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PROJECT: "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty."

This project is based on Sandra Sturla's project, assistant teacher. It is an adaptation to that very interesting proposal. So let's get started: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty... WHAT is it? Is it a short story, a film, a ...?

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SCHEDULE:

Class #1: tasks 1, 2 & 3 >>>>>June 19th

Class #2: tasks 4, 5, 6 & 7>>>>June 26th

Class #3: tasks 8, 9, 10 & 11>>July 3rd

Class #4: EVALUATION >>>>>July 10th

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Class #1:

BEFORE READING:
1- Let's make hypotheses. ANSWER ONLY ONE question. Go to THIS DOC to answer the questions. IMPORTANT!!!ONLY ONE QUESTION.

1. Who is this man?
2. How are these two pictures similar or different?
3. Where are they?
4. What is a daydreamer?
5. Why is he a daydreamer?
6. What is his life like?
7. What kind of job does he have?
8. Where does he live?
9. What is his marital status?
10. What kind of life does he have?
11. Is he satisfied with his life?
12. How can he find an escape from his regular life? 

WHILE READING:

1- Click on the following link and read the story once: "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"

You can listen to the audiobook  here: "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Audiobook"


2- Without looking up the words you do not know answer ONE OR MORE of the following questions: (Use the board below to paste your answers)

1. What is the story about?
2. In your opinion when and where does the story take place? Give reasons for your answer.
3. Look at the illustration. What is the relation between it and the story?

3- Collaborative work: Click on the  THIS LINK and help your classmates complete the glossary:



Class #2:

4- Write a subtitle for each dream  Walter Mitty has.  Click on the following link to read the story with a blank box where each subtitle has to be written: "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" Dreams. Go to THIS DOC to write the titles.

5- Read the text carefully. Include as many words as you can find in the text under the correct title. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" GROUPS of WORDS. Go to THIS DOC


6- First read the WIKIPEDIA entry HERE. Then watch the trailer of the film and complete the table IN GROUPS.


(If you need some EXTRA HELP, activate subtitles in English. Be careful, there are some "mistakes") 
Describe the dreams you can see in the trailer. Go to THIS DOC.

7- Film Affinity and Rotten Tomatoes are two VERY FAMOUS sites for film critics. Read the critiques of the film and add yours. Pay attention to the KIND of opinion that you are going to share: GOOD FILM/ REGULAR FILM/ BAD FILM. Go to THIS DOC


Class #3:

8- Read the text again and highlight the linguistic items that connect each dream with the following moment of reality.

9-  Describe Walter Mitty and compare him to his alter egos. In what way are they different?

10- Read the last paragraph of the story, the dream is the continuation of one of the previous adventures. Which one? How does the author help you link them?

11-Rewrite one of  Walter Mitty´s dreams. Imagine a completely new adventure. Be original!


Class #4: ASSESSMENT

FOLLOW UP

Read "The Night Face-up" by Julio Cortázar and get ready to write a bout similarities and differences between Cortázar's story and  The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. 

• READING: "LA NOCHE BOCA ARRIBA" por Julio Cortázar.
• EXTRA CHALLENGING READING: "THE NIGHT FACE-UP" by Julio Cortázar

BONUS: JUST IN CASE YOU WANT TO WATCH THE FILM...HERE IT GOES

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. The film