Fenella's stories

Students have read the first part of a story"The voyage" by Katherine Mansfield.

They were asked to write the second part, trying to figure out the reason why Fenella (a little girl) and her grandmother say hello to Fenella's father and sets off on a boat.....writing a letter to someone....

FIRST STORY

September 1st, 1921

Dear Tom,

how are you? I hope you're fine.

I've got a lot of things to write you; Now I'm with my grandma and my dad at the port, because I'm going to Picton!

Unfortunately, dad isn't coming with us and I'm so sad.

He wants me to leave for Picton because in this city I'll have a job, lots of friends, and especially a future.

My future is an important thing for him, but for me too. Anyway, the Picton boat leaves at half past eleven; I'm very excited!

I'm really curious to discover what there will be in Picton: new friends, a new house for me and granny. A new life!

Now I'm looking at the sky: it's full of bright stars as lighthouses and it's a magic moment for me.

I miss you a lot,do you know? I hope you'll come to Picton to see us.

There are a lot of people at the port,and now they're walking on the gangway.

It's a beautiful night. Before going to go to the port, dad cried because he was little bit sad to leave us. We're his family.. but he says that one day he will come to Picton to visit us.

To my surprise, he has taken off his hat! He hugged me and his mother five minutes ago.

Now it's time to go into the boat, and I don't write anymore but I'll promise you that when I arrive in Picton I'll write you.

Write soon,

Fenella.

SECOND STORY

Dear Jack

I'm  on a  boat  to  go to  Australia,  my  grandmather  is  with me.

I'm  sad  because  I'm  frightened  not  to  see  my dad.

He  has  given me  a  shilling and I  think  that  we  want to come  back  home.

I  hope  that  I' ll  be able  to  see  you again and  to  see  my  dad  again.

Love, Fenelle.

THIRD STORY 

25/03/2017

Dear Fenella,

Currently, I am in XXXXXX with my family because I live with them. XXXXXX is my hometown.

My parents have understood that here for me and my brothers there

is not any way in the future,so we have decided to leave for Germany, this month.

My father has already found a job and has just taken it because when he was young he served the army in Gorizia .

My mother said that as soon as we got there we would start to look for a job.

My brothers and I will go to the same school and take the bus to go there,and surely I will take care of them.

After school I want to look for any job and then  I will try to get the job that I want.

Tell me a little about you,see you soon!

FOURTH STORY 

                                                                         Hogwarts 10/09/1921

Dear Allie

How are you? I'm fine but now it is the time  that I describe my current situation.

Three days ago my dad said that my grandmother had sent a letter where she said that I would go with her.

I have never been to her house and I don’t know why. She was with my father when he has taken me to the port I saw that they spoke and I also saw that my father was sad and tired. When I asked when I would come home, he didn't answer, my grandmother said to him "God bless you, my own brave son". After that, my dad hugged me and my grandmother and I went to the boat. On the boat my grandmother told the truth, she and I are witches!

The boat stopped at Hogwarts, a school of magic. I was scared, but after I saw what the magic can do, and I was happy!

My grandmother also said that my dad was scared because my

mother  was killed 4 years ago by a witch.

I want to stay here because it is my home........

and yesterday I met a beautiful boy, his name is Tom Riddle, but 

 he is "Serpeverde" and I'm "Grifondoro", but say nothing!

Write soon, Fenella.

                                                                     

                                     

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THE MIDDLE AGES

THE MIDDLE AGES

THERE WERE THREE LANGUAGES

FRENCH was used by the Norman nobles (LAW;FOOD;ART;MEDICINE;LITERATURE)

LATIN was used by the CHURCH and as the language of learning

MIDDLE ENGLISH (1100-1450) The language of COMMON PEOPLE

14^th century

THE GROWTH OF THE MIDDLE CLASS (NEW JOBS: shoemakers,carpenters,bakers,clothmakers,tradesmen)

They formed a new URBAN MIDDLE CLASS

They were SKILLED ARTISANS

·         They organized themselves into GUILDS ( da GELD-payment)

·         They controlled the quality of goods

·         They regulated prices and wages

·         They held fairs

·         On particular feast days, they performed scenes from the Bible

14^th century

THE GROWTH OF THE GENTRY(people of good social position, specifically the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth)

A class of landowners who was becoming rich

BALLADS

BALLAD form the LATIN “ BALLARE” to dance

Definition An oral narrative poem which was often sung, it belongs to the ORAL TRADITIION

What it is about? One single situation, one story

Origins? ENGLAND and SCOTLAND between the 13^th and the 15^th century

Authors?  Anonymous

Structure? Usually short stanzas of two or four lines

Narrative technique? Mixture of narration and dialogue (no detailed descriptions); rapid flashes; no continuous sequence of events

Narrator? impersonal,never intruding or moralizing

Language? concrete,simple, musical and repetitive; use of stock phrases and refrains

Refrain? some words or lines which are repeated at intervals, usually at the end of a stanza

Incremental repetition? a line or stanza is repeated but with some addition advancing the story

Rhyme Scheme?  usually ABCB

Themes?  love (unhappy love), death,jealousy,revenge,war betrayal, the magic and the supernatural

Characters? not described in detail; no psychological complexity

Interest in ballads? Ballads were written down in later periods; in 1765 Thomas Percy assembled and published the famous collection Reliques of Ancient English Poetry. In the Romantic period poets wrote literary ballads

BALLADS of MAGIC

BORDER BALLADS

BALLADS of LOVE and domestic tragedy

BALLADS of OUTLAWS with the cycle of ROBIN HOOD

( a great folk hero who probably lived in the 12^th century)

Traditionally depicted as being dressed in greenis often portrayed as "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor"alongside his band of Merry Men 

 THE RISE OF THE NOVEL  

WHEN  1st half of 18th century in England (Robinson Crusoe 1719)

An early example Aphra Behn’s Oronooko, or The Royal Slave (1688)

CAUSES

• ·                        emerging middle class with new tastes and interests, having  leisure time to read and money to buy books
•                             literacy rates increased
•                  public interest in the human character led to the popularity of autobiographies, biographies, journals, diaries 
•          the rise of newspapers (The Spectator, The Tatler, The Examiner….talking about morals, fashion, urban change and foreign affairs)
•          the spread of lending or circulating libraries . They were  libraries with books lent for a small fee to subscribers; the first circulating library was set up in Edinburgh in the early 18th century, and in the 18th and 19th centuries the system proved extremely popular. Usually they were out of stores that sold other items such as newspapers and books. Sometimes they were in stores that sold items completely unrelated to book.
  
  
  
  
  
•         the novelists wanted to satisfy the needs of the middle class (shopkeepers, tradesmen, successful farmers)

THE READERS Members of the middle and lower class. (Women were good readers… they had spare time….they were interested in a  short escape from the prison of  their house.)

STORIES they were not taken from history, legends or ancient myths. The novelists created their own stories. Credibility and probability are essential qualities

CHARACTERS realistic, having contemporary names, struggling for survival or success

THE NARRATIVE TECHNIQUE the narrator is omniscient and he is often intrusive. The narration is in the third or first person narrator. The story is told in chronological order. A logical cause-and-effect sequencing is followed

THE SETTING lots of references to time (particular times of the year or of the day) and place (detailed descriptions of things, interiors and places)

MESSAGE if you have faith in God, if you work hard, if you respect a strict code of values you’ll deserve to be saved and also to have your social and economic situation improved. You mustn’t ask god for salvation: You must rely upon your own work and have the gift of self-help. The sense of reward and punishment, which was the “message” of the novel itself, was related to the Puritan ethics of the middle classes.

VALUES temperance, economy, sobriety, modesty, hard work, self-reliance

LANGUAGE simple, realistic, concrete

Daniel Defoe is  generally   regarded  as the first true novelist and the creator  of realistic  fiction

 

Cinquain poems

Here are  the poems written by the students in the second class.

XXX
 caring,reliable
loves, laughs,hears
patient
a wonderful woman

Kurt Cobain
cool, easy-going
sings, cries, writes
talented
proud of him

XXX
beautiful, moody
sleeps,relaxes,watches
intelligent
an unsociable girl


XXX
positive,sociable
sings, dances,talks
stubborn
my best friend


XXX
adventurous,impatient
helps,supports,laughs
trustworthy
an amazing person

XXX
amusing,sociable
laughs,has fun,makes friends
laid-back
a cheerful person


Green Arrow
brave, strong
protects,loves,fights
reliable
bow and arrows


XXX
considerate, patient
loves,works,reads
chwwerful
a good parent

Roberto Gagliardini
shy, cheerful

plays,scores,laughs
talented
my favourite footballer


XXX
amusing,friendly
runs,laughs,eats
loyal
a beautiful person


XXX
honest,brave
fights,wins, laughs
considerate
a beautiful voice

Worksheet Past Perfect/ Future in The Past /Conditional Sentences

  PAST PERFECT

1.      Quando arrivammo alla stazione, il treno era già partito

2.      L’uomo non mi riconobbe, ma ero sicuro che ci eravamo incontrati prima

3.      Malcom decise di non andare in gita, perché era stato malato il giorno prima

4.      Dopo che essi ebbero finito di mangiare, Anna uscì a fare una passeggiata

5.      Era la terza volta che visitava quel paese

6.      Era la seconda volta che sbagliava il test

7.      Erano le nove e non avevamo ancora cenato

8.      Avevi visitato gli USA prima del tuo viaggio nel 2005?

9.      Sì c’ero stato nel 1998

10.  Da quanto tempo erano sposati quando ebbero il loro primo figlio?

11.  Sandy aveva la macchina soltanto da un mese quando gliela rubarono

12.  Ho incontrato Nick la scorsa settimana

13.  Non lo vedevo da Natale

14.  Erano tre mesi da quando erano partiti

15.  Non appena avrai finito, usciremo

16.  Lui disse che aveva incontrato Dave in Francia l’anno prima

17.  Lei  disse che era appena tornata dall’Irlanda

18.  Quando arrivai a casa, mia madre aveva appena finito di cucinare

FUTURE IN THE PAST

1.      Lui disse alla moglie che avrebbe trovato una soluzione

2.      Lei disse che sarebbe venuta alla mia festa di compleanno

3.      Lui disse che avrebbe comprato una barca

4.      Pensavo che aveva intenzione di venirmi a trovare

5.      Lui spiegò che non sarebbe potuto venire alla mia festa

6.      Pensavamo che non sarebbe partito prima di mezzogiorno

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

1.      Se tu fossi stato sincero con tuo padre, lui non si sarebbe arrabbiato

2.      Se verrà alla mia festa si divertirà tantissimo

3.      Quando riscaldi una barra di metallo si espande

4.      Se fossi ricco smetterei di lavorare

5.      Se fosse venuta alla festa si sarebbe divertita tanto

6.      Se fosse venuta alla festa avrebbe potuto conoscere John

7.      Se sposasse John lei sarebbe felice

8.      Se Jill telefona non dirle quello che ti ho appena raccontato

9.      Se potessi evitare questa situazione, lo farei

10.  Se un terremoto si verifica sotto il mare, spesso causa uno tsunami

FATTI SEMPRE REALI                                     IPOTESI REALI O PROBABILI

IPOTESI IRREALI O POCO PROBABILI      IPOTESI RIFERITE AL PASSATO

Cinquain poems

A cinquain poem is a verse of five lines that do not rhyme. The cinquain poem was created by Adelaide Crapsey.

What is the structure of a cinquain?

A cinquain consists of five unrhymed lines.
Each line has a set number of syllables
See below:

Line 1: 2 syllables
Line 2: 4 syllables
Line 3: 6 syllables
Line 4: 8 syllables

Line 5: 2 syllables
Students in the second class have written some poems that are a sort of variation of the standard cinquain poem. The focus has been on the adjectives used to describe one's personality.


This is the pattern

On the first line......someone's name
On the second line two adjectives to describe the person
On the third line three verbs to show what the person likes doing
On the fourth line another adjective
On the fifth line just three words to describe the person.
Some students have chosen friends and relatives, some others have chosen famous people.



XXXXX
moody, confident,
loves,plays,laughs,
laid-back

A beautiful boy



XXXXX
loyal,considerate
loves, reads,writes
honest
A charming woman

XXXXX
honest,caring
sings,dances,plays
impatient
a negative mind

Logan Howlett (Wolverine)
serious,well-built
fights,loves,kills
superhero
some long claws

Mom        
beautiful,caring
loves,works,listens

the best
being my queen



My grandmother                                        
cheerful,considerate        
loves,cooks,hugs
caring
always loves me

Leonardo Di Caprio
Caring,loyal
acts,loves,directs
charming
an amazing person

Jared Leto
creative, intelligent
sings,acts,writes
brave
an incredible artist

Harry Styles
considerate,amusing
sings,travels,writes
loyal
my ideal husband

Emmeline Pankhurst

Watch the video and answer the questions about EMMELINE PANKHURST, who is best remembered for organizing the UK suffragette movement and helping women win the right to vote. 1) What did Emmeline Pankhurst found? 2) What was her motto? 3) When was she arrested? 4) Write a synonym of the word charge 5) What was HUNGER STRIKE? 6) What happened in 1910? 7)What didn't Emmeline like about the bill drafted in 1910? 8) What kind of protest did the Suffragettes start in 1912? 9) Give a synonym of the word effort 10) What were the Suffragettes' targets after the failure of the bills to give women the right to vote? 11) What was the Cat and Mouse Act passed in 1913? 12) What happened to the suffragettes during the First World War? 13) What kind of jobs did women get during the First World War? 14) Who were the women who could vote in 1913? 15) When was the right to vote given to all women actually in Britain? CONNECT all your answers and do a summary of the video.

Students in the first class have written some very good emotion poems.
The students themselves have chosen the best poems.

Here are some of the poems:
Happiness
Happiness is coloured like a field of flowers
It tastes like coloured candies
It smells like hot biscuits
It looks like an amazing present
It sounds like a wonderful music
It feels like a satisfied and happy person               

Lightness

Lightness is blue like the sky

It tastes like a bottle of water

It smells like spring flowers

It looks like a green lawn

It sounds like the birds' sound

It feels like being as light as a feather

Happiness
Happiness is green like a field in spring

It tastes like delicious apples 

It smells like daisies in summer

It looks like getting a ten mark in maths                                                                                                   It sounds like kids having fun                                                                                                                   It feels like being alive                                        

Hate

Hate is black like darkness
It tastes like a bitter coffee
It smells like stifling smoke
it looks like a wood burned by fire
It sounds like strong thunder
It feels like being surrounded by a hostile world






Love
Love is pink like a pink novel
It tasteslike a chocolate birthday cake
it smells like a perfumed rose
it looks like two kids who love each other
it sounds like an I love you
it makes you feel alive


Shyness
Shyness is the lightest pink
Shyness tastes like a delicate flavour
Shyness smells like a powder
Shyness looks like the blush that colours your cheeks in winter
Shyness sounds like the low notes of a piano
Shyness feels like a black dot in a white sheet

Love
Love is red like fire
It tastes like nutella hazelnut
It smells like red roses and daisies
it looks like the calm sea
It sounds like a long love song
It feels like living in the clouds and dream


Thanks to the students!!!