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Akeelah and the Bee: Film Guide

A film guide that uses 'Akeelah and the Bee (2006) to discuss self-confiden
A film guide that uses 'Akeelah and the Bee (2006) to discuss self-confiden

Ages

12–15

Duration

Short (1-4 activities)

A film guide that looks at the film Akeelah and the Bee (2006), in which an eleven-year-old young girl from a struggling school in South Central Los Angeles enters a highly-competitive national spelling tournament.

 

This guide is useful for exploring subjects including English, Literacy and PSHE Education, in addition to highlighting themes surrounding school, racism and prejudice, family and growing up.

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This Resource Supports

  • English
  • Literacy
  • PSHE Education

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