Hometask for Saturday, April 27

April 27 is Home Reading.

We are to work with 2 stories!

The FIRST story to read is  K. James Joyce A Painful Case

Reader-3, pp. 50-60

You are to provide a full interpretation according to our plan!

P.S.: Look through the questions to get some ideas!

The SECOND story to read is  K. Amis Interesting Things

Reader-3, pp. 232-241

You are to provide a full interpretation according to our plan!

P.S.: Look through the questions to get some ideas!

Hometask for Friday, April 26 (double class)

April 26 is Speech Practice.


1) The following topics are to be written and learnt by heart.

19. Music: Classical Music: Its Past, Present and Future. Give a brief outline of the history and present day of classical music of the European tradition.

HISTORY OF CLASSICAL MUSIC

CLASSICAL MUSIC AND THE MUSIC OF THE CLASSICAL ERA

TO BE UPDATED!!!

20. Music: Outstanding Composers and Performers. Speak on outstanding composers and performers of the past or the present day.

Don't forget to mention 3-5 outstanding composers and performers, specify your choice and motivate it !

Use the composers and performers from your laboratory works.

3) Laboratory works

Laboratory work 1

Part 1 (I, II - questions 4, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15)
Part 2 (III, IV - questions 1, 8, 9)


Laboratory work 2

Part 1 (I, II - questions 2-4, 6)
Part 2 (III, IV - questions 1, 4-6, 10)


Laboratory work 3

Part 1 (I, II - questions 1, 4, 5, 7-9)
Part 2 (III, IV - questions 1, 5-7)


Laboratory work 4

Part 1 (I, II - questions 1, 7-9, 11-12)
Part 2 (III, IV - questions 1, 2, 7, 10, 11-14, 16, 18)

MID-TERM ASSESSMENT

YOUR ASSESSMENT TEST

1. Trushina Margarita - EXCELENT (94)

2. Leonova Lisa - EXCELLENT (93)

3. Lapshina Yulia - EXCELLENT (92)

4. Streltsova Anastasia - EXCELLENT (92)

5. Demidova Irina - VERY GOOD (88)

6. Pyzhenko Yulia - VERY GOOD (88)

7. Lopukhov Andrei - GOOD (78)

8. Vorozheikina Daria - GOOD (73)

9. Kovalenko Oleg - SATISFACTORY (66)

10. Perepelitsa Yana - BAD 

MID-TERM ASSESSMENT

EXCELLENT

Vorozheikina Daria
 Demidova Irina

Streltsova Anastasia
Pyzhenko Yulia

Trushina Margarita

GOOD

Lapshina Yulia (ДОЛГИ)
Kovalenko Oleg

SATISFACTORY

Leonova Lisa (ДОЛГИ)
Lopukhov Andrei (ДОЛГИ)
Perepelitsa Yana (ДОЛГИ)

Hometask for Saturday, April 20

April 20 is Home Reading.

We are to work with 2 stories!

The FIRST story to read is  K. Amis Interesting Things

Reader-3, pp. 232-241

You are to provide a full interpretation according to our plan!

P.S.: Look through the questions to get some ideas!

In Search of Shakespeare - Part 4

In Search of Shakespeare - Part 4 - For All Time (2004)

What made Shakespeake a poet for all time? 

What new facts (2-3) did you learn about the poet? 

In Search of Shakespeare - Part 3

In Search of Shakespeare - Part 3 - The Duty Of Poets (2004)

Why did Shakespeake become ' the brightest star of the English stage'? 

Why is it called ' the golden age of the English theatre'?

Hometask for Friday, April 19

April 19 is Speech Practice.


1) The following topics are to be written and one is to be learnt by heart (to your choice).

10. Theatre: Classical and Modern Theatre: balancing real life and people’s needs.

The draft outline (just an idea)
Introduction
Theatre, its brief (2-3 sentence history) classical versus modern theatre, things it has to offer
Main body
1. Classical theatre, its key features, classical theatres of the past and the present (examples)
2. Modern theatre, its key features, modern theatres of  the present (examples)
3. Classical theatre versus modern theatre - can they co-exist on one stage (Take Sturua's production of The Tempest as an example)
Conclusion
Classical plays in the  modern theatre - a way to survive? 

12. Theatre: Visiting the Theatre: priorities and preferences.

Describe your experience of Sturua's production of The Tempest.

The draft outline (just an idea)
Introduction
Modern theatre, things it has to offer, the preformance we attended.
Main body
1. The Tempest by William Shakespeare - brief info, gist, key characters
2. Sturua's production - impression, its pluses and minuses
3. In what way did the production DIFFER from the original (3 things) and how did it affect the play? 
Conclusion
Classical plays in the  modern theatre - a blessing or a curse?

Additions are to made to the following topic:

8.  Theatre: Theatre Challenges.  Theatre and other arts, theatre and high tech scenery.

a paragraph to illustrate the way modern theatre meets its challendes (based on Sturua's production of The Tempest)

THE NEW THEATRE topics are to be learned by heart!

2) Rendering: week 9 (in your blogs) (if you have not it yet). 

Don't forget to repost your RENDERINGS!


3) Laboratory work 4

Instead of  Laboratory work 4  we watch Parts 3 and 4 of In Search of Shakespeare and do the tasks in the commentaries to the posts.

In Search of Shakespeare - Part 3 - The Duty Of Poets (2004)

In Search of Shakespeare - Part 4 - For All Time (2004)

THE TEMPEST - FINALE

Thank you for taking part in the discussion!

Alas, some of you failed to participate, which means they are to do other tasks to make up for it!

THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare

Write an interpretation of the play and e-mail it to peddesignbox@gmail.com

1. Lapshina Yulia

2. Leonova Elisaveta

3. Kovalenko Oleg

The deadline is April, 17 (Wednesday)

PROSPERO'S BOOKS

Watch a film and make a film review (as your review 3 or 4, in individual blogs!

1. Lapshina Yulia

2. Leonova Elisaveta

3. Kovalenko Oleg

4. Perepelitsa Yana

5. Lopukhov Andrei

The deadline is April, 18 (Thursday)

THE TEMPEST (theatre performance)

All the group is to complete the last TASK!!!

The deadline is April, 19 (Friday)

Rendering 10 - The Golden Eagle Award

The Golden Eagle Award  is an accolade by the National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, directors, actors, and writers.

Modelled after the American Golden Globe Awards, the formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in Russia, alongside the Nika Award. The national Russian accolade is given out in 20 categories each January for motion pictures and TV series produced in Russia during the previous year.

The awarding statuette is a silver eagle, originally made from copper with a jade pedestal, and was designed by sculptor Viktor Mitroshin. The design was later altered by the Spanish company Carrera y Carrera. The award was conceived by Nikita Mikhalkov as a counterweight to the Nika Award established in 1987 and run by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences in Moscow.

The National Academy of Motion PictureArts and Sciences of Russia (official site)

Render the article "Золотой орел — 2013»: кому досталась главная кинопремия России?" (in English) in your blogs!

Et Cetera's The Tempest

Share your impression of the performance!

In what way is the production different from the original play?
Does it make the play any worse or any better?
Is there any Russian spirituality about the production or is it as British as can be?

Dwell on the things which impressed you most about the performance.

PROSPERO's BOOKS

Share your impression of the film!

In what way is it different from the original play?

Dwell on the things which impressed you most about the film.

THE TEMPEST (5)

Share your impression of the play.

Dwell on the three things which impressed you about it (language, composition, idea etc).

THE TEMPEST (4)

Give a character sketch of the character that impressed you most.

Does the image of the character you made up after reading the story correspond to the one reacreated ONSTAGE and IN THE FILM?

WHY/ WHY NOT?

THE TEMPEST (3)

Give a gist of the storyline you like best? 

Why did you choose this one?

THE TEMPEST (2)

What themes does the play touch upon? Which of them is the main one?

What is the main message of the play? Why do you think so?

THE TEMPEST (1)

Why do you think the play was entitled THE TEMPEST?

What are the implications of the title?

April 8-13 ONLINE DISCUSSION!

This week we are 

to read William Shakespeare's The Tempest, 

to see Sturua'a production of the play at Et Cetera

and to watch Prospero's Books

to decide (for ourselves) which Shakspeare we like better.

Read the book online

ШЕКСПИР. БУРЯ (В переводе M. Донского)

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE TEMPEST

LISTEN to THE TEMPEST (while reading)

Watch the film free online

PROSPERO'S BOOKS

Rendering 9 - Kustendorf Film Festival

The 6th International Kustendorf Film and Music Festival, organized by Rasta International and under the patronage of the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Serbia, took place from January 16 - 22, 2013 in Drvengrad, Mokra Gora, Serbia.

As in previous years, Kustendorf Film and Music Festival hosted renowned filmmakers and actors, film school students and young filmmakers from all over the world, as well as other prominent guests from the film industry.

6th Kustendorf Film Festival kicks off

What do you think makes Kustendorf Film Festival different from other major events of the kind?

In your blogs render an article dedicated to the event.

Mind the entry's title is Rendering 9 (Cinema is our third topic!)

Hometask for Saturday, April 6

April 6 is Home Reading.

We are to work with 2 stories!

The FIRST story to read is  W.S. Maugham  The Treasure

Reader-3, pp. 263-276

You are to improve your interpretation by dwelling on the points discussed in more detail!

The SECOND story to read is  A. Huxley  FARD

Reader-3, pp. 44-49

You are to look through the questions and make a draft interpretation of the story 

(notes rather than full text).

Hometask for Friday, April 5

April 5 is Speech Practice.


1) The following topics are to be written and one is to be learnt by heart (to your choice).

5. Painting: Innumerable Masterpieces of the Tretyakov Gallery. When and how was it founded? Who was Pavel Tretyakov? Are there Tretyakovs nowadays? What does the Gallery’s collection consist of? Dwell on the peculiarities of the masterpieces you like most.

8.  Theatre: Theatre Challenges.  Theatre and other arts, theatre and high tech scenery.

2 out of the 4 THEATRE topics are to be learned by heart!
2) Rendering: week 8 (in your blogs). 

You are free to choose an article!

If you have done Peer Review 2.
If you want to do PEER REVIEW 2 instead of Rendering 8, e-mail to me!

Deadline: Friday, April 5 (you will have more time to do peer review!)

3) Laboratory work 3

Part 1 and 3 are to be done in detail, Part 2 and the written task can be ommitted. We do Task 4 instead!

4) Watch a video (to your choice) and leave a commentary (in this blog).

In Search of Shakespeare - Part 2 - The Lost Years (2004)

What  did you learn about  Shakespeare's lost years? Which fact surprised you most and why?