An excellent film to view for English, History, or Italian Language classes. "This is a simple story ... but not an easy one to tell. Like a fable, there is sorrow. And, like a fable, it is full of wonder and happiness."These are the opening words of the film Life is Beautiful, starring and directed by Roberto Benigni. This Award-winning Italian film tells the story of one family’s experience during the Holocaust. This film explores the importance of family and a father-son relationship. This is
Luca Movie Guide | Worksheet | Questions | Google Classroom (PG - 2021) challenges students to analyze characters, their decisions and relationships. Debate Luca's choices, imagine the perfect triathlon for each student, and explore how characters changed throughout the movie. Ask students to describe a lesson that their community could learn from the people of Portorosso and challenge students to identify and define Italian words and phrases used throughout the film.Check the preview file for
This computer animated film from Pixar and Disney is about a young sea monster named Luca who learns that he can transform into a human by going up on land. In the human world, Luca quickly becomes good friends with another sea monster named Alberto. Together, they venture into a small town in search of a Vespa scooter which they believe is the greatest invention of all time. With a Vespa, Luca and Alberto believe they can travel the world and be free. While in the small town, they befriend a yo
"Learning at the Movies!" is a lesson series I created to use movies as a way to engage children in learning while having critical thinking and discussions taking place. The series covers a variety of movies that kids will love and gets them thinking and viewing them in a different way!The lesson contains the following activities:Draw What You KnowDraw What You LearnedPicture Your Favorite MomentLet's Think & Write About It! - Critical Thinking QuestionsLet's Chat! - Class Discussion Prompts
Cinema Paradiso is a classic movie that all students studying Italian should see more than once! Unfortunately all movie guides you find in books are made for College students... Download this packet for lesson/vocabulary and summative project all in one! The work is done for you! Enjoy the movie and watch as your students get wrapped up in the culture and language through this incredible film.
33 Movie Guide Questions for the movie Cabrini that includes pre-listening questions (essential questions), questions to answer during the movie, and reflection/analysis questions that can also serve as discussion questions after the movie. Includes movie images to help scaffold for diverse learners.Questions are spaced out to give students enough time to write answers down. Perfect way to hold your students accountable for watching the film, test their interpretive listening skills and engaging
Video Guide was created to watch with The Magic School Bus Rides Again Harvesting episode - The Magic School Rides Again Ghost Farm (Season 2 Episode 3). Differentiated worksheets contain 2 versions and 3 sections each. Student ready, answer key included. Great for teachers, sub plans, homeschooling, and summer learning. Check out the product preview to see the full product. Worksheets include:10 Fill in the Blank Questions (with and without word bank)List 2/3 ways you can grow food in a city Dr
There are many heroes who saved many lives on September 11th, 2001. One of the lesser known heroes are the sailors who came together to save hundreds of thousands of people. Through this resource students research about these heroes and learn about what happened on 9/11. This resource includes: -Video Link to Boatlift Rescue on 9/11 -Video Questions to the Boatlift Rescue on 9/11 video -Designing a Magazine Cover honoring the heroes of 9/11 worksheet How to get TpT credit to use on future purcha
This video response worksheet accompanies the video about salmon spawning or migrating. The answers are on the worksheet in a word bank for students who need adaptations.It highlights the key points of the video and the questions are in order of when they come up in the movie so you don't have to watch it before you show it to the class!
"Give me a laundry list and I'll set it to music." Gioachino Rossini (Italian composer ~ 1792 - 1868)These Feature * Film questions go with Rossini's Ghost in the Composers' Special Series available online at various sites such as here 'Rossini's Ghost'.Having students select from multiple choice answers allows more time for their eyes to stay on the film and not spend it looking down writing out answers and, thus, not miss important moments in the film. You get: 1. A 6-page introductory overhe
This activity is great for use in a world history class during a unit on the Middle Ages, an Italian class, or a world cultures class. Start by showing the Rick Steves episode entitled "Venice: City of Dreams" then watch "Venice and Its Lagoons." While students watch, they should fill in the blanks under each topic heading. These are in order shown on the films. *Tip = assign each student one or two topics. They are responsible for taking notes during this section of the film. Afterwards, go ove
This is a video guide to accompany the History Channel video on the The Real History of Thanksgiving. The video covers the origins of Thanksgiving, fun facts about the holiday, and details on Thanksgiving events such as the Macy's parade. This worksheet provides 20 questions to accompany the 40:00 video.This worksheet was not created by or in conduction with History Channel.
This film guide features some background information on "La Questione Meridionale," allowing students to reflect on the economic disparities between Italy's northern and southern regions prior to viewing the movie. There are six questions that prompt students to think about the film's setting and themes of the movie, such as poverty and right vs. wrong. The film guide is in English.
This package contains a public link to the Edpuzzle I created for the trailer of the movie "Día de Muertos" and extension activities for your students to test their comprehension through different modes. There is a text describing the trailer in simple comprehensible language and a supporting audio recording. You also get two different types of activities to organize the events in the trailer divided into three sections. There is also a fill-in-the-blank activity per section for which you could
Trying to make a Halloween celebration academic? Have students identify story elements at different points during the movie Hocus Pocus. (Theme, Plot: rising actions, 2 climaxes, resloution, Characters: protagonist, antagonist, Settings, etc)