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Alice in Wonderland Webquest By Noelia Corral
Age: 16
Level: Upper-intermediate

Book: Alice in Wonderland
Author: Lewis Carroll
Type Of Work: Novella
Genre: Fairy tale; children’s fiction; satire; allegory
Date Of First Publication: 1865
Setting (Time): Victorian era
Setting (Place): England, Wonderland

Film: Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Director: Tim Burton
Writers: Linda Woolverton (screenplay), Lewis Carroll (books)
Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter

Alice is seven-year-old girl protagonist of the story. She believes that the world is orderly and stable, and she has an insatiable curiosity about her surroundings. One day she follows the White Rabbit down a well and pursues him through a strange world ruled by imagination and fantasy. Wonderland challenges and frustrates her perceptions of the world.

Activity 1:  Choose your favourite Alice in Wonderland Quote and explain whose quotation was, in which context was said and which was the meaning. You can find some ideas here or you can select your own.

Activity 2: Choose a character and create a fake Instagram profile. Add a picture and describe his/her features and personality. Make, at list, three entries on the profile.
The character can be taken from the book or Tim Burton’s film.


https://aliceinwonderland.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Characters
https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Tim_Burton%27s_Alice_in_Wonderland_characters

Activity 3: Discuss the questions in groups:

1. How did the critics respond to Burton’s creation?
2. Mark three differences you’ve found between the book and the film.
3. What does Alice growing in full size mean?








Galileo Galilei Webquest By Eugenia Segurado 

Age: 15
Level: Intermediate

Play: Galileo.
Author: Art Sport theatre group .
Genre: Play / Based on true events.
Setting (Time and place) : 15th Century in Italy.


Galileo is a young astronomer and scientist who teached at university. He had the amazing theory that planets moved arround the sun. This was a revolutionary idea because everyone used to think that the sun, the moon and the planets moved arround the earth.
A collegue of him is very jealous and when he finds out what Galileo was up to, he wants to destroy him!
Luckily Cosmos and Leira Green are there to help him.


Activity 1

Find out more information about Galileo Galilei.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei

Why do you think that his role was important to science? Write a short paragraph of his contributions to science.




Activity 2 

Watch the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54e5kMmf3BM

Which part is missing?

Who helped Galileo?

Find out more about the crazy Hans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Lippershey

- Who was he?
- Where was he born?


Activity 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM8NdeGUuc8

Watch the video and describe each caracter.

Who is your favourite? Why? (one per student)

Find out more information about your character.