THE BUTTERFLY CIRCUS (JOSHUA AND REBEKAH WEIGEL, 2009)

APPROACH

The strongest disability is to believe that you cannot do something.
Find out how to overcome problems. You can watch is using the QR code.
Length: 20 minutes.

DEVELOPMENT

Answer the following questions:

1- Write down in your notebook how Will (the main character) is described in the first circus.

A perversion of nature.

2- What do people do when they see him? What does Mendez say to him? (write it down).
They laugh at him, they throw things at him.


3- Which acts can you see in Mendez’s circus? (Mention at least one of them).

Strong man, master flying trapeze,

4- Describe the problem of one of the artists in the circus.+
A character has no arms, the girl was a prostitute and was rescued by Mendez.


5- What do children say to Will after his show?
What he does without arms is admirable.