There are so many amazing resources on the internet; somehow, every time I come across another one, I'm surprised and delighted all over again.
Over on Ask MetaFilter, someone was asking about filmed versions of Macbeth, and one of my favorite folks at MetaFilter, The Wrong Kind of Cheese, posted a great answer:
On YouTube, the Shakespeare Network channel has a (free) version of the Ian McKellen & Judi Dench BBC version . I only know about it because a friend who really likes Shakespeare has been going to reading sessions and then supplementing his understanding from advice from Teach With Movies, and they listed this version. If you scroll down on that Teach With Movies page, you may find some useful concepts to review and discuss with your kid.
From this I learned about Teach With Movies, "a collection of lesson plans and curriculum materials in which movies are employed to inspire, inform and motivate students. We want to make it easy for teachers to give their classes excellent lessons using movies."
It's a fantastic resource for teachers and homeschoolers ... and also for people like me who just love learning and are thrilled and grateful to get access to resources for learning.
There are lots of thoughtful ways to explore the movies they feature, including by the calendar (by month) - October includes films for National Hispanic Heritage Month, Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month, and National Bullying Prevention Month, plus films for World Vegetarian Day and the birthdays of Mahatma Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franz Liszt, Georges Bizet, Johann Strauss II, and Michael Collins.
The study guides for each film include thoughtful questions for discussion, information about educational standards that are addressed by the movie, and related reading options.
I'm so grateful to folks who create and share educational resources on the internet. This is a gem, and I'm so glad to have learned about it from the MetaFilter community.