Engage your pupils in short story and short film. Using a still from the film as inspiration, pairs compose short stories, which they later share and compare with other members of the class. They then watch the film and respond to a series of questions about the film in small groups. In addition, class members explore the message of the film, pick apart idioms, and write a second short story individually. 

Concepts

short stories, empathy, compassion, caring

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Additional Tags

short film, short story, narrative tenses, idomatic expressions, empathy, Social & Emotional Learning, english language arts

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Classroom Considerations

• Since this lesson was originally written, the video has been watched another million times; you may wish to edit a question in the plan to reflect this change
• Depending on the level of your students, you might consider providing additional scaffolding for some of the activities
• The plan may take longer than the hour listed in the resource

Pros

• Video is thought-provoking, if a bit sad
• The resource comes with everything you need to teach the lesson including questions, writing prompts, and video comments to analyze
• Pupils are encouraged to collaborate and discuss

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.9-10.3.a W.11-12.3.a SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a