A video on William Blake

William Blake

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English Romantic Literature

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A video on Romanticism

"Romanticism is one of the most important historical events of all time. Unlike a lot of what gets called ‘history’, Romanticism isn’t a war or a piece of technology or a political event. It refers to the birth of a new set of ideas; it’s about a mindset and a way of feeling."

I've used the web tool VideoAnt to create comments/questions on the video History: Romanticism created by The School of Life.
@students: go to this link , watch the video and answer to the questions.

Brainstorming on Romanticism using Padlet

Yesterday we did a brainstorming activity  as an introduction to Romanticism, using the online tool Padlet. Very good job!
Click on the screenshot of the Padlet wall to open it.

New School Year :-)

Hi students!
Welcome back :-)

William Shakespeare: video resources

2016 was the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
Watch this video by the British Council.

Here you have some interesting videos about William Shakespeare from Ted Ed Lessons Worth Sharing.
After watching each videos on You Tube click on 'mostra altro', open the link next to 'view full lesson' and do the activities.
Remember to click on the 'subtitles' icon (English).

William Shakespeare

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English Renaissance Literature

If you want to see again the Prezi presentation on English Renaissance Literature click on the screenshot down here.

English Renaissance

Here you have the Prezi presentation on English Renaissance. Click on the screenshot of the main page of the presentation.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

As an introduction to the English Renaissance we have watched this excellent movie directed by Shekhar Kapur in 2007. It is a portray of the of events during the latter part of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England whose role is interpreted by  Cate Blanchett.
Here you have the Wikipedia page of the film.

official trailer

Task: write a short review of the film. Focus on the theme, the character of Queen Elizabeth I of England and don't forget to give your personal opinions on  the movie. (120-180 words)

Post your written task here in comment.