Teaching Reading and Writing Skills with Animated Short ...

Teaching Reading Skills with Animated Short Films

Christmas

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The Letter

The letter is written in German. What does `an opa' most likely mean? How do you know this?

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Is the postmaster in the flashback the same one as the postmaster at the beginning of the film? Include proof from the film of your answer.

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How long was the letter lost?

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Why do you think the postmaster decided to give the now grown-up man a bike meant for a young boy?

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Did the boy receive a bicycle from his grandpa when he was young? Explain why or why not.

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The Letter (Answer Key)

The letter is written in German. What does `an opa' on the envelope most likely mean? How do you know this?

`An opa' means `to grandpa.' The viewer can infer this because the contents of the letter are read during the film. The young boy is writing a letter to his grandfather.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Is the postmaster in the flashback the same one as the postmaster at the beginning of the film? Include proof from the film of your answer.

The postmaster appears to be the same person. He is definitely older but has many of the same features such as being tall and lanky. He wears glasses.

How long was the letter lost?

The letter had been lost for at least 20 years. The boy at the beginning of the film was old enough to write a letter but looked at elementary age.

Explain how you came to this conclusion.

At the end of the film, the boy is grown up with a child of his own. This child appears to be about the same size as the boy was when he first went to the post office to mail the letter. If the boy had a child at age 20, this would mean the letter had been lost approximately 20 years.

Why do you think the postmaster decided to give the now grown-up man a bike meant for a young boy?

Answers will vary. The postman might be sentimental. He might have remembered the boy delivering the letter and felt guilt over it being lost. He might have just wanted to do something kind for someone.

Did the boy receive a bicycle from his grandpa when he was young? Explain why or why not.

More than likely he did not receive a bicycle for Christmas the year he sent the letter. His grandfather had passed away. He was not on Earth to give his grandson the gift he promised him.

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Santa's Intern

Complete the cause and effect chain.

Cause - The door to the sleigh opens.

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Cause - The house is a mess, the package is still on the roof of the house, the reindeer looks on in disbelief, and the intern sits on the snow pile with a frown on his face.

Cause - The intern walks back to the sleigh, closes the door, and leans over to pick up the package.

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Cause - The intern's feet get tangled in the Christmas lights.

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Cause - The reindeer laughs and the intern bops him on the nose.

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Cause - The intern slaps the wind vane spinning it around in a circle until it flies up in the air and hits the intern on the head. The wind vane falls at the intern's

feet.

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