The Thief Lord
Objectives: To become more familiar with Venice, Italy.
To give the reader a visual aid while reading The Thief Lord.
Step 1: BEGIN with clicking on “virtourist”. Welcome to Venice! Answer questions 1 – 15 on
the Venice Tour Worksheet while reading and following the virtual tour of Venice.
Step 2: Click on “italyguides”.
o Click on the following places in Venice to find the answers for questions 16-25.
o After you click on a location, click the virtual panorama icon in the white call-out
box. A video can be viewed as well as text beneath the video (in which the answers
to 16-25 will be found)
o The places to view are:
 St. Marks Basilica,
 Doge’s Palace,
 St. Mark’s Square,
 The Rialto Bridge,
 The Bridge of Sighs.
Step 3: Click on the rest of the links to view the pictures, video, and read information
about Venice. “Venetia” has historical facts about Venice, “traveladventures” has information
about, and pictures of the Cemetery Island of San Michele, “Venice” has some great videos of
Venice, and “Doge” has some additional information and sketches.
Step 4: Use the information you received on the virtual tour and interactive map along with
the other 4 sites to write a five paragraph essay (in your own words) about 3 places in
Venice that have captured your interest. (NO COPYING AND PASTING)
This project is due __________________________.
The Venice Tour
Worksheet
Complete the following questions by using “virtourist” and “italyguides” links
from The Thief Lord section on jensenclass webpage.
1.
The only means of public transportation in Venice are __________________________
and __________________________.
2. When is the best time to travel to Venice? __________________________________
3. The most famous bridge in Venice is _______________________________________
4. What will you find on this bridge? _________________________________________
5. What is probably the most typical souvenir from Venice? ________________________
6. Venice has one of the most famous ________________________ in the world.
7. What is the principle avenue of the city? ____________________________________
8. Why did the Canal lose its function as the harbor of Venice in the 15th Century?
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9. Periodic flooding occurs in Venice. Sometimes even ____________________________
is under three feet of water for 2-3 hours.
10. San Marco Square is in the __________________ of Venice.
11. The San Marco’s Basilica of Venice is believed to be one of the most beautiful cathedrals
in the world. When and how did the construction begin?
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12. What is in the front of the Doge’s (misspelled online as Dogo’s) Palace? _____________
13. What connects the Doge’s Palace and the prison? ______________________________
14. What famous people spent part of their life in this jail?
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15. What has made Venice famous worldwide? ___________________________________
16. St. Marks Basilica is one of the ____________________________ that really shows
the greatness of Venice.
17. The symbol of St. Marks is a ____________________________________________.
18. The church structure is enormous. It has _____ great arches that support ______
gigantic domes.
19. The Doge’s Palace is the most famous _____________________ in Venice.
20. For centuries the Doge’s Palace had three fundamental roles.
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________
21. The Basilica of San Marco overlooks one of the most beautiful ____________________
in the world.
22. ______________________________________ is considered Venice’s main symbol
and tourist attraction.
23. The Rialto Bridge is the most famous of the bridges that cross the Grand Canal. The
other two are the _______________________ and the _____________________.
24. The Rialto Bridge was constructed between 1588 & __________________________.
25. The name the Bridge of Sighs, is an invention of romantic literature. What does legend
say about the name?
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