Lesson Plans: Using Film in the History Classroom
Romero: Worksheet
by Catherine Rokicky

Questions while viewing film

Note: For mature audiences only because of the intensity of subject matter.

1. What issues separated the military and ruling class from the rest of the population?
   
   
   
   
    
2. What differences did the film portray between the living conditions of the military/ruling class and the rest of the population?
   
   
   
   
    
3. What position did the Catholic Church take in the conflict between the wealthy and the poor? What is meant by liberation theology?
   
   
   
   
    
4. Several dramatic scenes take place at the garbage dump. Explain the symbolism.
   
   
   
   
    
5. Why and how does Archbishop Romero change his attitude toward the struggle in his country?
   
   
   
   
    
6. In one dramatic scene, a wealthy woman says to Romero, "You expect me to baptize my baby with a bunch of Indians?" What does this convey about the class struggle and issues of race in El Salvador?
   
   
   
   
    
7. What role does Romero say that the U.S. plays in the civil war in El Salvador.
   
   
   
   
    
8. What scene affected you most and why? What thoughts/feelings did you have at the end of the film?