This film starts with a young boy sitting fishing on a bridge. Soon an 'angel' walks by, intrigued by the fireflies she runs off leaving her lantern behind. The boy follows her, unable to find the angel the boy comes up with a plan. He gets a rocket from his tree house and attaches it with string to his fishing rod. He catches a star with his rod and begins to reel it in. The angel spots this and the film ends with the boy and angel sitting hand in hand on the bridge. A love story created by Jason Dettner as a wedding present for his wife.
Teaching Ideas
- Write a diary entry for the boy just after he spots the angel.
- Do some thought mapping and inner dialogue work, can he believe his eyes?
- The children can work on writing dialogue what would the boy and angel say to each other?
- Write instructions for 'How to catch a star.'
- Create an emotions timeline or graph for the boy.
- Retell the story from each of the characters point of view.
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