Oliver Twist (by Charles Dickens)

Oliver Twist is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. The story is about an orphan Oliver Twist, who lives a miserable existence in a workhouse. He escapes and travels to London where he meets Artful Dodger (leader of a gang of pickpockets) and the criminal trainer Fagin.

Oliver Twist is well known for Dickens' unromantic description of criminals and their sordid lives. The book calls the public's attention to various contemporary evils, including the Poor Law, child labour and the recruitment of children as criminals. It is likely that Dickens's own early youth as a child labourer contributed to the story's development.

Oliver Twist has been the subject of numerous film and television adaptations.
We are going to read some chapters of the book and watch a film based on the novel.

In pairs, do this treasure hunt and write the answers in your diary for the following week.


Oliver Twist's treasure hunt

Poetry

Smart
By Shel Silverstein

My dad gave me one dollar bill
'Cause I'm his smartest son,
And I swapped it for two shiny quarters
'Cause two is more than one!
And then I took the quarters
And traded them to Lou
For three dimes -- I guess he didn't know
That three is more than two!
Just then, along came old blind Bates
And just 'cause he can't see
He gave me four nickels for my three dimes,
And four is more than three!
And then I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs
Down at the seed-feed store,
And the fool gave me five pennies for them,
And five is more than four!
And then I went and showed my dad,
And he got red in the cheeks
And closed his eyes and shook his head --
Too proud of me to speak!







My Mistress’ Eyes/Sonnet 130
By William Shakespeare
1 My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
2 Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
3 If snow be white, why then her chest is dun;
4 If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
5 I have seen roses damasked, red and white,
6 But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
7 And in some perfumes is there more delight
8 Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
9 I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
10 That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
11 I grant I never saw a goddess go;
12 My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.
13 And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
14 As any she belied with false compare.





Haikus

Haiku poetry has a simple format. There are 3 lines. The first line has 5 syllables. The second line has 7 syllables, and the last line has 5 syllables. They are typically about seasons or nature. They also traditionally portray two contrasting ideas (dark/light, winter/summer, noise/silence, good/evil). It is possible for one complete sentence to be in 2 lines of a Haiku. It is also possible for there to be 2 sentences in one line of Haiku.
Examples:

An old silent pond…
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.

A cricket disturbed
the sleeping child; on the porch.
A man smoked and smiled.

Etwinning new task

OTHER REGIONS OF SPAIN

Once you have written and posted your projects about Andalucia, you have to choose another region of Spain.
Write a powerpoint presentation or a Word document including information about that region:
-provinces
-climate
-monuments
-flora and fauna
-landscape
-natural landmarks
-industry
-...

Super Bowl Ads

What is happening in this ad? What do they mean when they say "you're not you, when you're hungry"? What is the joke?



This video pays tribute to classic and modern American television series and their episodes about the Super Bowl. Do you recognize any of these shows?



This is an ad for the Chevy Camaro car. The men are talking about designing an ad for the car as it is happening. What strange things to they propose?



What is happening in this ad? Do you recognize the music?

A typical New Jersey sandwich

This is a TV program in the US called "Man v. Food". In this show a man named Adam Richman, travels across the US doing different food challenges. In this episode he goes to Rutgers University in New Jersey and tries to eat 5 fat sandwiches in 45 minutes. Only 16 people have ever done this and the sandwiches are filled with hamburgers, steaks, cheese, french fries, mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce, and chicken. Do you think you could eat 5 fat sandwiches in 45 minutes?