Description

This editable A Million Miles Away movie guide is designed for Spanish students while watching the new Amazon Prime Video film A millones de kilómetros in Spanish class. These A Million Miles Away movie questions would be the perfect complement to Hispanic Heritage Month or the study of migrant farming, the Mexican-American experience, with a cross-curricular STEM connection to space. A Mexican-American migrant farm worker becomes a NASA astronaut in an appropriate PG film based on the true story of José Hernández.

There are 2 separate A millones de kilómetros movie guides, 1 in Spanish, and 1 in English for a Spanish class sub plan for any level for Hispanic Heritage Month.

What’s Included in this Editable A Million Miles Away Movie Guide

English A Million Miles Away Movie Guide Lesson Plans – 3 pages all Google Editable

• ✅ Page 1 – characters chart in English + draw the characters
• ✅ Page 2 – 20 A Million Miles Away movies questions in ENGLISH in chronological order + 2 post-viewing discussion questions in Spanish 
• ✅ Page 3 – 8 character identification in English – 2 versions (could be an assessment)

Spanish Movie Guide A millones de kilómetros – 3 p. Google Editable Digital Versions

• ✅ Page 1 – characters chart in Spanish + draw the characters
• ✅ Page 2 – 20 A millones de kilómetros comprehension questions in SPANISH
• ✅ Page 3 – 8 character identification in Spanish – 2 versions (could be assessment)

✅ Movie guide Answer Key for all six pages of the A Million Miles Away Guide included in this bundle of activities.

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⭐ Where to find A Million Miles Away?

• You can find the 2023 movie A Million Miles Away on Prime Video.
• It has a run time of 124 minutes – great for a Spanish sub plan for 2-3 typical class periods with the film & guide.

⭐ What is A Million Miles Away rated & what ages is it appropriate for?

• The movie A Million Miles Away is rated PG. It has some social drinking & some scary moments but is very appropriate.
• A Million Miles Away would be perfect for Spanish 1, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, Spanish 4, exploratory Spanish, or a Latin American culture class. The differentiated options mean you could use variations of this one A millones de kilómetros guide with all levels to teach about a Mexican-American nasa astronaut.

⭐ What audio and subtitles should I use for A millones de kilómetros? 

Prime Video has both Spanish & English audio & subtitle options. The film was originally made in English. You may have to change the audio/subtitles.

As always, do what works best for your classes. Here is what I personally do:

• Spanish audio & Spanish subtitles – upper-level students
• Spanish audio & English subtitles – novice-level students
• English audio – exploratory Spanish or culture class

A Million Miles Away is a biopic and inspirational film about Jose M Hernandez and his path from a migrant farm worker to becoming an engineer and an astronaut. The life of José Hernández is a tale of perseverance, hard work ethic, community and sacrifice to accomplish a seemingly impossible dream. José’s story shows migrant workers can meet the impossible goal of visiting the international space station. 

The true story of Jose Hernandez stars Michael Peña & Rosa Salazar as his wife Adela. Jose’s life is described in the new film from screeenwriters Hernán Jiménez & Bettina Gilois.

Themes for Spanish class

migrant farm workers, real-life story of nasa flight engineer José Hernández, personal growth, cultural identity as a Mexican-American in the United States, space mission, STEM, positive life lessons, workplace bias, and more

This is an editable Google Drive resource!

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What other teachers say about this Mis Clases Locas movie guides

• ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We watched this movie in AP Spanish and then we did some cultural comparisons around the themes because so many were included. They had a fun time presenting and using examples from the movie. – Sara Z 12th grade AP Spanish
  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love this movie! The questions were JUST enough that they were engaged to answer questions and pay attention. Not too little nor too much! Just right! I love the character description page too, but the drawing the characters was interesting. Overall 10/10. – Amanda H – 9th-12th grades
  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So excited to see this resource after watching this movie myself! Students enjoyed completing the activities during and after the movie. – Charissa – Grade 7-8 Spanish
  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My students are already familiar with your movie formats which is a big plus! thanks for creating this awesome movie guide- Maestra J M – grades 9-11 Spanish
  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great resource for an interesting movie. It kept my kids engaged and accountable. Gracias! – Peggy B – used with Spanish in 9th-10th grades

ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages

• ✅ Interpretive Communication
• ✅ Presentational Communication
• ✅ Relating Cultural Practices to Perspectives
• ✅ Relating Cultural Products to Perspectives
• ✅ Acquiring Information and Diverse Perspectives
• ✅ Cultural Comparisons

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• Get the Movie Guide Bundle 

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Have difficulty with a file?

• This is a PDF download with links to 3 separate Google Docs on the instructions page.
• Visit the FAQs section for more support

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Let’s Connect!

• Read the new Million Mile Away blog post for more teaching ideas for the film.
• Prefer to shop on TPT? Get the same A Million Miles Away Guide on TPT instead

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Want other appropriate real-people movies for Spanish class

• Pelotero Movie Guide
• Chupa Movie Guide
• Selena Movie Guide

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