TREASURE HUNT UNIT 2

"GENIUS IS BORN, NOT PAID" by OSCAR WILDE

This proverb belongs to Oscar Wilde and he was a famous writer althought he was famous also for other things... Do you want to discover? Answer the questions below, using the information you can find in the links and anwer "the BIG QUESTION" of the end.

QUESTIONS:

Where is he from?
Where did he study?
What type of literature did he write?
Can you mention three of his most important works?
What is the meaning of aestheticism?
Oscar Wilde was also famous for his proverbs. Can you find three of them?
Can you explain the proverb of the title?

USE THESE LINKS TO FIND THE ANSWERS!

http://www.online-literature.com/wilde/

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

http://www.quotemountain.com/famous_quote_author/oscar_wilde_famous_quotations/
http://proverb.taiwanonline.org/display.php?author=Oscar+Wilde&row=0

BIG QUESTION: CAN YOU EXPLAIN WITH YOUR WORDS THE MEANING OF THE PROVERBS YOU HAVE CHOSEN ABOVE?



You will be evaluated for your work in this blog and by observation of your work in class. Try to do it the best you can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!