Interstellar (2014, 167 minutes)

Before you watch (answer key at end)

What kind of movie is this?

1. (unscramble the answer) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ( s n e e c c i / f o n c i t i)

2. (Choose a. or b.) This type of movie is usually: a. based on impossible ideas.b. based on possible ideas.

Important terms - Label the pictures with the best matching term from the list below. The first one is done.

1. blight – terrible sickness of the land, like a cancer 2. gravity - makes the apple fall to the ground3. NASA - managed the Apollo expeditions into space4. binary code – language using only 1s and 0s5. morse code – uses “dots” and “dashes”6. wormhole – like a hole in the universe that cuts through space and time7. galaxy – a group of planets. Ours is the Milky Way8. magnetic – scientific attraction, with metals and energy

a. b.

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blight

Revised April 22, 2015

C

Characters

Cooper – WAS an astronaut. Now he is a farmer. Lives with two kids and father-in-law.

Murphy –

Cooper’s daughter. Her mother died. Her name is similar to “Murphy’s Law” which says: anything that can happen,

will happen. Some people think it means that BAD things will happen. She thinks there is some kind of ghost or poltergeist in their house.

Story2

There is blight everywhere. The farmers are trying everything, but all the crops are dying. Cooper is a farmer, but he used to be a pilot with NASA. He doesn’t like farming.

NASA was cancelled and the government tells people it never existed Strange things happen at the Cooper farm and house, especially with Murph. They

call it a “ghost” Cooper and his daughter discover that NASA is still running, but in secret. He is chosen for a special mission to find a new home for earth’s humans Special detail - On one of the planets, one hour is equal to 23 years on earth!

During the film(If you want to clarify something, just ask. I will stop the movie a few times to check the important parts)

A. What is the difference between Plan A and Plan B?

B. The robots are special characters. What are some of their settings? (e.g., How humorous are they? How honest are they? Discretion?)

C. MAIN EVENTS - Organize the main events of the first 45 minutes. (Which comes 1, 2, 3, etc.) (Alternate activities: focus on one or two events. When it happens, make a “check,” or take a candy, or take off a shoe)

“We are not meant to save the world, we are meant to leave it.”

A teacher says that moon travel is is FAKE, PROPAGANDA

Cooper argues with a robot

Cooper goes to the meeting at school

Coopers says good bye

The crew takes off

The family finds an Indian Drone.

The family gets a flat tire

They find BINARY CODE written in the dust.

They reach the wormhole

They see a terrible dust storm.

D. CHARACTERS These 3 people travelled out many years earlier. Describe them, their planets, and what happened to each of them.

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1. Miller …………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. Mann: …………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Edmunds: …………………………………………………………………………………………………..

After you Watch Part 1Review and Discuss

1. Describe Cooper’s personality.2. Why do you think he decided to leave?3. Do you think Cooper will regret his decision?4. Describe Murph and her brother. Compare and Contrast.

Extension - Find out who wrote this poem, and complete it.

Do not go gentle into that good ………,

Old age should burn and rave at close of day;

Rage, rage against the …………………… of the ……………………….

Though wise men at their end know dark is ……………………,

Because their words had forked no lightning they

Do not go …………… into that good night.

By __________________________________________________________

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Vocabulary Aminute

1. The BLIGHT came and we had to burn it. ... sickness of the land - زراعية آفة2. SHAKE A LEG! Murph, GET A MOVE ON! (idiom) hurry up!

3. I looked it up. It's called a POLTERGEIST. type of ghost شريرة روح4. You said science was about ADMITTING what we don't

know.accepting اعترف

5. That's not a dust storm. - Nelson's TORCHING his whole crop.

burning حرق

6. They're saying it's the last harvest for OKRA. Ever. type of vegetable بامية7. Repopulating the earth. Start PULLING YOUR WEIGHT,

young man.doing your share المساهمة

8. PATCH the tire! fix

9. MURPHY'S LAW doesn't mean that something bad will happen. It means is whatever can happen, will happen.

expression that means unplanned events always happen.

10. It's an Indian Air Force DRONE. unmanned airplane

11. Want to GIVE IT A WHIRL? try it?

12. Delhi Mission Control went down, same as ours indian air traffic controller

13. What? - Give me a large FLATBLADE. knife

14. I'm gonna give it something socially responsible to do, like drive a COMBINE.

large farm machine جرارة

15. No, actually, sir, that's a SURVEILLANCE drone. inspection مراقبة

Vocabulary B16. Yeah, he's GOT A KNACK FOR farming. What about

college?ability - القدرة

17. You're RULING MY SON OUT for college now? excluding استبعد18. We are a caretaker GENERATION, Coop. group of people in the same age

range جيل19. Your daughter has been telling the students that scientist

have made LUNAR LANDINGS.moon travel سطح على الهبوطالقمر

20. The Apollo missions were FAKED. not real زيف21. I believe it was a brilliant piece of PROPAGANDA. fake information دعاية22. The Soviets BANKRUPTED themselves buying rockets and

other useless machines.spend all their money - مفلس

23. APOLLO is nonsense the space missions

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24. I got you SUSPENDED Murph! kicked out of school for some time

25. Had to reset every compass clock and GPS to offset the ANOMALY.

unusual event شذوذ

26. We are explorers, PIONEERS, not caretakers. first settlers in a place رواد;16 27. When I was a kid, they made a new GADGET every day. tool

28. It’s a DOOZY. big one

29. Where did you get these COORDINATES for your map? locational points.

30. Nobody STUMBLES in here, and nobody stumbles out. finds by accident تعثر

Vocabulary C31. Explain how you found this FACILITY location - موقع32. Please COOPERATE with these people. work together with اتفاق

تعاون33. You're not getting any answers from us until I get

ASSURANCES.protection/insurance تأكيدات

:28 34. We’re NASA. national aeronautics and space administration (astronauts)

35. You are driven by the UNSHAKABLE FAITH the Earth is ours.

strong belief ال الذي اإليمانيتزعزع

36. Your daughter’s generation will be the last to SURVIVE live

:32 37. There may be HABITABLE worlds within our reach livable للسكن صالح38. Our final EXPEDITION. mission حملة39. But they could use HIBERNATION to stretch the time for

survival.going into a deep sleep and not needing to eat (like a bear)

40. We may succeed, but it is a LONG SHOT. low possibility الالاحتمالية

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ANSWERSBefore you watchWhat kind of movie is this?

(unscramble the answer) This movie is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . ( s n e e c c i / f o n c i t)

Answer: science fiction

3. (Choose a. or b.) This type of movie is usually: c. based on impossible ideas.d. based on possible ideas.

Answer: a. It is based on real science, so it seems like it is POSSIBLE

Important ideas/TERMS

Label the pictures with the corresponding term.

b. sickness of the land - زراعية آفة

blight

B GRAVITY

C BINARY MORSE

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GALAXY

WORMHOLE

NASA MAGNETIC

During the filmWhat are Plan A and Plan B?

AnswersPlan A – find a new planet and send the people to Earth there Plan B – Find a new planet but send a few people only, with fertilized eggs.

The robots are Special characters are. What are some of their settings? (How humorous are they? How honest are they?)

Answers. Humor was 75% at beginning. Honesty was 90%

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These are the main events of the first 45 minutes. Put them in order. (optional activity. Take one or two to focus on. When it happens, make a “check” or optional, take a candy, or take off your shoe)

1 The family gets a flat tire2 The family finds an Indian Drone.3 Cooper goes to the meeting at school4 A teacher says that moon travel is is FAKE, PROPAGANDA5 They see a terrible dust storm.6 They find BINARY CODE written in the dust.7 Cooper argues with a robot8 “We are not meant to save the world, we are meant to leave it.”9 Coopers says good bye10 The crew takes off11 They reach the wormhole

E. These 3 men travelled out many years earlier. Describe them, their planets, and what happened to each of them.

Answer: Miller was a woman. She died. Mann was sending signals, but they were lies. Edmund is beloved by Dr. Brand, but they did not choose his planet, so they left him there.

After you Watch Part 1Answer:

Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the lightThough wise men at their end know dark is rightBecause their words had forked no lightning theyDo not go gentle into that good night.

By Dylan Thomas

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