PROGRAMMA LINGUA INGLESE A.S.2020-21 CLASSE 4 D LINGUISTICO
TESTO SPIAZZI TAVELLI LAYTON PERFORMER HERITAGE. BLU ZANICHELLI
DOCENTE MARIA PAOLA LODDO
HISTORY : From Celts to Normans ( slides) Henry VIII , Elizabeth I
The development of drama
The structure of Elizabethan theatres
The art of drama : the structure of a dramatic text, comedy and tragedy, soliloquy, monologue, characters.
William Shakespeare Life
Sonnets : themes, style
Sonnet XVIII “Shall I compare thee..”
Sonnet CXXX “ My mistress eyes”
Shakespeare dramatist: plays, characters, themes
“Romeo and Juliet” setting, characters, themes, the power of fate
“The balcony scene “ . Reading and understanding the text. Analysis and interpretation.
Topic Life’s crossroads: “ What is love? Five theories on the greatest emotion of all” p. 110 Understanding and interpreting a journalistic text
“Hamlet “plot, setting, characters. The tragedy of revenge. The character of Hamlet. Structure ( play- within-the-play).
“ To be or not to be”. Reading and understanding the text. Analysis and interpretation.
Writing activity ( B1 and B2 level)
The restoration of the Monarchy p. 116 , guided summary From coffee houses to internet p. 120 : gapped text
The rise of the novel ( slides about the features of the novel) The fathers of the novel : Jonathan Swift- Daniel Defoe
“ Robinson Crusoe” : plot. The island, characters,” Friday”.
“Gulliver’s travels” . Plot , the character of Gulliver, satiric technique. The 4 voyages Presentation of a novel chosen by the students according to the features in the slides
CONVERSAZIONE LINGUA INGLESE Docente Rosalia Marciano
Reading comprehension, analysis and interpretation of the play by William Shakespeare
“ The Merchant of Venice”