Before watching Windcatcher with the class, discuss their purpose for viewing it.  

If students are watching solely for entertainment, they can sit back and relax! However, students should be more active viewers if they are undertaking a film study or watching Windcatcher for another curriculum focus.   

While viewing, they might:  

• Ask themselves questions about the film and its purpose.  
• Refine or reject their earlier predictions.  
• Access prior knowledge and new information to make connections to the film.  
• Make inferences about the characters and story.  
• Notice strategies for engaging and influencing the intended audience.  
• Observe language features and text structure.  
• Notice how visual elements contribute to their understanding.   

Watch Windcatcher as a class following this discussion. If relevant to the viewing purpose, students could take notes throughout or teachers could pause the film to support understanding.