The Lantern

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. 

 I am sure there are many more teaching ideas - would be great if you let me know your ideas: [email protected]

Many thanks to Jason Dettner for first creating this animation then allowing the literacy shed to include it. 
You can see more of Jason's work here on his website or see The Lantern on Vimeo here. 
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