WINTER TERMGROUP WORK

From the Renaissance to contemporary era

Language and communication of love: English Renaissance and contemporary advertising

WORKSHOP ONE: CREDITS

Bianchin Ilaria Carbonera Francesco Iacumin Jessica Pavoni Francesco Scarpin Cosetta

WHAT AND HOW?

Task and objectives: produce a video for a period of three and a half minutes about the theme of love in English renascence and in contemporary advertising, having evaluation purposes and proposing some examples (an advertisement for what concerns the language of our times).

Materials (texts, resources, pictures, Internet sites, teachers site, movies).

Methodology: Group work (cooperative and collaborative learning).

MATERIALS

Concepts drawn from the school book; Resources and insights provided by the teacher; Teacher’s site; Movies:

Romeo and Juliet, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, UK/Italy 1968;

Romeo + Juliet, directed by Baz Luhrman, USA 1996;

Advertisement: Vodafone Unlimited spot 2013.

METHODOLOGY: GROUP WORKFirst stage Before we joined together, each member has

independently studied the various resources available to us, in order to be aware of what would have been exposed in the video. Individual study also allowed us to get an idea on which such to bring regarding the two periods considered.

METHODOLOGY: GROUP WORKSecond stage We got organized establishing the role of each

member: Recording of the various films necessary for the production

of the video and vision of one of the two films (Bianchin Ilaria);

Recording of the various audios necessary for the production of the videoand assembly of the finished product (Francesco Carbonera)

Physical realization of video and vision of one of the two films (Iacumin Jessica);

Physical realization of audio (Francesco Pavoni); Writing of the various parts necessary for the production of

the audio explanation and the group work presentation (Scarpin Cosetta).

METHODOLOGY: GROUP WORKThird stage After we organized, we have done

individually what agreed and we found again for the recording which was followed by the assembly, made individually as established.

Later, each member has made a power point presentation of the group based on the text previously produced.

WHY?

Language skills: discussing, interacting, listening, speaking, writing and reading;

Study skills and knowledge: structure of argumentative text, use of literary code, critical interpretation of resources, spoken and written production and interaction;

Computing skills: Office programs (Work, PowerPoint), Movie Maker and Internet surfing;

What to do with the language? Writing a summary of comparison regarding the language of love.

FEEDBACK

What we have learnt: Select the most important information on the basis of

theme dealt; Realize audio and video recordings; Produce a video-editing; Understand the cultural separation that exists between

different periods due to religious and moral factors. What could be improved more: ability to summarize the

arguments. Level of appreciation and usefulness of the

workshop: it allowed us to compare the viewpoints and working methods of the various participants, to understand the level of our ability and try to improve it during and after the course of work.