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Instituto Adelia María – 2011. Dracula. Is it true Or is it fiction ?. Do you know Vlad Dracula? Was he a real person? Was he a criminal or a ghost – a real prince? Vlad Dracula Why was he so famous? Use this bookmarking social to look for information:
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Dracula Is it true Or is it fiction ?
Do you know Vlad Dracula? • Was he a real person? • Was he a criminal or a ghost – a real prince? Vlad Dracula • Why was he so famous? Use this bookmarking social to look for information: http://www.delicious.com/gabrielahubach
What do you know about Dracula? Do you know about Dracula from movies or legends ? What about the name? what does it mean?
Dracula became popular after the main character Of a BOOK written by an Irish writer, Abraham "Bram" Stokerin 1897.
Is it true of false? After reading the texts, check this information • Valid III the Impaler(also known as Vlad Dracula 1431 –1476) was Prince of Wallachia, a former country that is now part of Romania. • His was king for 3 times: in1448, from 1456 to 62, and in 1476. • Vlad is best known for the exceedingly cruel punishments he imposed during his reign. That is why he became inspiration for the vampire main character in Bram Stoker's popular Dracula novel.
Some information about the author • Abraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish writer, and author of the horror novel Dracula. • Before writing Dracula, Stoker spent eight years researching European folklore and stories of vampires! • The novel is about a young solicitor, Jonathan Harker, who travels to Transylvania to sell a house to a nobleman named Dracula.
Let’sreadthe novel and listen toit! • Let’ssolvethecomprehensionexercises! • A guide forreadingnovels. • Sendyourexercises by email:
Identify the characters! • Identify the places! • Answer questions on page 53 • Watch the trailer from the movie!
Drawallthetripsorjourneysfromthestory, Please! Europe 1890
Second chapter:A prisoner in the Castle • Answer questions on page 53
Third chapter:The Vampires • Answer questions on page 54 • Watch the trailer of the movie (1960): • The Brides of Dracula
:Fourth chapterA visit to Hythe • Answer questions on pages 54 & 55 Fifth chapterHow Lucy died • Answer questions on page 55 Sixth Chapter: The beautiful lady of Hythe • Answer questions on pages 55 & 56
Seventh chapterThe House of the Vampire • Answer questions on page 56 • Eighth chapterThe Flight of the Vampire • Answer questions on page 56 • Ninth chapterThe Return to Castle Dracula • Answer questions on page 57
Do All exercises from the book, please!Answer to the following questions: • Who was Prince Vlad Dracula? • Why was he called “Vlad the Impaler” • Who was Abraham Stoker? • What inspired him to write his novel? • What happened to Vlad’s wife? • What happens to the main characters in the novel’ • Why does Dracula want to kidnap Mina? • How wourdl you lite to end this story? • Do you believe in vampires? Are they real or not?
Who are thesecharacters in this novel? Where are they?
Some resources http://dictionary.cambridge.org/http://www.draculas.info/literature/http://www.draculas.info/count_dracula/http://vampires.monstrous.com/the_impaler.htmhttp://www.draculas.info/travel_transylvania/http://www.weird-encyclopedia.com/vlad-dracula.phphttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire
Extra reading: some short storiesaboutDracula! Chooseone , readit and illustrateitusingpictures o drawings. http://vampires.monstrous.com/short_stories_about_dracula.htm Dracula’s short stories The Golden Cup The Priest The Foreign Merchant The Two Monks Castle Dracula The Polish Nobleman The Foreign Ambassadors Dracula's Mistress The Lazy Woman The Nobleman with the delicate sense of smell The Burning of the Sick and Poor
Look at thesepictures and rearangethem, you can addsometexts and explainit! Whatchapterdoesitbelong?
Look at thisgraffitti, wouldyouliketocreateoneaboutanycharacter in thestory!