Session 1: Preparing the Adventure
An adventurer like you should know which dangers he/she will find along the journey. For that, do these activities by clicking on the links.
Read the text about Jack Vance's life and complete the answers.
Watch the Youtube video and complete the gaps on the text.
Read the text about the Dying Earth and match in pairs the elements on the boxes. They belong to the following categories: Magic, Grand Ideas and Social Implications, Characterization, Plot Complexity and Good or bad actions.
Here you have the useful websites you can visit:
- http://contemporarylit.about.com/od/authorprofiles/p/jack-vance.htm - a biography of Jack Vance.
- http://bestfantasybooks.com/dying-earth-fantasy.html - an article about the Dying Earth.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2pZRw95J6s - a review of "Tales of the Dying Earth from Youtube.