K-Elementary guide (K-5):

• What is the title of the film?
• Who are the main characters (protagonists): plants/trees, animals, people?
• What do you know about these plants, animals, people (tribe, researcher, …)?
  • Note that it would help if there was some material/research from the educator already available prior to this question
• Have you ever seen the plant/tree, animal from the film in real life? Tell me about your experience.
• What happens in the film? What do you think the film-maker wants to communicate with this film? (Teacher/education leader helps identify 1-3 elements/key messages).
• If there is a problem to be solved:
• Was the problem solved in the film?
• How was it resolved?
• What would you have done? What ideas do you have to solve it?
• What part of the film do you like the most? Why?
• What did you like least about the movie? Why?
• Is there a lesson to learn from the movie?
• What emotions does this film inspire in you? E.g. sadness, hope, surprise, admiration, …
• What colours did the film use? Can you create an image using the same colours?
• Are there any sounds that you remember now from the film? What were they and why do you remember them?
• Create your own work in relation to this film or the class discussion: photo, drawing, short narrative, short poem.

Middle school guide (6-8):

Choose any/all appropriate from either the Elementary or the High-school list, for example:

• Who are the main characters (protagonists): plants/trees, animals, people?
• What happens in the film? What do you think the film-maker wants to communicate with this film? (Teacher/education leader helps identify 1-3 elements/key messages).
• Did you learn anything from this movie? What was it?
• Was there anything that you saw or heard in the film that was unconvincing or which seemed out of place?
• How did the filmmakers try to convince you of the position that the film supports?
• In what way does this film help you understand the Salish Sea Ecosystems and your community’s relation with it?
• Create your own work in relation to this film or the class discussion: photo, drawing, short narrative, short poem.

High-school guide (8-12):

• Do research about the author. Has the author made other films about the Salish Sea? Which are the main topics?
• Did you learn anything from this movie? What was it?
• Have you seen other similar films/films about the same topic? Which ones? Do you know the author? What is the other film perspective compared to this one?
• Was there anything that you saw or heard in the film that was unconvincing or which seemed out of place?
• How did the filmmakers try to convince you of the position that the film supports? Look for appeals to logic, emotion, and biases/prejudice.
• In what way does this film help you understand the Salish Sea Ecosystems and your community’s relation with it?
• Describe the use of color in the film. Did it advance the emotions the filmmakers were trying to evoke? How would you have used color in this movie?
• Create your own work in relation to this film or the class discussion: photo, drawing, short narrative, short poem.