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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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Art chat cards: Engaging in conversation through art
Our art chat cards invite you to talk to your class group based on a selection of works from the MSK collection.
Together you can talk about everyday topics such as clothing, hobbies, parties, holidays, the senses... In addition, it is a …Translated by
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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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Personal details: Exercises
Using an identity card, students can answer simple questions about themselves, such as:
- What is your first name?
- Where do you live?
- Which country are you from?
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The students complete the identity card and sign themselves in the box provided for …
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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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EDUbox Reading: Seven times different
With the EDUbox Reading, VRT wants to mobilize as many students as possible to read, read aloud or read together.
After all, research has shown for some time that reading comprehension, reading motivation and skills are not doing well in Flanders. …
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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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Dutch Week: Teaching letter for Sensitive Dutch
For the first time, deBuren and the Dutch Language Union are publishing a lesson letter for Dutch teachers in secondary education in the context of Dutch Week (30 September to 7 October). The lesson letter fits completely into the theme of the …
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Multatuli, Saïdjah and Adinda: Teaching idea
In the seventeenth chapter of Max Havelaar , the absolute highlight of our historical literature, Multatuli tells the moving love story of a Javanese girl and a Javanese boy, the children of two poor farmers. But their love and their lives, and those …
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Literary reading skill: Evaluation Rubric
Evaluation rubric in Excel for literary reading skills such as for a book review.
Evaluates the components:
- personal experience,
- interpretation,
- judgement,
- analysis,
- text level on different parameters.
The end result is a score out of 10, with good …
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Anton van Wilderode: Lesson idea
In this learning tool, the students become acquainted with the theme and stylistic characteristics of Anton van Wilderode's poetry through ten poems. In 2023 it will be twenty-five years ago that Anton van Wilderode (1918-1998) passed away. …
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Anna Bijns (1493-1575), Choruses: Lesson idea
Anna Bijns (1493-1575) is known as the first feminist writer in our literature. She wrote choruses, the rhetoricians' favorite form of poetry, but she could not become a member of a chamber of rhetoric because she was a woman. She dealt with two …
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