miércoles, 15 de septiembre de 2010
miércoles, 8 de septiembre de 2010
Why can't the English?
This song belongs to the musical "My Fair Lady". Listen to it or read the lyrics and answer:
* What is Higgings trying to say about the English language? (Sam & Daniela)
Higgins:
Look at her, a prisoner of the gutter,
Condemned by every syllable she utters.
By right she should be taken out and hung,
For the cold-blooded murder of the English tongue.
Eliza:
Aaoooww!
Higgins:
Aaoooww!
Heavens, what a noise!
This is what the British population,
Calls an elementary education.
Pickering:
Come, sir, I think you picked a poor example.
Higgins:
Did I?
Hear them down in Soho square,
Dropping "h's" everywhere.
Speaking English anyway they like.
You sir, did you go to school?
Man:
Wadaya tike me for, a fool?
Higgins:
No one taught him 'take' instead of 'tike'!
Hear a Yorkshireman, or worse,
Hear a Cornishman converse,
I'd rather hear a choir singing flat.
Chickens cackling in a barn,
Just like this one here.
Eliza:
Garn!
Higgins:
I ask you, sir, what sort of word is that?
It's "Aaoooww" and "Garn" that keep her in her place.
Not her wretched clothes and dirty face.
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
This verbal class distinction, by now,
Should be antique.
If you spoke as she does, sir,
Instead of the way you do,
Why, you might be selling flowers, too!
Pickering:
I beg your pardon!
Higgins: An Englishman's way of speaking absolutely classifies him.
The moment he talks he makes some other Englishman despise him.
One common language I'm afraid we'll never get,
Oh, why can't the English learn to
set a good example to people whose
English is painful to your ears?
The Scots and the Irish leave you close to tears.
There even are places where English completely disappears.
In America, they haven't used it for years!
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
Norwegians learn Norwegian,
the Greeks are taught their Greek.
In France every Frenchman knows his language from "A" to "Zed"
The French never care what they do, actually, as long as they pronounce it properly.
Arabians learn Arabian with the speed of summer lightning,
The Hebrews learn it backwards,
which is absolutely frightening.
But use proper English and you're regarded as a freak.
Why can't the English,
Why can't the English,
Learn To Speak?
* What is Higgings trying to say about the English language? (Sam & Daniela)
Higgins:
Look at her, a prisoner of the gutter,
Condemned by every syllable she utters.
By right she should be taken out and hung,
For the cold-blooded murder of the English tongue.
Eliza:
Aaoooww!
Higgins:
Aaoooww!
Heavens, what a noise!
This is what the British population,
Calls an elementary education.
Pickering:
Come, sir, I think you picked a poor example.
Higgins:
Did I?
Hear them down in Soho square,
Dropping "h's" everywhere.
Speaking English anyway they like.
You sir, did you go to school?
Man:
Wadaya tike me for, a fool?
Higgins:
No one taught him 'take' instead of 'tike'!
Hear a Yorkshireman, or worse,
Hear a Cornishman converse,
I'd rather hear a choir singing flat.
Chickens cackling in a barn,
Just like this one here.
Eliza:
Garn!
Higgins:
I ask you, sir, what sort of word is that?
It's "Aaoooww" and "Garn" that keep her in her place.
Not her wretched clothes and dirty face.
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
This verbal class distinction, by now,
Should be antique.
If you spoke as she does, sir,
Instead of the way you do,
Why, you might be selling flowers, too!
Pickering:
I beg your pardon!
Higgins: An Englishman's way of speaking absolutely classifies him.
The moment he talks he makes some other Englishman despise him.
One common language I'm afraid we'll never get,
Oh, why can't the English learn to
set a good example to people whose
English is painful to your ears?
The Scots and the Irish leave you close to tears.
There even are places where English completely disappears.
In America, they haven't used it for years!
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
Norwegians learn Norwegian,
the Greeks are taught their Greek.
In France every Frenchman knows his language from "A" to "Zed"
The French never care what they do, actually, as long as they pronounce it properly.
Arabians learn Arabian with the speed of summer lightning,
The Hebrews learn it backwards,
which is absolutely frightening.
But use proper English and you're regarded as a freak.
Why can't the English,
Why can't the English,
Learn To Speak?
miércoles, 25 de agosto de 2010
Pygmalion
Why does Eliza want to attend Professor Higgin's classes?
Listen to the following song. Do you think Eliza can sing this song? (Sam & Daniela) Account for your answer.
Listen to the following song. Do you think Eliza can sing this song? (Sam & Daniela) Account for your answer.
Pgmalion
Watch the video
Comment on your views. Compare and Contrast the myth and the video. (Fernanda & Grisell)
Comment on your views. Compare and Contrast the myth and the video. (Fernanda & Grisell)
THE MYTH OF PYGMALION
Think about the following roles:
1) Pygmalion the ruler (Sam)
2) Pygmalion the artist (Grisell)
3) Pygmalion the lover (Gisela)
4) Pygmalion the worshipper (Daniela)
Identify these roles in Professor Higgins
1) Pygmalion the ruler (Sam)
2) Pygmalion the artist (Grisell)
3) Pygmalion the lover (Gisela)
4) Pygmalion the worshipper (Daniela)
Identify these roles in Professor Higgins
THE MYTH OF PYGMALION
Read
Pygmalion was a prince of Cyprus, a hater of women, and a very talented sculptor. Resolving that he would never marry, Pygmalion created a marble statue of a woman so beautiful that no living woman approached her allure.
Pygmalion called his statue Galatea, which means “sleeping love”. Infatuated with his own creation, he clothed the statue and gave it gifts of jewels and flowers. He kept it on a bed of the softest blankets and pillows, where it looked so alive that he could hardly believe it wasn’t human.
The festival of Aphrodite, goddess of love, was approaching. This festival was highly celebrated in Cyprus, and Pygmalion decided to visit the altar of the goddess and make a request. He brought gifts to please Aphrodite and asked her to give him a wife who was just like his statue. In response, Aphrodite caused the flame on the altar to flare up three times into the air.
After Pygmalion left the altar, Aphrodite decided to visit Galatea. She went ot Pygmalion’s home, and was very please to discover that Galatea resembled herself. To reward Pygmalion for his creation, she brought Galatea to life. When Pygmalion discovered that Galatea was alive, he decided to marry her. Their marriage was blessed with a daughter, Paphos. Pygmalion and Galatea brought gifts to the altar of Aphrodite every year. They were rewarded with a long and happy marriage.
Pygmalion was a prince of Cyprus, a hater of women, and a very talented sculptor. Resolving that he would never marry, Pygmalion created a marble statue of a woman so beautiful that no living woman approached her allure.
Pygmalion called his statue Galatea, which means “sleeping love”. Infatuated with his own creation, he clothed the statue and gave it gifts of jewels and flowers. He kept it on a bed of the softest blankets and pillows, where it looked so alive that he could hardly believe it wasn’t human.
The festival of Aphrodite, goddess of love, was approaching. This festival was highly celebrated in Cyprus, and Pygmalion decided to visit the altar of the goddess and make a request. He brought gifts to please Aphrodite and asked her to give him a wife who was just like his statue. In response, Aphrodite caused the flame on the altar to flare up three times into the air.
After Pygmalion left the altar, Aphrodite decided to visit Galatea. She went ot Pygmalion’s home, and was very please to discover that Galatea resembled herself. To reward Pygmalion for his creation, she brought Galatea to life. When Pygmalion discovered that Galatea was alive, he decided to marry her. Their marriage was blessed with a daughter, Paphos. Pygmalion and Galatea brought gifts to the altar of Aphrodite every year. They were rewarded with a long and happy marriage.
miércoles, 30 de junio de 2010
Making inferences about characters in "The Rocking Horse Winner"
Examine details about the characters and then infer what they believe, how they feel, and why they act as they do. Use the following chart as a guide:
The Rocking-Horse Winner
Do you agree or disagree with the saying “Money can’t buy happiness”? In “The Rocking-Horse Winner” D.H. Lawrence explores how the desire for money affects a family.
Think about these two questions and write your comments:
* Would your life be better if you had more material things?
* How would you define luck?
Araby- Story to film
It's time to compare a scene from the movie and a part from the story.
What similarieties and differences do you find between the text and the script?
lunes, 14 de junio de 2010
Araby- The film
You can watch the trailer of the film adaptation:
Here you can get more information about the film:
Araby, the film
Here you can get more information about the film:
Araby, the film
Araby by James Joyce
You will listen to a story written by James Joyce. This story "Araby" comes from Dubliners, a collection of autobiographical fiction stories. Araby is about a boy from Dublin who looks forward to performing a romantic errand for a girl he had a crush on.
While you listen, find out how the main character's expectations of an event match the reality.
While you listen, find out how the main character's expectations of an event match the reality.
miércoles, 26 de mayo de 2010
domingo, 23 de mayo de 2010
miércoles, 19 de mayo de 2010
In a Station at the Metro
Homework:
1) Read the poem by Ezra Pound.
2) Decide what you think the poem might look like.
3) Create a movie or powerpoint presentation including those images.
4) Send it to me.
1) Read the poem by Ezra Pound.
2) Decide what you think the poem might look like.
3) Create a movie or powerpoint presentation including those images.
4) Send it to me.
Do not go gentle into that good night
Listen to Dylan Thomas reciting his poem:
In this poem he explores ways to confront death, as a plea to his own dying father.
In this poem he explores ways to confront death, as a plea to his own dying father.
Modernism in Literature
Virginia Woolf wrote in her essay "Mr. Bennett and Mrs Brown" in 1924: "On or about December 1910 human nature changed. All human relations shifted and when human relations change there is at the same time a change in religion, conduct, politics and literature." That dictinct change in thought, behaviour, technology, arts is called Modernism.
I'd like to share this ppt presentation about Modernism:
I'd like to share this ppt presentation about Modernism:
Modernism In Literature
View more presentations from Maria Teresa Ciaffaroni.
miércoles, 12 de mayo de 2010
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy often focused on the bitter ironies of life, causing his contemporaries to accuse him of being pessimistic.
Explore these two poems and consider word choice and use of imagery.
Explore these two poems and consider word choice and use of imagery.
Tall Tales
Mark Twain did not write a story, he told it. He had the ability to "spin a yarn". What about you?
Why do people love to tell tall tales and to listen to them?
What is the best way to tell a tall tale?
Why do people love to tell tall tales and to listen to them?
What is the best way to tell a tall tale?
Tall Tales
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Regionalism in America
After the Civil War, a new group of American writers known as Regionalists emphasized local cultures, the setting and their characters who tended to be of a particular region. What were their characteristics?
Writers culturally reunited the country by crafting stories such as The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain.
Writers culturally reunited the country by crafting stories such as The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain.
The importance of being Earnest
Listen to this scene. Lady Bracknell is talking to Jack. She interviews Jack for the position of son-in-law.
In this satirical farce, Wilde ridicules the social attitudes of 19th century England.
What social attitudes is he referring to?
In this satirical farce, Wilde ridicules the social attitudes of 19th century England.
What social attitudes is he referring to?
Oliver Twist asks for more
Watch and think
What was your first reaction to Oliver's plight?
What does Dickens suggest is the official attitude toward the poor?
What theme is implied by the excerpt from Oliver Twist?
jueves, 29 de abril de 2010
"Dejen que los chicos rompan los libros"
These are some of Mempo Giardinelli's words at the International Book Fair. What do you think? What books did you read when you were a kid? Did you tear books when you were little?
“Dejen que los chicos rompan los libros. La apropiación a través de la rotura es un gesto de amor. Cuando un chico marca, dibuja y arranca una hoja es un gesto de amor. Yo de chico podía jugar a los soldaditos y el fuerte lo hacía con mis libros. Después sí, por ahí, leía."
To read the complete version:
Mempo Giardinelli: “Dejen que los chicos rompan los libros”
“Dejen que los chicos rompan los libros. La apropiación a través de la rotura es un gesto de amor. Cuando un chico marca, dibuja y arranca una hoja es un gesto de amor. Yo de chico podía jugar a los soldaditos y el fuerte lo hacía con mis libros. Después sí, por ahí, leía."
To read the complete version:
Mempo Giardinelli: “Dejen que los chicos rompan los libros”
Bloom's Literary Places- LONDON
"More than any other writer, Charles Dickens conveyed the atmosphere of Victorian London. His keen observations of characters and language, the social backdrops, and the wide discrepancies between rich and poor tell us more than any historian or journalist of the time. His works are intricately linked with London, both through location and experience. His graphic images of workhouses, prisons, slums, dark alleyways, and the ever-present fog have formed some of our strongest impressions of Victorian London."
To read more about London by Charles Dickens, take a look at this book:
Bloom's Literary places: London
To read more about London by Charles Dickens, take a look at this book:
Bloom's Literary places: London
Oliver Twist, the movie
You can read more information about the movie, the period and find activities in the following link:
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Analyze Cultural and Historical Context
Homework:
List the characteristics of the period in one column and the treatment of those characteristics in Oliver Twist in a second column. Bring your chart for nex week.
List the characteristics of the period in one column and the treatment of those characteristics in Oliver Twist in a second column. Bring your chart for nex week.
Realism in fiction- Charles Dickens
Dickens was aware of many of the social problems of his day and wrote to call attention to them. As you read, think about the following questions:
• If you were a writer, what social problems would you want to call attention to today?
• How else might you call attention to today’s social issues?
• If you were a writer, what social problems would you want to call attention to today?
• How else might you call attention to today’s social issues?
An era of rapid change- Questions of the time
During Queen Victoria’s reign, England went from horse-drawn carriages to motor cars, from rule by aristocrats to votes for every man, from a land of farmers to a land of factories. England also actively embraced imperialism as the country’s destiny and duty to the world. Yet as their country changed in
unexpected ways, the English moved from happy confidence in progress to increasing doubt. Some writers turned away from the new reality; others tackled it head-on. Some of the questions of time were:
- When is progress problem?
- Can values be imposed?
- Is it better to escape or face reality?
- Why do people fear change?
Let's discuss these issues in class.
unexpected ways, the English moved from happy confidence in progress to increasing doubt. Some writers turned away from the new reality; others tackled it head-on. Some of the questions of time were:
- When is progress problem?
- Can values be imposed?
- Is it better to escape or face reality?
- Why do people fear change?
Let's discuss these issues in class.
miércoles, 7 de abril de 2010
¿Que es un autor?
"¿Qué es un autor?", se preguntaron en el origen de todo los fotógrafos Sebastián Freire y Paola Cortés Rocca cuando se juntaron a pensar en un proyecto que reuniese imágenes de escritores argentinos.
Muestra fotográfica: ¿Que es un autor?
Have a look at the video and answer the following questions:
Have you ever seen these authors before? Have you ever read something from them? What?
Now read the article.
The authors mention that they are planning to continue with the project and include more authors from the region. What authors would you include? Name one.
Muestra fotográfica: ¿Que es un autor?
Have a look at the video and answer the following questions:
Have you ever seen these authors before? Have you ever read something from them? What?
Now read the article.
The authors mention that they are planning to continue with the project and include more authors from the region. What authors would you include? Name one.
What is an author?
According to common sense, authors are people who write books. This is part of the definition from "The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms." But then it goes on...it is an activity subject to considerable historical variation.
Summarize the main ideas of the definition.
Summarize the main ideas of the definition.
miércoles, 24 de marzo de 2010
Media Connection
Jabberwocky is parodied here in a poem about video games written by MAD magazine's Frank Jacobs. What do you think the father is warming his son about? Which words help you to understand the warming?
Joystick Jabberwocky
Joystick Jabberwocky
Creative Writing
Write one or two stanzas of nonsense verse following the example of Jabberwocky. You can borrow the language in Carroll's poem or invent your own nonce words.
Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky is a poem of nonsense verse written by Lewis Carroll. In this link you can find Alice reading part of the poem.
Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky
What is literature for you?
After reading some definitions on literature, I'd like to know what is literature for you and how important it is in your teaching experience.
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