WHY THIS TITLE ?

 

The title " How about some Salmon ? " is a play with words with double meaning .

On one hand it means : would you like to learn more about the National poet of Greece and why he  wrote poems in Italian before he wrote in Greek?

On the other hand it plays with the meaning of the name of the poet : Solomos ( the poet's last name in Greek  )  means " salmon ", the fish , as depicted on the family's coat of arms . So it is a playful way to offer  a "dish" of knowledge in the same way as you might  in a formal dinner .

 

 

THE OUTLINE OF THE PROJECT

 

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October : Decision on partner schools and outline of the project

November : Students present themselves in twinspace and video conferences

December:  Students present their Country, their hometown, their school, habits, sport, food, etc.

on 15th December in Cremona, students and pupils will work in groups

 

January : Thematic groups are set up that will explore the life of Solomos on the following areas :
Childhood years in Zakynthos, Greece.
School years in Italy , Venice, Cremona.
The  poet and his work.

at the end of the month, in Cremona, students and pupils will visite the historical archive of our town.

All areas will consider the historic - social - cultural - educational conditions of that time 
(early 19th century ) in both countries  and compare them to contemporary ones. Students will research historic archives ,present some of his famous poems, create their own poems,  write the poets diary , etc.

February - March 
Students will diplay their work on twinspace. 

April:

Evaluation / closing of the project