CYBERGUIDE: La favola "I vestiti nuovi dell'imperatore"

Introduction:

You will be asked to read the Italian translation of Hans Christian Andersen's fable The Emporer's New Clothes from my website http://home.comcast.net/~d_shad84/LHSShad/ . You probably know the story but by reading the Italian translation, you will be asked to learn new vocabulary and understand the story with it. The URL above also has resources for the writing of this project such as dictionaries and verb tense sites.

Task:

Put all of your answers in the blue examination booklets that have been provided to you unless otherwise specified. You will read I vestiti nuovi dell'imperatore in its entirety to get a feel for the story. You will then return to it carefully reading each page. Once you have read a page, you will make up a vocabulary list (with definitions and translations). Write original sentences for each of the words in the list. You will then answer questions based on the story. During this activity, you will write your own questions about the story and then orally ask a classmate to answer them. To evaluate your writing skills, you will write a summary of the plot of the fable. The concluding activity will be for you to make up a timeline based upon the author of the fable, Hans Christian Andersen.

Ante Attività:

BEFORE READING THE STORY, GO TO MY WEBSITE (URL ABOVE) AND GO TO "DOMANDE: I VESTITI NUOVI DELL'IMPERATORE"AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT APPEAR IN THE POP-UP WINDOW FROM WHAT YOU REMEMBER OF THE STORY. CLICK ON THE "SUBMIT" BUTTON TO E-MAIL ME YOUR ANSWERS. I WILL ANNOUNCE TO YOU IN CLASS WHEN YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS!

1a. attività:

MAKE A VOCABULARY LIST FROM THE FABLE USING THE RED UNDERLINED WORDS. STUDY THE DEFINITION GIVEN IN THE POP-UP WINDOWS AND WRITE YOUR OWN DEFINITION FOR EACH WORD IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

O NOTE: THERE ARE 4 WAYS TO DEFINE WORDS: A. FORMAL DEFINITION B. WELL-WRITTEN ORIGINAL SENTENCES C. GIVE THE OPPOSITE WORD OR EXPRESSION. D. GIVE A SYNONYM.

2a. attività:

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES BASED UPON THE FABLE; THEN WRITE A MINIMUM OF FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL ORIGINAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU WILL ASK A PARTNER WHEN WE ARE IN THE LANGUAGE LAB (RANDOM PAIRS).

1. Che cosa amava possedere l'imperatore?

2. Di quali cose non si curava?

3. Chi arrivò un giorno alla città?

4. Come diventavo i vestiti agli uomini stupidi?

5. Che cosa montarono i due imbroglioni?

6. Perché credi che gli imbroglioni chiesero la seta più bella e l'oro più brillante?

7. Cosa vissero l'imperatore e la gente mentre lavoravano gli imbroglioni?

8. Cosa disse la gente quando hanno finito i due strani?

9. Perché disse la gente tutto quello dell'abbigliamento dell'imperatore?

10. Cosa disse il bambino? Era d'accordo la gente con lui?

11. Cosa doveva fare l'imperatore al finale?

12. Secondo te, cosa fecero gli imbroglioni con la seta e l'oro?

NOW WRITE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU WILL ASK A PARTNER IN THE LANGUAGE LAB...MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT YES/NO QUESTIONS. THEY COULD BE QUESTIONS THAT MAY SEEK A PARTNER'S OPINION ON THE EVENTS OF THE STORY.

3a. attività:

FOR THIS ACTIVITY, YOU WILL SUMMARIZE THE FABLE YOU HAVE JUST READ AND DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED USING YOUR OWN WORDS...YOU MUST INCLUDE VOCABULARY THAT YOU LEARNED. THE SUMMARY SHOULD HAVE A MINIMUM OF 12 SENTENCES.

4a. attività:

THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES DESCRIBE THE LIFE AND WORKS OF THE AUTHOR OF I VESTITI NUOVI DELL'IMPERATORE, HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. EXAMINE THE SITES CAREFULLY. TAKE NOTE OF THE DETAILS OF HIS LIFE.

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hcanders.htm

http://www.online-literature.com/hans_christian_andersen/

http://www.hca2005.com/

a. MAKE UP A TIME-LINE ON THE HALF POSTER BOARD BASED UPON HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON'S LIFE. YOUR TIME-LINE SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

1. Hans Christian Andersen's birth and death dates.

2. Six (6) important facts in Italian that you feel is important about his life. Each fact must be described in 1-2 sentences in your own words.

3. Include in the time line other important works

4. Include pictures on the time-line. they may be clip-art pictures, pictures or photos taken from the internet...you may also draw your own pictures!

b. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN ITALIAN IN COMPLETE SENTENCES ONCE YOU HAVE READ THESE SITES.

1. Sempre voleva essere uno scrittore Hans Christian Andersen?

2. Qual è un tema comune in molte delle sue opere?

3. Per chi sono i suoi racconti?

4. Qual è lo scopo di una favola (non solamente di Hans Christian Andersen)?

5. Spiega se questa domanda è giusta o sbagliata: Tutte le favole di H.C.A. sono quelle di Aesop.

c. WEBSITE EVALUATIONS: IN THIS PACKET ARE SEVEN (7) COPIES OF WEB SITE EVALUATIONS FORMS. PLEASE COMPLETE THE REMAINING THREE (3) OF THEM TO EVALUATE THE SITES GIVEN IN THIS CYBERGUIDE.