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Name the four main characters in 'Stand by Me'

Teddy, Vern, Chris, Gordie

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A synonym for coming of age

Growing up, progressing to adulthood

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What does Gordie want to be when he grows up?

A writer

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Define a rite of passage

An important milestone

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Who narrates Stand by Me?

Gordie

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Name the Coming of Age film that follows a teenage girl's move to the suburbs of America from overseas. The film shows her first experiences of public high school and the laws of popularity

Mean Girls

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What year was Stand by Me set released?

1986

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The name of Michael's tutor

Miss Sue

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What traumatic event does Gordie refer to throughout the film?

The death of his brother


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The nickname given to Michael Oher

Big Mike

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The name of the game Teddy plays on the train tracks

Chicken

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What actress played Leigh Anne in The Blind Side

Sandra Bullock

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What is Vern looking for underneath the porch when he overhears the story about the dead body?

Pennies
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How does the film Stand by Me begin?

Gordie reads about Chris' death in the newspaper

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The last name of the family that takes Michael in, in The Blind Side

Tuohy 

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Describe Teddy's dad

Abusive, PTSD, trauma from the war, unstable 

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True or False: related material can be the same form (e.g., two movies, two novels)

False: related materials must be different forms (e.g, a film and a song) 

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What did Chris Chambers end up doing for a job?

Lawyer 

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What college does Michael go to?

Mississippi, Ole Miss 

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Name the Coming of Age movie that follows the innerworkings of a young girl's mind as her emotions are personified


Inside Out 

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Name influences that affect how a person comes of age (provide 2 for points)

Socio-economic (money, housing), parenting, societal expectations, stereotyping

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What fast food franchise do Michael's adoptive family own?

Taco Bell

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Common themes in Coming of Age texts (provide 2 for points)

Friendship, love, self-discovery, identity, family

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Name Leigh Anne's children in The Blind Side

SJ (Sean-Junior) and Collins

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Name the book and author Stand by Me was based off

The Body by Stephen King

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