DUNKIRK (2017) ****
(focus on WWII Evacuation of Dunkirk)
Contains 11 movie quotes & 5 Academic Words (AWL*).
Acclaimed director, Christopher Nolan, examines this nail-biting battle which occurred during the early stages of WWII, from the land, the sea, and the air, sending us headlong into the frightful interplay of this combined theater of war. The feel is extremely realistic, perhaps more so than any other movie of its kind. It stars Kenneth Branagh as Commander Bolton, James D'Arcy as Colonel Winnant, and Tom Hardy, barely recognizable as the fighter pilot who makes a perfect dead-stick landing on the beach, with Mark Rylance, Harry Styles, and Cillian Murphy. Winner of 3 Academy Awards. Rated PG-13 (106 min.) mike laib 2018.
Classroom Tips:
1. Preview both the movie and its lesson. Lesson and movie are in the same sequence.
2. Within the lesson, decide which quotes, questions, and vocabulary to focus on. Highlight or cut-and-paste content you plan to use.
3. Estimate how you'll use available time for both watching and discussing the movie.
4. Remember: Most questions on the lesson are easy for a native speaker of English to answer, so the movie itself is the answer key.
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