Dare to Think: Romantic Streets

In Spanish literature, you've been looking for streets which are dedicated to some relevant figures of the Romanticism and Neoclassicism in the XVIIIth Century.

Now, in English subject and for 4 lessons, each group is going to choose one of these streets and create an interactive picture about their featured figure.

With the help of the online software http://www.thinglink.com, you will create your own picture. Follow these steps:

Use the picture you took in the street as the background (upload it in "my images")

Start tagging the picture with the information you need to include:

• Biography of the figure: link to a webpage with the information + tags with the most relevant information (at least 4)
• List of main works (with the link to the webpage where you found the information). Don't include all the works, only the most important ones.

• Picture(s) to illustrate his/her biography and the topic.

• A song which illustrates the topic.

• A link to your blog and the general project blog.

• Video or videos where all the members in the group talk about the figure.

• Any links that you find interesting for the topic.

Embed your interactive pictures in your project blogs and leave here a comment with the link.

Deadline: 4th December.

Here you've got an image I've created to give you detailed instructions:



Print out the  rubric and give it to your teacher when the interactive picture is finished:
Rubric

Present Perfect Webquest

In this activity, we are going to practise QUESTIONS and ANSWERS with the Present Perfect and the Past simple.

Before doing it, make sure you understand the difference between Present Perfect and Past Simple:

TASK:
In pairs, copy the following questions in a WORD DOCUMENT and find information on the Internet to answer them:

1-Has the man ever landed on the Moon? Who did it? When?

2-How long have the Mars exploration Rovers been in Mars? When did they arrive? What are their main objectives? 

3-Has England ever been a Republic? Who was the first King or Queen? When?

4-What has been the last Olympic record in the 200m? And in the marathon? Who broke it? when?

5-Where have the Rolling Stones played for the last time? When? Can you find the playlist for that show?

6-Who have been the last Nobel Prizes? In which categories?

OBJECTIVES:

• Write full, original answers: always rephrase the question. Use the information on the Internet to write your own answers (don't copy the information word by word).
• Use the present perfect and the past simple correctly: you must know the difference before!
• Revise carefully the spelling and the punctuation in all the document.
• Copy the link to the page where you found the information from.

                    This activity will represent 1.5 points in your next exam.

RESOURCES (you can use different webpages, too):

• Moon Landing
• Mars Exploration
• Britain and the Monarchy
• Olympic Records in Athletics
• The Rolling Stones Official
• Nobel Prize

DEADLINE: you must send me your documents via e-mail to chlopez@florida-uni.es

• 4th B, C: 28th October.
• 4th A: 8th November.

Revision: verb tenses and adjectives

Work in groups to revise the tenses. You will prepare a presentation to explain it to the class.

• 2 of you will prepare a presentation to explain the form, use and examples for your tense.  
• 1-2 of you will prepare the oral part to explain the presentation to the class.

You can use prezi, bubbl.us (mind maps), powerpoint...

Grading criteria:
Content: 2,5 p. (form, use, examples... is it complete?)
Grammar and vocabulary: 3,5 p. (accuracy, spelling, capital letters...)
Visual aspect: 1p.. (is it attractive, appealing and original?)
Oral presentation: 3p. (pronunciation, not reading, assurance...) - Individual

Deadline: 4th October (4th B, C), 7th October (4th A). Copy the link to your presentations as a comment to this post.


Useful tools:
Prezi
Mind maps

Introduction year 13-14

Hi everyone!!
This course 201-2014 our "English in the Computers Room" will be organised around this blog. You'll use it to download my suggestions, do activities, watch videos and upload your works.

First of all, I want all of you to write a comment on this post. Include:

-Your full name, age and group.
-Your opinion about using a blog to organise the information (advantages, disadvantages)
-Watch the video. Do you think that speaking a foreign language is important?
-A question you have about 4th ESO English subject.
-And finally, a comment about what is the first week of the course going.


Enjoy!!!

Charo.