WALL-E (Teacher Pack)

This complete teaching unit supports learning using the acclaimed animated film, WALL·E (Andrew Stanton, 2008). The film imagines a bleak future in which a lone robot exists in an uninhabitable Earth caused by the wasteful lives of humans.

• How is our obsession with bigger and more destroying the world?
• What can we do to stop the planet being lost?
• Is true love possible even in the bleakest of times?
• Are machines taking over?
• How can art (film) send a serious warning?

This comprehensive Teacher Pack equips educators of secondary students to deliver high-quality student learning experiences (primarily for the English/Media learning areas with multidisciplinary approaches possible) to unpack the key messages of the film, culminating in two possible assessment items – an individual persuasive speech or a group inquiry task.

Contents (5 digital/editable/printable files ready for immediate download and use):

1. Teacher Guide (28-page PDF)
• Unit overview
• Suggested Inquiry Questions
• Teaching and Learning Outline – lesson-by-lesson planning 
• Teacher Answer Guide to Student Booklet
• Assessment information: option one – individual persuasive speech or option two – group inquiry task
2. Student Booklet (23-page PDF and DOCX)
• Pre-viewing activities
• Viewing activities
• Post-viewing activities
• Assessment information and support materials for both task options
3. Teaching Presentation (24-slide PPTX and KEY [for macOS users]) 
• Discussion starters
• What is animated film?
• Pre-viewing, Viewing and Post-viewing resources (including links)
• Assessment information

Unit duration: 20 lessons (including assessment)

Curriculum Links:

The Teacher Pack can be linked to the following areas within the Australian Curriculum:

• English
• Media
• Multidisciplinary linking options to Humanities, Science, Technology, Mathematics

In addition, the Teacher Pack relates directly to the cross-curriculum priority of Sustainability and to the following General Capabilities within the Australian Curriculum:

• Literacy
• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Personal and Social Capability
• Ethical Understanding

Features:

• Digital/editable/printable files delivered in a single ZIP file (2× PDF, 1× DOCX, 1× PPTX, 1× KEY)
• Professionally designed by an experienced educator
• Highly visual and engaging
• Suited to all learners
• Crisp, clean layouts
• A range of whole-class, group, and individual learning resources

The film runs for 95 minutes and is classified G. Please check your country's classification for this film prior to use with students.

Please note: Access to view the film is not included in the resource pack.