Liceo Scientifico Statale Leonardo da Vinci - Reggio Calabria

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1 Liceo Scientifico Statale Leonardo da Vinci - Reggio Calabria Anno scolastico 2013/2014 Classe III R Programma di lingua inglese Prof. Borrello Italia Daniela Libri di testo Performer Success Macro-argomenti 1. From Early Britain to the middle ages 2. From the Renaissance to the Puritan Age. Primo modulo:early Britain: A history of invasions: Learn the significant events in British history from the Celts to the Normans. Recognise the main features of Anglo-Saxon and medieval literature Appreciate the rhythm and musicality of a literary passage through listening activities Consider the way a text is connected to its historical background Express personal opinions and relate a text to personal experience Link text from different epochs according to thematic or stylistic criteria Enlarge vocabulary and improve writing skills trough creative exercises Analyse the potential of cinema to stage a literary work. CONTENTS The Celts -Roman Britain The Anglo-Saxson invasions The birth of a legend The seven Kingdoms-Anglo Saxson culture The Viking invasions

2 Anglo-Saxson literature Old English Early metaphors Early poems Beowulf (an extract) Britain after the Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest-A feudal society The influence of French and the rise of Middle English A time of reform-church and state: Murder in the Cathedral The fortunes of war-the shaping of opinion-the Black Death The Peasants Revolt The rise of the merchants-a new sense of time The explosion of trades. Literature in the late middle ages Medieval poetry The ballad GEOFFREY CHAUCHER Life and works THE CANTERBURY TALES The Prioress The Knight The Wife of Bath HOTLINK : Decameron and The Canterbury tales. Medieval drama Miracle and mistery plays-morality plays Everyman

3 THE RENAISSANCE (1485) Reflect on the growth of the spirit of the Renaissance in Britain and Europe Learn about significant events in the history of the Renaissance Look at the main literary characteristics during the Renaissance Revise the main features and techniques of drama Appreciate the rhythm and musicality of a literary passage through listening activities Discuss and reflect on different interpretations of a text Link texts from different epochs according to thematic or stylistic criteria Enlarge vocabulary and improve writing skills through creative exercises Consider some works of art of the Renaissance period. The roots and the spirit The centrality of man HOTLINK : Italian influences of the English Renaissance The rise of modern science From Tudors to Stuarts The Tudors The Reformation-The age of religious persecution- The reign of Elizabeth I -The myth of Elizabeth - the battle for naval supremacy. The years after Elizabeth Literature during the Renaissance A literature of questions: the influence of Plato

4 RENAISSANCE Poetry The sonnet RENAISSANCE Drama The human condition Elizabethan theatre The Globe The production of plays Christopher Marlowe William Shakespeare Life and works Shakespeare s plays WORD MATTERS Shakespearean English Romeo and Juliet Hamlet Dal libro di testo SUCCESS Unit 1 CLIL Enviroment-Pollution-Atmosphere Water cycle The cell DNA -structure-

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6 Liceo Scientifico Statale Leonardo da Vinci - Reggio Calabria Anno scolastico 2013/2014 Classe III C Programma di lingua inglese Prof. Borrello Italia Daniela Macro-argomenti 1. From Early Britain to the middle ages 2. From the Renaissance to the Puritan Age. Primo modulo:early Britain: A history of invasions: Learn the significant events in British history from the Celts to the Normans. Recognise the main features of Anglo-Saxon and medieval literature Appreciate the rhythm and musicality of a literary passage through listening activities Consider the way a text is connected to its historical background Express personal opinions and relate a text to personal experience Link text from different epochs according to thematic or stylistic criteria Enlarge vocabulary and improve writing skills trough creative exercises CONTENTS The Celts -Roman Britain The Anglo-Saxson invasions The birth of a legend The seven Kingdoms-Anglo Saxson culture The Viking invasions Anglo-Saxson literature Old English Early metaphors Early poems Beowulf (an extract) Elegy-The Seafarer

7 Britain after the Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest-A feudal society The influence of French and the rise of Middle English A time of reform-church and state: Murder in the Cathedral The fortunes of war-the shaping of opinion-the Black Death The Peasants Revolt The rise of the merchants-a new sense of time The explosion of trades. Literature in the late middle ages Medieval poetry The ballad Lord Randal GEOFFREY CHAUCHER Life and works THE CANTERBURY TALES The Prioress The Knight The Wife of Bath HOTLINK : Decameron and The Canterbury tales. Medieval drama Miracle and mistery plays-morality plays Everyman

8 THE RENAISSANCE (1485) Reflect on the growth of the spirit of the Renaissance in Britain and Europe Learn about significant events in the history of the Renaissance Look at the main literary characteristics during the Renaissance Revise the main features and techniques of drama Appreciate the rhythm and musicality of a literary passage through listening activities Discuss and reflect on different interpretations of a text Link texts from different epochs according to thematic or stylistic criteria Enlarge vocabulary and improve writing skills through creative exercises Consider some works of art of the Renaissance period. The roots and the spirit The centrality of man HOTLINK : Italian influences of the English Renaissance The rise of modern science From Tudors to Stuarts The Tudors The Reformation-The age of religious persecution- The reign of Elizabeth I -The myth of Elizabeth - the battle for naval supremacy. The years after Elizabeth Literature during the Renaissance A literature of questions: the influence of Plato RENAISSANCE Poetry Sonnet 18 Sonnet 130

9 RENAISSANCE Drama The human condition Elizabethan theatre The Globe The production of plays Christopher Marlowe William Shakespeare Life and works Shakespeare s plays WORD MATTERS Shakespearean English Estratti con analisi e commento da: Romeo and Juliet Hamlet.GRAMMAR REVISION. CLIL Enviroment-pollution-Atmosphere Water cycle The cell DNA-structure- Gli alunni La docente