Desierto

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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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/desierto

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. What is the year of release?2015
2. What is the primary director?Jonás Cuarón
3. What is Desierto about?Desierto is a thriller film that follows a daring escape through a hot, dry land, full of suspense and a struggle for survival.
4. Who made Desierto?Jonás Cuarón directed and co-wrote the film, and his family—his father Alfonso and uncle Carlos—helped produce it.

Cinematic: Relating to or characteristic of movies; having a quality that evokes the effect of a film.
Narrative: The way a story is told; the sequence of events in a film or book.
Genre Conventions: The typical elements, styles, and themes associated with a particular category of film or literature.
Thematic Exploration: The process of examining and discussing the underlying ideas or messages within a work of art.