The Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution Industrialization
Capitalism and GlobalizationA Gallery of
Testimonials
MODULE 1 GROUP 7 From the Industrial Revolution
to the Postmodern Crisis of Capitalism Manchester
A Case Study in European History
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WHAT AND HOW?

• Task To generate a testimonial gallery of
  scholars, thinkers and writers who dealt with the
  problem discussed.
• Objectives
• to generate of a multimedia archive
• to focus on different the thinkers ideas about
  economic and social transformation processes (The
  Industrial Revolution - Industrialization
  Capitalism and Globalization)
• to create synthesis in the English language.
• Materials quotations, texts, resources, videos,
  pictures, articles, Pc, the Internet, teachers
  site.
• Text types analysed argumentative texts, novel,
  articles, essays
• Methodology Group work (cooperative and
  collaborative learning)

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WHY?

• Language skills speaking, reading, writing,
  discussing, interacting, public speaking.
• Study Skills and Knowledge structure of
  argumentative text, use of literary code, textual
  structural analysis, selection of testimonials,
  quotations, connection with suitable context
  study of resources, spoken and written
  production, interaction.
• ICT skills Office (.doc, .ppt, .pdf), Internet
  surfing, work with images, Microsoft Picture
  Management.
• Competence ? What to do with the language
• Use it to generate a testimonial gallery.

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SKILLS - STUDY PRACTICE FEED-BACK

• Learning skills
• reading,
• manipulating different text types,
• acquiring a specific vocabulary,
• comprehension,
• textual analysis,
• group discussion,
• Selection skills,
• critical thinking,
• gathering of ideas,
• planning,
• drafting,
• redrafting,
• peer proof reading,
• image selection,
• reorganizing,
• generating a .ppt presentation,
• generating a .pdf document,

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FEEDBACK

• 1. What you have learnt?
• The problems of capitalism and Europeans
  current economic and social situation
• Reading a Postmodern Novel
• Studying essays and argumentative text about the
  problems
• Studying and interpreting quotations from
  testimonials works
• interacting in a workgroup
• Selecting relevant data
• Synthesizing concepts
• Writing in English
• Creating a .ppt presentation
• 2. What could be improved?
• Our communication skills, precision, time
  organization
• 3. Level of appreciation and usefulness of
  workshop
• The work useful to learn new details about
  economy
• Learning together offers deeper insights
• Occasion to study and share discussion

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WORKSHOP 7CREDITS

• BALDO Sara
• MONGERA Enrico
• MONTANARI Veronica
• TALIAN Lorenzo
• ZANUTTA Riccardo