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A Reading Project: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde



LittleSunshine11
Germany

A Reading Project: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
 
Hi everyone,

I �m going to start a B2 class soon and will have them do a reading project. I �m thinking "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde.

I know there was a movie in 2009, maybe I will have a look at that, too. But what are your ideas? Has anyone ever covered that book in class?

I �m grateful for any suggestion! Thanks and have a nice day! Smile

31 Aug 2010      





anitarobi
Croatia

There is a movie with Sean Connery �The League of Gentlemen � in which one of the characters is Dorian Gray, so you might use a clip or two from it. It is quite interesting.
The topic itself is fantastic, even though your sts may think it obsolete at first, but imagine having a picture to store your age in, or anything like that - it �s an absolutely wonderful topic for debates. Which objects in your household/room could you imagine as such a �storage �? If not your age, what would you like to store in it? What would you do if this happened to you? What can vanity do to people? ( mean, just look around - isn �t the image one of the key things nowadays - plastic surgery, botox-parties, you name it...) What �s the difference between vanity and pride? There �s that R. Williams song Bodies which also puts it nicely.
And if you use the search engine here at ESL - there are so many great wss for it right here!
PS: Pming you a poem by our very own franknbea (with his permission) which goes perfectly with the topic)...

31 Aug 2010