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    The Help Lesson Plan

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    This three sentence summary provides the essential information about the 2011 film "The Help" from the given document: Set in 1960s Mississippi, the film tells the story of Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, a white society writer who decides to write a book from the perspective of the black maids who work for white families in the area, interviewing Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson. Skeeter's project upsets her friend Hilly Holbrook and threatens her relationships, but more maids come forward to share their stories and experiences with racism as Skeeter and Aibileen continue their collaboration.

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    The Help Lesson Plan

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    This three sentence summary provides the essential information about the 2011 film "The Help" from the given document: Set in 1960s Mississippi, the film tells the story of Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, a white society writer who decides to write a book from the perspective of the black maids who work for white families in the area, interviewing Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson. Skeeter's project upsets her friend Hilly Holbrook and threatens her relationships, but more maids come forward to share their stories and experiences with racism as Skeeter and Aibileen continue their collaboration.

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    This three sentence summary provides the essential information about the 2011 film "The Help" from the given document: Set in 1960s Mississippi, the film tells the story of Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, a white society writer who decides to write a book from the perspective of the black maids who work for white families in the area, interviewing Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson. Skeeter's project upsets her friend Hilly Holbrook and threatens her relationships, but more maids come forward to share their stories and experiences with racism as Skeeter and Aibileen continue their collaboration.

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    The Help Lesson Plan

    Uploaded by

    María Laura Deschamps
    This three sentence summary provides the essential information about the 2011 film "The Help" from the given document: Set in 1960s Mississippi, the film tells the story of Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, a white society writer who decides to write a book from the perspective of the black maids who work for white families in the area, interviewing Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson. Skeeter's project upsets her friend Hilly Holbrook and threatens her relationships, but more maids come forward to share their stories and experiences with racism as Skeeter and Aibileen continue their collaboration.

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    The help (2011)

    Lesson plan
    A. Complete the table below with basic information about the film.

    Who
    When

    Where

    B. Now, choose an adjective to describe each of the characters.

    1. Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan


    2. Aibileen Clark
    3. Minny Jackson
    4. Hilly Holbrook

    C. Read the plot below and complete it with the words given.
    stories-lot-girl-writer-families-interview
    Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society . who
    returns from college determined to become a , but turns her friends' lives -- and
    a Mississippi town -- upside down when she decides to the black women who
    have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern . Aibileen (Davis),
    Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up. Despite Skeeter's life-long
    friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and
    soon more women come forward to tell their .. -- and as it turns out, they have
    a to say.

    D. Vocabulary. These are all words and phrases which appear in the film.
    Write an example sentence about each of them.
    Writing a novel
    Food
    Racism
    Maid
    Jackson
    E. Who was your favourite character? Draw it and write a sentence about
    her/him.

    F. Choose one of the following lines from the film and design a small poster.
    Aibileen Clark: You is kind. You is smart. You is important.
    Preacher Green: If you can love your enemy, you already have victory.
    Aibileen Clark: God says we need to love our enemies. It hard to do. But it can start
    by telling the truth. No one had ever asked me what it feel like to be me. Once I told
    the truth about that, I felt free.

    G. Look for a picture of the film and stick it below.

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