30 ottobre

1. Take a look at the website below.

Click on enter.

Click on About.

Look through the programs: would you like to do something different this summer???

If so, write down the program/s you're interested in and join us on Tuesday afterschool next week. We'll be watching the movie "Bella" and you'll just need to write a brief essay on your thoughts regarding the movie.

http://www.exploresummerquest.org/

2.

Why do Italians leave the doors open when they set out food and go to church on All Souls Day (La festa di ognispirito)

http://www.jackolanterns.net/italianhalloween.htm

3. November 1st is the Festa di OgniSanto, and it is a holiday in Italy (no school!). What do people do on this day?

http://www.jackolanterns.net/italianhalloween.htm

4. What is 'stregheria'?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stregheria

5. Why is the Church of the Cappuccini in Palermo called a 'Human Library'

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/palermo-capuchin-catacombs.htm

6. What does this church use for decoration? CLICK ON "CRYPT"

http://www.cappucciniviaveneto.it/cappuccini_ing.html

7. Many people report seeing ghostly visions of Santa Lucia. She is commonly depicted as a young girl holding her gouged out eyes on a tray. Her husband is the one who turned her into authorities for what crime? What was her punishment?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucy

Geografia!!!!

1. Check out this video:
http://www.greatdanepro.com/Blue%20Bueaty/index.htm

More parade pictures!!!

Feste Italiane

Italy celebrates many holidays that we don't. Describe, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, three holidays that are celebrated in Italy (and not celebrated in the United States.


http://www.lifeinitaly.com/potpourri/holidays.asp

Cristofero Colombo 2008!!!!

i Trulli

I have two important announcements!
Number one, if you would like to March in the Christopher Columbus Parade downtown on Monday, please meet at school at 9:45 am and we'll ride the bus together. It's going to be fun!

Number two, the Italian club t-shirts will be in later today. Please come by my room after 7th period to pick up your t-shirt.

1. What is a Trullo?

http://www.hiddenitaly.com/index.cfm?page=property&id=168

2.

Now take the Trullo quiz:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/trullo/trullo.shtml

Write down the correct answers for 1-5

3. Trulli are found in the Italian region of Puglia. Draw a small outline of the map of Italy, and point to where Puglia is located.

http://www.italianrealestateassist.com/images/Italy_Regions.JPG

News in Italia - 29 settembre 2008

Watch three news videos or read three news articles on Italy, and summarize each article in one paragraph each. Your final paper should have thus three paragraphs.

Videos:
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/news/

Articles on Italian politics:
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/news/news_politics.asp

Articles on religion in Italy:
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/news/news_religion.asp

Article on Italian sports:
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/news/news_sport.asp

Articles on Italian culture:
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/news/news_culture.asp


FINALLY, check out the trailer for a new movie that takes place in Italy during WWII
http://miracleatstanna.movies.go.com/

Italian I - Language Lab Lezione I

Laboratorio Lezione I - Italian I
Benvenuti al laboratorio!

In today's lesson, you will familiarize yourself with some useful websites. Please answer all the questions on a sheet of paper.
This assignment is worth 10 points.

1. Press play on the video player located below this post. This is a very popular Italian singer, named Eros Ramazzotti. Now go to Radio Dimensione Suona, click on Playlist, and choose an Italian song to listen to (scroll down - there are lots of songs to choose from). Task: Write down the name of the song that you listened to (make sure it's an ITALIAN song, and not Spanish or English).

2. Next head over to Google Earth. Now type "Naples, Italy" into the search bar. Click on "satellite" to get a live satellite image. Zoom in and explore. Can you find Mt. Vesuvio - the volcano that erupted and destroyed Pompeii in 79AD? It is still active, and could actually explode at any time. Task: Is there smoke coming out of Mt. Vesuvius today?

3. Watch this short video on Italians vs. Europeans by Bruno Bozzetto. Task: What are three differences between Italians and Europeans. Do Italians always follow the rules?

4. And just to make you laugh...check out this video entitled "Adamo" by the Italian computer cartoonist Bruno Bozzetto.

5. Task: Write down one of the main headlines, in Italiano of course, from today's edition of La Repubblica.

6. Finally, go to freetranslation.com. Click on Free Translation. Then click on English to Italian. Task: How do you write: "I am the best student in the world. I love Italian." in Italian?

Bentornati al LAB - ITALIAN II - Galileo

Per favore, rispondete con delle frasi completi:

1. When and where was Galileo born?

http://galileo.rice.edu/bio/narrative_1.html

2. What is the Inquisition?

http://galileo.rice.edu/bio/narrative_7.html

3. What did Galileo invent?

http://galileo.rice.edu/bio/narrative_6.html

4. What did he discover via his invention?

http://galileo.rice.edu/bio/narrative_6.html

5. Galileo believed, rightly so, that the sun was at the center of the universe (the Copernican Theory). Everyone thought he was crazy. The Catholic church charged him with heresay. What was Galileo's punishment for believing that the sun was at the center of the universe (and it really is at the center of our universe - Galileo was right and the church was wrong!)?

http://galileo.rice.edu/bio/narrative_7.html

Biciclette

1. Summarize, in one paragraph, the plot so far of Ladri di biciclette.

2. What is neo-realismo?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_neo-Realism

3. Name three films directed by Vittorio DiSica. Also - watch the film clips.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001120/

4. How many Oscars did Vittorio Di Sica win?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001120/

5. In one paragraph, summarize the plot of Beijing Bicycle

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276501/

6. What do Beijing Bicycle and Ladri di Biciclette have in common?

Il Rinascimento - The Renaissance

In one paragraph, please describe the Renaissance in your own words:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance

When was the Art Institute of Chicago built and what rubble was it built upon?
http://www.artic.edu/aic/aboutus/wip/index.html

Browse the Art Institue collection. If you could borrow two scuptures or pieces of art to display in your bedroom, which would you choose??
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/

Artemisia

1. Why is Artemisia important in the history of art?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi

2. What is Artemisia doing in her self-portrait?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:ArtemisiaSelfP.jpg

3. What is happening in this most famous of Artemisia's paintings?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:GENTILESCHI_Judith.jpg

4. What trauma did Artemisia undergo and how long did a trial last?

(Read the section titled: 'The Artist's Life"

http://www.artemisia-gentileschi.com/judith1.html

5. How old was Artemisia when she painted 'Susanna and the Elders'?

http://www.artemisia-gentileschi.com/susanna.html

6. What is happening in the painting 'Susanna and the Elders'?

http://www.artemisia-gentileschi.com/susanna.html

7. Write down two headlines from today's Italian news:

www.repubblica.it

14 aprile 2008

Choose an article on Italian culture from the link below. Write a short summary of your article (at least one paragraph):

http://italian.about.com/od/italianculture/Culture_and_Traditions.htm

Michelangelo!

!http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html

1. Click on the link above. Then click on 'Early life' Where and when was Michelangelo born?

2. http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html

Name three of Michelangelo's works. Which one do you find the most beautiful/interesting?

3. If someone refers to you as a 'Renaissance' Man or Woman, what do they mean?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_man

4. Where can you find Michelangelo's famous crucifix?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifix_(Michelangelo)

5. What does Michelangelo's famous sculpture 'La Pieta' depict?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%C3%A0_(Michelangelo)

6. http://www.vaticanotours.com/g/sistine_chapel.jpg

Take a look at the sistine chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo:

How long did it take for Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

http://arthistory.about.com/od/famous_paintings/a/sischap_ceiling.htm

7. Now take a look at the before and after pictures of the Sistine chapel.

http://users.wfu.edu/boguka5/FYS100/sistineceiling.htm

8. Now visit our exchange website at www.chicagomilano.blogspot.com Post an entry at www.blogger.com, post a comment, say hello to your amici in Italia!

12 marzo

1. What's playing in Italian music? Check out http://www.rds.it/ Click on 100% grandi sucessi. Click on PLAYLIST. Listen to three ITALIAN songs. Write down the names of the songs. What do the names of the song mean? (If you need help translating, go to freetranslation.com)

2. In italiano, quali sono le previsioni di tempo a Roma per giovedi e venerdi?
(What's the weather going to be in Rome on Thursday and Friday - write your answer in Italiano).
http://meteo.repubblica.it/tempo_italia/previsioni/ROMA/LAZ/RM

3. What type of vehicle is a 'GUZZI' and how do you say that type of vehicle in italiano?
http://www.repubblica.it/motori/index.html

4. Read your 'oroscopo' and write down one interesting event/aspect that it predicts:
http://seidimoda.repubblica.it/oroscopo?segno=pesci

5. Che cosa disegna Giorgio Armani?
http://www.giorgioarmani.com/ga_menu/IT/home.html

Check out our exchange website!!!! www.chicagomilano.blogspot.com

Barilla

Visit http://www.discoverbarilla.com/

Choose four of the destinations (Tuscany, Amalfi, Naples, etc.) and tell me one thing that is special about these cities/regions as well as the name of the pasta dish that is popular in the region/city.

Quiz on adjectives...

Look at the links and answer the questions:

1. Come si dice " shy" in italiano?
http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare128a.htm

2. Come si dice "full" in italiano?
http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare128a.htm

3. Come si dice "bad" in italiano?
http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare128a.htm

4. Come si dice "angry" in italiano?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/italian/subjects/adjectives.shtml]

5. Come si dice "empty" in italiano?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/italian/subjects/adjectives.shtml

6. Come si dice "sporco" in inglese?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/italian/subjects/adjectives.shtml

7. Come si dice "early" in italiano?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/italian/subjects/adjectives.shtml

8. Come si dice "cold" in italiano?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/italian/subjects/adjectives.shtml

9. Come si dice "shut/closed" in italiano?
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/italian/subjects/adjectives.shtml

10. How would you describe this person in italiano (give me two adjectives)?
http://www.sports-photos.com/catalog/images/MichaelJordan3Clr.tif.jpg

11. A very useful Italian expression is "Amore e' cieco" (love is blind!). Keeping that in mind, how would you describe this person in italiano? (give me two adjectives)
http://images.wikia.com/uncyclopedia/images/thumb/3/33/Ugly_man_2.jpg/180px-Ugly_man_2.jpg

12. How would you describe this person in italiano? (give me two adjectives)
http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Profiles/20060913/244.winfrey.oprah.091906.jpg

13. How would you describe this person in italiano? (Give me two adjectives).
http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2006/specials/sma06/sma_gallery/johnny_depp.jpg

14. Who is this man?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Prodi27032007.jpg

15. Come si dice "I love you a lot" in italiano?

Wishing you all tanto tanto AMORE in your lives!

For fun: enter to win $10,000 by designing your own jelly bean flavor!

http://www.dreambeancontest.com/

Italian Immigration

1. Why did so many Italian immigrate to the US in the late 1800's?
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/italian_immigration.cfm

2.
How many Italians immigrated to the US from 1880 - 1930?
http://www.ellisisland.org/immexp/wseix_5_3.asp?

3. What is Ellis Island?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Island

4. What did Italians call Ellis Island?
http://www.ailf.org/awards/benefit2004/ahp04essay.asp

5. What is 'anti-Italianism'?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Italianism

6. Name 6 of the most important Italian contributions to the world:
http://www.eupedia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16873

San Valentino

Did you know that St. Valentine was a real person? Today you'll learn more about him and the history of Valentine's Day.

1. Watch the video on Valentine's day (see link below) to answer the following two questions. What did the ancient Romans do on the festival of LUPERCALIA - the pre-St. Valentine's day?
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&mini_id=1084


2. Why was St. Valentine arrested and sent to death by the Emporer?


2. Choose a quote that you find meaningful:
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=57795&display_order=4&mini_id=1084

Lo Slang in Italiano

Go to:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/cool/

and make a list of 25 Italian slang expressions. Listen and practice the pronunciation. Write down each expression and tell me what it means in English.