ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Moana 2"

Moana 2 is worked over in three printable frames: credit fields for director, genre, actors and release year, boxed lines for eight named characters, and a closing task that asks for three diary entries written in one character's voice.

Year groups: Secondary and Sixth Form, Lower Secondary, Years 8–13
Pages: 3
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Dec 29, 2024

Subject: Creative Writing, ESL, Writing, Language Development, English
Topic: ESL, English Second Language
Resource types: Writing Prompts, Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation: Print ready

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ESL Movie Guide Worksheets on "Moana 2"

This ESL teaching resource is a 3-page printable PDF movie guide for "Moana 2" (2024 Walt Disney animated film set in Ancient Polynesia) 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 and High School students, ranging from 7th to 12th 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 "Moana 2" (2024 Walt Disney animated film set in Ancient Polynesia) 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 "Moana 2" (2024 Walt Disney animated film set in Ancient Polynesia) 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 "Moana 2" (2024 Walt Disney animated film set in Ancient Polynesia) movie guide is designed to create an enjoyable and stimulating learning experience for intermediate ESL learners.

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In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Set down a film's director, genre, cast and release year in English using the labelled fields
Describe eight separate characters from Moana 2 in four lines each, choosing details that tell one apart from another
Retell three scenes of the film in role, holding a single character's viewpoint across all three entries
Write about a character's thoughts and emotions, not only the events they take part in

Teaching tips

Give out page 1 before the screening begins; the credit fields and the two ten-line lists are meant to be filled in while the film runs, whereas pages 2 and 3 need the whole film first
Loto, Kele and Simea are new to the sequel and sit beside the returning Moana, Maui, Tui, Sina and Tala on the character page — running the eight names past the class before writing avoids mixed-up descriptions
Four ruled lines per character suits one or two sentences each; splitting the eight names between pairs keeps the page to a single session
The diary task asks for three entries covering three different scenes, so agreeing on which scenes as a class gives lower-level learners a shared starting point
Set the diary as homework and use the ruled blocks higher up page 3 for a shorter in-class response to the film

Skills covered

Descriptive character writing — eight boxed names on page 2 each give four ruled lines for a short written portrait, so students produce eight separate descriptions from one film.
In-role narration — the closing task has students take on a character they connected with and retell three scenes as that character's thoughts, emotions and experiences.
Note-taking during viewing — the two numbered lists of ten blank lines give a fixed place to record what students pick up while the film plays.
Film-credit vocabulary in English — the four opening fields ask for director, genre, actors and release year, the terms an English learner meets around any film.
Extended handwritten composition — eleven ruled lines under the diary task plus sixteen more above it give room for a multi-part written piece rather than single-sentence answers.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How much room does each character get on the character page?

Four ruled lines, identical for all eight. The page divides into boxes headed Moana, Tui, Maui, Sina, Loto, Tala, Kele and Simea, which suits a short descriptive sentence or two per character rather than a long profile.

Which characters from the sequel are named for description?

Loto, Kele and Simea appear alongside the returning Moana, Maui, Tui, Sina and Tala. Classes that have only watched the first film will be describing three figures introduced in Moana 2.

Where can students write while the film is still playing?

On page 1. Underneath the credit fields it carries two numbered lists of ten blank lines each, which take running notes from the screening; the character descriptions and the diary work both depend on having seen the whole film.