Gone with the Wind (film)

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/gone-with-the-wind-film

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 source material?Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel of the same name
2. What is the primary production studio?Selznick International Pictures
3. Who played Scarlett O'Hara in the 1939 movie?Vivien Leigh, a British actress, was chosen to play Scarlett after a nationwide search.
4. What famous line does Rhett Butler say at the end of the film?He says, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."

Reconstruction Era: The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating freed slaves.
Technicolor: An early, vibrant color film process used extensively in the movie.
Southern Aristocracy: The wealthy, land-owning elite class in the pre-Civil War Southern United States.