In the recent immigration movie, Al Otro Lado, three countries, three cultures, and three different realities serve as background for the stories of three children (a Mexican boy, a Cuban boy and a Moroccan girl) who share the same loss - the absence of a father who has emigrated searching for a better quality of life. This Al Otro Lado movie guide includes high quality pre and post viewing activities that will enable your students to get the most out of watching the film. This video guide also includes movie vocabulary lists and crosswords, writing, speaking and reading activities, and excellent cultural information about Mexico, Cuba, Spain and immigration. Cloze activities for popular songs are also included. This DVD movie guide can be used to teach a whole unit on immigration that will enlighten your students about the current issues of immigration in the United States and in Spain. This video will also expose your students to the different dialects and accents of Spanish speakers form Cuba, Mexico, and Spain, while entertaining them with 3 touching immigration stories. Reproducible, 8 1/2 X 11,
65 pgs.
This packet includes:
COUNTRY INFORMATION
*Cuba Information and Questions (in Spanish and in English)
*Mexico Information and Questions (in Spanish and in English)
*Spain Information and Questions (in Spanish and in English)
EL VOCABULARIO EN ESPANOL PARA AL OTRO LADO
*Movie vocabulary in Spanish
EL VOCABULARIO EN ESPANOL Y EN INGLES PARA AL OTRO LADO
*Movie vocabulary in Spanish and in English
LOS CRUCIGRAMAS PARA AL OTRO LADO
*Crossword puzzles that correspond to the vocabulary
*Keys for all crossword puzzles
LAS PREGUNTAS DEL VIDEO
*Comprehension questions in Spanish that follow the sequence of the video
(in the present and past tenses)
*Match the character descriptions
*Answer key for comprehension questions and character descriptions
LAS ACTIVIDADES ESCRITAS
*Movie summary
*Movie fill-in sheet
*Write a new ending activity
*Journals
*Extension activities
LAS ACTIVIDADES DE ESCUCHAR
*Lloro por Ti by Enrique Iglesias (Song and cloze activity)
*Me Arrepiento by Alex Ubago (Song and cloze activity)
*Las Mananitas (Song and cloze activity)
*Mexico en la Piel by Luis Miguel (Song and cloze activity)
Enjoy!
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