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 February
1º Access our VoiceThread.
- 7th Grade - Do pages 13, 14, 15 and 16
- 8th Grade - Do pages 14, 15 and 16
2º To celebrate Saint Valentine choose 2 of the tasks below.Get in touch with your inner Cupid and spread some love :)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'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.
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.
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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.
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.
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
8º3
- 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.
8º4
- 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.
You'll find some useful information HERE.
Use Sqworl to bookmark any other website you think is relevant for the task at hand. Use Compfight to get copyright photos.
Recreate a scene in Xtranormal between 2 famous couples - could be historical couples like Romeo and Juliet or present day couples from a romantic movie that you like.
Do a research project about famous historical couples and present it either through glogster or capzles.
Go into the origins of St. Valentine's Day and create a short movie on it using Movie Maker or just scrapblog
Here's your 1st assignment of 2010. Hope you enjoy it! :)
This tasks is all about books, audiobooks to be precise. So, I want you to visit StoryBee, LoudLit and 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.
Hi guys, here's your 4th assignment. I have divided it into 2 different tasks.
1st Task
Access VOCAROO and record yourself reading the text on page 26 of your book, from line 1 to line 17. When you're done post your recording on your blog.
2nd Task
Create an account on ENGLISH CENTRAL, then do these exercises One, Two, Three. When you're done post your results on your blog. You can check the DEMO about how it all works here.
Let me know if you have any questions or doubts. You can leave me a message in the Audio Dropbox.
9th GRADE - Due on the 11th of December
Guys, I have divided your assignment into 2 different tasks.
1st task
Create an account on ENGLISH CENTRAL, then do these exercises One, Two, Three. When you're done post the results on your blog.
Let me know if you have any questions or doubts. You can leave me a message in the Audio Dropbox. 2nd Task - PAIR WORK
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. 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.
I have placed 3 videos below to show you what the end result might look like. You know how to reach me should you need any help.
Well guys, this is a little extra, but it's quite simple.
We need to choose our very own student of the month. So access this FORM, and fill it in. Here are some basic rules:
You can only vote once.
Should the same student vote more than once his votes will all be anulled.
You are allowed to vote on a student from any class.
Great work on your Halloween task guys. However, I'd like to point out that some of you are falling a bit behind on your tasks. On the 9th of November check your evaluation sheets and make the necessary adjustments to your work.
For this next assignment you will have 2 different tasks: - 1st
Access the other classes' blogs and comment on, at least, two from each class. Create a new message and post the names of the students and a link to their blogs. VERY IMPORTANT! Follow the rules!
The following rules apply to all posts and comments
- Based on the information you collect, use either GoAnimate or Glogster to create a presentation about Halloween or use MyStudiyo and create your own quiz about halloween.
8th GRADE - Due on the 30th of October
Congratulations! You passed this 1st test with flying colours. You have made me proud. :)
You will be working in pairs for your next assignment. Here's what I want you to do:
- 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.
Below you have a quick screencast on how to use GoAnimate.
I hope you're ready for the challenges up ahead! :)
9th GRADE
Guys, you already know how this works. But should you have any doubts you know how to reach me. This assignment is due on the 14th of October, so better get started.
- First, to remind the rest of us of who you are, write 10 words that best characterize you, then visit WORDLE and create a word cloud.
- Second, head over to GIZMOZ and create a slideshow about your Summer adventures.
As usual, when you're done you should post your work on your blogs.
8th GRADE
This is the first time you will be using a blog. I know you're a tad worried, but I'm here if you have any questions or doubts regarding the tasks. :)
Your assignment is due on the 14th of October.
- First, lets bring back a bit of the Summer. Pretend you're still on holidays and write a postcard to let a friend know how you're doing. Visit PHREETINGS and create a virtual postcard.
- Second, let the world know a little more about you. Write a short text, you can refer to the following: favourite food, favourite music, favourite subject, hobbies, sports, etc. Go to LIVETYPING, it records your writing process from start to finish, showing all you wrote, every word you deleted, corrected and changed. When you're done click on "Enliven" to watch your recording and then copy the code, post it on your blog to share your final text.
Esta é a primeira vez que vão usar o blog. Sei que estão um pouco apreensivos, mas estou aqui para esclarecer qualquer dúvida que tenham em relação às actividades. :)
As vossas primeiras tarefas têm de ser feita até 14 de Outubro.
- Primeiro, vamos trazer de volta um pouco do verão. Imaginem que ainda estão de férias e escrevam um postal a um amigo. Acedam a PHREETINGS e criem um postal virtual.
- Segundo, deixem o mundo saber um pouco mais sobre vocês. Acedam a LIVETYPING e digitem o vosso texto. O teu processo de criação será gravado, mostrando tudo o que escreveste, todas as palavras que apagaste, corrigiste ou alteraste. Quando terminares clica em "Enliven" para veres a gravação e depois copia e cola o código no teu blog para partilhares a versão final do teu trabalho. Podem referir os seguintes aspectos: comida favorita, música favorita, disciplina favorita, actividades de tempos livres, desportos, etc.
Below you have the results of the survey on the use of web2.0 tools in class. A total of 35 students from both classes answered it. I have also placed here a short video I did with some of my students from 8º5. Click HERE to view the survey results.
