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domingo, 28 de agosto de 2011
domingo, 31 de julio de 2011
August 15th - 19th: Producing, editing, uploading a school mini-TV news.
Task 4. Creating your own mini-TV news (three minutes).
Based on all the previous tasks, you have the opportunity to be a video producer.!! Use the texts you wrote in the previous tasks.
v Organize your own team. ( 5 students)
v Agree with your team partners on the sections and time for your activity.
v Think of an interesting name for your mini-TV news.
v Think of an interesting name for your mini-TV news.
v v Use window Movie maker, following the tips in the site provided.
v Upload the video on youtube to share with other people.
v Send the video to the provided e-mail.
Purpose: To produce a school mini-TV news using image and sound editing tools, and sharing the product on the web. (youtube)
Sites for consulting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxX--c2yxV4&feature=relatedaugust 8th - 12th: Recording a short article.
Task 3. a. Listening to a News Report.
Listen carefully to the news report on the first web site-randall's site ( sites for consulting).
b. Reading a short article aloud and recording it.
Listen carefully to the news report on the first web site-randall's site ( sites for consulting).
- Answer the questions there.
- Check your final score.
- Print the sheet with the answers and bring it to class.
b. Reading a short article aloud and recording it.
From the web site suggested, select one of the short articles published and practice reading them aloud.
v In the classroom, practice reading loud out the selected article, with your partner. Imagine you are a TV news presenter.
v Ask the teacher to confirm your pronunciation and correct whatever mispronunciation.
v At home, record the reading of the selected article, with your own voice, using the suggested voice editor.
v File it and send it to the e-mail.
Purpose: to read loud out a short article and record it, paying particular attention to pronunciation patterns already practiced in class. A voice editing program will be used.
August 1st - 5th: Stages in the process of writing a text.
Writing a text is a well-organised process. It follows some specific steps.
TABLE 2.
TASK 2.
TABLE 2.
STEP | DESCRIPTION |
Prewriting | Previous activities for gathering, organizing, classifying the information. It includes brainstorming, listing, diagramming, etc. |
Drafting | The first writing produced in the process. |
Revising | Reading and checking the first text produced. |
Editing | Monitoring and correcting the text. |
Publishing | The final text already checked and adjusted. |
v Using the diagram drawn in TASK 1, write the first draft of your article. For this purpose, write three paragraphs. (about 90 words).
Support your work on the reading from the consulting site: Jerry Decided To Buy a Gun.
Comment the article read and your draft with with your team partners.
v Comment the article read with your team partners.
v Comment your draft with your team partners.
v Send your draft to the mail: englisheohschool2011@gmail.com
v The teacher will read it and will send it back to you for the corresponding adjustment and final edition.
Purpose: to write the first draft of an article that describes an event that happened in the surroundings of the neighborhood, the school or the locality.
Site for consulting:
viernes, 29 de julio de 2011
August 1st - 5th : How to Write a short description about particular events.
When we want to describe a particular event, we must have into account the following aspects:
Table 1.
WHAT? | ¿Cuál es el suceso? |
WHO? | ¿Quién(es) participan? |
WHERE? | ¿Dónde sucede? |
WHEN? | ¿Cuándo tiene lugar? |
HOW? | ¿Qué circunstancias? |
WHY? | Razones, causas |
Think of special events that have happened in your neighborhood, your school or your locality recently.
a. Draw a diagram about one of those events, using the categories in table 1.
englisheohschool2011@gmail.com
d. Make a copy of your diagram and share it with your partners in class: tell them what difficulties you had and how you solved them.
Purpose: To understand and produce news reports about our surroundings (home, school, locality, city, etc) following the aspects suggested.
Site for consulting:
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/hh/writeideas/articles/0,28372,634430,00.html
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