For a while now I have wanted to apply sketchnoting to the
process of language development. I got the chance to do just
that last weekend when I watched a couple of Spanish-language
movies with a sketchbook and pen in front of me. The images
below show some of the quick sketches that I did while watching
Máncora and Gigante. Take a look at the sketches below and my
brief descriptions of the movies, and then we’ll talk about the
benefits of sketchnoting while watching a movie. Máncora is a
small coastal town in Peru. I spent a few days there during a
year studying and traveling in South America. That fact is what
drew me to this movie as I was browsing Netflix’s collection of
Spanish-language films. [Note: this movie is definitely for
mature audiences only] The main character of the movie,
Santiago, flees Lima after a family tragedy and heads for the
paradise of Máncora, attempting to escape his problems, but
ultimately coming to the conclusion that he must face them head
on. Standard narrative, but unique eno