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THOR
	A character-driven superhero film, featuring complex characters, great cinematography and wonderful acting. Scope for extension into genre study and other connections such as mythology. Directed by Kenneth Branagh

Contents

Teacher Guide		Student Programme
Introduction	3	Introduction	2
Suggested Teaching Plan	4	After the First Viewing	3
After the First Viewing	5	Analysing Narrative Structure	4
Plot Summary	6	Conflict	7
Analysing the Plot Structure	7	Film Technique Checklists	8
The Three-Act Structure	8	Close Reading Task Sheets	10
More on Narrative Structure	10	Design and Setting	13
Conflict	12	Characterisation	17
Scene-by-scene Commentary	13	Post-production: The Music	21
Close Reading	30	Genre: What Sort of Film Is It?	22
Close Analysis: S43 Interrogation and Lies	39	Reading and Responding to Film Criticism	23
Pre-production: Design and Setting	41	Useful Quotations	25
One Story, Three Worlds – Answers	44	Cast and Crew	27
Costumes and Props	45	Scene List	29
Characters and Actors	47	Glossary	31
Themes	57	Worksheets
Production: Direction and Cinematography	60	Study Record	2
Post-production: The Music	62	Easy Plot Summary	3
Genre	65	Three-Act Structure	5
Extension and Connections	67	Conflict	6
Quiz Answers	68	Film Techniques	7
Word Search Answers	70	Close Analysis: S43	10
Trivia and Other Facts	71	Genre	12
Appendix 1: Narrative Structure	73	Quizzes and Word Search	13
Appendix 2: Names of the Days of the Week	75	Scene-by-scene	17
Appendix 3: Thor's Character Arc	76	Appendix 1: Three-Act Structure	27
Appendix 4: How Thor Subverts the Genre	77	Appendix 2: Days of the Week	28
Extras include material on genre, Norse mythology and other issues, extra quizzes, plus an extensive gallery of screenshots and other pictures.

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