Popular Film for Fourth Graders: Injury Prevention
“Karate Kid”

Title: Karate Kid

Producer: Jerry Weintraub

Year: 2010

Length: 140 minutes

Rating: PG

Review:
Dre Parker is a twelve year old boy from Detroit. He and his mother move from their long-time home in Detroit to Beijing after his mother gets a job opportunity for her car factory. After spending a day in a Chinese park by his new home, Dre sees a young girl who catches his eye; young violinist named Meiying. Cheng, a rebellious student who is being trained in kung fu, whose family is close to Meiying’s, attempts to keep the two young ones apart by violently attacking Dre and later bullies him at school. Dre is too weak to stand up for himself and end up with a black eye. During an attack one day, the maintenance man Mr. Han comes to Dre’s aid, revealing himself as an ancient kung fu master. Han promises to teach Dre “real” kung fu and begins to train Dre by emphasizing movements that apply to life in general, and that serenity and maturity, not punches and power, are the true keys to mastering the martial art.

Healthy Behavior Outcomes (HBO)
• HBO 4: Apply safety rules and procedures to avoid risky behaviors and injury
• HBO 6: Recognize and avoid dangerous surroundings
• HBO 8: Support others to avoid risky behaviors and be safe
National Health Education Standards (NHES)
• S1.5.2: Explain how injuries can be prevented
• S1.5.15: List ways to prevent injury at school.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.7
Make connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific descriptions and directions in the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.9
Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.