LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Read opposing viewpoints and take a side; evaluate potential reasons for and against seeing movies in the theater.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 2: Analyze influences that affect health and well-being of self and others.

CASEL: Social awareness, self-awareness

Lesson Plan: Are Movies Better in the Theater?

What do you think? Is it more fun to see a movie in a theater than at home?

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the debate “Are Movies Better in the Theater?” ask your students the following pre-reading question:

What are the pros and cons of seeing a movie in the theater?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the debate “Are Movies Better in the Theater?” independently; read the debate out loud to them; or have one student read one side of the debate and another student read the other side. 

  • After they’ve read the debate, revisit the pre-reading question. Have their answers changed? 

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following extension activity:

Hold a FOUR CORNERS DEBATE to settle the discussion once and for all! Before the activity begins, assign each corner of your classroom one of the following positions: strongly agree, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or strongly disagree. Distribute the skills sheet, and have students choose a position in response to the sentence “Movies are better in the theater.” Once they have had a chance to prepare their ideas using the skills sheet, have each student choose a corner. From there, form mixed-opinion groups with students from different corners. Have the students take turns sharing and defending their opinions in their small groups.

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