DICKENS’ SHOP WINDOW

En la asignatura Animación del Punto de Venta, que imparte nuestra profesora Conchi Ruíz,  aprendemos, entre otras cosas, a realizar escaparates. Con motivo de Día de Libro hemos homenajeado la figura de Charles Dickens en su bicentenario. Como podéis ver, en el escaparate hemos incluido un busto de Charles Dickens, uno de sus libros sobre un atril en el centro y a ambos lados portadas de sus obras más conocidas.Gracias a esta actividad no solo hemos aprendido a realizar un escaparate temático, si no que hemos conocido mejor la figura de uno de los mejores escritores del mundo.Esperamos que no sólo os guste, sino que, por supuesto, os animéis a comprar libros de Dickens.

In this subject (Animación del Punto de Venta) we learn, among other things, to decorate shop windows. On the Book  Day, this shop window has been about Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday. As you can see, in the shop window there are the following elements: Dickens’ head, a book in the centre and on both sides the portraits of his most important books. Thanks to this activity we have learnt not only how to decorate a thematic shop window but also we have known the figure of one the best writers in the world. We hope you buy Charles Dickens’ books!

 

Abigail, MªDolores, Aziz, Youssef, Natalia, Jesús, Casandra, Isabel y Mounir.

 

Reading of the month-Mark Twain

Mark Twain (which real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens) is one of the most popular writers in American literature. I’m sure you’ve heard about The adventures of Tom Sawyer or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

These stories are full of humour and adventures and they are highly enjoyable for children. However, Twain was also an author who dealt with serious and deep subjects in his books, like the constant facing between North and South, slavery versus freedom or wilderness versus civilization.

Most of his stories have been adapted to cinema. Apart from the ones mentioned above, you may also know The Prince and the Pauper or A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.

Give a try to one of these popular novels and you won’t be disappointed (and you will learn how to paint a whole fence without too much effort!)

A book for Christmas

I’m sure you’ve heard about the old mean Mr. Scrooge, the man who received the visit of the three Christmas Ghosts.

«A Christmas Carol» was written by Charles Dickens and it was published in 1843.

From this moment, it became extremely popular and it was adapted to thetre, tv and cinema. The latest pf this adaptations was the one directed by Zemeckis in 2009 and starring Jim Carey.

Now, it is a good time to read the original work. This is one of those «novellas» (a short novel) which become so popular in TV and cinema that we forget to read the original work.

However. you will be amazed by Dickens´ use of descriptions, dialogues, atmospheres and drama. This is a tale about magic, forgiveness, hope and kindness (with a certain taste of «horror» too!).

EDGAR ALLAN POE

Some biographical information about the great american novelist Edgar Allan Poe.