The Problem You are the head of a major movie studio.  There has a been a trend of popular and classic TV shows being made into major motion pictures, and you want to profit from this development.  What television show do you think should be made into a “blockbuster” movie?   What are the issues involved when trying to make a TV show fit the big screen?

From the small screen to the big screen... Students will review how TV shows are made into modern movies, and then decide which TV show is the best fit, and how it might need to be changed

Teacher Resources

• TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS
• Leading Questions for Class Discussion
• Grading Rubric for Student Responses

Student Resources

• Stimulus Item #1 — “New Power Rangers Movie” (article)
• Stimulus Item #2 — “Most-Watched TV Series” (infographic)
• Stimulus Item #3 — “5 Keys To Writing a Summer Blockbuster” (tips)
• Thought-Gathering Sheet

  For students to access the Stimulus Items directly on their own computers or devices, they can go to http://www.pblproject.com/students   (Login: warmups  ;  Password: student)

***Remember, these Weekly Warm-ups are just a small part of the PBL Project, and we offer exercises for your specific grade and subject area.  For a temporary password to the entire PBL Project website (www.pblproject.com), please e-mail me (Ben Bache) at ben@pblproject.com and I will create one for you to review.