E.L.I.O.T._2nd group_ Learning Units 14 SCHOOL PARTNERS | Page 14

E.L.I.O.T. - ENHANCING LITERACY BASIC SKILLS AND FIGHTING DROPOUT WITH
CROSS-CURRICULAR THEATRICAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
ID Number: 2016-1-IT02-KA219-024165
Skills
Contents
Medieval Poetry / Troubador Poetry:
 Historical and literary contextualization
 Medieval
 Get to know the cultural context of medieval poetry;
 Value literary texts;
 Read and interpret literary texts;
 Produce poetic texts.
spaces:
protagonists
and
circumstances

The representation of affections and emotions:
cantigas de amor (“songs of love”; a male voice
singing problems of love), cantigas de amigo (“songs of
the lover”; a male poet singing in a female voice to
express a wide range of predicaments of love)
- the diversity of love;
- the empathy of the grieving lover with nature;
- the suffering caused by love, the coita
amorosa, and courtly love.
 Language, style and structure: theme and formal
characteristics; expressive resources.
Target students/class
10th grade students. Ages 14-16.
Students should be able to read a poem, make its interpretation according to the
Prerequisites
historical context, explain the ideas contained in one or two verses, present and justify
an opinion, research about the subject and make an oral presentation, dramatize a
simple situation.
Time expected
5 lessons of 50’.
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