Anthology and book presentation

Today we continue where we left off last time....

You will have a chance to work on the anthology.

Remember the tasks:

General Instructions:

1. Before you read the texts- try to find out something about the author-

When did they live , where ?

2. Read the text and check the language

3. Make short commentaries about  them( 3-4 lines each)- Content and spontaneous comments

4. Find out more about any one writer or the literary period when that person was writing.

 Use the Internet for example:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_literature

5. Make a wordlist with 40 new words you have learnt from the Anthology.

While this is going on we will let those who have read their book present in a small group. Remember the points to present:

• The story

• The characters

• The setting

• The message/relevance of your book

When listening you should decide which of the books presented would be most interesting to read and why.

Mail me your answer.

Finally we will give out some candy to the winners of Tuesday's quizzes.

By the way, have a great break next week and don't forget to go down to the UN celebrations in 30 minutes.

Literature..compendia.. quizzes

By today you were supposed to do your personal reflections about our theme of gender and sexuality.

Who has sent in the reflections?

We will give you some minutes at the end for those who have nearly completed...

Remember today is the deadline


We were supposed to  start today with some quizzes and a compendium. The idea is give you an introduction to the literature of the English-speaking world.

The question is WHY?

First the quizzes!

World literature 1

We will go through the first quiz together

World Literature 2

And now the Compendium/Anthology... We will be working with this over the next week or two

By the end of the lesson I want you to mail me a copy of the results of the  Second literature quiz.


Prize for the best answer.


And taking of prizes there are two new quizzes on the blog for October.

Prizes for each of these.

As always when we do things for prizes you send your answers to F/C

On Friday there will be an opportunity for those who want to

 get their book assignment out of the way.

Be prepared to talk in a small group about:

• The story

• The characters

• The setting

• The message/relevance of your book

Presentations (continued)

Thank you for those who did their presentations last time (groups 1,2,3)

Today we will give groups 4-7  the opportunity to do their presentations.

After that there will be an opportunity to complete your personal reflections on the clips and articles as well as a brief evaluation of this theme.

The evaluation questions are:

What was good?

What was less good?

What can be kept?

What can be changed?

Overall impression



Using your time /resources wisely
The resources used for the gender/sexuality theme provide a lot of good vocabulary.

I have not received the FIRST wordlist for over half the class.

8 HAVE to be done by Christmas otherwise you get an F warning!!!

Today is "P"-Day!

Today is the final Preparation Day for the work about gender and sexuality.

The first 30 minutes you will have the opportunity- together with your group- to prepare.

Then it will be Presentation Day.

We will present in the order of the materials- Group 1 first.

You will have 5-10 minutes per group.

The presentations will continue on Friday and finally you will have the chance to write your group and individual reflection which I should receive by the 21st October ( A WEEK FROM TODAY)

Preparations for presentations

Today you will be divided into 7 groups to prepare for short presentations about the gender equality resources...

The presentations will begin on Tuesday (see instructions on previous blog).

They should be short and cover relevant material,

Group 1  Resource  1,2,3
Group 2                   3,4,5
Group 3                   5,6,7
Group 4                   7,8,9
Group 5                   9,10,11
Group 6                   11,12,13
Group 7                   14,15, 16


All groups   Resource 17

Number 11
Alternative clip

Test run and gender clips

Today we will go through the first (language) sections of the test..

Then you will have time to continue to view and read all the clips and articles from the last lesson (see blog)

On Friday you will be divided into groups to work on presentations and group/ personal reflections

Gender equality

We will continue today and two more weeks working on the theme of gender equality.

The only exception will be next Tuesday when we go through the test.

Start off today by going through the study questions about "Philadelphia"
Here are the instructions for our continued work:

Gender – Sexuality – Identity

Instructions for group work

1        Watch all the clips and read all the articles on the list enclosed (all groups)

2        Go through again the clips or articles that your group has to focus on and discuss the following points for each one of them:

What is the main issue in each of the clips or articles?

Are there any views expressed in the clips/articles that you don’t agree with or find provocative? If so, give examples.

From each clip/article, choose one quotation or short extract that you find interesting to discuss.

Add your own questions and ideas to discuss.

3        Each group must have a secretary who takes notes and sends them to all group members after each class. You take turns being the secretary. Don’t forget to keep a track of your own ideas (to be handed in on Tues 21 Oct.)

4        Group presentation and discussion in class  (we will decide a date together)

5        Hand in individual reflections on Tuesday 21 Oct.

                                                                         

Good luck!

Then work through the following list of resources about gender equality and gender issues

1. http://www.upworthy.com/what-would-you-say-to-your-son-if-he-came-home-with-nail-polish-on
2. http://www.upworthy.com/they-asked-if-she-had-anything-else-she-wanted-to-say-to-the-audience-thats-when-she-took-it-home    Jane Fonda says something a bit frightening but very clever.
3. http://www.upworthy.com/theres-something-absolutely-wrong-with-what-we-do-to-boys-before-they-grow-into-men?c=reccon1
4. http://www.upworthy.com/hear-the-powerful-way-the-worlds-ugliest-woman-beat-her-bullies?c=ufb1
5. http://www.upworthy.com/scientists-discover-one-of-the-greatest-contributing-factors-to-happiness-youll-thank-me?c=reccon1
6. http://www.upworthy.com/being-a-sex-object-is-empowering-oh-wait-no-it-s-not-here-s-why-2?c=ufb1
7. http://www.ted.com/talks/jackson_katz_violence_against_women_it_s_a_men_s_issue.html
8. https://www.facebook.com/Upworthy/posts/698254136882114 A text about being young, trying to be oneself, and what that means
9. http://nynashamnsposten.se/ung/1.2031570-vaga-vara-dig-sjalv  Article
10. http://www.upworthy.com/remember-how-shocking-it-was-when-ellen-came-out-on-tv-look-how-far-we-ve-come-since-then-2
11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qztnmdgxSto Parent of a teenager with ADHD
12. http://www.dn.se/sthlm/det-ar-vansinnigt-viktigt-att-komma-ut/   Article
13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV8n_E_6Tpc                                   - Make Love Not Porn 
14. https://www.ted.com/talks/zimchallenge       -                                           The demise of Guys
15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4UWxlVvT1A             - oppressed majority - a French film that turns gender roles upside down
16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CxIWy8Aykg/        Discuss LBGTQQ with your kids
17. 
    

http://www.upworthy.com/her-voice-might-tremble-but-emma-watsons-message-is-strong-and-clear?c=tpstream
Emma Watson's amazing speech before the UN.

Next week we will divide you into small groups 

with three or four resources each to work on

Good watching!

While you are watching I will speak to you 

individually about your test result