Pixar-like Shorts: Films For Christmas/Winter Activities Literary Elements Theme
DiGiGoods and Printables ELA
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Grade Levels
5th - 8th
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.5.2
CCSSRL.5.3
CCSSRL.5.5
CCSSRL.5.6
CCSSRL.6.2
Formats Included
- PDF
- Easel Activity
Pages
25 pages
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Great resource! Students loved having the ability to watch the video on their own and complete the work
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Description
Pixar-like Short Film LITERARY AND NARRATIVE WRITING Workshop: HEY DEER!
Looking for a fun way to teach theme, plot, setting, and narrative writing. This winter themed workshop is both rigorous and adorable! It can be used for a Christmas activity, but it is also a great winter activity, appropriate for students who don't celebrate this holiday.
Students will use the graphic organizers to analyze the plot of Hey Deer!, then use STORYBOARD templates to plan and write their own narrative.
DIFFERENTIATION OPTION: Allow students to choose: Narrate the film Hey Deer!, or start from scratch and create their own story.
DIGITAL GOOGLE SLIDES VERSION AVAILABLE: CLICK HERE
LINK TO THE VIDEO INCLUDED
WHAT YOU WILL GET IN THIS RESOURCE:
Identification and Analysis of the elements of plot
- Plot-Setting, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
- Theme
- Point of View and Perspective
- Essential Questions
- Bonus Question
- Culminating narrative writing activity with STORYBOARD PLANNING!
- Rubric
- Link to film
- Extra theme page for your own instructions, prompts, or whatever you like
***Short films and narrative writing are a PERFECT match. Students simply follow the film and provide the missing narration!***
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- Christmas Card Sharing Activity for Google Classroom
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Total Pages
25 pages
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Teaching Duration
3 days
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Standards
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CCSSRL.5.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
CCSSRL.5.3
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact).
CCSSRL.5.5
Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story, drama, or poem.
CCSSRL.5.6
Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.
CCSSRL.6.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
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