Category Archives: Movie Talk

A Technique for El Internado and Movie Talk

Posted on September 12, 2016 by bryankandel

If you’ve ever been frustrated because you feel like you’re not getting enough out of Movie Talk, the following may help . . . If you’ve ever wanted to try using El Internado in your Spanish class but you’re not … Continue reading →

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Feast

Posted on November 28, 2015 by bryankandel

Feast is a Disney animated short that can be used for Movie Talk.  The video can be found here and on Netflix as part of a collection of Disney short films.  Below are two of the resources I created to … Continue reading →

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La tienda de mascotas (Story Script, Reading, Movie Talk)

Posted on February 13, 2014 by bryankandel

  A story, a reading and slides for Movie Talk based on a pet store, annoying talking animals and big ears.  Materials are in Spanish. Un mascota nueva: This story script can be “asked” in class.  The story involves a … Continue reading →

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El día de los muertos – Movie Talk

Posted on November 4, 2013 by bryankandel

Maybe a bit late, but here is a screen shot presentation to use for Movie Talk with the video below.  The video is great for discussion, including cultural topics. Día de los muertos – Movie Talk screenshots 

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The power of context

Posted on September 30, 2013 by bryankandel

We were working with giving and following directions today (turn right, turn left, go straight . . . etc.).  I had students pretend to drive cars while I showed them projected road signs and told them to turn or go … Continue reading →

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Alma

Posted on April 10, 2013 by bryankandel

“Alma” is a great animated video for Movie Talk or an assessment that many teachers have used.  I’ve been working with it this week in level 2.  We’ve watched it, participated in a Movie Talk discussion, completed listening and reading … Continue reading →

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Paperman screenshots for Movie Talk

Posted on March 8, 2013 by bryankandel

We did Movie Talk with the paperman video today.  I created a Power Point with screenshots of the video to use for discussion after watching it.  In each class, we watched the video first and then went through the slides … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl Ads – Freeze Frame

Posted on February 5, 2013 by bryankandel

I was using Movie Talk with the Super Bowl commercials today, and I was getting frustrated at constantly moving back and forth from my computer to pause it.  I also felt like we were wasting some time by re-watching every … Continue reading →

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Movie Talk – Super Bowl Commercials

Posted on February 4, 2013 by bryankandel

I did some Movie Talk activities in a few classes with Super Bowl Commercials.  Some were better than others based on the content, dialogue, images . . . etc. Here is the Power Point I made with links to most … Continue reading →

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Movie Talk – Dog Commercial

Posted on February 3, 2013 by bryankandel

I tried “Movie Talk” for the first time on Friday.  It was a light version just to get a feel for it.  There is a tutorial for movie talk here.  I tried it in two sections of Spanish 2.  Basically, … Continue reading →

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