Veröffentlicht am 23. Oktober 2008 von Miss Justices
=> (Task) Discuss the question of “corporal punishment” or “paddling” from today’s point of view.
The definition of „corporal punishment“ (Ger. = Prügelstrafe)
„Corporal punishment“ is the punishment with whiplashs or the often used (in schools) „paddles“. It was abolished in the 19th century in Europe. In England until as late as 1996 (in schools). In [...]
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Veröffentlicht am 23. Oktober 2008 von Miss Justices
=> (Task) The importance of the poems the pupils have to write and read out. What is Mr. Keatings purpose?
The new English teacher John Keating is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He has that normal look, a medium height, brown hair and brown eyes- an average looking man in his early thirties. But behind [...]
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Veröffentlicht am 23. Oktober 2008 von Miss Justices
What is a poet/what does he do?
A poet (from the ancient (=antike) Greek ποιητης, poïêtes („artisan“) ; ποιέω, poieō) is a person who writes poetry. Poetry for itself is a special kind of art where language is used in.
Two great poets in their time were William Shakespeare and Alfred Tennyson. They are both mentioned in [...]
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Veröffentlicht am 23. Oktober 2008 von Miss Justices
The trailer from „Dead Poets Society“
Starring:
- Robin Williams: John Keating
- Robert Sean Leonard: Neil Perry
- Ethan Hawke: Todd Anderson
- Josh Charles: Knox Overstreet
- Gale Hansen: Charlie Dalton
Source: Wikipedia/YouTube
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Veröffentlicht am 23. Oktober 2008 von Miss Justices
What´s behind the novel?
Interesting background information…
- the “Welton Academy” is just a fictional school and was filmed in the movie at the St. Andrew´s School in Middletown, Delaware (USA)
- “Carpe diem” is Latin (≈ Seize the day) and the famous phrase by the Roman Poet Horaz from one of his odes (special kind of poem)
- [...]
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Veröffentlicht am 23. Oktober 2008 von Miss Justices
The novel „Dead Poets Society“ is written by Nancy H. Kleinbaum after the same- named movie in 1989, which won a Oscar for the best script.
The story deals with the life of seven boys called Neil Perry, Charlie Dalton, Richard Cameron, Gerard Pitts, Steven Meeks, Knox Overstreet and the main character Todd Anderson, who live [...]
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