Dear students!
As promised, here comes the instruction to our weblog-project! On this weblog, you will find all the information you need for our class. I will upload the sequence plan so that you can have a look on what's coming next and what your homework is - so no excuses when you've missed a class for not having your homework!
I already told you that we will be doing a more modern and interactive form of a reading journal while dealing with "Looking for Alaska". I hope you enjoy reading the book and keeping a weblog on your reading experiences will give you valuable and interesting insights in your reading process.
And here comes your first task: With your partner, go to blogger.com and design your own blog. Don't worry, it's not difficult - I'm not a computer expert, this is my first blog experience as well and nevertheless I managed to do it! If you don't have a computer at home, you can go to the Selbstlernzentrum at our school where you have access to the internet.
The procedure will be as following: First, you decide on who starts writing. The person who starts writes a comment about his or her reading experience (you will get the assignment in class and you can also find it on my weblog). For Tuesday, 10th this will be p. 33-48. It's up to you what you want to focus on in your comment. You can comment on one specific aspect of the chapters, something that thrilled you, any questions you have, whether you liked the chapters (and why), whatever comes to your mind! Be creative! Then, it's your partner's turn - he or she has to read the comment and write back - kind of "comment on the comment". The next time, it's the other way round - partner B starts and partner A comments on partner B's comment.
If you have got any questions or problems with the assignment, don't hesitate to ask (in class or via blog :). Please feel also free to bring any ideas you might have to class!
And here comes the first part of our sequence plan for the next weeks:
As promised, here comes the instruction to our weblog-project! On this weblog, you will find all the information you need for our class. I will upload the sequence plan so that you can have a look on what's coming next and what your homework is - so no excuses when you've missed a class for not having your homework!
I already told you that we will be doing a more modern and interactive form of a reading journal while dealing with "Looking for Alaska". I hope you enjoy reading the book and keeping a weblog on your reading experiences will give you valuable and interesting insights in your reading process.
And here comes your first task: With your partner, go to blogger.com and design your own blog. Don't worry, it's not difficult - I'm not a computer expert, this is my first blog experience as well and nevertheless I managed to do it! If you don't have a computer at home, you can go to the Selbstlernzentrum at our school where you have access to the internet.
The procedure will be as following: First, you decide on who starts writing. The person who starts writes a comment about his or her reading experience (you will get the assignment in class and you can also find it on my weblog). For Tuesday, 10th this will be p. 33-48. It's up to you what you want to focus on in your comment. You can comment on one specific aspect of the chapters, something that thrilled you, any questions you have, whether you liked the chapters (and why), whatever comes to your mind! Be creative! Then, it's your partner's turn - he or she has to read the comment and write back - kind of "comment on the comment". The next time, it's the other way round - partner B starts and partner A comments on partner B's comment.
If you have got any questions or problems with the assignment, don't hesitate to ask (in class or via blog :). Please feel also free to bring any ideas you might have to class!
And here comes the first part of our sequence plan for the next weeks:
If you are asked to read chapters of the book, you should always mark the most important passages and look up unknown words and collect them in a vocabulary mind map or list. You will get more information on the reading and vocabulary work in class!
3rd May, 2011
Homework: reading pp. 7 - 33
Read and mark the passages where something is said about a labyrinth.
Who is talking about the labyrinth?
Which questions are asked in their conversation?
5th May, 2011
"Alaska's Labyrinth"
Self-assessment "Speaking"
Practising Monologues
Homework: reading pp. 33 - 48
Preparing a telephone conversation:
Imagine you are Miles. After a few days at Culver Creek you talk to your parents on the phone. Tell them about your first experiences you have made. Decide whether you want to tell them about the prank played on you.
Take notes on an index card on the aspects you want to mention during the telephone conversation. Don’t write complete sentences. Be prepared to act out the telephone conversation.
10th May, 2011
Role Plays
Homework: reading pp. 33 - 48
a) Name qualities you appreciate in a teacher and explain why. Are there teachers you would consider as role models? Give reasons and take notes!
b) Create a mind map of terms that you associate with friendship and of characteristics that you consider important in a friend.
12th May, 2011
"Working with Words"
"What makes a good teacher? - Dr. Hyde, a good teacher?!"
Homework: reading pp. 48 - 63
Prepare notes for a comment on the question: Would you like to have a teacher like Dr. Hyde, why or why not?
where are the answer ?
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