While the teacher played the video, he stopped at certain points and asked students questions about the reading. If students could not answer, he ave them hints that reminded them of some details in the original text. For example, he pointed out that while people were at the party, there should be a group of African American people (who were slaves at that time) watching from outside the house because they could not come in. However, the animated version deleted this scene because it was considered improper to include people of color in a movie in 1949. By bringing up this difference, the teacher directed students’ attention to racism depicted in the story and other related examples they had read about. The elimination of people of color happened more than once in the movie, so the next time it appeared, some students could quickly notice it without the teacher’s hint. As it appeared more frequently, students became aware of the severity of racial discrimination in that period.

As for cultural elements, since the protagonist of the story, Ichabod Crane, was a superstitious person, many superstitions were seen in the movie. For example, when he walked down the road, he avoided walking under a ladder, and he picked a black cat out of his way. These were said to be signs of bad luck. When the teacher pointed these out, he also asked the students to share some superstitions they knew. Some said that during the ghost month of the Chinese lunar calendar, people could not hang their clothes outside at night, nor could they sing at night because it would attract spirits to their houses. These examples not only were well related to the theme of ghost in this movie, but also tied closely to the students' cultural background as Chinese descents.