Jeanette Winterson’s Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? A critical review for a school online library MODULE 1 – GROUP 2 From the Industrial Revolution to the Postmodern Crisis of Capitalism Manchester: A Case Study in European History

WHAT AND HOW? Task: writing a positive critical review about J. Winterson’s novel Objectives: evidencing the most relevant features of a memoir, generating a review Materials: J. Winterson’s novel, online reviews, PC, the Internet, teacher’s site Text types analysed: memoir, essays, reviews, narrative texts Methodology: individual reading and group work (cooperative and collaborative learning)

WHY? Language skills: speaking, reading, listening, writing, discussing, public speaking Study Skills and Knowledge: structure of a novel, use of literary code, textual and structural analysis, critical interpretation of resources, spoken and written production ICT skills: Word, PowerPoint, Internet surfing What to do with the language  Competence: Writing a critical review for a school online library

SKILLS - STUDY PRACTICE Learning skills  reading/listening,  comprehension,  textual analysis,  group discussion,  critical thinking,  gathering of ideas,  selection,  planning,  writing  drafting,  redrafting,  peer proof reading,  reorganizing,  generating a.ppt presentation,  public speaking.

FEEDBACK  We have become aware of the effects of the Industrial Revolution  We have learnt the main features of the different systems of thought which have developed during and after the Industrial Revolution (Capitalism, Socialism, Communism, …)  We have learnt to compare different perspectives on the same subject, distinguishing plain facts from personal opinions  We have improved our writing skills  We have found the workshop a more involving and interesting activity than the usual frontal lesson

WORKSHOP 2 CREDITS BERGAMO Anastasia BUCCOLO Nicola FONTANA Tommaso FURLAN Andrea TOSO Martina