Star Wars : The Force Awakens comes
in three days, the 18th December 2015. To us in Portugal comes the 16 December.
I began my career as a young teacher in 1977, when Star Wars: A New Hope was released I watched the movie with my students (Literature) on a big screen.
The movie begins : " A long time ago in a galaxy far, far
away..." and then the explosion of music. Wow!
And just liked that we were sucked into an adventure we had never seen
before.
A boy, a princess, an old man, and a pirate with Bigfoot as a friend. Thus began my life-long fascination with sci-fic with Star Wars.
As a teacher I could understand the importance of making learning engaging to my students.
Star Wars, Indiana Jones or Back to the Future helped accomplish this as well Jules Verne novels.
Star Wars
Over the years I've used them to teach several topics, but my favorite
is to use Star Wars to teach mythology and science fiction (the narrative) in Literature lessons.
Finally, with other students, time passes on, another classes, another
young adolescents, we watched Return of the Jedi studying historical
connections to be made studying literature novels.
Star Wars : The Force Awakens is the first movie of the new trilogy not with
George Lucas but with Walt Disney. The Force
Awakens was announced to hit the box office on Dec. 18, 2015. Three days away from The Force Awakens.
This film is going to
show a new generation of Jedi knights and new storm troopers. There is going to
be a new villain since the Emperor and Vader were killed in Return of Jedi.
One surprise is that some of the original cast
is returning. There will be appearances made by Harrison Ford's Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher’s Princess
Leia, and John Boyega’s Finn,
Chewbacca.
Unfortunally, Princess Leia, Carrie Fisher died at the end of The Last Jedi
"Our princess, our general left us."
Carrie Fisher/ Princess Leia played the role of the Resistance’s leader with rare charm and considerable humility.
There is no Leia without her, and Star Wars will not the same without her. Of course, the princess turned General will now get an off-screen death in Episode IX. So sad!
Star Wars The last Jedi
the late actress Carrie Fisher/ Princess Leia
last appearance as General Leia
Walt Disney Studios / Lucasfilm
Unfortunally, Princess Leia, Carrie Fisher died at the end of The Last Jedi
"Our princess, our general left us."
Carrie Fisher/ Princess Leia played the role of the Resistance’s leader with rare charm and considerable humility.
There is no Leia without her, and Star Wars will not the same without her. Of course, the princess turned General will now get an off-screen death in Episode IX. So sad!
Star Wars episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
J.J. Abrams, 2019
In the riveting conclusion of the landmark Skywalker saga, new legends will be born-and the final battle for freedom is yet to come.
All the characters you have ever loved prepare to fight to the death against the Dark Side. But in spite of all the horror, this is Star Wars. And there is hope, always hope, and the power of the mysterious Force...
The first film of the
new generation, The Force Awakens, was directed by J.J. Abrams, who was trusted
with the successful reboot of another venerable space series: Star Trek,
remember?
And now The Last Jedi is on theater since last Dec. 13, 2017. The excitingly eighth film of the great Star Wars saga written and directed by Rian Johnson. It's the second film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, following Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).
The plot follows Rey as she receives Jedi training from Luke Skywalker in hopes of turning the tide for the Resistance in the continued fight against Kylo Ren and the First Order.
The Last Jedi offers "colossal confrontations, towering indecisions and teetering temptations, spectacular immolations, huge military engagements, and very small disappointments."
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian critic
According to Rian Johnson, the story begins immediately after the last scene of The Force Awakens. He had his story group watch films for inspiration while developing ideas.
Go to theater with your students to watch The Last Jedi, after the Christmas season. Don't miss the opportunity to watch such an epic adventure on a real screen.
Star Wars The Last Jedi
Rian Johnson,2017
The plot follows Rey as she receives Jedi training from Luke Skywalker in hopes of turning the tide for the Resistance in the continued fight against Kylo Ren and the First Order.
The Last Jedi offers "colossal confrontations, towering indecisions and teetering temptations, spectacular immolations, huge military engagements, and very small disappointments."
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian critic
Star Wars The Last Jedi
Rian Johnson, 2017
"We had such a great time!"
Rian Johnson, director
According to Rian Johnson, the story begins immediately after the last scene of The Force Awakens. He had his story group watch films for inspiration while developing ideas.
Education:
I presented the
exciting Star Wars: The Force
Awakens in Portuguese (my mother language) as
an invitation to my colleagues to include the movie into an interdisciplinary
learning school project : science, literature, imagination
(science-fiction) and arts.
You may introduce the StarWars movies to a new generation of light saber-wielding super fans. So how
can they watch all the films if the school where you teach, don’t own them?
Your school library may have DVD copies that can be
borrowed. If that’s not possible for some or all of the movies, you ask
friends, students parents, you know somebody who owns them all, though perhaps
only on VHS. There are huge fans who have all the films Star Wars saga.
If not, you have this video from a user of YouTube that compiled in three minutes Star Wars so far.
If not, you have this video from a user of YouTube that compiled in three minutes Star Wars so far.
Go to theater with your students to watch The Last Jedi, after the Christmas season. Don't miss the opportunity to watch such an epic adventure on a real screen.
On this post, based on the premise that students become actively involved in learning when the learning is relevant, imaginative and engaging, this movie will provide something for students of all ages. For all, it's a chance to see themselves as the hero's that they already are or hope to be.
Through interactive resources, they will become immersed in science history and cultural studies - literature, arts, music - as they will explore that famous galaxy. Beyond the movie we can create interesting and successful interdisciplinary projects as I wrote.
Through interactive resources, they will become immersed in science history and cultural studies - literature, arts, music - as they will explore that famous galaxy. Beyond the movie we can create interesting and successful interdisciplinary projects as I wrote.
Star Wars The last Jedi
Luke Skywalker/ Mark Hamill, 2017
Walt Disney Studios / Lucasfilm
Resources:
Walt Disney offers on the Star Wars website some interesting tools (not all of them (there
is a lot of marchandising), but you can visit it and a make a pre-selection of
the resources that can be explored to include into your lessons after Christmas seasons. Wow! I preview great lessons!
- Quiz Which Star Wars The Last Jedi are the fans?
It may be time for the Jedi to end, but the quiz experience will just begins.
- New Star Wars The Last Jedi 'Pop icon' Posters
Students like this resource and have a new poster to join to their Star Wars collection
- Heroes Star Wars The Last Jedi
Students can browse the different episodes (videos)
Games & apps:
Star Wars Rebels 2
Of course there are games and apps for all ages. Students love to learn by
playing. So do a research on the website and select the games or apps according to the age of students and level you are teaching.
There are games and apps for different ages and level you are teaching.
There are games and apps for different ages and level you are teaching.
Other Resources:
The Guardian also display some interactive
resources that you can visualize and consider to include into your lessons:
- How do wookiees breed? the big Star Wars questions answered: a search for science fact in the world’s most popular science fiction
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens - your interactive cheat sheet: a handy guide to the deep mythology of the Star Wars universe – from new characters to old favorites. Explore the good, bad and the unknowns
Music:
The movie also boasted a spectacular
soundtrack from composer John Williams.
You can ask your colleague the Music teacher to introduce this masterpiece into
a lesson or two
The Last Jedi offers as well variations on the poweful orchestral themes of the original trilogy, "switching occasionally to muted tones and minor keys, before cranking the volume back up. This auto-reference has become an accepted and exhilarating part of the new Star Wars rhetoric."
Activities:
2015 has been a year full of fantastic scientific events:
The Last Jedi offers as well variations on the poweful orchestral themes of the original trilogy, "switching occasionally to muted tones and minor keys, before cranking the volume back up. This auto-reference has become an accepted and exhilarating part of the new Star Wars rhetoric."
Star Wars The Last Jedi
Rian Johnson,2017
2015 has been a year full of fantastic scientific events:
A cross-curricular school project:
- Languages: English, French, Portuguese (science-fiction, grammar, vocabulary)
- Sciences
- Arts
- Music
Meanwhile your new fans to the next Star Wars episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019 that will finished The Skywalker Saga.
And now in 2022, here we have Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi, TV mini-series, directed by Deborah Chow with Ewan McGregor, reprising his role as the iconic Jedi Master. The saga continues...
May the Force be with you Jedi Master!
G-Souto
15.12.2015
updated: 04.05.2022
updated: 04.05.2022
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