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Here are my favorite Pixar shorts that are sure to entertain your students while they work away on figuring out the different elements of plot in each story. Some of the shorts at the end are not produced by Pixar but by CGI Animation.
Top 10 Pixar Short Films for teaching middles school literary elements: theme, plot, inference, setting, dialogue, conflict, and more.
In this list, I have compiled some of my favorite Pixar animated short films that I use in my secondary classes alongside pieces of classic literature to spark thematic discussions as well as teach specific analytical skills.
School-approved Pixar short films that work well for teaching plot structure and diagrams (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)
Pixar shorts inspire imagination. They win awards. They deliver the goods. We’ve watched and compiled the best 21 Pixar short films right here, from the first Pixar movie to the most recent. They’re sure to entertain, trigger creativity, and — for filmmakers — spark short film ideas of your own.
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Pixar shorts are perfect for teaching a wide range of skills, from elements of literature to writing dialogue and identifying evidence to support claims. Because they are short, well-crafted, and engaging, they allow us to create introductory activities that allow our students to review and practice these skills before applying them to the more ...
Students learn empathy, kindness, compassion, self-love, and many more great human qualities from the themes present in animated short films. So, teaching literary elements and device with short film doubles as a social/emotional lesson.
Pixar Shorts. Pixar shorts provide a wealth of great short films for teaching ELA, I’ll share a few of my favorites, and you can find even more Pixar shorts in this post by my teacher-friend Meredith from Bespoke ELA. Piper (All ages) This short follows a young sandpiper on her journey from a fledgling to a fearless shell-hunter.
An awesome quick strategy to teach narrative summary writing combines the video elements of Pixar Shorts and the application of Somebody Wanted But So Then. Somebody Wanted But So Then is a widely taught strategy for teaching summary while reading fiction.