Short film study - Falling Sparrows directed by Murray Keane
Falling Sparrows is a short film directed by Murray Keane about childhood, friendship, imagination, and the devastating consequences of war. Set in rural New Zealand, the film follows a group of boys whose innocent war games take a tragic turn after they discover a real rifle, forcing them to confront the difference between play and reality.
This student workbook includes structured activities to help students analyse the film in detail. It covers context, comprehension, key ideas, characters, relationships, events, setting, symbolism, film techniques, perspective, audience, and director's purpose. No prep needed, editable, and ready to go.
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This resource includes:
⭐ A student workbook
⭐ An answer book
You and your students will enjoy:
❤️ Pre-viewing activities that explore the historical, cultural, and film-making context.
❤️ A summary of the film.
❤️ Comprehension questions to check understanding.
❤️ Activities focused on characters, relationships, significant events, setting, symbolism, and key ideas.
❤️ Opportunities to explore film techniques, perspective, audience, and director's purpose.
❤️ Critical thinking activities that encourage deeper interpretation and discussion.
Formats:
🖥️ Microsoft PowerPoint, resized to an A4 page. This means your resource:
- Is completely editable.
- Will easily upload to your Google Drive if you prefer the Googley suite.
- Is printable 📃
🖥️ A FLAT-PACKED version - often better to share with your students than the completely editable version because they can edit only the parts they SHOULD be mucking around with.
🖥️ A PDF version of each document.
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Also helpful are these related products:
✅ Tama Tū directed by Taika Waititi
✅ The ULTIMATE guide to teaching film as literature
✅ Film techniques activities BUNDLE
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