Name _________________________________ Class ________________ Date ______________________ West Side Story Viewing Guide 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What is the setting of this musical? _______________________________________________ What are the names of the two gangs in this story? _______________________ _____________ Which gang is made up of mostly immigrants? __________________________________ Where are these immigrants from? _____________________________________ Describe the officer who patrolled the area in which this story takes place by checking the boxes that describe him below. Happy Grumpy Nice Mean Honest Dishonest Concerned about the kids Concerned about his job more than the kids Compassionate Racist Other (please describe) ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Describe the relationships of these girls and Bernardo. Maria was Bernardo’s _________________________. Anita was Bernardo’s ____________________________. 7. Love at first sight? For this couple it was! Who fell in love during this story? __________________________ and ________________________. 8. Where did Maria work? ____________________________________________________________ 9. Where did Tony work? _____________________________________________________________ 10. The gangs decided to have a war council. What was the purpose of this meeting? ____________________________________________________________________________ 11. What happened at the fight? Describe it using complete sentences. ______________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What does “be cool” mean as performed in one of the songs after the fight? ______________________________________________________________________________ 13. In the final scene, what main character dies? _________________________________________ 14. Who killed this character and why? _________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 15. Using complete sentences explain the lesson or morale of this story. _____________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Copyright 2015 Tracy King. All rights reserved. Name _________________________________ Class ________________ Date ______________________ West Side Story Answer Key Viewing Guide 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What is the setting of this musical? New York City What are the names of the two gangs in this story? The Jets and the Sharks Which gang is made up of mostly immigrants? The Sharks Where are these immigrants from? Puerto Rico Describe the officer who patrolled the area in which this story takes place by checking the boxes that describe him below. Happy Grumpy Nice Mean Honest Dishonest Concerned about the kids Concerned about his job more than the kids Compassionate Racist Other (please describe) ___answers will vary__________________________________________ 6. Describe the relationships of these girls and Bernardo. Maria was Bernardo’s _____sister______________. Anita was Bernardo’s _____girlfriend_____________. 7. Love at first sight? For this couple it was! Who fell in love during this story? _______Maria______________ and _______Tony_____________. 8. Where did Maria work? a dress shop 9. Where did Tony work? a soda shop/drug store 10. The gangs decided to have a war council. What was the purpose of this meeting? The purpose of the war council was to work out the details of the fight: when, where and what kind of weapons. 11. What happened at the fight? Describe it using complete sentences. The gangs meet under the highway. As Bernardo and Diesel begin to fight, Tony shows up and tries to stop them. Even though Bernardo taunts Tony, Tony keeps his composure and tries to keep Riff from stabbing him. Despite his efforts, Bernardo stabs Riff and then Tony stabs Bernardo. As the gangs see the lights of police cars they run off. 12. What does “be cool” mean as performed in one of the songs after the fight? It means “be calm” or “relax”. 13. In the final scene, what main character dies? Tony 14. Who killed this character and why? Chino shoots Tony because he knew that Tony killed Bernardo and because he was in love with Maria. 15. Using complete sentences explain the lesson or morale of this story. Answers will vary. Student responses may include references to not judging people because they look different or are from a different country, violence doesn’t solve problems, etc… Copyright 2015 Tracy King. All rights reserved. Name _________________________________ Class ________________ Date ______________________ Movie Remake Retell the story of West Side Story using pictures. Then write a sentence to describe what is happening under each one. ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Copyright 2015 Tracy King. All rights reserved. ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________
