Dear
Parent(s)/Guardians,
On Wednesday,
December 18 and Thursday, December 19, 2019 during Humanities periods 1-2 (6-3)
and 3-4 (6-4) we will be watching the film Pay
It Forward. This letter is to notify you that this film is rated PG and therefore contains some
mature content. To view the IMDB parent’s guide of this film please visit: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0223897/parentalguide?ref_=tt_ql_stry_5.
We are watching this film as we have recently read Pay It Forward as a class novel study.
Students are encouraged to compare and contrast various types of media and
texts, the film will be used for students to compare and contrast the storyline
from the novel and compare it to that of the film. Students have completed
several reading and writing tasks in regard to the novel and the film will
summarize this unit of study. Below outlines how this is applicable to the grade
six ELA Program of Study:
2.2 Respond to Texts
Experience various texts
· experience oral, print and
other media texts from a variety of cultural traditions and genres, such as
autobiographies, travelogues, comics, short films, myths, legends and dramatic
performances
· make connections between
own life and characters and ideas in oral, print and other media texts
2.3 Understand Forms,
Elements and Techniques
Understand forms and genres
· identify key
characteristics of a variety of forms or genres of oral, print and other media
texts
· discuss the differences
between print and other media versions of the same text
Understand techniques and
elements
· discuss the connections
among plot, setting and characters in oral, print and other media texts
For the full grade six ELA Program of Study please
visit:
If you will allow your child to watch this film,
please do not return this form.
If you would
like your child to be exempt from this film, please sign the form below and
return to school. Your child will be
given an alternate task to work on it a different space.
For further questions please contact Melanie Der
Stepanian at mjderstepanian@cbe.ab.ca.
Sincerely,
Melanie Der Stepanian
________________________________________________________________________________________
I DO NOT give permission for ______________________________(student
name) to watch the film Pay It Forward
____________________________(parent/guardian
signature) ______________(date)
