Blog: Your Choice, for next Monday.

Make sure you finished the Current Events post due this morning.

Before next week Monday you must finish a blog on a topic of your choice.

CURRENT EVENTS post by Monday 3/31

This must be ready for the day you return to school after the break.  Do not forget #3.  I think ZY is already done!

1. Find a recent news story online in print or in video that you can understand, and can explain to the rest of the class. You should also read/listen to the story in your own language; however, you must also listen/read to it in English and share it in English. International news is the best choice.  Paste a link to the story in your assignment blog post: post an English link, please.

2. Write a summary of the story. This must be in sentences, and about 300 to 500 words, and IN YOUR OWN WORDS. This is the part you explain.

3. Choose five most important or new vocabulary words to explain to the class. Define them in simple English, in your own words, so everyone should understand.

5. Post to your blog, with the title: "Current Events: XXXXXXX"

Unit 9: Animal Behaviour

Due date: 
- good copy will not be due until Thursday, 03/13
- presentations will be that Thursday and Friday
- we'll work on rough copy next Monday to Wednesday
- you will send me the text and video or presentation by email, by the start of class

Describe the behavior of your animal:
- write an introductory paragraph
- tell me about the different behaviours it has (what you photographed from the board)
- each behavior category is a paragraph
- write a concluding paragraph

How to present it:
- you can present it on your blog, Powerpoint, Prezzi, Imovie, etc.
- you must have video showing the animal behaviour
- you can show video of the behaviours while reading your presentation
- or put the audio of your reading into the video
- the text must be four hundred to five hundred words, and you must print me a copy
- the font must be 'Times New Roman', size 12.  It must be double-spaced.
 

Music assignment delayed until Thursday next week.

Monday through Wednesday we'll do some review of paragraphs.  Your music presentations will be on Thursday.

Enjoy the day off today!

Unit 8: favourite musician, band, or song - show and explain.

Due date: 
- good copy will not be due until Monday, 02/17
- we'll work on rough copy this Thursday and Friday
- you will send me the text and video or presentation by email, or on a USB (etc.) by the start of class

Three reasons, five paragraphs:
- write an introductory paragraph
- tell me three reasons, or more, that this music is a favourite
- each reason is a paragraph
- write a concluding paragraph

You have a choice of how to present it:
- the simplest way is with your text on Word, and tell me a link to a video of the music on the Internet
- the text must be four hundred to five hundred words. 
- the font must be 'Times New Roman', size 12.  It must be double-spaced.

- or you can write it on your blog, Powerpoint, Prezzi, Imovie, etc.
- you must have video or audio of the music (video is more interesting)
- you will read us your presentation while showing us the pictures/video from your presentation

BI-WEEKLY CURRENT EVENTS BLOG ASSIGNMENT

1. Find a recent news story online in print or in video that you can understand, and can explain to the rest of the class. You should also read/listen to the story in your own language; however, you must also listen/read to it in English and share it in English. International news is the best choice.  Paste a link to the story in your assignment blog post: post an English link, please.

2. Write a summary of the story. This must be in sentences, and about 300 to 500 words, and IN YOUR OWN WORDS. This is the part you explain.

3. Choose five most important or new vocabulary words to explain to the class. Define them in simple English, in your own words, so everyone should understand.

5. Post to your blog, with the title: "Current Events: XXXXXXX"

 

The first one is due by Monday at 8:30, 2/03.  All blog are due Monday morning.

 

'Current Events' will be every other week for your blog.  The weeks between will be 'free topic'.

"Where would you most like to explore? Why would you like to go there?"

Due date: 
- good copy will not be due until Thursday, 01/16
- you will send me the text and presentation by email, or on a USB (etc.) by or at the start of class

You have a choice of how to present it:
- you can write it on your blog, Powerpoint, Prezzi, Imovie, etc.
- it must have pictures and/or video of the place
- you will read us your presentation while showing us the pictures/video from your presentation- the text must be four hundred to five hundred words. 
- the font must be 'Times New Roman', size 12.  It must be double-spaced.