Directed by: TomMcGrath

Certificate: PG(containsmildlanguageandcomicfightscenes)

Running time: 96minsRelease date: 3December2010

Synopsis:Megamind is themost brilliant super-villain theworld has ever known…and the leastsuccessful.Overtheyears,hehastriedtoconquerMetroCityineveryimaginableway.Eachattempt,acolossalfailurethankstothecapedsuperheroknownas‘MetroMan’,untilthedayMegamindactuallydefeatshiminthethroesofoneofhisbotchedevilplans.Suddenly,thefateofMetroCityisthreatenedwhenanewvillainarrivesandchaosrunsrampant,leavingeveryonetowonder,cantheworld’sbiggest‘mind’actuallybetheonetosavetheday?

The activities in these Study Notes address aspects of the curriculum for Art & Lit-eracy for pupils aged 7-11.

MegamindStudy Notes

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Before seeing the film

1. Megamindhasa‘giantbluehead’whichcontainsahugebrain,butwhichalsogetsinthewaysometimesinnormalday-to-daylife!Createyourown‘Megamind-esque’selfportrait,bydrawingyourselfwithagiantbluehead.Imaginegoingaboutyournormalday-to-dayroutinewithsuchamegamind.Howwouldithelpandhinderyou?

2. Superheroesandsuper-villainstraditionallyhavesuper-powers,likelaser-vision,theabilitytoflyandsuper-strength.Giveyourselfa‘super-persona’.Thinkupagoodnameandgiveyourselftwosuperpowers.Howwouldyouusethemforthebenefitofsociety?

3. WhenMegamindneedstotalktothepeopleofMetroCity,hechoosesasongcalled‘BadtotheBone’(GeorgeThorogoodandtheDetroyers)tomakehisentrance.Whatwouldbeyour‘entrance’songandwhy?Makeupsomefunkywalkingstepstoyoursongasifyou’remakingyourownentranceasasuperherototherestofyourschool.

After seeing the film1. Roxanneisareporter,caughtbetweenMegamind,thesuper-villainandMetroMan,

thesuperheroofMetroCity.ImagineyouhavebeencommissionedtowritethefrontpagearticleonthefightthattakesplacebetweenMegamindandMetroManwhenMegamindactuallywins.Designyourfrontpagepiece–chooseasuitableattention-grabbingheadline,drawapicturethatillustrateswhathashappenedandthenwrite150wordssumminguptheevents.

2. Addtwomoreadjectivestoeachofthefollowingdescriptions:z MetroMan–swaggering,invinciblez Megamind–brilliant,blunderingz Tighten–‘hisownworstenemy’,bully

3. MetroCityendsuphavingthree‘superheroes’,yetonlyoneofthemactuallymeasuresuptobeingatruehero.Asagrouporclass,discussthepersonalitiesofMegamind,MetroManandTighten.Usethewordsthatyoubrainstormedinquestion2tohelpyou.Whichonehasthemost‘heroic’qualitiesandwhy?

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