MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS

MOVIE CASE ANALYSIS
GUIDELINE

SITUATION

State a brief plot or summary of the movie assigned as case

analysis, focus on the following:

1. In 1 (one) paragraph, what is the movie all about?

2. In a bullet format, in a chronological order, what are the major
scenes of the movie and key main issue/s or problem/s and how
they recovered from the issue/s or problem/s?
3. Describe the personality/trait, qualities as a leader and as a
manager of the main character.

ANALYSIS (grade depends on how extensive is your analysis)

In general, analyze the different scenes of the movie in terms of the

following;

1. Which part of the movie did Mr. Glenn Holland portrayed the 4
Situational Leadership Styles (Hersey and Blanchard), justify your
answer.
2. Is there any other character in the movie that applied at least 1
of the Situational Leadership style? If yes, who and which of the
styles?
3. How would you describe the motivation of the main character?
4. In terms of career, how would you describe the work-life balance
of the main character?
5. How would you define or describe Professionalism? Would you
consider Mr. Glenn Holland a true professional?

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OTHERS

For each member of the group:

1. Who among the characters you closely identify yourself? Why?
2. What is the best dialogue or scene that touched you most?

As a group:
1. Among the best dialogue or scene that touched each member, choose
your top 3.
2. State your reason why you chose your top 1 only.

FORMAT

9 Short Bond Paper

9 1 inch margin on all side
9 Arial 12 font
9 1.5 Space

GRADING SYSTEM

Situation - 25%
Analysis - 50%
Others - 20%
Format - 5%
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Total - 100%

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