CUASOX - Lesson one

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 3

Oxford study trip

In this slide, you will explain about the trip they are going on in a few weeks time.
The students will be given a booklet at the end of class with more information in it pertaining to the specific dates and times and all essentials.
The skeleton of the trip is as follows: 
1 day for oxford and art class tasks. 1 day for English and art mix up projects and extras.

"In the next slide you will get to look at the map of oxford, please take about 2 minutes to look around and see what places you would like to visit when you're there"

The students will have 2 minutes to look around using the map and the street view option to see what places they would like to see/visit in Oxford. 

Warn them 30 seconds ahead of moving to the next slide, where they will fill in their finding into a mindmap.

Places in Oxford I'd like to visit

Ask the students to type up separate entries of places/things they would like to see in Oxford. Give them about 1.5 minutes to do this and then briefly ask about certain prevalent or interesting words.
"Who wrote this down, and could you tell the class what you would like most about what you wrote down?"

If any places pop up that are scheduled to be visited, playfully hint at the possibility of an actual visit.

Themes

• Famous buildings in oxford
• Oxford city wall
• University of Oxford
• Ashmolean museum
• Typical English culture
• Pop-culture linked to Oxford
  
  
• Study trip projects!

Tell the students they can work at their own pace on these 6 themes and that they can do them in any order they'd like.

45 minutes to work on these and get as much done as possible.
Minimum of 4 topics done by the end of class which must include: Pop-culture and Ashmolean museum.

In the final 5-10 minutes of the class, the booklets will be handed out and the final projects and main theme (fantasy) will be briefly discussed.

*Tell the students each themed slide is labeled in different colors (red is famous buildings, green is oxford city wall, etc.). These colors can be seen beside the themes discussed on this slide.

Famous buildings in Oxford

Architecture styles in Oxford

In Oxford, there is a number of different styles of architecture. On the next slide, you can click on a website link to look at examples of eight of these.

From these eight you need to select one architecture style. For this style, you will look up two example photos of buildings. These do not have to be situated in Oxford.
You will also describe some of the district features associated with that specific style of architecture. Please reference your found images in your explanation.

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What architecture style did you choose and what are some of its most notable features?

Oxford city wall

Symbolism

City walls are used in a myriad of ways, which allows for them to gain quite a bit of different symbolic meanings.
They were used in public executions and nowadays are much more commonly used for proposals. Another historical feature is well captured in the following quote:

"Walls keep us safe and they keep us apart. Should we be thankful for them or fear them?" ~ Christopher Jones

Symbolism of city walls

In the previous slide, we came to know that city walls are often associated with opposites:

• Love & death
• Fear & gratitude
• Safety & emotional distance

Naturally, most of these apparent opposites can be true at the same time.

Can you think of a way in which one of these three 'opposites' could exist at the same time?

Can you think of a way in which one of these three 'opposites' could exist at the same time?

Symbolism

In the next and final task related to city walls, you will think of another way in which city walls could be seen symbolically.

First, you can click a link to look at a website about the Oxford city wall. It may inspire you.

Next, please answer the question:
"In which way can a city wall be interpreted symbolically? Please try to mention seemingly contrasting interpretations."

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In which way can a city wall be interpreted symbolically? Please try to mention seemingly contrasting interpretations.

University of Oxford

Famous people 

With the University of Oxford being one of the most renowned and well/respected universities it is no wonder many famous politicians, actors, and writers have attended one of its colleges.

Some of the most notable of which are:

Emma Watson, Rupert Murdoch, Oscar Wilde, Hugh Grant, and Margaret Thatcher.

'Strange' campus

Whereas most Dutch universities are one entity, the Oxford University is comprised of dozens of smaller colleges who each function relatively independently.
These colleges are scattered throughout the city center of Oxford. On the next slide, you can have a look at a map that displays these separate colleges.

Please select two of these colleges and explain what types of courses you can follow there. (You may also submit pictures of the buildings)

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Please select two of these colleges and explain what types of courses you can follow there.

Ashmolean museum

Visit the Ashmolean at home

On the next slide, you will find a link to the website of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
Once you are on that website, you will see
a timeline like the one on the right.
Please select four topics from the list of 7:
(Sculptures, Ceramics, Textiles, Paintings,
Prints, Drawings, and Coins).

In each of these four categories, you need to
find your favorite piece. Save the image of this 
piece and upload it in the answer form. Please explain why it is your favorite and tell us a little bit about the object in your own words. (In English of course!)

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Example:

The category is Textiles.
This is my favorite because of the intricate patterns and the still quite vibrant colors of the old dye.
It is a piece of cloth that was likely made in Egypt somewhere between 1175 A.D. and 1600 A.D.

What is your favorite piece out of the chosen category?
Why is it your favorite?
Can you tell us a little about the object?

Typical English culture

Interactive video

During this segment of the lesson, you will be watching a video on some typically British things.
During this video, you will be asked to answer a couple of questions regarding the topics at hand.

The video is 5 minutes and can be found on the next slide.

00:00

Before we start watching the video; do you already know some typically British things or habits?

01:01

Why do you think curry is popular in the UK?

01:34

Do you know of any other typically British foods? (pictures can also be submitted)

02:17

Which of these two do you think is considered more British in 2021?

02:49

In what ways are the British different from the Dutch? (give an example)

03:44

Countries where it rains often.

04:09

Can you name any other countries where they drive on the left?

04:39

Did you already know about any of the topics mentioned in the video before watching it?

What aspects of the typically British did you enjoy and not enjoy?
(explain why)

Pop-culture linked to Oxford

Alice in Wonderland

You will watch the trailer to the Alice in Wonderland Disney movie in a short while. 
As you are watching please answer the following questions:

• Would you want to see this movie based on the trailer? (why/why not?)
• What would the link to Oxford be? (guess)
• Did anything in this trailer remind you of another work of fiction you know?

There will be answer boxes for you to type you answer into in the slides after the video!

Would you want to see this movie based on the trailer? (why/why not?)

What would the link to Oxford be? (guess)

Did anything in this trailer remind you of another work of fiction you know?

The link to Oxford

• The writer of Alice in Wonderland was Lewis Carroll.
• He lived in Oxford while he wrote the books.
• Many locations in Oxford were the inspiration for his works:

Lewis Carroll will be discussed in further detail in the next lesson.

Own research task

In the next slide you will see an answer box in which you can fill in the answer to the following question: 

• What is another pop-culture staple linked to Oxford? How is it linked? (writer, movie, etc?)

You may use google to find the answer to this question. an option to insert a relevant image will be available in answering too but does not need to be used.

What is another pop-culture staple linked to Oxford? How is it linked? (writer, movie, etc?)

Projects!

Booklets!