TOS Review ~ Z-Guide to the Movies (ZeeZok Publishing)

I love history! I love movies! I love movies that portray different times in history! I love it even more when someone takes the time to create ways to learn from said movies! I don't have that kind of time in my life (do you?)! Well, guess what?!?!? The people at Zeezok Publishing have done just that! They have these cool movie guides called Z-Guide to the movies!Unicorn and I were given the opportunity to review the Z-Guide to Kit Kittredge: An American Girl.The Z-Guide is a downloadable "packet" that you print and complete (CD's are also available). Included is a Topic Overview (the topic for Kit Kittredge is the Depression), Movie Synopsis and various activities to complete during and after the movie.
Activities for Kit Kittredge~Movie Review Questions~Research the Great Depression (open ended questions about the time period to be researched using the Internet or books)~I Need a Sign...(interpreting hobo signs)~Vocabulary Can Be Depressing~Something New, Fresh and Real (writing a newspaper article like Kit did)~Fashion Runway: Great Depression-Style (learning about depression era fashion)~Who Am I? (identifying the characters from the movie)~Literary Devices: Ironic Foreshadowing or Foreshadowing Irony~Worldview: Pride and Prejudice in the 1930's~The Filmmaker's Art and Dramatic License

Other Important Information

~Download (PDF) or CD format

~$12.99 (single-license) or $49.99 (co-op or classroom license)

~Elementary/Middle School Level (other Z-Guides available for High School)

~Movie NOT included in price (available to purchase on website, borrow from Library, rent from Netflix, etc.)

PROS

~Print and Go (little to no teacher prep)

~Easy to use

~Fun Activities

~Reusable (with-in your own family)

~Answer Key included

~Unicorn enjoyed it

~Many other Z-Guides and products (e-books, audio books, etc.)

CONS

~Price (I have trouble paying more than $10 for a downloadable product....but that is just me)

~One thing that I didn't like was that with a couple of the activities the questions carried over onto a second page and only used a couple lines and since it is a PDF I couldn't edit it. I feel like it was a waste of paper.

Final Thoughts

Kit Kittredge is a really cute movie to show what life was like during the depression. The Z-Guide is a great resource to help focus student's attention on the depression and understand what life was like during that time in our history. I will definitely be getting more Z-Guides!

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{Disclaimer: I received this product in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own and no other compensation was received.}