Plot & Story
Mr. Holland takes this job to support his family
What is a teaching job (music teacher)
The subject Mr. Holland teaches
What is music?
Mr. Holland’s wife’s name
Who is Iris Holland?
The main character, a music teacher
Who is Glenn Holland?
The type of school Mr. Holland teaches at
What is a high school?
Mr. Holland conducts this group at the end
What is the orchestra?
Mr. Holland’s lifelong dream is to complete this
What is his symphony/opus?
The marching band instrument he often conducts
What is the band (multiple instruments acceptable)?
His son’s name
Who is Cole Holland?
The supportive principal
Who is Principal Jacobs?
The extracurricular group he leads
What is the school band/orchestra?
His son experiences music through this method
What is vibrations (feeling the music)
The story spans approximately this many years
What is 30 years?
He uses rock music to connect with students, including this famous band
Who are The Beatles?
Cole is born with this condition
What is deafness?
The talented but struggling student he inspires
Rowena
A challenge he faces early in teaching
What is student disinterest/lack of discipline?
➡️ The emotional speech at the end celebrates this
What is his impact as a teacher?
This major event threatens the school’s music program
What are budget cuts?
In Mr. Holland's Opus, Mr. Holland changes his teaching approach to better connect with his students—what popular music style does he begin incorporating to engage them more effectively?
What is rock and roll?
Mr. Holland struggles with this aspect of fatherhood
hat is connecting with his son?
The student who later becomes a successful politician
Gertrude Lang
The school considers cutting this program
What is music education?
The completed version of his life’s work is revealed in this moment
What is the final performance of his opus?
Mr. Holland realizes his true legacy is not just music but this
What is impacting students (teaching/inspiring lives)?
His teaching philosophy evolves to focus on this over strict classical training
What is student engagement/connection?
The turning point in their relationship comes when Mr. Holland does this
What is learning sign language/connecting through music?
The student who honors Mr. Holland at the end
Gertrude Lang
The students organize this event to honor him
What is a tribute concert
The biggest realization: Mr. Holland’s opus is actually this
What is his students (his life’s work)?