1- CREATIVE WRITING
Imagine you're Ray's mother the day that the doctors told you that your
son was going to be blind.
How did you feel? What were you going to tell your son? What changes
were you going to make in your life?
Write the page of the diary you wrote that night expressing everything
that went through your mind that terrible day.
2-
CREATIVE WRITING
Imagine you're Ray Charles. You lost your sight when you were a child,
so you don't have any images of the world as an adult. But you are a
charismatic person and you fell in love with a girl whom you have never
seen.
Write about your sensations of being in love. Write about the girl you
are attracted to, but remember you're blind and you have never seen her.
How do you feel? What are your sensations of love? How do you
describe this feeling?
Try to be as imaginative as you can! Remember you cannot use images or
colors!!
3-
PROJECT WORK
CREATE A POSTER WITH RAY
CHARLES' TIMELINE
Surf the web or an read an encyclopedia to find Ray Charles' most
important events in his life.
Write down the dates and the event that happened that day or that year.
In groups of four, create a long poster with Ray's timeline
marking clearly the milestones in his life. Insert photos or draw your
own images of those events. Make it nice and original in format, colors
and design.
The best timelines will be hung up in the English Classroom!
4-
EMAIL EXCHANGE
Visit this website
http://www.afb.org/braillebug
It is an association for blind people in the US and Braillebug is their
mascot helping
blind childrend wiht activities and information.
Helen Keller was
an important woman because she founded this foundation. You can
read about her life and even ask questions to her great-grand niece!
Write to the
association and ask them about the activities they have for blind
people in the area of Georgia. Can you think of any questions about
them that
might interest you? Ask about them in your email and report your
information to the class.
6-
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
Create a powerpoint presentation entitled RAY. In this presentation you
have to include a minimum of 6 slides with different photos of Ray
Charles, and in addition to it you must write THREE THINGS that you
have learnt with the life of Ray Charles. They can be lesson from his
life, attitudes to follow, or on the other hand, weaknesses that you
must avoid. What values have you learnt with this movie?
Make a personal and touching work with this presentation.
