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Friday 15 November 2013

3rd Assignment 2013/14

Ok guys, here are your next challenges. :)

REMEMBER
When you're done, please, send me your work. If it's a link to your work online use the GoogleForm, if it's a file you created use DropitToMe.

Due on the 10th of December

1- Access our voicethread and do the tasks on page 11 and 12.

2- Christmas is just around the corner so let's spread some fun loving Christmas magic, shall we?
     Choose ONE of the following:
         a) Create a poster celebrating Christmas - you can use Glogster.
         b) Create a video holiday card - you can use Animoto or Goanimate.
         c) Create a wordsearch or a crossword with Christmas related vocabulary - you can use Wordsearchmaker , Wordsearch or Justcrosswords.
         d) Create a picture dictionary - you can draw it yourself or create it online using this Picture Dictionary
         e) Create a mindmap to share cool Christmas tree/house decorations, the presents you'd like to get, and some Christmas songs/movies - you can use Popplet.
         f) Create a short comic strip about Christmas - you can use Pixton.

Monday 23 September 2013

2nd Assignment 2013/14

Halloween is just around the corner so here's what I need you to do.

7th and 8th Grade due on the 31st of October

7th Grade
Choose ONE of the following tasks. When you're done, please, send me your work. If it's a link to your work online use the GoogleForm, if it's a document you created use DropitToMe.

- Draw your own horror story. You can either draw it yourself or you can use one of these tools: Goanimate; Bitstrips; Toondoo
- Create a mindmap using Popplet and share what you think are the 10 scariest halloween/horror: movies, costumes, books or music videos.
- Create a halloween poster using Glogster.

8th Grade
Choose ONE of the following tasks. When you're done, please, send me your work. If it's a link to your work online use the GoogleForm, if it's a document you created use DropitToMe.

-Write your own horror story.
- Create a quiz on halloween. You can use Blubbr or QuizRevolution.
- Create a presentation on the origins of halloween. You can use Prezi or powerpoint.
- Choose a scene from an horror movie/book and make your own video reenactment of it.

1st Assignment 2013/14

Hope you're ready for the learning adventure that awaits us. Here's your 1st assignment:

7th and 8th Grade due on 5th of October

- Visit our oral practice voicethread. Go through all the pages (from 1 to 10)on the voicethread and follow the instructions on there. These first pages are only to help you revise what you already know. Remember you need a microphone to get the tasks done. If you don't own one, please let me know so we can set up an hour to work together.
Click the links below to access your voicethread. 

7th GRADE - Link - http://voicethread.com/share/4775626/

8th GRADE - Link - http://voicethread.com/share/4775620/

Monday 7 January 2013

4th Assignment

Lets get back into our ZarcoEnglish mood, shall we? ;)

8th Grade - Due on the 31st of January


           Up to you to explore and present to the class the vocabulary we will look into while dealing with the topic "food". Just choose ONE of the 4 mini tasks below:
1- Create a word cloud with relevant vocabulary. Create subtopics like: "Vegetables", "Fruit", etc. Use Wordle to do this.
2- Create a mind map displaying the relations between the words. Use Popplet for this one.
3- Create a video to practice vocabulary. Use text and images or record yourself. You can put everything together using Movie Maker.
4- Create a crossword or a wordsearch so you can test your colleagues' vocabulary skills. Use Wordsearch Maker and Just Crosswords.

           Now, this next task needs to be tackled by all of you. It's time you let your reading shine through. So this one is all about books, audiobooks to be precise. Visit StoryBee or Storylineonline and choose ONE audiobook. Listen and/or read the story and then choose one or two of the tools below to: briefly present the author; explain what you (dis)liked about the story and then retell the story or create a new version of it.

Tools you may use:
GoAnimate
Toondoo
Glogster
Capzles
Tar Heel Reader
MovieMaker
Powerpoint
Prezi

Happy readings!

9th Grade - Due on the 31st of January

1- Write a text about your addictions. Remember to structure your ideas so you actually create a text and not just loose sentences. Use this Essay Map to help you organize your paragraphs. Write your text using google docs and when you're done share the link with me by filling out this form - http://bit.ly/entregadetrabalho

2- Access the voicethread below and listen to what you're supposed to do. You can view it fullscreen HERE.


You may use the following tools:
Animoto
GoAnimate
Photopeach
Powerpoint
MovieMaker
Glogster
Prezi

You'll find some useful information HERE.
Use Sqworl to bookmark any other website you think is relevant for the task at hand. Use any of these image banks to get copyright photos.