The English
department at IES Andalán is paying a tribute to Oscar Wilde during this school
year, 2015-2016. Our intention is to bring this writer near our students, and
give them the chance of getting to know his work and his personality. It will
be like having him walking up and down the corridors of our school, while he
shares his words and thoughts with us.
A huge picture of
Oscar Wilde greets us all every morning, as we have put up a poster in the hall
together with covers of some of his books and a few of his witty quotes. The
work has been created by our students, especially those in the third year of
ESO, who have shown great enthusiasm in contributing posters, drawings,
bookmarks of their creation, ideas and effort.
This year all our
students are going to read one of his books adapted to their level, and a
number of activities will be carried out inside and outside the classroom.
A lot of the
teachers from different departments are contributing to help us know Oscar
Wilde in depth with talks and writings which will give us more details about
the writer and the man, his time and social context as well as his thought.
Why have we chosen
Oscar Wilde?
We have to consider
the context, a high school, and the age of our students, mostly teenagers.
Wilde wrote mainly in English and he was a prominent figure of his time. He was
highly admired but his personal life caused him to fall into
disgrace. However, today he is generally considered one of the best English writers
of all times.
His work is varied
and offers us the possibility of selecting books for all the levels and
preferences of our students. Wilde wrote plays full of humour, a wonderful
novel, poetry, short stories for children, and his famous quotes offer us morsels
of his thought and invite us to create posters, bookmarks, videos, etc.
But
most important of all, Oscar Wilde stands out as a fascinating personality and
creator. A classic tragic figure.
The purpose of this
blog is to share our work with whomever admires Oscar Wilde. Some of the entries
will be in English, others in Spanish so that everyone in our school can
participate.
We all had fun
creating it. We hope others can enjoy it, too.
Welcome!
