An American Tail

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/an-american-tail

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who wrote An American Tail?Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss
2. What is the director?Don Bluth
3. What is the studio?Universal Pictures
4. What is An American Tail about?It follows Fievel Mousekewitz, a young mouse who travels from Russia to America to find his family. The film shows his adventures and the challenges he faces in a new country.
5. Why did the Mousekewitz family leave Russia?They fled the pogroms and harsh conditions in the Russian Empire. They wanted safety and a better life in America.

Allegory: A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Pogroms: Organized massacres, especially of Jewish people, historically in Russia.
Urban Ecosystem: The complex network of living organisms and their environment within a city or built-up area.