lunedì 26 gennaio 2009

the song of Roland


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What romances are

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Robin Hood


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sir gawain


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the legend of King Arthur


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our culture from Romania

Mihai Eminescu - Our National Poet
We celebrate his birth on January 15th every year

mercoledì 21 gennaio 2009

martedì 20 gennaio 2009

A trip in the past


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Francesca Dajana Priscilla Alessia' web quest


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anna chiara alessandra delia

here is their web quest about middle age

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chivalry

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giovedì 15 gennaio 2009

antonella

My name is Antonella. I was born in 1992, on the 3rd of June. I was born in Conversano.
Now, I’m a student and I’m fourteen. I’m tall and slim and I take a size 37 shoe. I’m rather shy, but I become very talkative when I meet people very well. I’m serious and quiet, but also insecure. In my family there are four people. My father is a technician at Telecom. He was born in Monopoli on the 9th of April in 1950. My mother is a teacher at primary school. She was born in Monopoli on the 21th of September in 1959. I have got a brother, his name is Paolo and he’s thirteen years old. He was born on the 1st of July in 1993, in Conversano. Paolo is a student and he goes to “Galileo Galilei” junior school. My parents are Italian. They are good natured, serious, quiet and friendly. My mother is more talkative than my father. I adore my parents, because they are the best in the world. I live in Monopoli with my family.
When I was a baby I was always very happy. Every morning I went with my mother to my grandparents’ house, then my mother went to work and I stayed with my grandparents during the morning. When I was three I started to attend a school. My first school was called “Giovanni XXIII” nursery school. I finished this school when I was five. After I attended “Giovanni Modugno” primary school. I started at this school at the age of six and when I was ten I left it.

I started at “Galileo Galilei” junior school at the age of eleven. Last year I finished there and I changed school. I had to pass an exam in June and I attend “Galileo Galilei” high school, now. I’m in 1st Year. I go to school from Monday to Saturday. Lessons start at eight o’clock and finish at a quarter to twelve or twenty to one. I like this school, but homework is sometimes too hard and I’m very tired in the evening, because I spend all my afternoon doing homework. The teachers are very excellent and I understand what that explain. This school is fantastic, it has a very good organization. I adore all subjects that I study and I don’t have a favourite subject, in fact I choose this school, because I like human subjects and foreign languages.
I usually help at home. In the winter, during the week, I can’t help my mother with housework, because I study. While at the weekend, especially on Sunday I sometimes iron clothes and I broom. Everyday I rarely hang clothes, but I help mum to do the washing up, but I often do it, in summer. I always lay table for lunch and dinner and I and my brother cook meals, when we don’t go to school. I often go to the supermarket with my family. All these works help me, because relax me, when I’ m nervous, so I like helping my mother with housework. I always clean and tidy my room, because I hate the mess, I prefer everything in order and my mum agrees with me.
At the moment I don’t practice any sport, but I have a lot of interests and hobbies. I went to dance when I was four, after some lessons I left this sport, because I fell ill every time I went out to the gym. I was sad, because I loved dancing, but I resigned. After some years, at the age of eleven, I went to the swimming pool and I passed the exam of the first level, after I attended a swimming course, but I left swimming, too; because I had a lot of homework. I like reading books, every kind of books and I read to relax, especially in the summer. I enjoy playing volleyball, in fact I play it at school or with my friends, but I’m not very good. I don’t mind listening music, but I prefer singing. At the moment I like dancing with my cousin, when we can meet, because she and I must do homework, every day. At home I sometimes play volleyball with my brother, too. In the summer I go with my brother and my cousin to the sea and then we swim and play on the beach. I loved writing and tell stories, too and I sometimes write something at the computer or I invent some stories and I tell them to my cousins.

Carlo maria

MY BIOGRAPHY

My name is Carlo Maria Clemente; I was born in Acquaviva delle fonti on 8th January 1993. My father’s name is Angelo: he was born in Castellana Grotte on 25th April 1959, he’s a teacher. My mother’s name is Raffaella: she was born in Roma on 18th June 1964. My parents are teachers in the conservatory of music in Monopoli. My father teaches clarinet and my mother teaches piano. I live in Monopoli with my parents and my brother, Claudio.
My first primary school was named “ I° Circolo “. I started there when I was 6. After, I started the conservatory and the junior school in 2003 when I was ten. Now I attend the classical school in Monopoli. I like studying history, Italian, Latin, but I don’t like English and Maths. I go to school from Monday to Saturday. At home I like reading books, watching T.V. and playing piano.
I played the piano when I was 5 years old. Now I attend the conservatory and I go there twice a week, but I study piano and musical subjects every day. On Tuesday and Thursday I go to gym at 8:00 pm. Every day I go to church where I meet my friends. I like, also, playing the organ in the church when there is a mass or a funeral. I earn, at around 75 euros a month. I play football with my friends every week on Friday evening after the mass.
When I stay at home ( never! ) I do my homework. I don’t like doing my homework! I like going by bike, but I like, also, walking. I like my life!

DAJANA

My name is Dajana.

I was born on 4th August 1992 in Monopoli. My mother was 26 years old, my father was 29 years and my sister was 6 years old.

My father now has a restaurant “ the Gladiator”, my mother is a housewife and she helps my father in his job, my sister is a university student and I go to the Liceo Classico. My first school was primary school S. Antonio; I started there when I was 6 years old.

Then I went to the junior school Vincenza Sofo when I was 10 years old. Now I go to the Liceo Classico of Monopoli, it is a beautiful school, but is difficult…

My favourite subject is anthology because I like writing, the most difficult subject is Greek. I have many friends, they are very good. I never help in the house, sometimes I order my room. On Tuesday evening I go out with my family. Every afternoon I stay at home, I make my homework and I watch the TV. My friends and I always go out when we finish school earlier, we like to go to the garden, we play together.

On Saturday and on Sunday I always go out in the evening, I go to the square in the garden and around by motor bikes. Before I played volleyball to competitive levels, but because of an accident with the motorbike I broke my arm,

I had the cast and I didn’t play anymore… I hope to start soon and to return to win! But I think that it won’t be the same thing… I like football and all the sports. I love animals, I have a dog her name is Sascha I love her!

Graziana

My name is Graziana and I’m fourteen years old. I was born on the 31st of August in 1992 in Castellana, a town in the province of Bari, in Puglia, in the south-east of Italy. I’m tall and thin, I have got long brown wavy hair and green eyes. I have got glasses too. My mother name is Annamaria but everyone calls her Anna. She’s tall and thin. She has got short brown straight hair and brown eyes. She has got glasses too. My mother is fifty-two years old and she is a housewife. My father name is Giovanni Martino but everyone calls him Giovanni. He is tall and thin. He has got short brown wavy hair and brown eyes. My father is fifty-four and he is a businessman. I live in Cisternino, a small town in the province of Brindisi. I have some pets: one she-dog, four cats and one parrot. My she-dog name is Bianca(Whitey). She is four years hold and she has got white coat, brown eyes, long ears and a short tail. She is a faithfuln friend! My four cats names are Sasha, Minsk, Musetta and Macchia. Sasha is nine months and she has got long white coat, short ears, blue eyes and a long tail. Sasha is very cuddy and warm. Minsk is ten months and she has got short black coat, short ears, brown eyes and a short tail. Minsk is very fearful. Musetta is six years old and she has got a short grey coat, short ears, green eyes and a short tail. Musetta is very shy. Macchia is seven years old and he has got short white and black coat, short ears, brown eyes and a short tail. Macchia is very warm. Parrot name is Twetty and she’s five years old. Twetty has got blue, yellow and violet feathers. She has got black eyes and orange paws. Twetty love sing very much.
My first school was nursery school named “S.Domenico Savio”. I started there when I was three. When I was six I went to primary school “S.Giovanni Bosco” in the branch in Ceglie street. When I was eleven I went to junior school named Annessa al Consrevatorio“Nino Rota” in Monopoli, a town in provice of Bari. The some years I had an entrance exam to Conservatorio for the violin class. Now I go to Liceo Classico“Galileo Galilei” in Monopoli. I go to school from Monday to Saturday. School stars at eight o’clock and finishes for two days at a quarter to twelve, while in the other days school finishes at twenty to one. After school on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday I go to Music School. At school I study Latin, Greek, history, geography, Italian, maths, English, Physical education, religion. I like every subjects.
I help my parents very much at home. I tidy up my room and when my mother isn’t at home for work, usually in summer, I lay the table, I cook, I clear the table, I wash plates and I wash floor.
In my free time I read some romantic,mistery and horror books and I listen to classic, pop and rock music. In the summer I like running with my uncle and his dog,Gancia, in the country, I like playing with my pets and I take Bianca go out for a walk.My favourite interest is music; in fact I play violin and piano. I like it very much!

mercoledì 7 gennaio 2009

student task: a web quest

www.medieval-life.net/
The desired outcome of this Quest upon the Web is that you, the student, will have gained knowledge of Middle age, been enriched by having read one of the classic romances of all time.
You will be part of a group of four who will work together in order to complete the tasks. Each group member will accept one role, do all the research needed for that role, and teach the others in your group the knowledge you have gained. The final project will be to creatively present to the class what you have learned. This may be done by combining your individual work into a display or presentation, or you may wish to be creative and do something entirely different. Whatever the case, working together is essential.
Enjoy your tasks and the role you choose
The Process
The Knight This task, should you choose to accept, is to discover what it was like to be a knight in this period. Find out what his typical day was like, his hobbies . Show it in a 2 page paper or ppt
The everyday man You will need to find out how someone lived in a village or in a town (choose two or three of the topics offered). Learn what type of food was served; what was the popular entertainment; what were the roles of men and women. After collecting your information, write a two page paper comparing your life as a student in the 21st century to what your life would have been like in that period.
The Historian As an historian, if this is your choice of roles, you have a longing to find out as much as you can about the historical background of the country you have chosen ..
The Student Your task is to find out about the intellectuals of that period and their audience.
Then you have to prepare a set of 15 questions your friends and you are likely to answer.

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Romance: from middle age to our days


Ecco quet che le carte empton di sogni,
Lancliotto, Tristano e gil altri erranti,
Onde conven che il voigo errante agogni.
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our class

Ist step Introduction

introduction:

activities:

· E mails

· PPt presentation about their country and local reality

· Chat session (after the first contacts)

2nd step web quest

Students investigate the web quest and make a web quest about middle age – website review

http://www.medieval-life.net/romance


www.medieval-life.net/

The desired outcome of this Quest upon the Web is that you, the student, will have gained knowledge of Middle age, been enriched by having read one of the classic romances of all time.

You will be part of a group of four who will work together in order to complete the tasks. Each group member will accept one role, do all the research needed for that role, and teach the others in your group the knowledge you have gained. The final project will be to creatively present to the class what you have learned. This may be done by combining your individual work into a display or presentation, or you may wish to be creative and do something entirely different. Whatever the case, working together is essential.

Enjoy your tasks and the role you choose

The Process

The Knight

This task, should you choose to accept, is to discover what it was like to be a knight in this period. Find out what his typical day was like, his hobbies . Show it in a 2 page paper or ppt

The everyday man

You will need to find out how someone lived in a village or in a town (choose two or three of the topics offered). Learn what type of food was served; what was the popular entertainment; what were the roles of men and women. After collecting your information, write a two page paper comparing your life as a student in the 21st century to what your life would have been like in that period.

The Historian

As an historian, if this is your choice of roles, you have a longing to find out as much as you can about the historical background of the country you have chosen ..

The Student

You task is to find out about the intellectuals of that

Period and their audience.

Then you have to prepare a set of 15 questions your friends and you are likely to answer.


3rd step romances investigation

Students investigate romances and describe/discuss what they are after having already investigated it with their Italian and history teachers.

http://www.moraga.k12.ca.us/jm/resources/arthurweb/Quest.htm

http://www.iwebquest.com/

4th step production


Students create their own modern day or traditional romance – exchange work between schools.(interaction)

The written romance could be sent to www.kidsonthenet.net - a website for young people to submit their written work and get it published online

5th step: being more and more creative

they create a story for children or a video

http://www.kerpoof.com/

http://www.tuxpaint.org/

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