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November 28th 2013: Thanksgiving celebration

Romeo & Juliet by Melina Lema

Visit to London

                                       

                                                welcome back!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Halloween celebration by 1° 1°

The last Sherlock Holmes story by 1° 1°

Primary school linkage project: The little prince by 5º 4º- 7º B

Primary school linkage project: Yellow submarine by 5º3º - 4ºA

POETRY CONTEST

In honour of National Poetry Day on 3 October, we've put together some of our favourite resources for teaching poetry. Use them to challenge your classes to write poems based on this year's theme: 'Water, water, everywhere!'

We have also compiled a top 10 list of speaking and listening resources to help your students debate, argue and discuss in a structured and meaningful way.

There's also reaction to Channel 4's Educating Yorkshire from TES behaviour adviser Tom Bennett.

Resources
Resources for teaching poetry

Forms of poetry: Haiku
Introduce your students to the haiku form and help them count syllables and create their own haiku poems.

Poetry techniques, forms and features
These detailed notes provide an excellent summary of poetic forms and techniques, from personification and alliteration to tanka and limerick.

Firework by Katy Perry: Poetic devices worksheet
Explore the idea of lyric poetry with this resource that asks students to spot the poetic devices in the lyrics of Firework by Katy Perry.

Unseen poetry exercises
Get students into the habit of analysing unseen texts with this series of exercises designed to practise responding to new poems.

Compare and contrast poetry from different cultures
This simple worksheet offers a great format for comparing poems, in this case Island Man by Grace Nicholls and The Fringe of the Sea by A. L. Hendricks, and could be adapted to suit different texts.

Happy student`s day!!!!!

LET´S CELEBRATE SPRING TIME!!!!

Letter to Miss Robin Da Costa

To: My dear teacher
 From: Angie (5º 4º)
 Dear Alejandra:
I decided to write this brief letter for you in order to engrave in a rock something that can not be erased by the sea and the time. I would like you to know that the only reason
I wake up every Wednesday and every Friday is our English Class.
 Thanks for yout effort, your sincere interest in our learning and to take care of us. Thanks for creating in the classroom an environment full of trustfulness..
 Thanks for bringing us songs.
Thanks for your smile, your companionship and your help.
 Thanks for listening to us and answer us.
Thanks for existing and being present.
Thank you Alejandra!
Though I can't really engrave these words in a rock, they are already engraved in my heart.
 Love, Angie.
 PS: Count on me!

The Railway Crossing

by Franco B & Leonel (3º 1º)

HAPPY TEACHERS´DAY!!!!!!

1984 project

1984 Project

1984 PROJECT: 5° 3° students

1984 project

Advertising the book

Dear Readers,     

Hi, I’m writing you because I’ve heard you want to read a book but you don’t have idea which book you could choose. So, I’m going to talk about a book I liked very much!. Have you heard about 1984?. If you haven’t, I’ll tell you about it. It is a book written by George Orwell.

I recommend the book because it’s very simple to read. The book has only a few chapters and it isn’t so hard to go through. It has a simple but beautiful plot. But, I wan’t tell you everything about the story. It’s about things that could have happened in 1984. At that moment, the people were watched every time by telescreens and so, they didn’t have any private moments.

 If you like this kind of story, I guess you will read the book. There are many characters, but Winston and Julia are my favorite. Winston is the character that appeared many times in the book, he works in the “Ministry of Truth”. He meets a woman called Julia and, then they become lovers. They have to face the context they live because, in that moment, the sex is only por procreating and they have sex for love.

1984, has political ideas, fights and a little story of love, in a world where the lie and corruption are very common.

 Finally, I liked the book very much so I highly recommend it. I’m sure you will love it!

                                                                       

                                                                                   by Nadine Brucketa |5° 4°

1984 project

WInston´s diary

"March 22nd

This is the first time I write in months. I can't really remember how many, but it seems like it has been a while. Strangely, my old diary wasn't with the rest of my stuff at my new home, but I don't really mind. It's a really nice place; although there is no hot water yet, "the supervisor" (someone they said would help me moving in) said they were working on it. That was like two months ago. They must have a lot of requests."

Winston stopped writing for a second and looked around. His new house was way smaller and the wallpaper was rotting away. On a dirty corner, a rat came out of a hola, crossed the living room and exitted through a broken step of the old stairs. Without showing much interest in the vermin, he kept writing:

"I like what they did to my office in the Ministry of Truth. They replaced the machine that throwed newspapers for a telescreen that shows me when the truck with the newspapers arrived. That way, I know when I have to go down the eight floors and lift the boxes back to my office to continue working. A member of the party came in the other day and told me that starting next week I would have to deliver the correct newspapers back down as well, but that's alright. Working keeps me entertained. I can't remember why or how, but I realize it's best not to think too much about the reason you have to do more work each day, but rather get it done fast."

He stopped writing again. Today's newspaper was lying on the table. In big, black letter could be read "We are now in war against Eurasia". Reading today's newspaper made Winston feel better and almost forget his broken ribs. He liked war. It kept him from thinking too much about other things.

                                                                                                                                       by Alejandro Ravasi 5° 4°