Bringing the centenary into the classroom: programmes announced in Sardinia and ideas for reading and reimagining Grazia Deledda with students.
Each programme has its own organisers and procedures: consult the original notices for eligibility, applications and deadlines.
A cultural programme for upper secondary schools, supported by the Region and developed by the association Il Club di Jane Austen Sardegna.
ISRE and the Province of Nuoro invite upper secondary schools to apply to produce short educational videos on Deledda's life and work. Ten schools are expected to be selected, with projects due by 30 May 2027.
ISRE deadline: 23 October 2026. This notice is separate from the regional programme of 6 October. Application procedures are described in the official document.
Read the call for applications ↗These are GRAZIA100.IT editorial suggestions that teachers may freely adapt; they are not official workshops of the programmes mentioned.
Choose a passage, explain its context and record a short reading with a commentary. The result can be a short audio episode about a place in Deledda's work.
Suggested reading: Canne al vento.
Photograph scenes from your town or neighbourhood and compare them with descriptions of landscapes in the writer's work.
Suggested reading: Canne al vento e Cosima.
Imagine a letter, diary entry or new viewpoint for a character, clearly distinguishing the original text from your interpretation.
Suggested reading: Elias Portolu or La madre.
Make a short video presentation of a theme or place, citing the relevant book and the sources used.
Further reading: the biography and Nobel Prize.
An independent activity that can be adapted to different class levels and requires no special equipment.
Read a short passage selected by the teacher and identify who is speaking, where they are and what problem they face. Ask students to distinguish explicit information from interpretation.
Prompt: the relationship between characters and landscape in Canne al vento.
In small groups, propose two different explanations for a character's decision. Each group should support its reading with a specific detail from the work, without inventing quotations.
Prompt: origins and responsibility in Cenere o Elias Portolu.
Create a fact sheet, short audio piece or written comparison: what does the text say, how do we interpret it and what question remains open? Finish by naming the work, author and any sources used.
Prompt: calling and memory in Cosima.
A meaningful reading experience can continue after the final page: a small exhibition, podcast, library meeting or literary walk. Even simple activities can bring young people closer to books without reducing them to commemorative exercises.
For applications and official calls, contact the organisers directly. GRAZIA100.IT does not collect school applications on behalf of institutions.
