ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Minions: The Rise of Gru"
- Year groups
- Secondary and Sixth Form, Lower Secondary, Years 7–10
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- Creative Writing, ESL, Writing, Language Development, English
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- ESL, English
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ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Minions: The Rise of Gru"
This ESL teaching resource is a 3-page printable PDF movie guide for "Minions: The Rise of Gru" (2022 animated film on Minions; based on "Despicable Me" brand) designed to support English as a Second Language (ESL) learners. This resource can be great for post-movie activities and is ideal for middle school students, ranging from 6th to 9th grade. It's a versatile tool suitable for newcomers and any English language learners, making it an excellent choice to use in ESL classrooms, language centres, or by tutors worldwide.
This "Minions: The Rise of Gru" (2022 animated film on Minions; based on "Despicable Me" brand) movie guide is ideal for intermediate ESL students. It provides a structured way for learners to engage with the film while developing their English language skills. The guide includes several activities that encourage students to interact with the movie's content in meaningful ways:
A section for general information about "Minions: The Rise of Gru" (2022 animated film on Minions; based on "Despicable Me" brand) such as the film's director, genre, and other key details.
A space for new vocabulary learned while watching the movie, helping students expand their English lexicon.
A part dedicated to describing the main characters, allowing students to practice descriptive language and character analysis.
A movie timeline activity where students arrange scenes from the film in chronological order, enhancing their understanding of the narrative structure.
A section for students to describe their favourite scene from the movie and explain why they liked it, fostering personal connection and critical thinking.
A movie review segment where students can express their opinions about the film, practicing persuasive and evaluative writing.
A creative writing task where students imagine themselves as one of the characters and write three diary entries from that character’s perspective, encouraging deeper engagement with the characters and plot.
This "Minions: The Rise of Gru" (2022 animated film on Minions; based on "Despicable Me" brand) movie guide is designed to create an enjoyable and stimulating learning experience for intermediate ESL learners.
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Learning objectives
Practice descriptive writing in English by summarizing named characters from a shared viewing experience
Practice first-person narrative writing in English through a character-perspective diary task
Teaching tips
Use the film-details page as a post-viewing warm-up before moving into the character grid, since the character names assume the film has already been watched.
Model one diary entry as a class before assigning the three-entry writing task, since writing in another character's voice is a bigger step up in difficulty than the earlier fill-in sections.
Skills covered
Descriptive writing — students write short character descriptions for eight named figures from the film.
Narrative perspective-taking — students write three diary entries retelling scenes from a chosen character's point of view.
Post-viewing recall — the film-details page asks students to recall director, genre, cast, and release-year information.
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