MYP1 29-09-22

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Today's Lesson

- Homework 

- IB-Learner Profile

- Ekphrastic Poetry

- Mythological poetry

Classroom Activity

ACTIVITY on page 35 "Don't fly too high!" 

Read the two texts on page 36 & page37 and work on the Activity on page 35. Work on tasks 1-4 !

Comparisons

Contrasts

Don't fly to high!

Comparison: Both talk about the impact the sun can have if not treated with respect. 

Contrast: Sampati survives / Icarus dies

Sampati&Jatayu are natural flyers.

Sun god vs. the sun

animal vs. human

What are the morals of the stories?

What does this show about human behaviour and experience?

Classroom Activity

ACTIVITY on page 35 "Don't fly too high!" 

 Let's talk about task 5 of the Activity.

"which IB-learner profile characteristics do the characters in the stories possess? Which do you think they lack?"

IB-learner profile: Sampati

IB-learner profile: Icarus

Classroom Activity

On page 37 we also find an Ekphrastic poem.

Look at the painting by Bruegel and read the poem. 

- How do the two relate?

- How does the poem help you look at the painting?

- What is the point the writer makes at the end?