Forrest Gump

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/forrest-gump

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the film adaptation?Based on the 1986 novel by Winston Groom
2. What is the principal photography locations?Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina
3. What is the movie "Forrest Gump" about?It follows Forrest Gump’s life from Alabama to key moments in American history, like the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement.
4. Who plays Forrest Gump in the film?Tom Hanks portrays Forrest, a kind man with a developmental disability who sees the world in a simple, honest way.

Adaptation: A work created from the material of a previous work, such as a book becoming a movie.
Screenplay: The written script for a film, detailing dialogue, action, and scene descriptions.
Visual Effects (VFX): The process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of a live-action shot in filmmaking.
National Film Registry: A list maintained by the U.S. Library of Congress of films considered 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant'.