A question of style

Changing fashions from iccic

Jeweller, printmaker, furniture designer, sculptor and philosopher Harry Bertoia crafted thousands of art pieces.

Golden Arbour had a whole other life before it was placed at the 510 Fifth Ave Joe Fresh Flagship. Come on the journey in Steven Sebring's film.


Harry Bertoia Documentary (Rough Cut) from Jonathan Lo on Vimeo.

Use three of the words in the documentary to review an art piece you know well.

New York was planning to tear down the High Line, an abandoned elevated railroad in Manhattan, when Robert Hammond and a few friends suggested: 'Why not make it a park?' He shares how it happened in this tale of local cultural activism.  

 

Learn three words

The hunchback in the park

How does Dylan Thomas make us feel sorry for the central character in The Hunchback in the Park? 

Can you remember seeing a tramp and wondering about his/her lifestyle, thoughts or past?

How do you see the hunchback? You can read the poem in the comments section of this post.

You can find out more about the place that inspired this poem here.

Sense of adventure

Why bother leaving the house?
  

"Philosophically, does the constant supply of information steal our ability to imagine or replace our dreams of achieving? After all, if it is being done somewhere by someone, and we can participate virtually, then why bother leaving the house?"

Read about Ben Saunders and Tarka L'Herpiniere's expedition here. 

Law and Order

Get into pairs and come up with the definition of a human right. Think of specific examples of its application and any cases you know when this has been abused.

Watch the video below to find out about other rights.


Now watch Morgan Freeman in The Power of Words. According to the film, what can words do? 




Next, use the following presentation to activate your vocabulary on law and order. 

Law and order from iccic

Source: Film English, by Kieran Donaghy. Adapted

On Writing Well

William Zinsser gives advice on how to improve your writing.

On writing well from iccic

Two words

The Spending Round 2013 established how the government would spend £740 billion pounds of tax-payers' money between April 2015 and April 2016 and Britain Cares ran a campaign to ensure proper support would be provided to those who needed it. 

Another way to get messages across was to print them out on big speech bubbles.

Finally, watch Angela Murray handing in her petition with over 46.000 signatures. Pick up the one item that interests you most and write a letter to your MP expressing your concern.