September, 1932. A group of workers have lunch atop a skyscraper while photographer Charles Clyde Ebbets catches the convivial moment. Is it a fortuitous scoop or a pre-arranged set up?   According to historians and archivists at Corbis Images, it was a publicity stunt. Nonetheless, it lends itself to a presentation that will use this photo to elicit students’ reflections, inferences, and critical thinking; at the same time, the instructor’s guided debate will aim to provoke the students’ production of oral and written language. The article ‘Pranzo in cima a un grattacielo”, excerpted from the blog Gli Intoccabili, will complement the image and will be used to teach students the appropriate use of sources to answer questions, to cite properly, and to explain how the citation supports their answers. As this activity is designed to address the themes, contexts and communicative competencies of the AP Italian Language and Culture course, but is also effective for use in a college/university classroom, both high school teachers and university educators will benefit from this session.