Dead Poets Society Worksheets

The 21st March is World Poetry Day and it is an excellent opportunity to show students a film I am particularly fond of (in fact most teachers are): Dead Poets Society.



Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American drama film directed by Peter Weir, written by Tom Schulman, and starring Robin Williams. Set in 1959 at the fictional elite conservative boarding school Welton Academy, it tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.

There are tons of worksheets out there for both native and EFL students focusing on different aspects of the film. The film itself is very rich in literature material and can provoke discussions on many issues like poetry, conformity, education, the list goes on. 

The following worksheets are inspired by the ones found on the internet so in this sense they are not original. However they are written with my students in mind (ideally 15-18 year olds at B1+ level) and are adapted to what can be easily done in my classroom.

Enjoy!



If you decide to use my handout, leave me a comment and let me know how it went.

Comments

  1. Excellent worksheets that I look forward to using with my pupils. Thanks so much for keeping them freely available online.

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    1. Has anybody answers?

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    2. I will upload them as soon as I find some time. Sorry about that.

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  2. Thank you so much for your work.

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  3. Thank you this was a great supplement to PowerPoint resource and it helped them focus

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  4. thanks! perfect worksheet to use with pupils!

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  5. This lesson is really exactly what I need!! Thank you very much!

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  6. Thank you! It was one of my favourite lessons this year! Great work!

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  7. I have just started this this year and with my 19 year students I am going to deal with this film. So, thank you so much for your work. It is a great help.

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  8. This is an excellent way to get to know the characters in the beginning. Thanks for the included images!

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  9. These are great- thanks for sharing!

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  10. Thank you for offering this! It's perfect for what we're doing!

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  11. excellent! Thank you so much!

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  12. Thank you so much, I needed an extra credit assignment for these online sessions and this definitely saved me! :D It's an awesome activity to be honest! <3

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  13. Thank you so much, this will be a very precious help for my next year's literary class! I will let you know.

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  14. That's awesome! My students enjoed the lesson greatly!!! Thank you!

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  15. This is fantastic, thank you!

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  16. It is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much !

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  17. Thanks for putting your material online. I am using the film (and book) to teach students in Germany and it's not only helpful to introduce them to the meaning of poetry and the ideas of the romantics but also to put them in contact with themselves and think about what's meaningful. I also like the adjectives to describe the different characters - lots of useful vocabularay!!! Thanks a lot!!!

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  18. Thanks for making it available for free. I was actually hunting for some good resources to engage the students meaningfully while watching the film, and I found this to be perfect.

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  19. Thank you very much for this. It's a great help!

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  20. Thanks a lot for the great work you've done and generously share!!!

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  21. Thanks a lot for the great work you've done and generously share!

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  22. Thank you very much ,it's very helpful.

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  23. Thank you so much!! It's a great help!!

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  24. Thank you very much! You have done tremendous work!

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  25. Great work Thanks for sharing it. But where can I get the video please?

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  26. Thanks for this resourceful material. I used it for my 5th year students to trigger the topic for a PBL class, #CarpeDiem #SeizeYourFuture. This movie always inspires me to be a devoted teacher of English.

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  27. Thank you for sharing this.

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  28. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  29. Thanks for your work - looking forward to creating a unit on this film. Your sheets will help!

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  30. Thank you so much for this material! Thought provoking!

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  31. Thank you so much for creating this; super helpful for teaching Year 9 English!

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  32. where the answers to 6 and 7 mate

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    1. 6 and 7 are open-ended questions for promoting discussion. There are no "correct" answers. Students are encouraged to express their opinion.

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  33. Thank you for sharing your material!

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