Name: _____________________________________________ The Blindside Viewing Guide Directions: Complete the following guide while viewing the film. The questions follow the progression of the movie. 1. In Leigh Anne Tuohy’s opening narration, what analogy does she make between paying football players and paying bills? _________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Describe the “ideal” left tackle. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does Michael draw on the back of his Biology quiz? ____________________________________________ 4. Summarise Michael’s feelings in “White Walls.” ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What does Mrs. Boswell do to try and help Michael with his test? ______________________________________ 6. Describe Leigh Anne Tuohy in three words. ________________ ________________ ________________ 7. What can you deduct about Michael by the way he left the sheets and pillow on the couch? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What does Michael do when he is unsure? ________________________________________________________ 9. How does Michael change Thanksgiving for the Tuohys? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What is one thing Leigh Anne needs to know about Michael? _________________________________________ 11. Contrast the Tuohy’s Memphis and Michael’s Memphis. _____________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Describe the shirt that Michael chooses. __________________________________________________________ 13. Why do you think Leigh Anne mixes her generosity and caring with stern, pointed attitude? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. What category did Michael score in the 98th percentile? ______________________________________________ 15. Who does Michael see at the restaurant? __________________________________________________________ 16. Which picture ends up on the Christmas card? _____________________________________________________ 17. Explain Leigh Anne’s confrontation with her friends. ________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 18. To what character does Leigh Anne compare Michael? ______________________________________________ 19. Why does Michael want a driver’s license? ________________________________________________________ 20. What notion appalls Leigh Anne when she tries to legally adopt Michael? ________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 21. How does Michael respond to becoming a part of the Tuohy family? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 22. What could have killed SJ? What saved him? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 23. How does Leigh Anne explain football to Michael? __________________________________________________________________________________________ 24. What event inspires Michael’s protective instincts? _________________________________________________ 25. Name five of the universities that pursue Michael. _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 26. What is “different” about Miss Sue? _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 27. Explain the recruiting process for Michael as it applies to SJ. __________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 28. How does Miss Sue dissuade Michael from choosing Tennessee? ______________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 29. Summarise Michael’s end of the year English essay as it relates to his life. _______________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 30. Where did Leigh Anne find a baby picture of Michael? ______________________________________________ 31. What made Michael run away? _________________________________________________________________ 32. How did Michael escape the hardships of “Hurt Village”? ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 33. What does Leigh vow to do and not to do if Michael attends Tennessee? _________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 34. Where did Michael Oher play professional football? _________________________________________________ 35. Pick one CHARACTER. _______________________ Write four INTERVIEW QUESTIONS for that character. ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________
