This free introductory lesson opens a series of resources for A Level Italian students studying Roberto Benigni’s La vita è bella (1997), and prepares them to write an essay on the film. It covers the plot in four stages, the main characters, the historical context of the Italian racial laws and the Holocaust, the film’s key themes, and the most significant quotations, with questions for analysis.
What’s included:
A 60-minute lesson plan and a presentation for the teacher
A student booklet (PDF) with gap-fill plot tasks, a character table, a historical timeline and glossary, a themes table, quotation analysis, and a reflection task
This is Lesson 1 of our series on Roberto Benigni’s La vita è bella, designed to introduce the film, its characters, historical context and themes. It is part of a series of lessons that will help students write their A Level essay, practising the PEA technique and deepening their analysis.
This free introductory lesson opens a series of resources for A Level Italian students studying Roberto Benigni’s La vita è bella (1997), and prepares them to write an essay on the film. It covers the plot in four stages, the main characters, the historical context of the Italian racial laws and the Holocaust, the film’s key themes, and the most significant quotations, with questions for analysis.
What’s included:
A 60-minute lesson plan and a presentation for the teacher
A student booklet (PDF) with gap-fill plot tasks, a character table, a historical timeline and glossary, a themes table, quotation analysis, and a reflection task
This is Lesson 1 of our series on Roberto Benigni’s La vita è bella, designed to introduce the film, its characters, historical context and themes. It is part of a series of lessons that will help students write their A Level essay, practising the PEA technique and deepening their analysis.
