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Directed by: DavidBowers
Certificate: U(containsmildrudehumourandverymildlanguage)
Running time: 99minsRelease date: 27May2011
Synopsis:GregHeffley,thekidwhomade‘wimpy’coolisbackinanall-newfamilycomedybasedonthebest-sellingfollow-upnovelbyJeffKinney.Ashebeginsseventhgrade,Gregandhisolderbrother–andchieftormentor–Rodrickmustdealwiththeirparents’misguidedattemptstohavethembond.
The activities in these Study Notes address aspects of the curriculum for Literacy and PSHE for pupils aged 5–11.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick RulesStudy Notes
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Before seeing the film
1. WimpyKidGregHeffleyhastoenduremanyembarrassingmomentsduringthisfilm.Ingroups,discussyourmostembarrassingmoments.Choose the funniest (keep itclean!)andstoryboarditasifitweregoingtobefeaturedinaWimpyKidfilm.
2. Greghastwobrothers:alittlebrothercalledMannyandanolderbrothercalledRodrick.Hegetsfrustratedwithbothofthem.Whatadvicewouldyougivehimaboutlearningtogetonwithhisbrothers?Imaginethatyouareanagonyauntoruncle,andthatGreghaswrittentoyoucomplainingabouthistwobrothers.Writealetterofadvicebacktohim.
3. CarryoutasurveyinyourclasstofindoutwhohasseentheWimpy Kidfilmsorreadthebooks.ThosewhoknowabouttheWimpy Kidshouldgettogethertopresentathreeminuteoverviewofthewho,what,where,why,whenandhowoftheWimpy Kidworld!
After seeing the film1. Asaclass,discussthefilm.Divideyourselvesintotwogroups:thosewhohaveseen
bothWimpy Kid films, and those who have only seen the sequel. Thinking aboutcharacterdevelopment,decideontheanswertothisquestion:‘Doyouneedtohaveseenthefirst‘Wimpy Kid’filmtoenjoythesecond?’Nowtrythisforthosewhohavereadthebooks,andthosewhohaveonlyseenthefilm(s):doyouneedtohavereadtheWimpyKidbookstounderstandandenjoythefilm?
2. RodrickgivesGreghisguide‘foraneasylife’.Addthreeofyourownrulestohis!3. Gregandhis friendRowleymakeamusicvideo together inGreg’sbedroom.Plan,
storyboard and create your ownmusic videowith your friend. Think of quirky andfunnycameraangles thatwillmakeyourmusicvideostandout.Showthefinishedproducttoyourschoolfriendsandaskfortheircriticalevaluation–whatworked?Howcoulditbeimproved?
Written by Julie Green
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©Film Education July 2011. Film Education is not responsible for the content of external websites.
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