Italian neorealist cinema: 1945-1952. A historical-cultural look at cinema and post-war Italy.
Appropriate reading level: B1 advanced / B2 +
Expected results:
• Students will use the talking circle tradition to effectively communicate their ideas on a
variety of topics with their fellow students.
• Students will keep journals to record their responses to reading selections, responses to
practice exercises, list of new words + synonyms and antonyms
• students will learn Italian history.
• Students will read the stories behind the films and tell others about their favorites.
• Students will write possible plots for a film.
• Students will write what they know about neorealist cinema.