Last Post .......Late Post!!

Dear All,

Your last post should have been done last week;

300 words

The advantages & disadvantages of blogging in the English Classroom.

I have to publish your marks on Friday 19th.

Pablo and Cristian still haven't sent their videos!!!!

Please let them know if you see them.

Cheers

TED

Go to www.ted.com

Watch Sir Ken Robinson´s talk DO SCHOOLS KILL CREATIVITY

Explore the web site.

Comment on a talk from you career area. Provide a link to the video.

150 words please.

A Film you enjoyed

Please write about a film you enjoyed watching.

Say

Where you saw it
What it was about
Why you enjoyed it.

Write about 200 words

Beautiful Chile

Write about a place in Chile that you enjoyed visiting.
Say:

When you went

Who you went with

What you did there

200 words minimum. Then visit 3 of your classmates' blogs and leave a comment

A Work of Art

Chiho Aoshima

This is a picture by an artist I saw an exposition by in 2007. She uses computers to create her images. I like the colours and the kind of "manga" style her work has. Some of it is quite dark and threatening. I wish this copy was a bit bigger so you could appreciate the detail a bit better.











Now it's your turn. Your next post should include a work of art your like and a 200 word text explaining:

When and where you saw it for the first time
Why you like it
What makes it special
What emotions it envokes when you look at it

Once your finished, post comments of at least 3 of your classmates' blogs.

Guardian Summary

Visit The Guardian website;

www.guardian.co.uk/

Find an article you like and write a 150 word summary.

Please look below for details on summary writing.

Writing a Summary

A summary is condensed version of a larger reading. A summary is not a rewrite of the original piece and does not have to be long nor should it be long. To write a summary, use your own words to express briefly the main idea and relevant details of the piece you have read. Your purpose in writing the summary is to give the basic ideas of the original reading. What was it about and what did the author want to communicate?

While reading the original work, take note of what or who is the focus and ask the usual questions that reporters use: Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? Using these questions to examine what you are reading can help you to write the summary.

Sometimes, the central idea of the piece is stated in the introduction or first paragraph, and the supporting ideas of this central idea are presented one by one in the following paragraphs. Always read the introductory paragraph thoughtfully and look for a thesis statement. Finding the thesis statement is like finding a key to a locked door. Frequently, however, the thesis, or central idea, is implied or suggested. Thus, you will have to work harder to figure out what the author wants readers to understand. Use any hints that may shed light on the meaning of the piece: pay attention to the title and any headings and to the opening and closing lines of paragraphs.

In writing the summary, let your reader know the piece that you are summarizing. Identify the title, author and source of the piece. You may want to use this formula:

In "Title of the Piece" (source and date of piece), author shows that: central idea of the piece. The author supports the main idea by using _____________________ and showing that ______________________________________________________.

Here is a sample summary:

In the short story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty author James Thurber humorously presents a character who fantasizes about himself as a hero enduring incredibly challenging circumstances. In his real life, Walter Mitty lives an ordinary, plain life; he is a husband under the control of an overbearing, critical wife. Thurber uses lively dialogue to give readers an understanding of Mitty's character. The story takes place over a period of about twenty minutes; during this brief time, Mitty drives his wife to the hairdresser and runs errands that his wife has given him while he waits for her. In between his worrying that he is not doing what she wants him to do, he daydreams about himself as a great surgeon, brilliant repair technician, expert marksman, and brave military captain. This story shows that fantasy is often a good alternative to reality.

Remember:

• Do not rewrite the original piece.
• Keep your summary short.
• Use your own wording.
• Refer to the central and main ideas of the original piece.
• Read with who, what, when, where, why and how questions in mind.
• Do not put in your opinion of the issue or topic discussed in the original piece. Often, instructors ask students to put their opinions in a paragraph separate from the summary.

Taken from:

http://homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/writing_a_summary.htm

For educational purpose only.

First Blog Mark

Hi folks. Here's the first blog mark.

Gabriel 3.0
Pilar 5.0
Gabriela 3.0
Susanah 4.0
Nancy 7.0
Cristian ?
Karol 3.0
Kate 7.0
Alvaro 6.0
Daniela 6.0
Daniela (gato) 3.0
Diego 5.0
Pablo 5.0
Francisca 5.0
Aileen 4.0
Nicolas 6.0
Isidora 4.0
Catalina 5.0
Simon 5. 0

The City of the Future

Dear Students,

This weeks task is to visit http://www.victorycities.com/ and write a review of the site.

What do you as a future architect/designer think of the VC proposal?

As always, at least 150 words please.

Then post comments on 3 of your classmates' blogs.

Extra Post: The Best

In your opinion, who is the best architect or designer?

Tell me what you think.

Say:

Who it is
What they have done
Why you like them

Explain what makes them the best.

Please find some examples of their work in images and post them too.

About 250 words please.

Please comment on at least 3 of your classmates' blogs

Good Technology

What is your favourite piece of technology?

You can consider the following questions if you like:

When did you first use it?

How often do you use it?

What do you use it for?

Why do you like it?

How would your life change without it?

At least 200 words please

Golden Oldie

It´s difficult for me to choose one favourite song because I´m always listening to music and I always have lots of top songs of the moment. However, the other morning I listened to a song that I hadn´t heard in ages and it brought back good memories.

The song was ¨Forest Fire¨by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, a Scottish band from the early 80s. They were never going to be the best band in the world but they produced good songs with clever )intelligent) lyrics.

I was living in London when I first heard of this band. They had a song called ¨Perfect Skin¨which I liked. I remember that it was a track on a tape that came free with The New Musical Express, a music paper I always used to buy. This was their third single and possibly their biggest hit.

Here are the lyrics.

She crossed herself as she put on her things
She has promised once before not to live this way
If she don't calm down she will burn herself out
Like a forest fire, well doesn't that make you smile
If you don't slow down, I swear that I'll come round
And mess up your place, let's go for a spin
They say we shouldn't even know each other
And that we'll be undone
Don't it make you smile like a forest fire
I believe in love, I'll believe in anything
That's gonna get me what I want and get me off my knees
Then we'll burn your house down, don't it feel so good
There's a forest fire every time we get together
Doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo
Hey pick you up, put you down
Rip you up and spin you round
Just like we said we would
'cause we're a forest fire
Believe you me, we'll tear this place down
If we get caught in this wind then we could burn the ocean
If we get caught in this scene we're gonna be undone
It's just a simple metaphor, it's for a burning love
Don't it make you smile like a forest fire

Song

What is your favourite song at the moment?

Who is it by?

When did you hear it for the first time?

Why do you like it?

Please write at least 150 words.

Post the lyrics.

Then comment on 5 of your classmates blogs.

BBC Learning English Website

Dear bloggers:

Your task this week was to review the BBC Learning English website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

You have to surf it and then post a 200 word review.

Finally, you have to post comments on the blogs of at least 3 of your classmates.

For this week (and this week only) the deadline was Sunday (Sept 1st).

Welcome to Blogsville

Hi Bloggers,

Your first task is to create your blog. Then you have to link all your classmates. Next post a short introduction. Finally you have to leave a comment on at least 5 blogs belonging to your classmates.