The Scarlet Letter and the Puritans
Learn about the contradictory nature of the Puritans through historical facts and the summary of The Scarlet Letter.
Learn about the contradictory nature of the Puritans through historical facts and the summary of The Scarlet Letter.
Get to know the concept of the suburb and the variety of places and ways of life the term can stand for.
What are the main themes and motifs of Science Fiction, as a Genre? What are the differences between SciFi and Fantasy? How do SF stories/films reflect on our contemporary social problems? What are the main themes and motifs of Fantasy, as a Genre? What are the characteristics of Fantasy worlds? How do Fantasy stories/films immerse us into their fantastic worlds (e.g. suspension of disbelief)?
Which features make a ballad a narrative folk song?? Why are ballads social documents?
What linguistic and visual means are used in advertising?
What makes effective non-commercial advertising?
Learn about famous representatives of Renaissance, Romanticism, and Realism art.
What is street art? What is the difference between street art and gallery/museum art? While the end of the 20th century still raised the question whether street art should be seen as acts of vandalism or as a form of art, today its status as a prestigious global phenomenon that is increasingly taken seriously by the art establishment is undoubtable. With illustrious representatives such as Banksy, British street art takes a special place in the arena of global street art today and the cities of London, Birmingham and Bristol have their reputation for the freedom of the creative spirit that is street art. In this lesson we will discuss some of the most prominent British street artists active today whose inspiring art enriches, energizes, and revigorates the canvas of British cities, at the same time also formulating a critical and triggering voice about contemporary political, social, and public issues (such as environmentalism, equal rights, consumerism, etc.). We will discuss some of the most prominent works of street art by artists such as Annatomix, Stik and Banksy, as powerful examples of the cosmopolitan British street art today.
What are myths and what do they teach us about the working of the world?
Explore the peculiar artwork of 4 famous painters from different time periods.
What function do symbols have? What are archetypes and what they represent?
How did music develop differently in the Anglophone world?
Personifying living spaces; Constructing an imaginary dwelling
Learn about the process of creating animation, the Hungarian short film Sing (2016), making commercials and music videos.
Explore how books are getting adapted into films. What is retain and what is left out?
Become aware of the powerful role of music in different cultural product – particularly in a film. Why do we cry, laugh or feel scared during watching a film even though we know it is not real? How emotions of the audience can be influenced, manipulated or controlled through the right choice of music and some special elements?
Students go through a series of different problem tasks and activities related to the historical, cultural and social context of the USA which they need to collaborate on in groups. Each group moves between 5 stands, where they can find one task to do, writing their answers on a sheet of paper given on each desk. The aim of the lesson is to elaborate by joint efforts a common handout summarizing the most important points from the activities together with other materials which will serve as a basis for their further studies of the topic of the United States.
What musical features can we find in classic poetry? Do you know poems which are sung?
Students go through a series of information gap activities with the objective to cover the whole topic of Halloween from the cultural, historical, and literary point of view. Each student is responsible for a different piece of information which they need to mediate to the rest of the class in order to complete the gap and create a complete picture. The final collaborative task is to create a mind map summarizing the main points they learned in the lesson.
Students organize a Thanksgiving Fundraising Dinner. In groups they need to resolve which decoration, menu and programme would best represent the event, as well as other aspects like venue, price, and advertising.
What linguistic and visual means are used in advertising? What makes effective non-commercial advertising?
Developing an understanding of another generation
Developing understanding of another generation. Collating the results from interviews and writing a collaborative story
Explore how our identity is constructed through the objects we use daily.
What does beauty mean? What does vanity mean? What relationship can be established between the two concepts?
Get familiar with the term utopia and literary works addressing the topic, analysing existing societies based on utopian ideals.
How does Machiavelli's idea of a "double standard of morality" in leadership challenge traditional ethical views?
Learn about how Montesquieu’s philosophy influenced the shifts in power in 18th century France.
Role play the investigation of a curious crime in the town by trying to make sense of the conflicting witness reports.
Learn about the importance of justice through activities related to different types of crimes and punishments through Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist.
Students will learn about government structures, rights of citizens, and political systems by collaboratively designing their own fictional country.
the structure of the soul in Plato’s philosophy
Explore the presentation of mental disorder thorough E. A. Poe’s story The Fall of the House of Usher
examine and comprehend the civil rights and basic concepts of racism and segregation in the USA in the political, historical and literary context of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
This course is meant to raise awareness on the role of music in the fight for freedom of a community oppressed during the colonial past
Raise awareness about cultural differences across the world.
Learn about two different approaches to exploring the world and uncovering truths about it.
Role-play voting in the European Parliament elections.
Explore the different way how you can volunteer to help your community.
The course focuses on the human rights and action -oriented aspects such as poverty, hunger, freedom, environment etc.
Is history as confusing to you as to Alice? Don’t worry, we’ll help you make sense of it.
A practical guide on how to teach the history of your local area.
Walk the streets of Chicago in the poetic lines of Carl Sandberg.
Explore how the concept of what is socially appropriate and expected developed throughout history.
Learn about history by interviewing people around you.
Try to build alliances in the pre-WWI era.
Play journalists and create your own news report of a historical event.
Discuss the typical features of the Jazz Age through "The Great Gatsby"
Persuade the neolithic man to settle down.
The course focuses on the exploration of the topic of colonisation in reverse through the work of Louise Bennet.
The LP explores effects of colonialism as depicted in Kipling’s poem "The Overland Mail".
In this lesson you will learn about various explorer through inviting them to a dinner party.
Learn about how the US became an independent country.
Imagine that historical periods had their own social media. What would they post?
Learn about how new continents were discovered.
Critically evaluate the ideology of imperialism through Kipling’s writings.
Impersonate a historical figure for a week and create their social media.
The aim is to examine the Victorian age and discover the values characteristic for this period. Based on working with literary texts written by Victorian writers, the students will create a mind map summarizing all the values found during the activities.
Analyze key characters from The Great Gatsby by creating fictional social media profiles that reflect the character’s personality, relationships, and actions. This exercise promotes analytical reading, creative writing, and digital literacy.
Students will be introduced to the concept of cross-cultural literature, learn how to select a short story or poem from a different culture, and begin preparations for their presentations. The goal is for students to explore how literature reflects cultural values, traditions, and experiences.
Explore which cultural stereotypes about USA and UK are displayed in David Lodge’s novel Changing Places.
Compete in a game based on your knowledge of Anthony Burgess’ novel A Cklockwork Orange.
What are the main themes and motifs of Myths? What are their common elements across the cultures? How do modern adaptations change the themes and the heroes of the myths?
What are the main characteristics of Utopia and Dystopia in Science Fiction? What are the differences between the two concepts? How do stories/films on Utopia and Dystopia reflect on our contemporary social problems? What image do they convey about our possible future?
The problem to be solved by the end of the lesson is how to effectively translate the themes of "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" into a visual representation through a new book cover design. Students should demonstrate their ability to interpret literary themes and apply artistic skills to create a meaningful and engaging illustration. Additionally, they should connect their personal reflections on aspirations and challenges to the book’s themes, integrating these insights into their artwork.
Explore and share your personal interpretations of Emily Dickinson’s poems, within the context relevant to your life.
Critically examine Herman Melville’s life and explore multifaceted nature of letter writing as a genre.
Using clues formulated in class write a report on how the term “mansplaining” changed.
Students need to find connection between the perception of beauty as well as the concepts of hedonism, idolatry and individualism in the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and the way beauty is perceived by today’s society.
Understanding the role of the pastoral tradition in representing the relation between man and the environment.
Learn what role eternal youth and beauty played in Oscar Wilde’s life and work.
Think about the positive and negative effects of industrialization and suggest solutions that would help diminish the negative effects via Wordsworth’s poetry.
Become familiar with sentence types and discourse function, to link the field of Syntax to poetry analysing the poem The Mystery Cat by T.S.Eliot
Further, learn about subordination via Kipling’s poetry.
Revise your knowledge of Charles Dickens’s novella A Christmas Carol via a game.