DEAD POETS’ SOCIETY

Before watching the movie…

What is your favourite lesson at school?

Do you like literature such as novels, poetry?

Who is the worst/the best teacher you have ever met?

Talk about an unforgettable memory of your high school life.

While watching the movie…

Ivy League is about …

a) Sports b) University c) Plants

What are the four pillars?
_______ ________ ________ ________
Where is the school in the movie? ___________
Where does the new teacher come from? __________
What is his name? _________
Who did summer school? _______
Who is Neil’s roommate? ________
What do students call “Welton”? _________
Name of the other students in Neil’s room in the first scene:
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Teachers don’t assign much homework. (True/False)

The Latin Word Carpe Diem means:

S_________ T____________ D_____________.

Who are The Danburrys?

a) Knox Overstreet’s family

b) Knox Overstreet’s friend’s family
c) Knox Overstreet’s family’s friends
Who does Knox fall in love with? ______

Is Mr. Keating a traditional teacher? (Yes/No)

Who puts the poetry book on Neil’s desk? _______

How many people are there in the first meeting of Dead Poets’
Society?______

Students stand on the teacher’s desk because…

a) they are bored.

b) Mr. Keating punishes them.
c) Mr. Keating wants them to change their point of view.

Neil wants to… a)play in the soccer team b) play drama

Where does Knox go by bicycle? ______________________

What is the students’ homework for the next lesson given by Mr.
Keating?

Why is Knox happy after he calls Chris?

Why is Todd unhappy when he just sits in the dark?

a) Everybody forgot his birthday.

b) His friends don’t like him.
c) His family sent him the same present as last year.

What does Charlie write in the school magazine in the name of Dead
Poets Society?

a) About the history of Dead Poets Society

b) Girls should be accepted to Welton.
c) The lessons should be more fun.

Then what happens to Charlie?

a) He gets an award.
b) He gets punishment.
What does Neil’s father want him to do when he came to Neil’s
school?

a) to leave school
b) to stop reading poetry
c) to stop acting

What is Neil’s father plan about Neil?

He wants him to ______________

After Neil died the school management started an inquiry …

a) to find out who the killer is

b) to find out who is responsible for Neil’s death

Charlie, Todd and others wait in the attic(the space under the roof)

a) to smoke in secret

b) because they are waiting and talking about what is going to happen

Mr. Keating …

a) leaves the school of his own will to teach at another school

b) stops teaching because he feels guilty

c) is the scapegoat of the inquiry

After watching the movie

What affected you most in the movie? Why?

Who is your favorite character in the movie? Why?

Write a well-organized essay about “carpe diem”.