ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Night at the Museum"

- Grades
- Grades 6–9, Middle School, High School
- Pages
- 3
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
- 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.
Good to know
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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