Sunday, April 8, 2018

Tornadoes and The Wizard of Oz !







Hi class,

Last week we read about Tornadoes. Here is the reading again if you want to listen again.

What is Tornado Alley ?

Here is the scene we watched from the Wizard of Oz:

Dorothy goes home during the tornado...

The Wizard of Oz is a very famous American movie that came out in 1939. It is considered a children's story but many adults love it too ! I will bring the DVD to class so we can watch it and talk about it together ! It was a favorite movie for my sisters and I when we were growing up ! There are a lot of famous quotes from the movie that people say...like "I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore"...this is what Dorothy says to her dog Toto when she wakes up from the tornado scene...and it has changed over time to mean something like: you are in a new, strange, or uncomfortable place that you don't understand.

Dorothy says: "Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. We must be over the rainbow."

Judy Garland, the actress who plays Dorothy in the movie, was also a great American singer. One of her most famous songs, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, comes from this movie. Here is a video of her singing the song from the movie:

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Some people say that this song is about hope...and that someday, the bad times will be over.

I'm glad our reading mentioned this movie because it's a beautiful story and says a lot about American culture. It will be fun to watch it and talk about it !






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