Robin Hood.

SUMMARY

800 years ago
Richard, the King of England, led the third Great Crusade to reclaim the Holy Land from the Turks.
Most of the young English nobleman who flocked to his bower never return.

Robin was a British nobleman who go to the Crusade and the Turks capture him. Then he scaped wit a moor and another friend, but he died.
Robin and the moor went to Robin's castle, in England.
When they arrived, they found Robin's father hank and the servant with out eyes.
The servant said that the responsible of this was the Sheriff of Nothinghamm because his father refused join the Sheriff fight against the king and they went to look for him.
Robin, Duncan and Azeem went to Peter's house.
Robin met Miriam.
Then they went to the forest
There they met a group of people and if Robin, the moor and the servant want to pass, they must pay taxes.
Robin fight with John Little, a member of the outlaws but they finally became friends.
Robin, Azeem and Ducan passed the night in the forest with the outlaws.
Robin went to the church and when he was talking with the fraire, the Sheriff appeared in the room.
Robin hured the Sheriff face and scaped out of the room.
The outlaws prepared an army against the Sheriff and they started attack the people who pass into the forest.
The Sheriff get angry with his cousin and he killed him.
Miriam went into the forest to met Robin.
Miriam and Ducan left the forest.
Sheriff of Nothinghamm attacked the outlaws and they burned the houses and captured some people.
The outlaws went to the Sheriff castle the day of the wedding and they save the friends.
Sheriff scaped with Miriam in the chapel.
Robin appeared in the room before they get married.
Robin killed the Sheriff, Azeem killed the witch when she was about to killed Robin, and the outlaws fraire killed the Sheriff fraire.
Robin and Miriam were getting married when the King of England appeared.

QUESTIONS:

1. What were the crusades about?
2. How about the same period in Spain and Catalonia?
3. Where's Robin Hood at the beginning of the film? In Jerusalem, the Turks caputre him.
3. Why is Azeem with Robin? Because Robin saved Azeem's life and now Azeem wants to return the favor.
4. Where do Robin and Azeem go? To Robin's castle, in England.
5. Who are the outlaws? Where do they live? They are a group of people who don't want to pay taxes and make them pay a tax. They live in the forest.
5. What happened to Robin's father? The Sheriff killed him because he didn't want to join him.
6. Who's Lady Marian?
7. Why do Robin and Azeem join the outlaws? Yes, they do.
8. Why do they fight against the Sheriff of Nottingham? Because he kill Robin's father and he wants to kill the king.
9. Can you explain how the film ends? In the end, Robin killed the Sheriff and Robin and Miriam got married.

Crash.

They all live in LA. and during the next 36 hours, they will all collide.

ACTIVITIES:

STEP 1: watch the trailer

STEP 2: write down any new words you learn.
crash: accident/xocar
bound: obligats
collide: xocar

STEP 3:write down the characters' names and THE different stories in the film.

Jean Cabot (Sandra Bullock) Her character is brutally robbed at gunpoint by two black men. Because of this, she develops a prejudice against all people of color. Many people in the real world go through similar situation.
Graham Waters (Don Cheadle) Throughout the film he makes jokes and smart remarks about black people. He even disrespects his mother by telling her he's having sex with white women. He even goes so far as to label his own brother as a two-bit criminal because society says he is. Graham stands as a warning for all people that perpetuate negative stereotypes against their own.
Cameron Thayer (Terrence Howard) He battles with people inside and outside his racial demographic just to be himself. When he attempts to do the things he wants out of life, external influences quickly push him back into a singular category.
Daniel (Michael Pena)He's a hard worker and the provider for his family, but he has to deal with racist outsiders trying to put him in a box. Jean Cabot accuses him of being a thief and a gangbanger because of his tattoos. Another guy even threatens his life and his daughter's life for similar reasons. All Daniel wants is to provide for his family.

STEP 4: GO TO CRASH WIKI
You'll have 1 of the stories.
They are two black and poor carjackers. They have a gun. They are only friends and they always go together. At the beginning they feel sad bad because they are black and all white people watch them different and they decide to steal one car.
They continue stealing cars. In the final they want to steal one car but the owner fight to them and one of the carjackers couldn't enter into the car. Then the owner help the other and finally he leave him in the street. The other black men enter in another car with a police. He wants to show something to the police but the police watch an arm and he finally shoot the black men.

Dangerous Minds.

PART 1

1. Who are the main characters in the film?
Lou Anne: She is a retired U.S. Marine and she applies for a teaching job at Parkmont High School in California. She has got blond hair and blue eyes.
Emilio: He is an strong boy. He has good dark hair and brown eyes.
Callie: She is quite tall, and slim. She has got a long brown hair and brown eyes. In the film, he was pregnant.
Raul: He is quite tall. He has got long dark hair and brown eyes. He is very proud.

2. Why does Lou Anne accept the job?
Because she hasn't got a lot of money and the school pay very well.
3. Is Lou Anne getting the student's attention? How? Yes. She give a good prize to the student who find the answer first and then all of students working to find the answer first.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1. Are the students learning poetry?How?
Yes. She give poems of the songs of Bob Dylan and then they pay attention. She give some prizes in a different poetry activities too.
2. What's the prize for the contest?
One prize is a candy and another prize is a dinner with the teacher in a good restaurant.
3. Who are the winners?
The winners are Callie, Raul and Durrell.
4. Who's finally going?
Only Raul.
5. What do they have for dinner?
They have chicken for dinner.
6. What's Raul's problem?
He can't pay the jacket who buys for the dinner. And if he doesn't pay the jacket, he will die.
7. What's Lou Anne's offer?
She offer lend the money to Raul because she say that he can't leave school now but he must return the money only when he graduate.
8. What's Callie's problem?
She is pregnant and he decide leave school.
9. What's Emilio's problem?
One boy who stays in the prison wants to kill Emilio.
10. How is Lou Anne helping Callie?
She went to talk with her and she told that she mustn't left school.
11. How is Lou Anne helping Emilio?
She says to Emilio that the best option is explain the problem to the police and finally he decide to do that.
12. Is Emilio asking for help to the principal?
Yes, he is.
13. What happens to Emilio?
He doesn't knock the door of the principals office and the principal didn't want listen to him.
14. Is Lou Anne leaving the job? Why?
First she want to leave the job but finally states because the students don't want the teachers leave.

PART 2

THE SONG: GANSGTA'S PARADISE

WHAT'S THE SONG ABOUT?
The song is about the teenages problems in the streets.






PART 3

ROLE-PLAY/PODCAST A SCENE YOU LIKE

IN THE RESTAURANT!

G: Hi

A: Hi

G: Hi. The chef is featuring foie gras with smoked duck and figs on a hill of bulgar.Uh, salmon tartar in potato gaufrette... over wild mushrooms, and fennel salad. Uh, for the entree we're featuring... a complex shellfish|pan roast with orso, a touch of comfit and a broth thickened with lobster shell oil. All very, very good.

A: Could we have a few minutes, please?

G: Ah, yes.

A: Thank you.

E: Are you sure they got chicken?

A: Yes. Here. See, it's right there,|sweetie. You see? Poulet. And when the waiter comes back, you may as well talk to him. lt'll be good practice|for your summer job interviews.

E:I can't talk to that guy. He probably thinks I'm weird or something.

A:He does not. He can't help|but notice your natural charm. You just look him straight in the eye and you talk to him like you would anyone else.

A: OK

Shakespeare in Love activities.

1. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SHAKESPEARE?

William Shakespeare was a famous English poet and playwright. He was born and raised in Stratford in 1564 . At the age of 18, he married , with whom he had three children. His principal works are: The merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, Juli Cesar, Hamlet... He died in Stratford at the age of 52.

2. THEATRE AT SHAKESPEARE TIMES: THE GLOBE.

In Shakespeare’s time there were no female actors.The role of women had to be played by young boys who had not gone through puberty and some actors received their lines just before the play.

The theater attracted different type of public. The spectators had a range of seating options available. They could choose to pay the cheapest ticket and be a “stands”. The actors played in the afternoon because the sun was shine.

3. ROMEO AND JULIET. PLOT SUMMARY

The films talks about an impossible love of two sons of two opposed families in Verona. Then they died for love.

Do you find any similarities with the film?

Yes because Shakespeare and Viola are in love but they are in different social status and Viola is going to get married with Lord Wessex for the possessions.

THE FILM:

1. Summary. Write a summary of the film. Podcast it.

A young playwright, Will Shakespeare, has lost his creative muse and struggles to finish his latest play, Romeo and Juliet. His cash-strapped benefactor and owner of the Rose theatre desperately needs the play to be completed so he can pay off his ruthless creditors from the profits.

Viola De Lesseps, the daughter of a nouveau rich nobleman, loves poetry and the theatre. She wants to be an actor, but in Elizabeth England, women were forbidden to appear on the stage. While her parents are away for a month, Viola disguises herself as Thomas Kent and auditions for a part in Shakespeare’s unfinished play. Impressed with Thomas’ abilities, Shakespeare casts him as Romeo.

Unknown to Viola, her social-climbing father has arranged her marriage to the pompous Lord Wessex, a poor but well-titled aristocrat. Shakespeare has fallen in love with Viola, who becomes his muse.

A little boy lurks about the theatre, spying on the troupe. He discovers Thomas is Viola and informs the magistrate. He and his men raid the Rose and close it, and an exposed Viola leaves in disgrace. All seems lost, but Richard Burbage, owner of a rival theatre, the Curtain, offers his stage for Shakespeare’s play.

2. Main characters description. Images.

William Shakespeare - Josep Fiennes.

He is and a famous play write and he write a play called: Romeo and Juliet. He is in love with Viola De Lesseps. He knows that Thomas Kent is Viola De Lesseps but he doesn't tell nothing about that.

Viola De Lesseps - Gwyneth Paltrow.

She is the daughter of a nouveau rich nobleman love acting but in Elizabeth England, women were forbidden to appear on the stage. She is in love with Shakespeare but she is going to get married with Lord Wessex for the money and the possessions.

Lord Wessex - Colin Firth.

He is going to get married with Viola De Lesseps. He is a rich man.

3. What's your favourite scene/s? Why?

My favourite scene is when they finish to play Romeo and Juliet and everybody is upset but then all the people has stand up of their chairs and applaud the actors. I like very much the reaction of the people in the theatre.

Role play an scene. Podcast it.


Viola: Romeo. Romeo.  
A Young Man of Verona.
A comedy by William Shakespeare.
     
Nurse: My lady !

Viola: Who is there ?
     
Shakespeare: Will Shakespeare.

Nurse: Madam !
     
Viola: Anon, good nurse, anon.
Oh, Master Shakespeare.

Shakespeare: The same, alas.
       
Viola: But why ''alas'' ?
      
Shakespeare: A lowly player.
Alas, indeed.

Viola: For l thought you
the highest poet of my esteem...
and a writer of plays
that capture my heart.

Shakespeare: Oh, l am him too.

Nurse: Madame!

Viola: Anon !
I will come again.