Language and Literature: Texts and Contexts

Dear IB students,
The novel in translation to be studied is FATELESS by Imre Kertesz

These are some resourses we will be using during March and April 2012. I'll post specific instructions for each assignment.
Auschwitz - Birkenau Extermination Camp
http://www.palmbeachschools.org/multicultural/documents/10SSCampsoneday.pdf
Archive of German Propaganda
http://degob.org/index.php?showarticle=2031

Mackayzine on Bloggers

Mackayzine on Bloggers

ESP, November 2011

Check these links to get ideas from previous works:
http://languagealive.blogspot.com/2011/03/list-of-bloggers-methodology-ii-day.html
In each of these blogs, the students posted their ESP projects. If you are using any of the ideas as sources of inspiration, please ask for permission to author sending a comment.
http://languagealive.blogspot.com/2011/06/english-for-specific-purposes.html

Today (Monday) you gave me the first ideas about your project:
Yasna- Nataly: "International Law"
Francisco-Alejandro: Cruiselines
Angelo-Nicolás: Engineering
Denisse-María: ???
Judith-Francisca: Chef/restaurant
Susana-Patricio: Small town tourism
Axel-Katherine????
Cristopher-Danny: Tourism (restaurants)
Óscar-Neptalí:?????????
Marco-Marcelo:????????

Please add a comment before Thursday with your topic (in case you didn't tell me in class or if you want to change it). It absolutely necessary to have this clear BEFORE next class.
Deadlines:
Nov 7th: brainstorming, outlining, drafting
Nov 9th: Needs analysis instrument or tabulation of results (first period); General objectives and first draft of syllabus.
Nov 14th: Sample material preparation
Nov 17th: Sample material preparation
Nov 21st: lesson modelling

Teaching in Nursery School

Free Songs, Dream English
Digital Storytelling
10 little pigs

When teaching nursery school, there are different methods that can be used:

• Story Telling
• Songs, flashcards and games
• Phonics

Choose one of this methods. Imagine and describe a classroom setting. Plan a lesson using the siop template, prepare the materials and perform the lesson in front of our class.

The role of metacognition

"Thinking about learning"; coaching strategies for effective learning:
Read this text: Metacognition: an overview
Metacognition, prezi with homework, upload this homework in your blog (October 13th)
Metacognitive strategies
What is metacognition?

Homework

1. Read the text Metacognition, an Overview again.

2. Recheck the prezi presentation. According to the homework presented there, brainstorm possible ways to foster metacognition. Upload them in you blog and post a comment here with these ideas. Be prepared to discuss them next class.

3, In the same prezi presentation, 4 stages to develop critical thinking are presented. Study them carefully.

4. Research about automaticity and cognitive load. Answer the questions by Eric Dickens. Once again, post in your blog, comment in mine.

5. Study the two videos related to Bloom's taxonomy.  Choose one of your lesson plans and analyse it according to the information presented in the videos. Be prepared to explain in front of the class.

night class: this Monday

Dear students, (Mabel, William, Inelia, Blanca, Giannina and Jeanet)
Our lesson this Monday will be in room A507. Remember to study for the quiz.
 Regards,

Miss Carla

ICT: glogster and webquest

Your new assignment will include the use of technology.

Visit the following links and register as new member:

Webquest

Glogster

The idea is to develop writing skills using glogster and speaking skills with a webquest.

As an example, a group of my III medio students wrote a text is response to a short movie they have seen. You can watch the movie in this link:

Play

Some examples of glogsters:

Examples

In the case of webquests, check the following  tasks:

Persuasive speaking
Your webquest should have the following number of resources:
Title 1
Introduction: 2
Task: 3
Process: 8

You will decide how to distrute the types of resources per section: 6 videos, 6  websites, 2  audios. Each section must have an image.

Each task must be original. You need to present the corresponding lesson plan and  both tasks must be uploding in your blog.

Deadline: 

Day class: October 3rd

Night class: October 4th