Teacher Guide
Learning goals, teaching notes, and answer keys.
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Choose the format that fits your classroom, then explore the film through focused questions and evidence.
About the Film
Auggie’s first year at school is shown alongside the experiences of friends and family. Study perspective, belonging, and actions that make inclusion more than a slogan.
Movie at a Glance
- Release year
- 2017
- Genre
- Coming-of-age literary drama
- U.S. rating
- PG
- Runtime
- Approx. 113 minutes
- Director
- Stephen Chbosky
- Screenplay
- Stephen Chbosky, Steven Conrad & Jack Thorne
- Based on
- R. J. Palacio’s 2012 novel
- Music
- Marcelo Zarvos
- Featured cast
- Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic & Noah Jupe
- Story setting
- Contemporary New York City · fifth-grade school year
Check your edition when planning class periods; cuts and playback speeds can change runtime.
Content to Preview
- Bullying, cruel remarks, exclusion, fights, and emotional distress.
- Discussion of medical procedures; a family pet dies.
- Family conflict and some mild language.
Preview your edition, follow school viewing and permission policies, and provide an appropriate alternative assignment. Suggested grades 5–12 are Teach Arcade’s classroom recommendation, separate from the film’s U.S. rating.
Classroom Connections
Use scene evidence to explore the topics above. Pair historical portrayals with reliable sources, literary adaptations with their texts, and animated metaphors with appropriate factual context.
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