ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Night at the Museum"

Students describe Night at the Museum characters and use their notes to write diary entries from one character’s point of view.
Grades
Grades 6–9, Middle School, High School
Pages
3
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Jan 02, 2025

Subject
ELA, Language Development, ESL, Writing, Creative Writing
Topic
Night at the Museum, Movie Guide
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Writing Prompts, Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready
Standards
W.7.3

Product description

From the author

This three-page printable movie guide supports intermediate ESL learners in grades 6–9. It includes film details, new words and meanings, character notes, a movie timeline, a favorite-scene response, a personal review, and a prompt for three diary entries from a character’s perspective.

Provide the film separately and additional writing paper for the diary task. Less experienced English learners may need vocabulary and sentence support.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Record basic film information (director, genre, actors, release year) in a structured format

  • Compose three first-person diary entries from a chosen character's point of view, covering different scenes from the movie

  • Record new vocabulary and meanings, sequence film events, and explain a personal response to the movie

Teaching tips

  • Introduce the character-note section before viewing.

  • Pause at suitable moments for students to record observations.

  • Model a first-person diary entry before assigning the three-entry task.

Skills covered

  • Descriptive writing — students write character-focused notes for ten named figures from the film.

  • Narrative perspective-taking — the diary task asks students to retell three film scenes in the first person from one character's viewpoint.

  • Film-detail recall — students record director, genre, actors, and release year in a structured format.

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Questions teachers ask about this resource

What is the extended writing task?

Students write three diary entries from a chosen character’s point of view.

Is the film included?

The download provides worksheets. Access to Night at the Museum is needed separately.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • W.7.3

Core concepts

  • Movie guide

  • Narrative perspective

  • ESL viewing comprehension

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