DIFFERENCES AND SIMILIRATIES BETWEEN ROMEO AND JULIET AND WEST SIDE STORY

Here's a presentation made by your classmates Carmen Q. and Irene about the differences and similarities between the play by Shakespeare and the film adaptation  West Side Story. 

West julieta, by carmen q. and irene from mnogalb186

Please leave your comments here. It would be very interesting if you read each other's comments and agree or disagree with them. You can express your opinion on the topic of inmigration or any other you find shocking or remarkable.

THE NEWS

Reading Newspapers is not very popular among teenagers. Nevertheless, reading articles about current events might attract your attention if they are displayed on your computer or mobile phone screen. Therefore, please click on the following link and read the article or articles of your choice.

READ

You can comment on them in class or just report about what you have read here. Express your opinion, describe what you've learnt or simply invite others to read the article you chose.

You can also practice your English with the exercises below each article. You can learn a lot by doing so!!!

EASTER

Easter is one of the most popular festivals in The UK and The USA. It is certainly a religious celebration, but for many people it is just a spring tradition.

 If you want to find out more about it, you can find it HERE.

JUST HAVE FUN AND LEARN!!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

ANIMAL CARE

After reading about Rescue Ink, the group of "tough" guys from New York city that spend their time helping animals that have been mistreated, you might want to learn more about them HERE or THERE

Reagarding the Arizona sheriff who has turned an old prison into an animal shelter, you can also read MORE.

Your comments expressing your opinion about these two original initiatives are more than welcome!!!

WORKING ON SHAKESPEARE

This is the third year my students in the fourth year of ESO has read and performed the romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet.  This year we've added a research project. Thus, students  have worked on six different groups of experts: Biographers, Historians, Literary Critics, Theatre Experts, Art Reporters and Musicians.  This is the interesting result of their work:

BIOGRAPHERS




 HISTORIANS





THEATRE EXPERTS


 
 
LITERARY CRITICS







ART REPORTERS

 MUSICIANS

CITIES, STATES AND MUSIC IN THE USA

This term projects and oral presentations will be about Music in America. We'll learn about blues, gospel, soul, jazz, rock, pop, country, folk, grunge, rap....Students will do some research on the main singers in the history of the United States and we will all enjoy the music and the lyrics of world famous songs. Students, in paris, will also present different states and crucial cities in the history of music which also were the hometown of the singers they will be presenting. Listen learn and enjoy!!! Then write your comments here.

WE WATCHED WEST SIDE STORY AGAIN!!

Since my last years' students enjoyed the film and it led us to an interesting debate in class. We've done  the same this course. Thus, after reading Romeo and Juliet  and before you all start preparing your version of the play to be performed, we've watched the film and again it's been a pleasure to listen to many of you, even the shiest ones, commenting on the film.  

Let me tell you a few things about the film. As you all know, it is based on the play by Shakespeare, but adapted to describe the conflicts between two rival gangs in New York in the 1950's. The film was awarded with ten Oscars in 1961, included "Best film Award" and it was a real turning point in the hsitory of musical films. It was directed by Robert Wise and the music, famous all over the world, was written by Leonard Bernstein and the lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Jerome Robbins was in charge of the coreography and Ernest  Lehman was the scipt writer.

As some of you has pointed in class, this version doesn't exactly follow Shakespeare's drama, that's why we describe it as a version of the play. There are many similarities though. I would like you all to leave your comments  on the film. Include your opinion  but, please, mention any other details like the differences with the play Romeo and Juliet, the topics on the film, the actors and actresses, the sceneries, and especially, the meaning and sense of the song "I want to live in America".