Shrek Lesson Plan

Submitted by Adele Raemer - raemer@nirim.co.il

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Name:_________________________________________ Date:___________

Dreamworks presents Shrek

For the next 3 lessons we will be watching the movie Shrek. Each time we will see about 30 minutes, and do some work on it.

This vocabulary may help you:

English	Hebrew	English	Hebrew
fairy tale	תדגא	tournament	רינרוט
creature	רוצי	dragon	ןוקרד
swamp	הציב	donkey	רומח
castle	הריט	ogre	תצלפמ

Part I: 00:00:00 - 00:31:06

I. Characters

Make a list of the main characters you met in the segment we watched today:
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Choose one of the characters and describe him/her/it - what does your character look like? How does your character act?
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II. Setting

Make a list of the different places where the movie takes place in this part:
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III. Plot

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IV. Which of the following fairy-tale characters did you see in the movie today? Put an X next to those you saw:

[ ] Blind Mice

[ ] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

[ ] Aladdin

[ ] Lion King

[ ] Alice in Wonderland

[ ] Robin Hood

Name:_________________________________________ Date:___________

Shrek Part II:
0:31:10 - 1:01:00

This vocabulary may help you:

English Hebrew English Hebrew

onion לצב (to)slay דימשהל

layers הבכש noble stead

beast of burden אשמ תמהב a perk (גנלס) הבטה

brimstone גפרית thorns םיצוק

emotional support תישגר הכימת to judge (someone) טופשל

I. Characters

Did you meet any new characters in the segment we watched today? Who?
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Do any of the characters change in the way they look or act? Explain:
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II. Setting

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II. Plot:

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"They judge me before they even know me"

Who says this? Explain why:

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Name:_________________________________________ Date:___________

Shrek Part III:
1:01:00 - end

This vocabulary may help you:

English Hebrew English Hebrew

norm המרונ

form הרוצ

I.Characters

Did you meet any new characters in the segment we watched today? Who?

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Do any of the characters change in the way they look or act? Explain:
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II. Setting
II. Plot:
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Who says this?____________________
"By night - one way; By day - another.
This shall be the norm.
Until you find true love's first kiss;
Then take love's true form."
What does it mean? (Translate it into Hebrew)
Why is it ironic?
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"..... and they lived ___________ ever after."
Questions for discussion:
* Is this a typical fairy tale? What is the same? What is different?
* What do you think the message of this fairy tale is?

Shrek Trivia:
Can you remember who said the following,
when they said it and to whom?

"We can stay up late, swap manly stories and in the morning, I am making waffles"
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"I am not a puppet, I am real boy"
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"Do you think maybe he's compensating for something?"
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"The battle is won, you may remove your helmet Sir Knight"
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"What were you expecting? Prince Charming?"
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"Eat Me"
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"Shrek! I am looking down"
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"Oh, no. Dead girl OFF the table!"
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"What kind of Knight are you?"
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Trivia: Key
"We can stay up late, swap manly stories and in the morning, I am making waffles" - Donkey
"I am not a puppet, I am real boy" - Pinocchio
"Do you think maybe hes compensating for something?" - Donkey
"The battle is won, you may remove your helmet Sir Knight" - Princess Fionna
"What were you expecting? Prince Charming?" - Shrek
"Eat Me" - Gingerbread Man
"Shrek! I am looking down" - Donkey
"Oh, no. Dead girl OFF the table!" - Shrek
"What kind of Knight are you?" - Prince Fionna

Names: ______________________________________ Date:_________
Final Activity for SHREK

In pairs , put these in the order in which they happened:
____ Donkey discovers Princess Fiona's secret.
____ Lord Forquad and Princess Fiona are about to get married.
____ Shrek gets the Princess out of the tower.
____ Shrek, Donkey and the Princess head back to Duloc.
____ The dragon falls in love with Donkey.
____ Donkey and Shrek go to save the Princess.
____ Fairy-tale creatures come to Shreks swamp.
____ Lord Forquad sends Shrek to save Princess Fiona from the dragon so that he can become king and Shrek can get his swamp back.
____ Princess Fiona and Shrek live happily ever after.
____ Princess Fiona turns into her true form.
____ Shrek fights knights in a tournament.
____ Shrek goes to Duloc to get his swamp back.
____ Shrek meets Donkey.
____ Shrek tells Princess Fiona that he loves her.

ANSWERS:
1. Shrek meets Donkey.
2. Fairy-tale creatures come to Shreks swamp.
3. Shrek goes to Duloc to get his swamp back.
4. Shrek fights knights in a tournament.
5. Lord Forquad sends Shrek to save Princess Fiona from the dragon so that he can become king and Shrek can get his swamp back.
6. Donkey and Shrek go to save the Princess.
7. The dragon falls in love with Donkey.
8. Shrek gets the Princess out of the tower.
9. Shrek, Donkey and the Princess head back to Duloc.
10. Donkey discovers Princess Fionas secret.
11. Lord Forquad and Princess Fiona are about to get married.
12. Shrek tells Princess Fiona that he loves her.
13. Princess Fiona turns into her true form.
14. Princess Fiona and Shrek live happily ever after.