In the Heights 2021 Movie Guide Questions in English & SPANISH | Bilingual Guide

2 Movie Guides. 1 completely in English and 1 completely in Spanish. Product includes 31 Movie Guide Questions for the film "In the Heights" or "En el Barrio" (Latin America) or "En un Barrio de Nueva York" (Spain), that include pre-listening 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 in class discussion around important topics.

Includes: Google Docs in both languages!

Synopsis:

The creator of "Hamilton" and the director of "Crazy Rich Asians" invite you to the event of the summer, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big... "In the Heights." Lights up on Washington Heights... The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life. "In the Heights" fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda's kinetic music and lyrics with director Jon M. Chu's lively and authentic eye for storytelling to capture a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience.

Themes in this film: dreams, gentrification, immigration, musicals, community, neighbors, resilience, first generation university students, East Coast vs. West Coast latinos, Dominicans, neighborhoods, el barrio, piragua, displacement, Boricuas, Puerto Ricans Mexicans, Cubans, Latinos, Chileans, Sandra Cisneros, Isabel Allende, Dolores Huerta , education, families, immigration, colorism, racism, discrimination, the American dream, Afro-Latinos, Carribean, triguenos, patience, faith, Hamilton, theater, New York City, and more.

About the film:

Rating: PG-13 (Suggestive References|Some Language)

Genre: Musical

Original Language: English

Director: Jon M. Chu

Producer: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Scott Sanders, Anthony Bregman, Mara Jacobs

Writer: Quiara Alegría Hudes

Release Date (Theaters): Jun 10, 2021  Wide

Release Date (Streaming): Jun 10, 2021

Box Office (Gross USA): $11.5M

Runtime: 2h 23m

Production Co: Scott Sanders Productions, Warner Bros., Likely Story, 5000 Broadway

Reviews:

Its highest accomplishment is that it succeeds as the star vehicle Hollywood seemed to demand: Ramos, Grace, Barrera, Merediz, Diaz -- the world will be hungry for more of them. And soon. - RollingStone Magazine

All characters are beautifully cast, but a standout is Hawkins, who has the soulful voice of a young Christopher Jackson (the original Benny, who has a cameo here) and charisma that burns through the screen. - Associated Press

It's all very much in the shape of that era of [the musical] Rent that has been upon us for about 20 years now. - NPR Los Angeles

Also included: optional activities such as: Movie Review Activity and Article about colorism that students can read and respond to.

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SPANISH DESCRIPTION:

31 Movie Guide Questions for the film "In the Heights" o "En un Barrio de Nueva York" that includes pre-listening 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 in class discussion around important topics. 100% in SPANISH.

Temas en este filme: los sueños, gentrificación, inmigración, comunidad, musicales, resiliencia, primera generación, la universidad, dominicanos, el barrio, la bodega, piragua, boricuas, mexicanos, cubanos, latinos, chilenos, Sandra Cisneros, Isabel Allende, Dolores Huerta, educación, las familias, inmigración, colorismo, racismo, discriminación, el sueño americano, los afrolatinos, el mestizaje, trigueños, paciencia, fé, Hamilton, teatro, Nueva York, y más.

SINOPSIS

En el barrio de Washington Heights en Manhattan, Usnavi de la Vega (Anthony Ramos) se enfrenta a la difícil decisión de cerrar su negocio en la ciudad neoyorquina y volver a República Dominicana. En este barrio mayoritariamente hispanoamericano las calles están hechas de música. Pero Usnavi tiene un sueño, y aunque llegar a conseguirlo es difícil, porque el mundo no tiene en cuenta a los soñadores, conseguirá ponerlo en práctica con la música para demostrar que ni él ni sus vecinos de The Heights son invisibles. Adaptación cinematográfica del multipremiado musical de Broadway In The Heights, de Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Títulos en español:

Al hablar de la vida en un pequeño barrio (Washington Heights en Nueva York), este filme decidió apegarse al guion de la narrativa y conservar en su versión en español el título de En El Barrio, para narrar los hechos de la comunidad hispanohablante en los barrios de Estados Unidos. En México, este filme se llamará "En un barrio de Nueva York".

Sobre el filme:

18 de junio de 2021 en cines / 2h 23min / Romántico, Drama, Musical

Dirigida por Jon M. Chu

Guion Quiara Alegria Hudes, Lin-Manuel Miranda

Reparto Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera

Título original In The Heights

Also included optional activities such as: Movie Review Activity and Article about colorism that students can read and respond to.

This activity related to the following AP Spanish Language and Culture themes and sub themes:

Families and Communities | Las familias y las comunidades

• contexto 1 Las comunidades educativas
• contexto 2 Las redes sociales
• contexto 3 La geografía humana
• contexto 4 Las tradiciones y los valores
• contexto 5 La ciudadanía global
• contexto 6 La estructura de la familia

• context 1 Educational communities
• context 2 Social networks
• context 3 The human geography
• context 4 Traditions and values
• context 5 Global citizenship
• context 6 The family structure

Contemporary life - La vida contemporánea

Contexto 1 La educación y las carreras profesionales
Contexto 2 El entretenimiento y la diversión
Contexto 3 Los viajes y el ocio
Contexto 4 Las relaciones personales
contexto 5 Los estilos de vida
contexto 6 Las tradiciones y los valores sociales

Context 1 Education and professional careers
Context 2 Entertainment and fun
Context 3 Travel and leisure
Context 4 Personal relationships
context 5 Lifestyles
context 6 Traditions and social values

Identidades personales y públicas | Identidades privadas y públicas

• Contexto l La enajenación y la asimilación
• Contexto 2 La autoestima
• Contexto 3 La identidad nacional y la identidad étnica
• Contexto 4 Los intereses personales
• Contexto 5 Las creencias personales
• Contexto 6 Los héroes y los personajes históricos

Personal and Public Identities | Private and Public Identities

• Context l Disposal and assimilation
• Context 2 Self-esteem
• Context 3 National identity and ethnic identity
• Context 4 Personal interests
• Context 5 Personal beliefs
• Context 6 Heroes and historical figures

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Belleza y estética | Beauty and Aesthetics.

contexto 1 Definiciones de la belleza

contexto 2 La moda y el diseño

contexto 3 El lenguaje y la literatura

contexto 4 Las artes visuales y escénicas

contexto 5 La arquitectura

contexto 6 Definiciones de la creatividad

context 1 Definitions of beauty

context 2 Fashion and design

context 3 Language and literature

context 4 The visual and performing arts

context 5 The architecture

context 6 Definitions of creativity