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PLAYING GAMES WITH LITERATURE

PLAYING GAMES WITH LITERATURE. By Vanja Bajlo, prof. mentor Klasična gimnazija Ivana Pavla II, Zadar. Outline for today’s workshop. Warm – up activity (a song) - to stimulate students’ interest and spark their motivation Vocabulary activity - to help their comprehension of the vocabulary

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PLAYING GAMES WITH LITERATURE

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  1. PLAYING GAMES WITH LITERATURE By Vanja Bajlo, prof. mentor Klasična gimnazija Ivana Pavla II, Zadar

  2. Outline for today’s workshop • Warm – up activity (a song) - to stimulate students’ interest and spark their motivation • Vocabulary activity - to help their comprehension of the vocabulary • Comprehension activities – to focus on the factual meaning of the text • Activities to encourage creative response and interpretation of students

  3. « I BELIEVE I CAN FLY» RICHARD KELLY

  4. Jonathan Livingston Seagull By Richard Bach

  5. If our friendship depends on things like space and time, then when we finally overcome space and time, we've destroyed our own brotherhood! But overcome space, and all we have left is Here. Overcome time, and all we have left is Now. And in the middle of Here and Now, don't you think that we might see each other once or twice? • - from "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" “Learning is finding out what you already know, Doing is demonstrating that you know it, Teaching is reminding others that they know it as well as you do. We are all learners, doers, and teachers.”

  6. PROCEDURE Jonathan is that brilliant little fire that burns within us all, that lives on for those moments when we reach perfection. -Richard Bach

  7. PROCEDURE • Write the first sentence of the novel. • Read your sentence. • It was morning, and the new sun sparkled gold across the ripples of a gentle sea. The wind was like a whisper in your face. The ocean stood still. • Imagine the situation and draw it quickly. What is missing in your picture?

  8. I’ll give you the text and I want you to change the underlined words with the antonyms. • The OLD (AGED) sun sparkled IRON /RUST across the BILLOWS of the STORMY/ROUGH sea. A fishing boat DID NOT CHUM the water. The wind was a SCREAM in his face. The ocean stood RESTLESS beneath him.

  9. Read the first page of the novel and have a discussion about the character of Jonathan. • Can you compare it with another protagonist in any other novel you read? • What is the theme of the novel? • Discuss in pairs and be ready to explain your ideas. • HW – Write a poem/ an essay/or a letter to your friend entitled ‘I am no ordinary bird’ .

  10. DICING ACTIVITY Throwing the dice - the students are required to write down (talk) about a certain topic - they either have to compare something, analyze it or use it, etc. After that students discuss the topic.

  11. Enjoy the flight with Jonathan Livingston • Themes: • Following your dreams • Forgiveness, kindness, and peace • Love of learning • Personal freedom • Giving back to future generations

  12. Jonathan Livingston Seagull The gull sees farthest who flies highest!

  13. Thank you for your attention and cooperation!

  14. REFERENCES: • http://creativeteacherette.blogspot.com/2012/05/dicing.html • Lazar,G. ‘A Window on Literature’, 2000. CUP

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