MODULE 1- GROUP 5 From the Industrial Revolution to the Postmodern Crisis of Capitalism Manchester: A Case Study in European History PETERLOO. A FAILED NEGOTIATION A One-Act Play

WHAT AND HOW? Task: script, recording and generation of a one-act play Objectives: - to illustrate the contradictions and social contrasts following the first phases of the Industrial Revolution in England - to develop critical thinking by comparing different social classes’ points of view Materials: argumentative texts, articles, Pc, the Internet, resources from teacher’s site

WHAT AND HOW ? II Text types analysed: newspaper articles, play script, novels excerpts, essay, … Methodology: Group work  collaborative learning and cooperative learning:  task distribution  dead-lines setting  drafting and redrafting Language awareness:  different registers (according to class)  different levels of formality  awareness of the microlanguage (law)

SKILLS - STUDY PRACTICE - FEED-BACK Learning skills  textual analysis  reading/listening  comprehension  group discussion  gathering of ideas  selection  planning  interacting  discussing  drafting  redrafting  critical thinking  peer proof reading  generating a ppt presentation  generating an audio recording  public speaking Study skills and knowledge  use of literary code  critical interpretation of resources  spoken and written production  interaction ITC Skills Office (word, power point) Pdf Audacity, Internet surfing

FEEDBACK What we have learnt:  developed critical thinking  awareness of different perspectives in different cultural contexts and social classes What we could improve:  fluency and pronunciation  the analysis of quantity and quality of information What we liked about the workshop:  stimulating way of learning  socialized collaboration and learning skills  the concrete result – our product (what we could do with the language)

 BALDIN Ruben  CISILINO Stefano  LAURANO Federica  MIGLI Lisa  MOSCA Desirèe