Life Is Beautiful ~ La Vita è bella ~ Movie Guides + Quiz + Word Search

“It's up to comedians to shine a light on what's wrong in the world … and

we don't want things swept under the rug."

Jeff Ross (American comedian ~ 1965)

Life Is Beautiful is an Academy-award winning film about a father who uses comedy to try to shield his little son from the horrors of a labor camp in World War II.

You get:

1. An introductory overhead to set the scene along with a general timeline of the period

2. A follow-along film question sheet with 20 questions in English all on one page for the Italian version of the movie shown with English subtitles

3. An answer key to the questions

4. A follow-along film question sheet with 20 questions in English all on one page for the dubbed English version of the movie

NOTE: The spoken English does not always match the English subtitles if they are used with the Italian version although the gist of what is said is the same. This is a separate question sheet that follows the spoken English in the dubbed version.

5. An answer key to these questions

6. A follow-along film question sheet with 20 questions in Italian all on one page

7. An answer key to the questions

8. A one-page easy-to-grade quiz on the facts in the movie

9. An answer key

10. A follow-up word search activity

11. An answer key for the word search.

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.

Everything is classroom-ready to make your job easier.

A gem of a film and a surprising take on an otherwise harrowing experience of war for this endearing father and son. (17 pages)

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* For Holocaust Studies *

~ Films to do with the Holocaust and its pre- and post-war echoes ~

* Feature * Film ~ Swing Kids

* Feature * Film ~ The Sound of Music

* Feature * Film ~ The Zookeeper's Wife

* Feature * Film ~ La Vita è bella ~ Life Is Beautiful

* Feature * Film ~ Rosenstraße Rosenstrasse

.. The only successful public resistance attempt under The Third Reich. ..

* Feature * Film ~ Das schreckliche Mädchen ~ The Nasty Girl

.. A German high school student gets a little too curious about her town's WW II past ~ based on a true story ..

* Feature * Film ~ Die weiße Rose ~ The White Rose .. The story of a student resistance group in WW II ..

* Feature * Film ~ Woman In Gold

* Feature * Film ~ Au revoir les enfants ~ Goodbye, Children

* Feature * Film ~ The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

* Die Fälscher ~ The Counterfeiters

* Feature * Film ~ Operation Finale

* Feature * Film ~ The Diary of Anne Frank ~ Anne Frank Remembered

* Feature * Film ~ The Book Thief

* Feature * Film ~ The Monuments Men

* Feature * Film ~ The Ritchie Boys

* The Boys Of '36 ~ The U.S. Rowing Team at the Berlin Olympics

.. Perfect supplement to the book The Boys In The Boat ..

.. Against all odds these Depression-era boys pull off a stunning, come-from-behind victory at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin ..

* The Von Trapp Family ~ A Life Of Music .. Their story from one daughter's perspective ..

* Feature * Film ~ Jesse Owens - American Experience

.. Jesse Owens at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin ..

* Feature * Film ~ Nordwand (North Face) .. Could these young German mountain climbers prove German superiority in the 1930s by being the first to climb The North Face ? Based on a true story. ..

* Feature * Film ~ Joe and Max ~ Louis vs. Schmeling .. The world was on the brink of war when

American Joe Louis met German Max Schmeling in the boxing ring in 1938. But would politics affect their match ? ..

* 'Amelia' + 'Amelia ~ A Tale of Two Sisters' ~ Movie Guides + Word Search + Quiz

* Operation Mincemeat + The Man Who Never Was ~ Movie Guides + Word Search + Quiz

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* For Italian Class *

If you're looking for more ready-to-use resources, you may be interested in some other items in my store:

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* Single Sub * Plan 1 For Italian ~ Measuring Metric

* Single * Sub Plan 2 For Italian ~ I numeri

* Single * Sub Plan 3 For Italian ~ L'abbecedario

* Single * Sub Plan 4 For Italian ~ Words Worth Knowing

* Single Sub Plan ~ César Ritz ~ Founder of the Ritz Hotels in Rome, London, Paris ~

viewable online, link is provided ..

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* Italian Back-to-School Bundle

* Burt Wolf ~ Italian Cities * Bundle .. Visit Rome, Milan, Florence, Venice and more ~ most of Burt's episodes are viewable online ~ links are provided ..

Special Back-to-School Activities & Review Resources

* Back-To-School Review * Pac For Italian .. 10 activities for 10 days to ease your students back into Italian ..

* The Use of tu * Lei * Loro in Italian

* Telling Time * Pac For Italian

* A Light History Of The English Language For Italian * Class

* Tissue * Box Project For Italian Class .. A great back-to-school review project. ..

* Il Mio Raccoglitore ~ Setting Up An Italian Notebook .. It's free ..

* Open House ~ Sign-In Sheet for Italian Class .. It's free ..

* Tutto su di me ~ Student Information Sheet .. It's free ..

Customs & Life in Italy

* Italian Baby * Names .. It's free ..

* Most students like the cachet of having a special Italian name

for Italian class ~ here are some easy-to-use, A to Z lists for them to choose from.

* They'll fondly remember their Italian name for the rest of their lives.

Holidays

* Famous Italians * Crossword Puzzles For Italian Heritage Month

* Italian Halloween Activity * Pac

* November 1st * Tombstone Project For Italian .. Students make a tombstone for a famous person ..

* Buon Natale Puzzle * Pac

* San Valentino ♥ 15 Activities For Italian Class

* Carta di ♥ San Valentino For Italian Class

* Cose che sono verdi ~ Festa di San Patrizio

* Pesce d'aprile ~ April Fools' Day

* Mother's Day Project * Pac For Italian

Assessments & Projects & Activities

* Household * Chores Activities For Italian

* The Color * Game For Italian Class .. Attenzione ! This can get pretty exciting. ..

* Monster * Project For Italian Class .. Easy review of body parts ..

* Proverb * Pac For Italian Class

* Photo Scavenger * Hunt For Italian Class

* Battleship * Pac For Italian

* La Festa del Cioccolato For Italian Class

* Switzerland * 26 Fun Facts

* Switzerland * Webquest .. Makes a good sub plan, too ..

* Fun End-of-Year Awards for Italian Class .. Nice way to end the year ..

* Scrabble On Paper ~ Italian Vocab Review

* Latin Words and Phrases ~ Set 1 .. The connection between Italian and Latin .. a ready-to-use sub plan, too ..

* Latin Words and Phrases ~ Set 2 .. More Latin words & expressions used in English .. a ready-to-use sub plan, too ..

* World Kindness Day ~ Thank You Letter To A Teacher .. Perfect for November 13th, World Kindness Day, or Teacher Appreciation Day in May ..

Great Films & Documentaries

* Movies ~ Generic Review Form

.. For at-home movie assignments, extra credit, or distance learning ~ an easy way

to help students stay focused and document their learning for you ..

* Burt Wolf ~ Siena, Italy For Italian * Class .. Viewable online, link is provided ..

* Burt Wolf ~ Rome, Italy For Italian * Class

* Burt Wolf ~ Ticino, Switzerland

* Rick Steves ~ Cinque Terre Italy's Riviera For Italian * Class

* Rick Steves ~ The Best of Sicily For Italian * Class

* Burt Wolf ~ Florence, Italy For Italian * Class

* Rick Steves ~ Italy's Amalfi Coast For Italian * Class

* Feature * Film ~ The Monuments Men

* Feature * Film ~ Rossini's Ghost

* Burt Wolf ~ What's Cooking In Switzerland

* Feature * Film ~ La Vita è bella

* Feature * Film ~ Pane e tulipani

* Feature * Film ~ Il Postino

* Feature * Film ~ The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

* Feature * Film ~ Cinema Paradiso

* Burt Wolf ~ Geneva Switzerland .. A glimpse into another Italian-speaking country ..

* Burt Wolf ~ Northwestern Switzerland

* Burt Wolf ~ The Swiss Mittelland

* Samantha Brown ~ Passport To Europe * Italy

* Burt Wolf ~ Milan, Italy

* Burt Wolf ~ Trieste, Italy

* Burt Wolf ~ Assisi, Italy

* Burt Wolf ~ Venice, Italy

* Feature * Film ~ Mona Lisa Is Missing .. She went missing from the Louvre for two whole years.

Where was she ? Who took her ? This documentary explains it ..

* Roman Holiday

Other Ready-to-Use Resources

* Flashback * Pac ~ Grammar Review .. Review of grammar basics ..

* The Traveler's * Ten Commandments For FL Students .. It's free. ..

* Alphabet Games * Pac

* Valentine's Day ♥ Trivia Game

* Eponym Activity .. Have you ever eaten chicken tetrazzini ? Useful as a sub plan, too ..

* Letter of Appreciation to Parents .. It's free. ..

* Permission To Watch Movie Form .. It's free. ..

* Niente Compiti ~ No Homework Pass .. It's free. ..

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