ACTIVITY 1 INSTRUCTIONS: You`re the Expert! Movie Review

ACTIVITY 1 INSTRUCTIONS:
You’re the Expert! Movie Review
Ask kids: What’s a movie review? Have you ever read or heard one? Listen to their responses and
then let them know that good movie reviews have some things in common. It helps to read examples,
so we’ve included two real-world/imperfect examples on the activity sheet (next page). Have kids read
the examples and think about or discuss which one they prefer, and why. Then, have them read the list
of details that many movie reviewers include in their reviews.
Tell kids that many people write movie reviews to help other
people decide whether or not to see a certain movie. That means
that sometimes movie reviewers don’t include secrets about the
movie that wouldn’t be seen on a movie trailer (a short video that
provides an overview of the movie). Those secrets are also known
as “spoilers.”
Then, ask kids if they’ve seen the Disney•Pixar movie Inside Out. If
one or more students have seen the movie, have them describe it to
the class, possibly working in pairs or small groups.
Tell kids they’re going to write their OWN movie review of an
Inside Out trailer. If they’ve seen the movie, that’s great! They can
write about what they saw, with your permission. If not, that’s okay
too—they can watch the trailer and write about that!
Show kids the Inside Out movie trailer here:
http://video.disney.com/watch/inside-out-official-us-trailer-2-510f2b277d6bdc9bba312611
Then, ask kids to write their own reviews. Consider having kids volunteer to read them aloud using a
dramatic voice (the sort of voice that might be heard in a trailer or movie voiceover). Have fun!
Visit www.bkfk.com/insideout
Inside Out © Disney/Pixar
ACTIVITY 1
You’re the Expert! Movie Review
Have you ever read a movie review? Movie reviews are written by kids and adults. They’re published
online and in newspapers and magazines. Usually, they help people decide if they want to see a
movie or not.
Here are two examples of movie reviews written by kids like you. They’re both about the movie Wall-E.
Neither review is “perfect.” But both will help you get a sense of what a movie review is.
Movie Reviews about Wall-E
Awesome and Cute
(written by a 12-year-old)
This movie is good for anyone who is older than
2, it has a lot of big explosions, and an evil
automatic robot but other than that this movie
is great for anyone young or adult. There is
love between two robots, but nothing
besides holding hands could be
called inappropriate. Go
ahead and watch it.
Great messages for kids
(written by a 14-year-old)
This movie is about a robot, named Walle, that
is programmed to clean up earth, after humans
abandoned it and started living in a giant space
ship because of litter and (mainly) pollution.
The litter filled wrecked earth…is a opportunity
to teach your child about pollution and saving
earth. Walle meets a robot named Eve, who is
programmed to find life on earth, so humans can
known if earth is livable. Walle falls in love with
Eve, and after Eve finds a plant, Walle follows Eve
back to the giant ship with the humans on it. All
the humans are fat, lazy, and rarely stop staring
at there screens. This is a good way to teach you
child about exercise and health. The rest of the
movie is about saving the plant, and getting the humans back to earth to rebuild.
Think about this: Which review
do you prefer, and why?
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ACTIVITY 1
You’re the Expert! Movie Review
(Continued)
Details Often Included in Movie Reviews:
• Movie title
• Name of the director
• Script writer/person script was adapted from
• Names of main characters and actors who
play/voice them
• Movie length in minutes
• Movie rating
• What friends/family/classmates/peers/other
writers said about the movie
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Plot (decide whether or not to include
“spoilers”—facts about the movie and/
or its ending that might be a secret!)
Things you liked most about the movie
Things you could relate to
Questions you have about the movie
Any insights—or things you learned—
from the movie
Now, watch the movie trailer your
teacher shows you. Afterward, write your
own movie review on the back of this page,
on a separate piece of paper, or on your
computer. Have fun!
Visit www.bkfk.com/insideout
Inside Out © Disney/Pixar