We all have heard a lot of legends on Dracula. Through this project we are trying, and hope that we will succeed, to separate myth from historical reality. We will discuss how real the stories about the Count from Transylvania are. We'll talk about his true origins of Vlad Ţepeş

• Subjects: Art, Cross Curricular, Geography, History, History of Culture
• Languages: ES - EN - IT - RO
• Pupil's age: 11 - 15
• Tools to be used: Audio conference, Chat, e-mail, Forum, MP3, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Video conference, Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...), Web publishing
• Aims: Project objectives 1 - To discuss how was born the myth about Count Dracula; 2 - To establish historical truth... read moreProject objectives 1 - To discuss how was born the myth about Count Dracula; 2 - To establish historical truth about Vlad Ţepeş; 3 - Students will improve their knowledge of English; 4 - To make presentations in Power Point; 5 - To make new friends in Europe; 6 - To develop students creativity; hide
• Work process: Work plan: The project will begin in September 2010. Will take place over a period of 7 months (September 2010... read moreWork plan: The project will begin in September 2010. Will take place over a period of 7 months (September 2010 -May 2011). For September - the presentation of the teams (power point presentation, Word, PDF, e-mails); October - The legends about the count of Transylvania (essays in word, power point presentation, PDF.); November - Bran Castle - Geographical location (word, power point presentation, email); December - about vampires (essays in word, power point, articles in newspapers); January - historical truth on Vlad Ţepeş, said Dracula (Using various sources of documentary students will learn the historical truth; the information will be presented in different forms Power point presentation, etc). February - to create a magazine about Dracula (with articles from all the students in the project, drawings, and other materials created by students); March – Using old newspaper (magazines) students will make their own newspaper and share with others. April - Reflections about the project, evaluation, surveys; May - Making farewell. hide
• Expected results: Through this project we are trying, and hope that we will succeed, to separate myth from historical reality.

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