CONCRETE POEMS 1 In pairs, read the words and draw the calligrams. Then share your work with the class and talk about your drawings. little sad strong weak young old
CONCRETE TÍTULO POEMS 2 In pairs, make a poem using words, symbols and shapes. Use these cut-outs and add your own ones. Then share your work with the class. ME MOM DAD SISTER BROTHER YOUNG HAPPY NICE LIKE IS CAN BIG ARE OR PET FRIEND I SHE HE IT WE DRAW POST PICTURE WITH A S AND LEARN LITTLE THE LAND CHAT AND IS FAM I LY PLAY
INTERTEXTS 1 In pairs, read Sir Orfeo s legend and find Celtic and medieval elements. Circle the Celtic elements and underline the medieval ones. Remember that the Celts believed in fairies as spirits of the forest. Orfeo is sad. He leaves his castle and he takes his harp with him. Orfeo lives in the forest now. One day, he sees the fairies, their king and... Herodis! He follows them. Orfeo goes into a cave. This is a new world for him. Orfeo is in the world of the fairies. He is in a beautiful castle. There are many people there. Orfeo says he is a musician. He plays a song for the king. The king loves Orfeo s music. He offers Orfeo a present. Orfeo and Herodis go back to England. People are happy. They have a king and a queen protect them again. 2 Watch Orpheus and Eurydice s myth at www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyqiozksnmu. Then discuss as a class: Which of these events are not present in the video? a Orpheus and Eurydice are in love. b A snake kills Eurydice. c Orpheus crosses a river to the Underworld. d Orpheus kills monsters. e Orpheus plays a song for Hades and Persephone. f Orpheus and Eurydice are together again. g Orpheus looks back. h Eurydice says goodbye to Orpheus. 3 Now watch a modern version of Orpheus and Eurydice s myth at www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqfg8hvwiqa. Then make notes about the differences and similarities you find between the video and the text on pages 120 and 121. Discuss the answers as a class and say which version you like best. Similarities Differences Note: All the web links in this worksheet were retrieved on October 26th, 2016.
INTERTEXTS 4 Watch the two videos again and complete the following Venn diagram with the words from the box. Discuss the answers as a class. harp headphones TV snake van Hades tunnel ferryman dark glasses Underworld Orpheus elevator goodbye river Persephone CLASSIC VERSION MODERN VERSION 5 In pairs, cut out these cards and shuffle them. Then classify them into two groups: Orpheus and Eurydice and Sir Orfeo. Share your work with the class. Orpheus Underworld Sir Orfeo Fairyland Eurydice Hades Herodis King of the fairies musician Persephone English king Queen of the fairies snake looks back tree goes back
Creative Corner INTERTEXTS 6 Follow the instructions and play the game Describe the scene!. Materials: 1 boardgame, 1 coin, 2 counters Instructions: In pairs, take turns to toss the coin. If you get heads, you move your counter forward 2 squares. If you get tails, you move your counter forward 1 square. If you land on an illustrated square, you have to describe the scene. If you make a language mistake, you stay in the same square. The first player to get to the FINISH square is the winner. START 1 2 5 6 3 4 8 9 7 10 FINISH
ANGLO-SAXON TÍTULOPOEMS 1 Imagine that King Hrothgar writes a job ad for The Danish News. Complete the ad with some of the words from the box. monsters help kill strong young hero weak old brave THE DANISH NEWS NEEDED Position: Task: To Characteristics: Grendel Qualifications: Experience in fighting, 2 Imagine that Grendel writes a job ad for The Danish News asking for a new monster. Use some of the words from the box. Danes attack monster strong big small kill Position: THE DANISH NEWS NEEDED Task: To the Hall Characteristics: Qualifications: Experience in fighting,
ANGLO-SAXON POEMS 3 Watch Beowulf movie clip at www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a9rft7ity4. Then read the sentences and write T (True) or F (False). 1 This is Denmark. 2 This is Geatland. 3 Beowulf s men are pushing the ship to the sea. 4 The coastguard rides on horseback. 5 One of Beowulf s men wants to kill the coastguard. 6 Beowulf asks his man to wait. 7 Beowulf says No to his man. 8 Beowulf smiles at the coastguard. 9 Beowulf tells the coastguard that there is a monster in that land. 10 Beowulf says his name is Beowulf. 11 Beowulf wants to kill the coastguard. Note: All the web links included in these worksheets were retrieved on October 26th, 2016.
PROJECT TÍTULO - Starter level Step 1 1 Discuss how important these characteristics are in a hero. Rate them: 5 (very important) to 1 (not so important). Characteristic Rate brave a good leader altruistic (he risks his life for others) intelligent visionary tenacious charismatic determined ambitious honest kind 2 In groups of three of four students, complete the table with the information from the box. He is a warrior. Eurydice dies. Orpheus meets many monsters. The ferryman. Beowulf wins. Orfeo and Herodis go back to England. Grendel is attacking Heorot. Beowulf goes to Denmark by ship. Orfeo survives in the forest. He is the English king. Orpheus crosses the river Styx. The fairies. Orpheus Sir Orfeo Beowulf What are they? He is a musician. When does their adventure start? The fairies take Herodis to the underworld. Who helps them? Where do they go? The problems they face: He goes to live in the forest. The coastguard. Beowulf wants to kill Grendel. Which is the result? Orpheus turns back and Eurydice disappears forever.
PROJECT - Starter level Step 2 1 In groups of three or four students, think of two movies, for example: Harry Potter, Minions, Finding Dory, etc. Choose two characters and complete the table. Character 1: Character 2: What are they? When does their adventure start? Who helps them? Where do they go? The problems they face: Which is the result? 2 Think of one of your characters from Activity 1. Does he/she change at the end of the movie? What does he/she learn? Draw a calligram of your character s new knowledge/skill.
Answer Key Creative Corner Worksheets INTERTEXTS 1 Orfeo is sad. He leaves his castle and he takes his harp with him. Orfeo lives in the forest now. One day, he sees the fairies, their king and... Herodis! He follows them. Orfeo goes into a cave. This is a new world for him. Orfeo is in the world of the fairies. He is in a beautiful castle. There are many people there. Orfeo says he is a musician. He plays a song for the king. The king loves Orfeo s music. He offers Orfeo a present. Orfeo and Herodis go back to England. People are happy. They have a king and a queen to protect them again. 2 Not in the video: d, g, h 4 CLASSIC VERSION Persephone harp river Orpheus snake ferryman Underworld Hades goodbye MODERN VERSION headphones van glasses TV dark tunnel elevator ANGLO-SAXON POEMS 3 1 T; 2 F; 3 F; 4 T, 5 T; 6 F; 7 T; 8 F; 9 T; 10 T; 11 F PROJECT Step 1 2 Orpheus Sir Orfeo Beowulf What are they? He is a musician. He is the English King He is a warrior. When does their adventure start? Eurydice dies. The fairies take Herodis to the Underworld. Who helps them? The ferryman. The fairies. Where do they go? The problems they face: Which is the result? He crosses the river Styx. Orpheus meets many monsters. Orpheus turns back and Eurydice disappears forever. He goes to live in the forest. Orfeo survives in the forest. Orfeo and Herodis go back to England. Grendel is attacking Heorot. The coastguard. Beowulf goes to Denmark by ship. Beowulf wants to kill Grendel. Beowulf wins. 5 Orpheus and Eurydice: Orpheus, Underworld, Eurydice, Hades, musician, Persephone, snake, looks back Sir Orfeo: Sir Orfeo, Fairyland, Herodis, King of the fairies, musician, English king, Queen of the fairies, tree, goes back