PUBLIC
This educational activity has been presented on the occasion of the fourth peer-to-peer training mobility of European teachers within the frame of the Erasmus+ project, which took place in Padua from 14 to 18 June 2019. It offers a transversal approach to the garden.
The same activity has been exploited at the college and highschool of the Agrupamento de Escolas Joao de Deus of Faro, Portugal.

KEY COMPETENCES
 Communication in the mother tongue
 Social competences and citizenship
 Humanist culture and expression of sensitivity
 ICT competences

OBJECTIVES
To contribute to a greater mastering of the mother tongue by enhancing the oral analysis of a text,
 learning oral and written expression starting from the vocabulary learnt while analysing a text
 enriching the vocabulary linked to the reading of an art work
 mastering the tools necessary for online research and presentation

GARDENS EXPLORED
The wooden ’garden’ in golden gifted leaf of the church of Faro

MATERIALS
 Text, notebooks, crayons, camera
 Computer with the internet connection

DEVELOPMENT
Field activity. Discovery and observation on the occasion of a visit
The students are invited to :
 identify the decorative phytomorphic (plant) and zoomorphic (animal) elements characteristic of the decorations in gilded wood
 photograph the elements

In the classroom
1.Mastering the language
 Silent reading. The students are invited to analyse a text and highlight the words whose meaning is unknown to them
 Drafting of a collective list of the unknown words
 Questionnaire on the text
 Individual answers to the questions asked
 Drawing up of a text using the new words learnt

2.Development of digital competences. Use a software to create presentations online
First, starting from their notes and pictures, the students have collected various documents on what observed and analysed (symbols of plant and animal elements on the gilded volutes),
 create a free account on Kizoa,
 upload photos, texts, music,
 log in the presentations,
 in PDF format export or share on the social network.

EVALUATION
It takes into account the ability to :

1)Master the language
 Acquire the competence to orally analyse works, a descriptive text
 Enrich one’s own vocabulary regarding baroque art and gilded wood
 Be motivated to write using a specific vocabulary

2)Digital skills
 Learn to master tools like Kizoa which enables the creation of online presentations accompanied by photos, videos, texts, music and the addition of transitions and effects
 Learn to reuse them in other contexts

EVALUATION
Rosaria Irene Prospero
Agrupamento de Escolas Joao de Deus, Faro, Portugal

TRANSLATER
Mary Gino
Association Acquamarina, Trieste, Italie