McFarland, USA (2015) : Complete Movie Guide
- Grades
- Grades 6–10
- Pages
- 4
- File type
- Preparation
- Print ready
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- P.E. & Health, ELA, Reading, Reading Comprehension
- Topic
- Video Guide, Physical education
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- Activities
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- Print ready
About this resource
What's inside this resource
Mcfarland, USA" is a sports drama movie directed by Niki Caro and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The movie was released in 2015 and is based on a true story.
The movie follows the story of a high school coach, Jim White, played by Kevin Costner, who moves to the small town of McFarland, California with his family. In McFarland, Coach White starts coaching the school's cross-country team, which is made up of a group of Latino students from low-income families. Despite initial challenges, Coach White is able to build a strong bond with the students and trains them to become a successful cross-country team. The movie portrays the challenges and obstacles the team faces, both on and off the track, and how they overcome them through their determination and hard work.
This 24-question movie guide will help your students stay focused and it will help your students get the most out of this powerfully inspiring movie. This product includes a character chart as well as a critical thinking question for discussion. Ready to print and ready to use! No prep needed! Keep your students focused during this amazingly inspiration film!
This movie is available on iTunes and Amazon.
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Learning objectives
- Extract specific plot details and character names while watching a film
- Compare a film's dramatized version of events to documented historical facts
- Form and support an opinion on how much dramatic license a "true story" film should be allowed
Teaching tips
- Assign the "Facts Changed in the Movie" page as a follow-up discussion after the film rather than during it, since it requires reflection on the whole story.
- Use the included answer key to grade the 23 comprehension questions quickly.
- Have students debate the closing discussion question in small groups before writing an individual response, since it's designed as an open "answers will vary" prompt.
Skills covered
- video note-taking
- media literacy
- fact vs. dramatization
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Does the guide point out how the movie differs from the true story, or only test recall of the film's plot?
Both — 23 questions test recall of the film's plot, and a separate page explicitly lists nine ways the movie changed the real Jim White's history.
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- film-to-history comparison
- media literacy
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