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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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Reynaert De Vos: Teaching package
An age-old story about a very cunning fox. Get to know Reynaert with your class. Who is he? What did he do? Why is it still so relevant? Read the story, rhyme, make your own book cover and ponder moral dilemmas!
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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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Footwear Design: Paper tape shoe and redesign based on an animal
In this learning resource, students learn the limitations and possibilities of paper tape by recreating their own full-size sneaker. They also make a redesign of this shoe based on a self-chosen animal by translating colours, textures and …
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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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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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W.F. Hermans, The dark room of Damocles: Teaching idea
The Dark Room of Damocles (1958) is the most successful novel by Willem Frederik Hermans (1921-1995) and perhaps the absolute highlight of our post-war literature. The book is an exciting adventure novel as well as a war novel, a detective novel, a …
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Hebban olla vogala, pen trial or the beginning of Dutch literature: Lesidee
The pen proof from Oxford is not the oldest Dutch text fragment that we know, but it is the oldest piece of poetry in our language. In this resource, students will discover the poetic features of this phrase and some of the many interpretations …
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Harry Mulisch, The attack: Teaching idea
The attack is the best-known novel by the Dutch writer Harry Mulisch, which was published in 1982. The book belongs to the canon of post-war Dutch literature.
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Reading, Interpreting, and Judging Poetry: Teaching Idea
This learning tool aims to increase the poetry sensitivity and judgment of young readers to enable them to better understand, evaluate and integrate poems into their own world. It includes:
- principles for effective poetry education,
- the theories of …
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