Directed by: DavidBowers

Certificate: U(containsmildrudehumourandverymildlanguage)

Running time: 99minsRelease date: 27May2011

Synopsis:GregHeffley,thekidwhomade‘wimpy’coolisbackinanall-newfamilycomedybasedonthebest-sellingfollow-upnovelbyJeffKinney.Ashebeginsseventhgrade,Gregandhisolderbrother–andchieftormentor–Rodrickmustdealwiththeirparents’misguidedattemptstohavethembond.

The activities in these Study Notes address aspects of the curriculum for Literacy and PSHE for pupils aged 5–11.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick RulesStudy Notes

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Before seeing the film

1. WimpyKidGregHeffleyhastoenduremanyembarrassingmomentsduringthisfilm.Ingroups,discussyourmostembarrassingmoments.Choose the funniest (keep itclean!)andstoryboarditasifitweregoingtobefeaturedinaWimpyKidfilm.

2. Greghastwobrothers:alittlebrothercalledMannyandanolderbrothercalledRodrick.Hegetsfrustratedwithbothofthem.Whatadvicewouldyougivehimaboutlearningtogetonwithhisbrothers?Imaginethatyouareanagonyauntoruncle,andthatGreghaswrittentoyoucomplainingabouthistwobrothers.Writealetterofadvicebacktohim.

3. CarryoutasurveyinyourclasstofindoutwhohasseentheWimpy Kidfilmsorreadthebooks.ThosewhoknowabouttheWimpy Kidshouldgettogethertopresentathreeminuteoverviewofthewho,what,where,why,whenandhowoftheWimpy Kidworld!

After seeing the film1. Asaclass,discussthefilm.Divideyourselvesintotwogroups:thosewhohaveseen

bothWimpy Kid films, and those who have only seen the sequel. Thinking aboutcharacterdevelopment,decideontheanswertothisquestion:‘Doyouneedtohaveseenthefirst‘Wimpy Kid’filmtoenjoythesecond?’Nowtrythisforthosewhohavereadthebooks,andthosewhohaveonlyseenthefilm(s):doyouneedtohavereadtheWimpyKidbookstounderstandandenjoythefilm?

2. RodrickgivesGreghisguide‘foraneasylife’.Addthreeofyourownrulestohis!3. Gregandhis friendRowleymakeamusicvideo together inGreg’sbedroom.Plan,

storyboard and create your ownmusic videowith your friend. Think of quirky andfunnycameraangles thatwillmakeyourmusicvideostandout.Showthefinishedproducttoyourschoolfriendsandaskfortheircriticalevaluation–whatworked?Howcoulditbeimproved?

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