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List of films featuring home invasions

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/list-of-films-featuring-home-invasions

Step 2 · Questions

1. What is the pioneering film?
2. What is the dominant genres?
3. What is a home invasion movie?
4. Why do people watch home invasion movies?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

Home Invasion Subgenre
Psychological Impact
Domestic Sanctuary

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

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

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Answer key (teacher copy)

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

1. What is the pioneering film?The Lonely Villa (1909)
2. What is the dominant genres?Thriller and horror
3. What is a home invasion movie?It’s a film where someone tries to break into a house, showing scary or suspenseful scenes.
4. Why do people watch home invasion movies?They let viewers feel the fear and think about safety, showing how people react when their home is threatened.

Home Invasion Subgenre: A category of films focused on the forced or stealthy entry of strangers into a private residence.
Psychological Impact: The effects of an event on a person's mental and emotional state.
Domestic Sanctuary: The concept of a home as a place of ultimate safety, peace, and refuge.