SALA I
We enter this room and we find this man hidden. Does he seem familiar to you?
Of course! You already know William Shakespeare, one of the most important authors of the English Renaissance. This author was disappeared in England during several years, it is said that he took advantage of the situation to travel to Italy and, this way, find out about the Renaissance stream which would be later present in his works. In fact, some of them are set in Italian villages, for example Romeo and Juliet (Verona), The Merchant of Venice and Othello (Venice).
HELP SHAKESPEARE TO MAKE PUBLIC ONE OF HIS STORIES. THIS WAY, ALTHOUGH THE VILLAIN FINDS HIM, THE STORY WILL NEVER BE LOST!
COMPLETE THE MISSIONS!
MISSION 1:
"The Merchant of Venice"
As said before, this work is set in the Venice of the XVIth century. Watch the video and learn about the story. Then, complete the chart:
Find three adjectives for each character.
Write three sentences for each character by using the Future Tense (Will, Be going to, Present continuous).
La tarea debe realizarse de forma individual. Una vez realizado lo que se pide, súbelo a site y a classroom
Now you know the story of The Merchant of Venice, a story based on money, love, friendship, prejudice, generosity, justice and revenge. However... How would the story be with a different final part?
Search for one!
MISSION 2:
Practicopedia
Sum up the story of The Merchant of Venice to be able to represent it through a practicopedia. It must accomplish the following requirements:
The pictures must represent the story
The final part must be of your invention
The video must last one minute maximum and must be correctly edited (with subtitles).
The students must take care of grammar and pronunciation
La tarea debe realizarse en grupo. Todos los alumnos del grupo tienen que participar en todas las partes de la tarea (no puede dedicarse uno a hacer la historia y otro a dibujar). Una vez realizado lo que se pide, subidlo a site y a classroom
