LANGUAGE FOR AESTHETIC USE

PRISONER OF ZENDA

AIMS

1. TO PROVIDE IDEAS AND ACTIVITIES IN TEACHING SETTING.

2. ENHANCE SEQUENCING, SKIMMING AND SCANNING SKILLS.

3. ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THINKING AND SHARING OF OPINIONS.

4. ENCOURAGE VISUALISATION AND CREATIVITY IN TRANSFERRING INFORMATION FROM TEXT TO PICTURE.

ACTIVITY 1

RUDOLF RASSENDYLL STARTED HIS JOURNEY TO STRELSAU FROM LONDONAND ENDED IT IN LONDON. ARRANGE HIS JOURNEY ACCORDINGTO ‘THE PRISONER OF ZENDA’.

The towers and roofs of a great city came into sight.

Rode towards the railway station on the King’shorse.

Left London for Ruritania to see the Coronationin Strelsau.

Reached Strelsau safely. Was in the Palace again

Reached the inn. The daughter of the innkeeperserved us.

The train went on to Italy. Travelled to the Alps from Italy.

Stayed in a quiet inn a mile away from Zenda’s Castle.

Stopped for an hour in Paris. Met George at the train station.

Galloped fast over those last eight miles to the lodge. Soon, we were on our way to the Castle of Tarleheim. This belonged to Fritz’s uncle.

Rode to Zenda Castle by a shorter way.

Went home and Rose was angry.

LONDON

LONDON

ACTIVITY 2

Match the descriptions to places basedon Activity 1

Description 1

In the Old Town, are the old churches and the shops. Here too, in the narrow, dirty streets, are the homes of the poorest people. The New Town lies on higher ground round the OldTown. Here in broad avenues, are the stately homes of the richer people

Description 2

Inside all was dark and quiet. No Josef cameout to meet us.

Description 3

I stopped in a peaceful, little village. The firstthing I did there was to write a postcard tomy brother. I wrote; ‘I’m having a quiet holiday. Shall be back in about a fortnight.

Description 4

It had a fine view of Zenda’s famous Castle,which was on a hill-top a mile away

City of Strelsau

The inn

The Lodge

The Alps

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ACTIVITY 2 Match the descriptions to places based on Activity 1

Zenda’s Castle

Strelsau’s Palace

Castle of Tarlenheim

Match the descriptions with the appropriate places.

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Fairy-tale castle Hill-top

Ancient

Five miles from Zenda

Surrounded by forests

The House of Death

Belonged to Fritz’s uncle

Surrounded by moat

Drawbridge

Famous

In the capital of Ruritania

Secret doors

Underground passage

Palace of his fathers

Activity 3

ACTIVITY 4

Read the dialogue between Rudolf and Johann.Based on the dialogue, draw a plan and placethe characters in the correct place.

Read the dialogue between Rudolf and Johann. Based on the dialogue, draw a plan and place the characters in the correct place.

Activity 4

If the King is killed, his body will be there. That will show that the Duke is the

murderer.

The King is imprisoned in the Old Castle, in the room at the end of the drawbridge. In the next room, three of the Six

are always on guard. If there is an attack on the Castle, one of the guards will run in and kill the King at once.

Johann, if you help me, I shall reward you well. But you must tell me all you

know about the Duke’s plans.

Oh no! His body won’t be there. The Duke has thought of everything. There is a pipe going

from the King’s room down into the moat. They will tie a heavy stone to the King’s feet. Then

they will push his body down the pipe.

ACTIVITY 5Which castle would you choose to live in and why?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Design a postcard / book mark with a caption

from The Prisoner of Zenda to match the picture.

Activity 6

Why Is Setting Important?

To familiarize students with the world and its inhabitants from the novel.

The Time And Place The Social Climate

social condition

economic condition

attitudes

beliefs

CONCLUSION

CONCLUSIONWhy Is Setting Important?

To familiarize students with the world and its inhabitants from the novel.

The Time and Place The Social Climate

social conditionattitudes

economic condition beliefs