Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Class Calendar update


Date
Activities
Homework

10 August
Analysis & Discussion: JK Rowling’s speech at Harvard University

Task: presentation article on storytelling.
17th  August
Oral presentations  +
Storytelling- The blood-covered vampire

Storytelling:
Task: transcribe and mark intonation on “The boy who thought he was a man”. (Make a copy to hand in!)
24th August
Discussion on “The boy who thought he was a man”.
Poem: Little red Riding Hood and The wolf ( from Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl)
31st August
Revolting Rhymes-
Dramatization-

Choose a tale to tell in class.
7th September
Preparation & delivery techniques

Rehearse tale
14th September
No classes
Special Assignment:  Choose an excerpt from Alice in Wonderland (2010) & analyze intonation.
Create 3 activities for NP practice.

21st  September
Assessment: Sharing stories in class.

Work on special assignment in teams.
28th  
September
Turn in Alice’s recording & script read by students. Group explanation of activities designed.
Research on Accent
5th October
Discussion: Regional Accents

Prepare a short dialogue to show differences in American & British English.
12th October

Play: “The importance of being Earnest “
Practise & decode intonation
19th October

Play: “The importance of being Earnest”
Practise before test
26th October
Test on Play
Newspaper article for oral presentation in class
2nd November

Oral presentations

9th November

Assessment- Group 1


16th  November

Assessment -Group 2

23rd  November
Make- up Exam


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