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Framing: Processing assignment
This is a processing assignment for the topic of framing . The assignment makes students think about how they can frame a message in two opposing ways. In this way, students process the learning material by applying it themselves.
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Boudewijn de Groot, Het Land van Maas en Waal (1966): Listening and reading
Het Land van Maas en Waal is a song by Boudewijn de Groot with a text by Lennaert Nijgh. It is one of the canon texts of Dutch song. Thanks to the rhythmic melody and the colorful arrangement, the song is still able to appeal to young people.
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Bertus Aafjes, A journey on foot to Rome (1946): Listening and reading skills poem
On March 31, 1936, Bertus Aafjes (1914 - 1993), who was then 21 years old, left his native city of Amsterdam on a pilgrimage to Rome by bicycle. On the way he had to abandon his bicycle and continue on foot. He arrived in Rome on May 12, 1936. Ten …
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Arthur van Schendel (1874-1946), Angiolino and spring: Listening and reading
Angiolino and Spring is the story about a beggar in Florence who receives a purse of money and gives it away without hesitation. This subtle mood story with a Franciscan message is considered one of the best works of the neo-Romantic writer …
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Willem Elsschot (1882-1960), Cheese: Teaching Suggestions
The novella or short novel Cheese by Willem Elsschot was published in 1933. The book is one of the classics of Dutch literature and is the most translated Flemish literary text of all time. The story was also adapted as a film and as a comic strip.
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Marga Minco (1920-2023), The address: Listening and reading
Marga Minco is the writing name of Sara Minco, who was born in a Jewish family in 1920 and died in 2023. In 1943 her parents, brother and sister were deported. During the rest of the war she lived in hiding. When her family died in a concentration …
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Joost van den Vondel, Lucifer: Teaching idea
The poet and playwright Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679) is one of the most important authors from the Dutch language area. His tragedy Lucifer from 1654 tells the exciting history of the fall of Adam and Eve in the Earthly Paradise. As a …
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Hugo Claus (1928-2008), The Sorrow of Flanders: Leiside
Hugo Claus (1928-2008) is the most awarded author from the Dutch language area. His best-known work is the novel The Sorrow of Belgium from 1983. The book is at the same time a political novel and an autobiographical development novel. The Sorrow …
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Cyriel Buysse, The rush plug and Aunts: Teaching idea
Cyriel Buysse (1859-1932) made his debut in 1894 with the sensational naturalistic novella De biesstekker. Over the course of his writing career he evolved towards realism with impressionistic influences and an ironic tone. His psychological novel …
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Karel van de Woestijne, The father's house: Leiside
Karel van de Woestijne (1878-1929) was part of the second generation of the magazine Van Nu en Straks. His debut collection Het vaderhuis (1903) belongs to the canon of Dutch literature.
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Inclusive language: Workshop
This workshop introduces young people to inclusive language, based on examples from the cultural heritage sector, using a quiz and a practical exercise.
Young people discover barriers to inclusive language. become more aware and learn to recognize and …
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Multatuli (1820-1887), Max Havelaar's speech to the heads of Lebak: Teaching idea
The most famous speech in Dutch literature is the speech to the heads of Lebak from the eighth chapter of Max Havelaar van Multatuli, pseudonym of Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887). This speech is not only a canon text from our literature, but can …
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