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This movie focuses on the heritage of a Mexican family. Miguel, one of the main characters' and his family celebrated El Dia De Los Muertos (The Day of the Dead). Miguel's family did not like music because of a past event. Miguel was determined to follow his dream. He was able to step out of the norm from his family. His dream led to an adventure, but the adventure led to answers, closure, and happiness. While on his journey, the theme of the movie is FAMILY. Miguel and his family celebrated being together, they remembered their beloved ones that had passed away, and they enjoyed a wonderful feast together. This made me reflect upon my life and it reassured me that no matter what, there should always be time for family. It also reminded me that family is everything. 

Vocabulary:

Focuses: Point of concentration 

Heritage: Background from which one comes

Determined: Keep trying to achieve something 

Norm: a standard

Closure: Closing something 

Theme: A topic

Beloved: dearly beloved

Reflect: thinking deeply about something

Reassured: To say or do something that removes any doubts or fears 

Vocabulary Exercise: 

Complete the matching column below by drawing a line from the definition to the correct word.

1. Norm                                                       A. Keep trying
                                                                           
2. Reassured                                                      B. Close

3. Heritage                                                  C. To look back and think about something

4. Theme                                                             D. Something that is considered average

5. Closure                                                            E. To do something that takes away any doubts

6. Determined                                                    F. Close attention

7. Focuses                                                           G. A topic

8. Reflect                                                            H. Background of someone

                                                     

Grammar Point: 
Noun
Nouns are words that name a person, place or thing. 

Examples: Doctor (person), London (place), pencil (thing)

Grammar Exercise:
Identify the nouns in the paragraph above. Identify whether the noun is a person, place, or thing.