiz to use after viewing the science fiction drama film, The Martian (based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Andy Weir.) The film depicts an astronaut's lone struggle to survive on Mars after being left behind and the efforts NASA goes in order to rescue him and bring him home to Earth. The movie stars Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain and is directed by Ridley Scott and can be used to conclude your Science unit on Space Travel or Geography Unit on Colonizat

A short 20 question comprehension quiz to use after viewing the biographical drama film, HIdden Figures based on the 2016 non-fiction book of the same name by Margot Lee Sheterley and is about three female African-American mathematicians.) The movie details the struggles the women face, working for NASA, helping America to win the Space Race and launch an astronaut into orbit. The movie stars Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae and is directed by Theodore Melfi and can be used t

A short 20 question comprehension quiz to use after viewing the WWI film, Passchendaele (Written and directed and also starring Paul Gross. Also starring Joe Dinicol and Caroline Dhavernas) to conclude your unit on the Western Front and Trench Warfare. PLEASE WATCH THE MOVIE FOR ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ AS THERE IS NOT AN ANSWER KEY PROVIDED.

A short 20 question comprehension quiz to use after viewing the movie, The Grizzlies (Directed by Miranda de Pencier and starring Ben Schnetzer, Paul Nutaraiaq, Tantoo Cardinal) to conclude your unit on the treatment of Indigenous Peoples and culture and the Residential School System in Canada and deals with themes such a Suicide and Poverty. Please note that the documentary is not appropriate for younger aged children due to some of the content. Please ensure to preview the film beforehand be

A short 20 question comprehension quiz to use after viewing the WWII film, Pearl Harbour (starring Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, and directed by Michael Bay) to conclude your unit on the Pacific Theater and WWII. PLEASE WATCH THE MOVIE FOR ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ AS THERE IS NOT AN ANSWER KEY PROVIDED.

An activity where your class will examine the reasons for why people enlist. What motivated young men and women in Canada to voluntarily join the military before WWI?

An activity to use when examining the emergence of Youth Culture in the 1920s and the role of slang and its relation to popular culture.

A short 20 question comprehension quiz to use after viewing the historical drama film, The Butler (inspired by Wil Haygood's Washington Post article "A Butler well served by This Election" and is and is loosely based on Eugene Allen, a White House butler who worked in the President's home for decades.) The movie follows the life of main character Cecil Gaines, an African-American who is a witness to notable political and social events of the 20th century during his 34-year tenure serving as a Wh