A FedEx supervisor, whose life is a series of daily deadlines, is marooned on a tropical island after a plane crash. This movie is the story of how he survives and what happens when he tries to pick up his life after he is rescued. This popular and well made film provides many opportunities for analysis of the literary elements in a film including: expository phase, motif, symbol, development of theme and dramatic irony.
The TeachWithMovies.com lesson plan for Cast Away is based on its extensive Set Up the Sub lesson plan for this film and uses the film to assist students in understanding concepts such as expository phase; motif; symbol; theme development; and dramatic irony.
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Cast Away is an excellent way to teach skills required by the English Language Arts curriculum in mosts states.
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