A comprehensive Senior English film study unit for Everything Everywhere All at Once directed by Daniel Kwan* and Daniel Scheinert, featuring a 4 week sequence of engaging, activity-based lessons focused on analytical writing and critical thinking. This resource supports students in exploring identity, family, generational conflict, immigration, purpose, and human connection through this innovative and genre-defying film.

What’s included
• Analysis of context, themes, characters, and cultural assumptions
• Exploration of identity, migration, family expectations, existentialism, and belonging
• Cinematic techniques, film language, symbolism, and visual analysis
• Study of genre blending, narrative structure, editing, and multiverse storytelling
• Close scene analysis and comprehension tasks
• Essay questions, analytical writing support, and exemplar paragraphs
• Peer and self-assessment activities
• A 4 week teaching sequence with 4 learning activities per week
• Engaging, classroom-ready activities throughout

Teaching approach
This resource is activity-based rather than a scripted lesson-by-lesson program. It is designed for teachers to select and adapt tasks to suit their own lessons and classroom needs. The unit emphasises discussion, interpretation, collaborative learning, and rich analytical activities rather than worksheet-driven instruction.

File info
• Provided as a non-editable PDF
• Not designed as an editable PowerPoint
How to use
• Upload to your LMS (Google Classroom, Canvas, etc.) for digital use
• Print selected pages for classroom use
• Display scenes and slides to guide discussion and activities
• Upload to presentation or design platforms if you wish to adapt for your own use (formatting may vary depending on the program used)