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Chicken Run

 

  Brilliantly funny, texturally rich and using all the techniques of live action, this is an irresistible choice.

 

At only 85 minutes long, it is perfect for the classroom.

 

"Chicken Run"

 

Contents

 

Introduction

3

Suggested teaching plan

4

Resources

5

The Complex Makeup of a Movie

6

Analysing the Plot

7

Scene-by-scene commentary

10

Overview: task sheet 2

19

Scene analysis – opening sequence

21

Close Reading: task sheets

23

Motifs and Symbols

36

Examining the Screenplay

35

Narrative Structure Answer Guide

37

Allusions

41

Setting

42

Characters

43

Word Search

50

Themes

51

Extension Suggestions

52

Hatching the Chickens

53

Poultry in Motion

54

Useful Quotations

55

Review: “An Eggshellent Movie”

57

Interesting Facts

58

Awards

59

Main Credits

60

Scene List

61

Unit Outline

63

Glossary of Film Terms

64

 

 

Write-on Worksheets

 

Study Check List

2

Plot Outline

3

Answer Sheets

4

Examining the Screenplay

8

Word Search

10

Scene-by-scene Worksheets

11

Task Sheets for Class Set

20

Language of Film

40

Glossary

47

 

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