Jaws (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/jaws-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. Who wrote Jaws (film)?Peter Benchley
2. What is the composer of iconic score?John Williams
3. What is the year of novel publication?1974
4. What is the movie Jaws about?Jaws is a film about a huge great white shark that starts attacking people in a small beach town called Amity Island.
5. Why didn’t the shark appear a lot on screen?The mechanical shark, nicknamed Bruce, kept breaking, so the director used sound, camera tricks, and the characters’ reactions to make it scary without showing it too much.

Cinematic Landmark: A film that is highly significant and influential in the history of movies.
Primal Fear: A basic, instinctual fear that is deeply rooted in human nature.
Psychological Terror: Fear that is created by playing on a person's mind and emotions, rather than through direct threats.