A Civil Action Movie Guide

Description

This guide accompanies the 1998 movie “A Civil Action.” The movie is based on a lawsuit concerning environmental pollution. The movie is rated PG-13.

This guide will show students that literary terms studied in literature can also be applied to movies. It covers literary terms typically covered in a language arts class. The guide also allows for more sophisticated answers for older students.

This guide also works well for a substitute teacher.

You can incorporate “A Civil Action” into many lessons and units about the environment, law, and perseverance. Since it covers humans and the environment, it can work as an introductory activity to ecocriticism.