The document provides a list of writing prompts and analysis questions about the Disney film "The Lion King". The prompts include tasks such as recreating scenes from the movie, creating a movie poster or comic strip summarizing the plot, analyzing themes and characters, comparing "The Lion King" to Shakespeare's "Hamlet", and interpreting how music and settings are used in the film. Students would need to watch and closely analyze the movie to complete many of the prompts.

1. Re-create one of
the scenes from
‘Lion King’ and
summarize the key
ideas.
Create a movie
poster for Lion
King and
support your
decisions with
annotations of
why you chose
your design.
Create a 5-panel
comic summarizing
the key moments of
the movie ‘Lion
King’.
Create an Instagram
account including
pictures and
comments about
Simba and his
character
development
Create a twitter
battle between
Mufasa and Scar
including hashtags.
Create a 5-10
question quiz on
‘Lion King’ and
‘Hamlet’ without
using true or false
questions
Create an acrostic poem for 3
of the following characters:
Simba
Mufusa
Scar
Timone
Pumba
Zazu
Rafiki
What is the most
important lesson
taught in ‘Lion
King’? Be prepared
to support your
answer.
Explain how
‘The Lion King’
uses pathetic
fallacy to
portray villains
and heroes.
How does Simba
change as he grows
up?
Are certain animals
depicted as more
powerful than others?
Why or why not?
What do you think
Scar’s greatest fear
is? Respond in a
PEEL paragraph.
Which other
Disney character
outside of ‘The
Lion King’ is
Simba most like?
Respond in a PEEL
paragraph.
Select 3 words to describe 2 of
the main characters and
support each adjective.
Simba
Mufusa
Scar
Timone
Pumba
Zazu
Rafiki
How far do you
agree with the
following
statement
‘Timone and
Pumba only serve
as comic relief’.
Explain your
answer and
provide evidence.
Does Simba
deserve to be
King? Explain
and support
PEEL response.
Analyze one of the
songs in ‘Lion King’.
What themes does it
connect to? Explain
your answer and use
quotations and lyrics
to support your
answer
Do you think Mufusa
is a villain? Justify and
explain why in a PEEL
response.
Interpret any other
Disney film. Analyse
how the villain is
presented in a
stereotypical way
and support your
answer.
Analyse the role
does music play in
The Lion King?
Analyse ‘The Circle of Life’ and
its role in ‘The Lion King’
In a PEEL response.
Research
Shakespeare and
develop a fact file
about his life
Research the
original story of
Hamlet and
create a history
fact file of how
its many
versions have
changed over
time.
Organize a character
comparison chart for
key characters
between ‘Lion King’
and ‘Hamlet’.
Discuss each setting in
‘The Lion King’ and its
meaning.
Pride Rock
Elephant Graveyard
the Pride-lands
Under the Stars
The Gorge
The Desert/ The
Jungle
Select one of the
characters from ‘The
Lion King’ and
identify what their
fatal flaw is.
Respond in a PEEL
paragraph.
Create a Venn
Diagram of
Mufasa and Scar
and identify key
differences and
similarities
between the two.
Translate 1 of the songs and its
lyrics into your own words to
demonstrate understanding of
key themes and ideas.