Homework week 1

Hi D, and anyone else who forgot...
The homework this weekend is to write a cause/effect essay about the changes in diet in your country. You can focus on either the causes, the effects, or both, but be sure it is clear which you choose. The essay should be 4-6 paragraphs long.
Any questions, just add them here, in the comment section.
Al

Intrax News

 

This is the edited version of the news show. Well done everybody on a great job, and a special thanks to Adam for making it look so pro...

This weekend..

Hi everybody, just a note to say we won't bother with the student news this week. It was all about the Boston bombings and it's all out of date now. Anyway, you can all be working on your compare/contrast essay...........
Keep warm
Al

This week

Hi Everybody,
This is the cnn news video for you watch and talk about on Monda. If you were absent from class on Thursday, the homework was writing an argumentative essay. Remember to choose a topic which can be argued from two sides, but which can be supported with evidence and details.
 Have a great weekend,
Al
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/11/studentnews/sn-transcript-fri/index.html

This week...

Hi everybody,
Hope the last two weeks has gone well fo you. I hear there was a bit of a change of plan, and the original sub couldn't come. I'm not sure who has been teaching you, or what you've been looking at this week. If you have the chance, watch the cnn news here
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/04/studentnews/sn-transcript-fri/index.html
and we'll talk about it on Monday morning.
Did you have any homework (essay writing?) over the weekend? I'll prepare something for Monday, but b Tuesday we'll be back on to the usual schedule.
See you all on Monday,
Al

Watch This

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/21/studentnews/sn-transcript-fri/index.html

This is the cnn student news link for you to watch and discuss in class on Monday. There has been a bit of a change and Larry won't be teaching you while I am away. I'm sure you'll get the details newt week. At the moment I don't know who it will be, but I'm sure you'll all be welcoming to whoever it is....
See you in a couple of wks, hopefully the winter will  have finished by the time I get back...
Al

watch this

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/14/studentnews/sn-transcipt-fri/index.html

Watch this

Hi everybody, hope your weekends are going well. If you have ten minutes to spare, can you watch this over the next couple of days. It's cnn's student news. We'll talk a little about it on Monday.


http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/

Don't forget to  change your clocks forward tonight.... one hour less sleep

Videos

here are those Okinawa videos we couldn't watch in class
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwX9Ll19cX0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8teAABsnTmM

Funnily enough

I saw this in the newspaper today. It's what we're talking about. Read it and tell me what you think.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/mar/05/ten-ways-to-live-longer

Welcome

This is the Level 9 class of March 2013. These blogs will be created and used by students in order to show their writing skills. You will be doing two kinds of writing on the blog. The first is journal writing, which is free writing around a topic. You don't have to think too much about grammar and spelling, it's just a  chance to generate some ideas and share some views. The second type will be essay writing. During this session we will look at different kinds of academic essays (narrative, descriptive, argumentative, etc) and you will write one essay of each type. The essay should be carefully planned with attention paid to grammar and spelling as well as organization (introduction, thesis, conclusion etc).
The blogs will be yours to be as creative as possible with. You can add pictures, video, graphic, whatever. We will be able to read each others blogs, and I will encourage you to comment and interact with classmates frequently.
Welcome to the class, I hope we'll have some fun , as well as improve our writing skills.
Al