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ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Minions & Monsters"

Students record vocabulary and character notes for Minions & Monsters, then write a review and diary entries from a character’s perspective.
Grades
Grades 6–9, Middle School, High School
Pages
3
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Jun 07, 2026

Subject
ELA, Language Development, ESL, Vocabulary, Writing, Creative Writing
Topic
Minions and Monsters, Movie Guide
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Writing Prompts, Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
W.7.3

Product description

From the author

This English Second or Foreign Language (ESL) teaching resource is a 3 page printable PDF movie guide for "Minions & Monsters" (2026 animated film with Minions; Despicable Me) is designed to help English as a Second Language (ESL) learners. This teaching resource can be ideal for post movie activities and is ideal for Middle School and High School students, from 7th to 12th grade. This ESL (English Second or Foreign Language) Movie Guide Activity can be great for newcomers and any English language learners, making it an amazing teaching toolbox to use in ESL - EFL classrooms, language centers, or by tutors around the World.

Within this ESL Movie Guide on "Minions & Monsters" (2026 animated film with Minions; Despicable Me) teachers can find the following English Second or Foreign Language (ESL) film activities:

  • General Information – Students fill in key details about the film, including the director, genre, release year etc.

  • Vocabulary Builder – An activity dedicated to new words and phrases, to improve ESL students’ English vocabulary

  • Character Analysis – Students describe the main characters, helping them practice descriptive language and comprehension.

  • Movie Timeline Activity – Students arrange scenes in chronological order to enhance their understanding of the storyline.

  • Favorite Scene Reflection – A writing activity where students describe and explain their favorite moments from the film.

  • Movie Review Writing – Learners express their opinions in a structured review, improving their evaluative writing skills.

  • Creative Writing Activity – Students imagine themselves as one of the characters and write three diary entries from that character’s perspective, deepening their connection with the storyline.

This "Minions & Monsters" (2026 animated film with Minions; Despicable Me) movie guide is designed to create an enjoyable and stimulating learning experience for intermediate advanced ESL students.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Students will record new vocabulary encountered while watching a film, along with each word's meaning.

  • Students will identify and describe the film's main characters using short written notes.

  • Students will write a personal review evaluating the film and explaining what they liked and why.

Teaching tips

  • Pause the film at key vocabulary moments so students can log new words directly onto the worksheet as they hear them.

  • Provide the character list before viewing so students can take notes per character during the movie rather than trying to recall all eight afterward.

  • Provide separate writing paper for the three-day character diary, assigned after the film-details and vocabulary sections.

Skills covered

  • Vocabulary logging while viewing — students record 10 new words and their meanings encountered in the film.

  • Character description — students take notes on 8 named characters as they appear on screen.

  • Personal response writing — students write a review explaining what they liked about the film and why.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • W.7.3

Core concepts

  • Film-viewing guide

  • Vocabulary building

  • Character analysis

  • Creative writing

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