Canterville Ghost

We believe watching films and plays is a great idea to improve our listening skills. This is why 1st and 2nd ESO students attended a play on 3rd November, performed by an amateur group. The play was The Canterville Ghost, by Oscar Wilde.

Before going to the theatre, students did some research about Oscar Wilde and then about the play, especially the characters. We worked a dossier written by the company Transeduca, which also provided some alternative activities. We decided to work on that working collaboratively, because in our school we think it is a great way to teach and learn from peers.

One of the activities was designing a ghost. Our students had to draw how they imagined one of the main characteres of the story and although they had read an adaptation in Primary School, the designs were quite funny.

Apart from that, they had to design a "For sale" sign in order to sell a house. Unfortunately, it was a haunted house, which included a ghost in it.

Finally, another activity our students enjoyed was designing a comic with the story. Some of the comic stripes were quite simple but others made us understand the story completely.

In this post we want to show you some of the dossiers our students produced and we also include a video about the play. Enjoy!