MOVIE GUIDE

1 6:15 3 11:30
Compare and contrast how the people of A) List at least three of the holidays Jack sees on the
Halloween Town feel about Jack and how Jack trees. B) If you were Jack, which tree would you
feels about himself. choose to explore? Explain your answer below:
Answers will vary:
They think Jack is great. They cheer for Answers will vary:
him and compliment him on his work. A) Valentines Day, St. Patrick’s Day,
However, he doesn’t feel that proud of Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
himself. He thinks that his performance B) Answers will vary
was just the same as last year and the
year before that and that it wasn’t that
special.
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2 6:50 - 9:50
A) Listen carefully to Jack’s song. What is his
problem or internal conflict? B) Have you ever had
this same problem? Explain your answer.
Answers will vary:
A) Although he is good at what he
does and from the outside it looks as
though his life is great. However, he
feels that here is something missing in
his life. No one in his town would
understand him though that he feels
like something is missing.
B) Answers will vary
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4 15:00 - 17:15
Listen carefully to Jack’s second song. Name at least 5
differences that he notices about Halloween Town
compared to Christmas Town.
Answers will vary:
-There is color everywhere instead of only black
and white
-The is snow
-People are singing, they seem happy
-No one is dead
-There is frost on the windows
-There is warmth inside him
-There is fire and a family is roasting chestnuts
-They are decorating a Christmas tree with lights
-No witches to scare the little sleeping kids
-Good feelings all around, the wonderful smell of
baked goods
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5 21:35 - 24:30 Describe at least two misunderstandings the people of Halloween Town
have about Christmas traditions such as gifts, stockings, and Santa Claus.
Answers will vary:
Gifts - They believe that the box and the bow is ugly and think that inside it is something
gross // Stocking - They hope the stocking has a rotten foot, or that the toys inside bite or
scare // Santa Claus - They think he flies like vulture in the sky and that his name is Sandy
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Do you think anyone can discover the Do you think if the people from Halloween Town work
meaning of Christmas by just examining or hard enough they can ‘make’ Christmastime? Can their
looking carefully at Christmas items? tricks make Christmastime better? Explain.
Answers will vary: Answers will vary:
No, because the items are not what
gives Christmas its meaning. It is the
other way around, Christmas gives
the items their meaning.

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“
Just because I cannot see it, doesn't mean I can't believe it!
~Jack, the Pumpkin King
”
7 38:35 9 1:08:55
A) What job did Jack give Oogie Boogie’s 3 boys? B) Do Santa Claus tells Jack, “Next time you want
you think Jack will be able to celebrate Christmas to take over someone’s holiday listen to
better without Santa Claus? Explain your answer. Sally.” What is it that Sally understood that
Answers will vary: the rest of Halloween Town didn’t?
A) Their job is to kidnap ‘Sandy Claws’ so that Answers will vary:
Jack can be the King of Christmas. She saw the Christmas tree in her hands
B) Answers will vary bursting into flames and knew that the
Jack’s version of Christmas would not go
well. That the people in Halloween Town
didn’t know the meaning of Christmas or
understand Christmas traditions.

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10 ESSAY
Is Jack an evil character or just misinformed? Does he purposely want to ruin Christmas for everyone
in Christmas Town? Explain your answer using details from the story.
Answers will vary:

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11 ESSAY
Throughout the movie, Jack has all the things that people use to celebrate Christmas, however he can’t
understand the meaning of Christmas. A) What is the most important part about Christmas that he doesn’t
understand? B) Are normal people in danger of having this same misunderstanding? Explain your answer.
Answers will vary:

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