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European Literature: A Mirror of European Identity?

Comenius 2010-2012

Final Meeting from 26th to 30th March, 2012at IES Pedro Jiménez Montoya,

Baza (Granada)

Ernst- Sigle- Gymnasium, in Kornwestheim, Germany

Convitto Nazionale M. Pagano, in Campobasso, Italy

Ulenhofcollege, in Doetin-chem, The Netherlands

IES P. Jiménez Montoya, in Baza, Spain

Participating Schools

http://www.comenius-european-literature.eu/

C/ Isaac Peral, nº 218800, Baza (Granada)

Spainhttp://iespedrojimenezmontoya.es

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Welcome to Baza!Welcome to Baza!

Situated in the north of the Granada Province, is the town of Baza, the ca-pital of the overall area of the same name. The other, smaller villages in the Baza area are: Benamaurel, Cani-les, Cortes de Baza, Cuevas del Cam-po, Cúllar, Freila, and Zújar.

Baza town sits at an altitude of 844 metres about sea level and has a population of around 23,000 inha-bitants; accounting for almost 50% of the overall 45,000 population of

the entire region of Baza. One of the most appreciated aspects of this ma-gical main town of Baza is the towe-ring mountain at just 12 kilometres

away, which dominates the landscape like a protective watchtower. This

natural backdrop of the surrounding mountains of the Sierra de Baza and the Sierra de Castril is simply brea-thtaking. When taking it all in, it is hard to believe that you are a mere 107 kilometres from Granada City and not more than an hour’s drive

from the busy coast.

As well as having a most wonderful su-rrounding natural environment rarely found in Europe today, Baza is also a historian’s paradise, having many archaeological remains, such as the Iberian-Roman remains of the city of Basti with two necropolises, in one of which is the famous Dama de Baza. There are also a surprising number of interesting buildings of great historic importance, such as the Arabic Baths (Baños Arabes).

Natural environment

The contrasting landscapes are em-blematic of this area: from the Sie-rras (Mountain areas) officially de-clared Natural Parks in 1989, to the arid ‘Bad lands’ of the plateau that forms the Altiplan and then across the vast fertile valley in all its ver-dant glory. With this simple natural environment comes a peculiarly in-teresting heritage of cave houses, inhabited since time immemorial and now becoming a much sought after retreat for the rural tourist. The people of Baza, still live by and celebrate many ancient customs and traditions mainly linked to reli-gion, farming and agriculture.

The Climate

The winter temperatures average out at just below 10ºC over a five to six month period. It is normally dry and cold, with intermittent bouts of snow and ice. The summers are dry and warm with an average tempe-rature of just above 25ºC, with hig-her temperatures during the hottest month of August. Although it tends to be generally dry, there is usua-lly some rainfall in the spring and autumn. There are often summer storms towards the end of August and beginning of September. The whole area of Baza can be intensely hot and extremely arid in the sum-mer months.

History

In June of 2003, Baza was officially declared to be of national historic interest. The Muslim Medina and ancient fortress, Alcazaba, still exist in Baza and in the surroun-ding old quarter there are evocative place names, such as ‘Algedid’ (the San Juan quarter), ‘Al Rabal al –He-dar’ and ‘Marzuela’ where the Arab Baths are. It is a sheer pleasure to walk through these ancient narrow streets and historic fortifications, as it is to visit the many interesting mo-numents and buildings. As well as civil and military architecture, there are also numerous churches, most of which were built during the 16 th Century after the War of Granada and the Christians clearly wanted to leave their mark after the ousting of the Moors.

Gastronomy in Baza

Solid home cooking is the underlying theme of dishes you will come across in Baza. The colder winter climate calls for stews made with fresh vegetables, game and other meats. Try the ‘Gachas Tortas’, which is a hot past dish containing rabbit, onions, garlic, peppers, potatoes, white wine and olive oil.If you see ‘Gurupina’ on a menu, you will be able to sample a wonderful local dish including ingredients such as fish (cod), potatoes, onions, wild mushrooms and flour.‘Testuz’ is another warming dish based on broad beans, white beans, black pudding, pig’s ear, potatoes and garlic. This is not a dish for someone on a low cholesterol diet, as extra fat is added to give full flavour!Due to the continental climate of the area, the local cold meats and hams are of extremely high quality. Capers also feature in many of the recipes from salads to sauces, since these grow wild in the surrounding countryside.

The Baza region also has a particularly good reputation for its sweets and desserts.

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Programme

Monday, 26th March

8:15 Official Welcome 9:00 School Guided Tour10:15 Break10: 40 Photo Workshop (Meeting point: Library)11:30 -13:30 Gymkhana “A walk in Baza”13:30: Lemonade and pop-corn14:00 Lunch at Las Conchas Restau-rant(Meeting point: Library)16:00 - 18:00 Visit to Castril (Distance from Baza: 1 hour drive)

Castril is one of the six villages which make up the Huescar region in the Pro-vince of Granada and is about 50 kilo-metres from Baza. The village is set at an altitude of 890 metres and has a po-pulation of 2,656. This idyllic countrysi-de hamlet is situated on the edge of the Province of Jaen, bordering on the stun-ning natural park of Cazorla. Since 2001, Castril has been officially recog-nised as a place of historic interest. The steep, narrow cobbled streets, with the typical whitewashed houses are all part of the authentic Andalusian village life.

From 1997 there is a bond of friends-hip and collaboration between Castril and the Nobel Prize winner of li-terature Jose Saramago, because he is fond sentimentally with the vi-llage of Castril Pilar del Rio. The town has dedicated its public library to this Portuguese writer and he has been named Adoptive Son.

Writers’ corner

-Antonio Rodríguez Polaino.-Stefano Nicolazzo-Giacomo Evangelista-Diana Will -Wouter Van Den Akker-Thomas Hut-Anneke Spanjer-Maria Garcia

-Pablo Valero.-Santino Arienzale-Luigi Bellafronte-Katia Schienbein -Melanie Sutter-Lucas Breukelaar-Luuk Te Lindert-Rosalie Juch

- Álvaro Arriaga.- Francisco Ochoa- Mª Antonietta Leone- Angelika Partak - Ellen Will- Laura Jansen- Charlotte Nuober

- Elena Fernández.- Georgina Reid- Elnaz Alagha- Katharina Kutzmuz - Francesca Parziale- Marleen Stein- Mena Palmieri- Annika Löhle

- Carmen Tudela- Caterina Menna- Michele D’ambrosio- Anastasios Amanatidis - Dalya Ortak- Emiel Te Lindert- Ruben Kluge- Cannella Marco

Gymkhana Teams

School Guided TourGroup 1

Stefano NicolazzoGiacomo Evange-listaDiana WillWouter Van Den Akker Thomas HutAnneke SpanjerMaria GarciaFrancisco OchoaMª Antonietta Leo-neAngelika Partak Ellen WillLaura JansenCharlotte NuoberMarleen SteinMena PalmieriAnnika LöhleFrancesca Parziale

Group 2Santino ArienzaleLuigi BellafronteKatia Schienbein Melanie SutterLucas BreukelaarLuuk Te LindertRosalie Juch

Caterina MennaMichele D’ambrosioAnastasios Ama-natidis Dalya OrtakEmiel Te LindertRuben KlugeCannella MarcoGeorgina ReidElnaz AlaghaKatharina Kutz-

muz Dont’ forget to wear

comfortable shoes and

bring your camera!

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Tuesday, 27th March

8:15 Presentation “European Literature Timeline” (Place: Library)8:30 Presentation of projects by each of the participating countries (Writers and Works)9:30 Project: Book covers10: 15 Break 10:30- 11:30 Project: Book covers12:00- 14:00 Film “The Dis-sapearance of Garcia Lorca” (at IDEAL Cinema)14:45 Lunch (at students’ host houses)Afternoon and evening: Free Time

Note: students are invited to the showing of the live recor-ding “The Phantom of the Ope-ra”, by the London Philarmonic Orchestra at 18:00 (Place: IDEAL Cinema; free entrance)

World Theatre Day

Federico García Lorca is pos-sibly one of the most important Spanish poets and dramatists of the twentieth century. He was born on June 5, 1898, in Fuente Vaqueros, a small town a few miles from Granada. Apart from a poet and a dra-matist, he was also a theatre director. He achieved interna-tional recognition as an emble-matic member of the Genera-tion of ‘27, and thanks to works such as Poet in New York, Poem of Deep Song , Blood Wedding, the House of Bernarda Alba, etc.. He may have been shot by an-ti-communist forces during the Spanish Civil War. His body has not been found yet.

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Emiel Te Lindert Michele D’ambrosio Giacomo Evangelista Katharina Kutzmutz Dalya Ortak Thomas Hut

Laura JansenLuigi BellafronteWouter Van Den AkkerFancesca ParzialeAngelika PartakKatia Shienbein

Lucas BreukelaarCharlotte NuoberMelanie SutterEllen WillMaria GarciaAntonio Rodriguez Polaino

Rosalie JuchElnaz AlaghaDiana WillAnastasios AmanatidisGeorgina ReidYaiza Jiménez

Caterina Menna Marco Cannella Annika LöhleSantino ArienzaleMarina SalasLola Torrecillas

Luuk te LindertMariantonietta LeoneRuben KlugeMaria HernandezMaria Maestra

Anneke SpanjerMena PalmieriMarleen SteinAna BelmonteMaria Garcia Moya

The dawn of New York has four columns of mud and a hurricane of black dovesthat moisten the rotten waters. The dawn of New York moansin the huge stairslooking among the edgesfor spikenards painted with anguish.

(Poet in New York)

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Wednesday, 28th March

7:00 Departure for Granada8:45 Alhambra and Generalife11:30- 15:30 Sightseeing and free time in Granada16:30 Cave house and museum (in Purullena)17:30 -19:00 Guided tour aroundGuadix

It is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It was constructed during the mid 14th century by the Mo-orish rulers of the Emirate of Gra-nada in al-Andalus

The Alhambra, “the red fortress”

Note: Lunch is not included, so students will have to buy their own lunch or bring sandwiches.

Did you know that “Tales of the Alhambra", was written by Was-hington Irving, an American di-plomat, historian and traveller, who lived in the Alhambra itself for a while?

About 55 kilometres east of Gra-nada lay the monumental city of Guadix. The most interesting fea-ture of the Guadix area is that almost half of the inhabitants of this large town live underground, in the southern part of the town, in what is known as cave houses.In the centre of Guadix, you should not miss the Cathedral, founded in 1594

Thursday, 29th March

8:15 Project Work: European Ca-lendar10:15-10:30 Break10:13- 11:15: Presentation11:30- 14:30 Dickens, 2012 (vi-deo production)14:45: Lunch (at host families)Free afternoon19:00- 20:30 Closing ceremony (Place: IDEAL)

Emiel Te LindertThomas HutMichele D’AmbrosioSantino ArienzaleMelanie SutterSteffano NicolassoAzahara CabelAna Casas

Laura JansenWouter Van Den AkkerLuigi BellafronteMariantonietta LeoneEllen WillDalya OrtakAlba DomeneAngela Jofre

Luuk te LindertAnneke SpanjerFancesca ParzialeKatharina KutzmutzAnastasios AmanatidisMiriam FernándezAlba Jiménez

Ruben KlugeElnaz AlaghaFrancisco OchoaAnnika LöhleKatia ShienbeinEstefanía GallardoCelia Caceres

Lucas BreukelaarRosalie JuchGiacomo EvangelistaMena PalmieriDiana WillAngelika PartakSara DomeneGeorgina Reid

Marleen SteinCharlotte NuoberCaterina MennaAngelika PartakMarco CannellaMaria García Cinthia Parra


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Friday, 30th March

Departure of German and Italian delegations

8:15 Departure for Los Escu-llos, in Almeria. Dutch students and teachers will spend the day there.18:00 Return time

Located at the heart of the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, ”Los Escullos-San Jose” Tourist Complex offers the possibility of enjoying the nature.

Flights Arrival and Departure TimesGermans:Arrival: 25th at 9.05 (Málaga airport)Departure: 30th at 9.15h (Málaga air-port) Italians:Arrival: 25th at 13.00 (Málaga airport) Departure: 30th at 13:50 (Málaga air-port)DutchArrival : 25th at 9:55 (Málaga airport)Departure: 31st at 20:20 (Málaga air-port)

Saturday, 31st MarchDeparture of Dutch delegation

Friday, 30th March

Useful Information:

Fiestas in Baza

The February Carnival celebrations in Baza are becoming more extravagant each year, with the imagination of the villagers producing more interesting outfits to wear at the many organized parties.

Easter Holy Week is a religious tra-dition taken very seriously by the people of Baza. The Processions, where the religious images are ca-rried through the streets of the town, are the result of a whole year’s pre-parations, involving the different church brotherhoods in the area.

There are many local celebrations throughout the year in Baza. One that is particularly popular is the Fe-ria (Town Fair) which lasts from the 6 th to the 15 th September. It opens with the fiesta of ‘Cascamorras’ , which entails a dressed up character coming from the nearby town of Gau-dix with the intention of taking away the Virgen de la Piedad – a lively pla-yacting of a long term, 500 year-ld dispute between the two municipali-ties. The people of Baza (the basten-tanos) fight back by throwing paint at their adversaries, making this a particularly colourful fiesta!

Good byeArrivederci

hasta la vista

Auf Wiedersehen

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TASK: EUROPEAN LITERATURE CALENDAR

Introduction:

We usually associate each month to a specific event, for example December is

Christmas month. Some of these events have inspired very famous European novels,

short stories or plays; for instance, when you think of Christmas, most of us remember the

famous novel “A Christmas Carol”, by Dickens.

Your group will be given two months and you will have to design and create a

calendar sheet for each month, based on a specific literature work which reflects an

important event or celebration taking place at that time.

Process:

- Brainstorm:

o What event takes place?

o What is celebrated during this month?

o What’s this month associated with?

o Who was born? A famous writer, maybe?

- Research information about a famous novel or play inspired or related to this

event. Use the Internet or the encyclopedias available in the library

- Design the calendar sheet using the computer. (Remember to use a vertical

layout. Feel free to add any interesting information, activity or date to the

calendar)

- Finally, print and present your work to the rest of the groups, saying:

o What event(s) and novel(s) you used to create your calendar sheet

o What techniques were employed

DICKENS, 2012

Dickens 2012 is an international celebration of the life and work of Charles Dickens to

mark the bicentenary of his birth, which falls on 7 February 2012.

Although a writer from the Victorian era, Dickens’s work transcends his time, language

and culture. He remains a massive contemporary influence throughout the world and

his writings continue to inspire film, TV, art, literature, artists and academia

We all know that many of the Charles Dickens Books and Stories have been

immortalised in famous Movies. Some of these famous Movies are as follows: A

Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, The Old Curiosity Shop The Pickwick Papers , Oliver

Twist, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations

To commemorate this very special anniversary, we are going to immortalize his short

stories. TASK: each group will create a 2 or 3 minute trailer, using the beginning of a

short story by Dickens. They will be shown during the closing ceremony (Cine IDEAL)

Here you can see an example of the end-product:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWQ1B59SCQQ

Possible variation: A Photostory (a combination of photographs, speech bubbles, etc)

Title: A Poor Man's Tale of a Patent

Author: Charles Dickens

I AM not used to writing for print. What working-man, that never labours less (some

Mondays, and Christmas Time and Easter Time excepted) than twelve or fourteen

hours a day, is? But I have been asked to put down, plain, what I have got to say; and

so I take pen-and-ink, and do it to the best of my power, hoping defects will find

excuse.

I was born nigh London, but have worked in a shop at Birmingham (what you would

call Manufactories, we call Shops), almost ever since I was out of my time. I served my

apprenticeship at Deptford, nigh where I was born, and I am a smith by trade. My

name is John. I have been called 'Old John' ever since I was nineteen year of age, on

account of not having much hair. I am fifty-six year of age at the present time

Title: Somebody's Luggage


The writer of these humble lines being a Waiter, and having come of a family of

Waiters, and owning at the present time five brothers who are all Waiters, and likewise

an only sister who is a Waitress, would wish to offer a few words respecting his calling;

Title: The Signal-Man


"Halloa! Below there!"

When he heard a voice thus calling to him, he was standing at the door of his box, with

a flag in his hand, furled round its short pole. One would have thought, considering the

nature of the ground, that he could not have doubted from what quarter the voice

came;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWQ1B59SCQQ

Title: To Be Read At Dusk


One, two, three, four, five. There were five of them.

Five couriers, sitting on a bench outside the convent on the summit of the Great St.

Bernard in Switzerland, looking at the remote heights

Title: What Christmas is as we Grow Older


Time was, with most of us, when Christmas Day encircling all our limited world like a

magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or seek; bound together all our home

enjoyments, affections, and hopes; grouped everything and every one around the

Christmas fire; and made the little picture shining in our bright young eyes, complete.

Title: The Prisoners' Van


We were passing the corner of Bow-street, on our return from a lounging excursion the

other afternoon, when a crowd, assembled round the door of the Police-office,

attracted our attention. We turned up the street accordingly. There were thirty or forty

people, standing on the pavement and half across the road

Title: Nobody's Story

Author: Charles Dickens [More Titles by Dickens]

He lived on the bank of a mighty river, broad and deep, which was always silently

rolling on to a vast undiscovered ocean.

Title: The Dancing Academy


Of all the dancing academies that ever were established, there never was one more

popular in its immediate vicinity than Signor Billsmethi's, of the 'King's Theatre.'

Title: The Long Voyage


WHEN the wind is blowing and the sleet or rain is driving against the dark windows, I

love to sit by the fire, thinking of what I have read in books of voyage and travel.

Title: A Message From the Sea


"And a mighty singular and pretty place it is, as ever I saw in all the days of my life!" said

Captain Jorgan, looking up at it.

Title: Little Dorrit


MANY years ago, when people could be put in prison for debt, a poor gentleman,

who was unfortunate enough to lose all his money, was brought to the Marshalsea

prison, which was the prison where debtors were kept.

Charles Dickens - His own story!

This most famous author, well-known for his short fiction and wonderful novels, came

from a happy and prosperous beginning. He was born in Camden Town, London,

England on February 7th, 1812, the son of John and Elizabeth Dickens. Unfortunately

when Charles was just 12 years old his father fell into debt and was placed in

Marshalsea debtor's prison in Southwark. Charles was forced to leave school and go to

work in a bootblack factory to help support his family. He hated life in the factory and

this experience was responsible for his sensitive writing in novels such as Oliver Twist.

After three months his father received a legacy from a relative which allowed him to

pay his £40 debt and be released from Marshalsea Prison when Charles was able to

attend school once again. He left school and worked as a reporter and journalist. He

then started to write some of his great books and short stories. Dickens married

Catherine Hogarth and they had 10 children before they separated in 1858.

Title: The Trial of William Tinkling


THE TRIAL OF

WILLIAM TINKLING

WRITTEN BY HIMSELF

AT THE AGE OF 8 YEARS

THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM TINKLING

This beginning-part is not made out of anybody's head, you know. It's real. You must

believe this beginning-part more than what comes after, else you won't understand

how what comes after came to be written. You must believe it all, but you must

believe this most, please

Gymkhana A walk in Baza Photo tour

"concordia res parvae crescunt"

How to get there- Sometimes the ancient

names of the street had disappeared.

Other times, we just don´t see them… This

time we are looking for the name of a

small street, located close to the ancient

Royal Hospital. It is the name of a guild

that worked with raw materials for

obtaining thread.

Who is in this balcony?

You´ll find it if you get to the old

warehouse, just beside the street with the

same name, which reminds us of the

medieval warehouses. Clue- It´s close to

the main Square.

What is written in the plate?

You will find this on the lateral wall of the

“Colegiata”, but you will have to have

“lynx” sight…!

Ups! Surely you don´t know what

“Colegiata” means; I mean, Main

Chuch.

Where is that base?

This is the base of a column. This column

should remind you of the curly beard of

Solomon (a person of the ancient

history). It´s typical of Baroque Style. I´m

sure you know about this style, ‘cos it´s

also popular in Germany, The

Netherlands and Italy!

In Baza, there are a few important houses

similar to small palaces. There is a

beautiful but old one, with two broken

columns on the faÇade. If you think a

little and you guess where it is, you will

find this window soon.

If you don´t know, you can ask someone

for something related to “Sunday”.



The medieval guilds had special

places to do their work. You´ll have to

look for the butcher´s houses; to give

you a clue, let’s say that you have to

search for a wooden balcony, near the

Green Cross, and near Zapatería

Street.

In this picture, you can see an old

handrail, made of stone, and a new

one, iron- made. You´ll find it in the

church devoted to the Patron Saint of

Spain. Here in Spain we are used to

celebrate our birthday and our name

day, Do you?

James and this apostle celebrate their

name´s day on the same day; this day

is the 25th of July.

Where could you find this “moon”?

The Christians attacked the Muslims to

conquer Baza, our city. They threw

these “moons” against them. So, if you

were thinking of a romantic scene, you

were wrong… Now, these rounded

stones are kept in a big building

dedicated to antiquities and ancient

artifacts…could you find where?

Arriverai a queste luogo se trovi due

chiese: quella della Merced e quella di

san Giovanni. In mezzo dil percorso lo

vedrai.



Obwohl es wie ein Gefängnis aussieht,

ist es keines, naja ein bisschen schon. Es

gehört zu einem Franziskanerkloster.

Drinnen befindet sich eine kleine Figur,

darum wird am 6. September

gekämpft. Hinweis - Piety

Bevolen worden gebouwd als luxe

door een van de ingangen van de

barokke stad Baza, dieren drinken uit

de mond van leeuwen en cijfers in

reliëf.

Queste é un detaglio di uno degli

palazzi piú enimatici della nostra cittá.

Dipinto in bianco, ci ricorda qualcune

delle parte piú caratteritici dil corpo

della donna.

Das iste in Detail aus einer Kirche aus

Baza, mit einer einfachen Fassade, wie

auch die Materialen sind: Ziegel und

verputzte Wand.

Bij de middeleeuwse slagers, op een

van de zijden is er een heel klein

steegje dat leidt naar de bron. U kunt

ook vragen naar het oude cafe "el

molino" wat al jaaren gesloten is.



Arriverai a queste luogo se trovi due

chiese: quella della Merced e quella di

san Giovanni. In mezzo dil percorso lo

vedrai

In the Baroque Style, pain and drama

were very popular; everything was

exaggerated. In this case, you´ll have

to look for a Virgin, full of pain, full of

“pain” (but in plural).

Es ist vor einer Kirchenfassade. Diese

Kirche ist genau gegenüber dem

Hauptquartier der ADHOC Association.

Es ist mit einem Palmenzweig

geschmückt.

Een van de nieuwere bronnen van

Baza, maar niet zonder geschiedenis.

De sculptuur is een universele figuur

van de geschiedenis uit Baza, omringd

door andere mensen, ze zwaaien met

vlaggen om het feest van zijn eigen

naam te vieren.

Dietro questa porta hanno abitato due

delle persone piu importanti dil regno

di Castilla.

Patrone o mecene dell’arte dil nostro

paese, purtroppo tanto tempo e

passato… e adesso non possiamo

vedere il esplendore di queste palazzo.



TASK: BOOK COVERS

In groups, and using the information given to you during presentations, you will

design a book cover .

IMPORTANT: Your book cover must survive “the glance test”

Book covers really do matter. Readers look at the front cover and the back

cover and then quickly make buying decisions. Reviewers can only review a

few books each week, so they must select book covers that appear to be the

most interesting.

Techniques for illustrations: Collage

Remember: Each group will have to present their cover

Documents

Final meeting Portfolio