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.

3rd Assignment

8th Grade - Due on the 12th of December

Lets bring some Christmas joy into our classes, shall we? Choose TWO of the tasks below.

1- In pairs use glogster, animoto, scrapblog, flixtime or goanimate and create a presentation on one of the following:

5 Christmas movies

5 Christmas songs to cheer you up

5 Christmas recipes (traditional)

5 decoration ideas to jazz up your homes

2- Share with us how you celebrate Christmas. Write a short text on it and add pictures that show your Christmas tree or any other Christmas decorations around your place. Email me the text when you are done.

3- Create a video or a PowerPoint presentation on the use of any of the grammar items we have learnt in class this term. Don´t forget to add examples. 

9th Grade - Due on the 15th of December.

Choose ONE of the tasks below.

1- Share with us how you celebrate Christmas. Write a short text on it and add pictures that show your Christmas tree or any other Christmas decorations around your place. Email me the text when you are done.

2- Create a presentation on Prezi or PowerPoint and let the world know how we celebrate Christmas and New Year's Eve in Madeira.

Again choose only ONE of the tasks below.    

1- Choose a song, grab the lyrics from Lyrics.Wikia or Lyrics.com, draw or use images that portrait what happens in each line of the song. When you're done take a picture or scan your drawings and upload them to Movie Maker in order to create a music video for the song you chose.

I have placed a video below to show you what the end result might look like.
2- Review the verb tenses - present simple; present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous - we have learnt in class this term and create a video that explains how and when a particular tense is used. Then use song lyrics to present examples of its use. You can download the audio of YouTube music videos using Flvto and then cut the excerpt of the music that interests you using mp3cut.net or cutmp3.net.
Below is an example of how your work might look like.
As soon as you finish your video you have two choices: either send me the file so I can put it online or you take care of that yourselves. Whichever you choose is fine by me.

2nd Assignment

8th Grade - Due on the 31st October

Hi guys, this assignment has two different tasks:

- Visit Halloween from Around the World and choose a country. Gather information about how that country celebrates Halloween. Then use GoAnimate and create an animation where you present the information you gathered in a fun way.

 It's time to practice your reading/speaking skills.
- Access audiopal,  vocaroo, or chirbit and record yourself reading the text on page 27 of your English book.

As always you'll need to share your work on the class blog afterwards.

9th Grade - Due on the 5th November 

Three different tasks guys.
First is optional the second and the third are mandatory.

1st
- Watch the video below and create a Halloween timeline using Capzles OR based on the information you gather from the video or any other reliable source (yes, you'll need to let us know what other sources you used) create a Halloween quiz using QuizRevolution 


2nd
 It's time to practice your reading/speaking skills.
- Access audiopal, vocaroo or chirbit and record yourself reading the text on page 27 of your English book.
- Access englishcentral and do this exercise. Use screencast-o-matic or screenr to video record yourself doing the exercise

3rd
Write a film review. Refer to the topics that appear on the page 27 of your book. Then access Glogster and create a poster for the movie you have chosen. Add images, text, video and audio to your poster. 

1st assignment 2011/12

8th Grade - Due on the 8th October

Ok guys,

Hope you're ready to embark on this new adventure. ;) Here's your 1st assignment:

Since our 1st Unit is about leisure activities and holidays, I have 2 tasks for you.
- Visit Phreetings and create a virtual postcard. You can refer to: the weather, the accomodation, the things you're doing, etc.
- Go to LiveTyping and let the world know a bit more about you. You can refer to: favourite food, favourite music, favourite subject, hobbies, sports, etc.

9th Grade - Due on the 8th October

Let's Rock and Roll guys! :)

Here's what I'd like you to do.

- Visit LiveTyping and dazzle me with your writing skills. It's a free theme text, so let your imagination go wild. Just be sure you write a minimum of 80 words.

- Head on over to Animoto and create a "about me" video presentation, so we can let the world know a bit more about the wonderful people you guys are.

9th Assignment - Theater, April Fools Day & Easter

For this assignment I have chosen to give each class separate tasks. So be careful and make sure you do the correct tasks.

8th GRADE - Due on the 24th of March

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- Visit the Connectors blog. Our spanish friends have left us a couple of messages. Please read and answer them. You won't be able to post directly, so e-mail me your answers and I'll post them myself.

- Our Turkish friends have challenged us to another celebration. This time it's Theatre Day. Visit the Celebrate You and Me Digitally  wiki to get an overview of what they propose us. Choose one of the tasks or as many as you want.

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- Create a class magazine. Each one of you is responsible for writing an article. You all know what you have chosen to write about, so just e-mail me your article when you're done, so I can put it all together on Issuu.

- Your 2nd task is about April Fool's Day. Visit the Celebrate You and Me Digitally wiki to see what we have prepared for you. Choose one or as many as you want.

9th GRADE - Due on the 26th of March
Your last assignment before Easter break! =)

Ana Maria, a wonderful teacher from Brazil, joined our wiki. Check out what she prepared for us. Visit the Celebrate You and Me Digitally wiki and choose one of the tasks.