This time we've dealt with exotic cultures. We've started with the Chinese New Year which was celebrated on the 19th February and other remote tribes around the world.
Here you'll find the links to the materials we've used:
Chinese New Year
Friday, February 27, 2015
EXOTIC CULTURES
This time we've dealt with exotic cultures. We've started with the Chinese New Year which was celebrated on the 19th February and other remote tribes around the world.
Here you'll find the links to the materials we've used:
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Chinese New Year
Beginning is given to the Chinese New Year! It is the year 4713 according to the Chinese calendar and be under the influence of the goat until February 7, 2016.
The goat represents honesty and sincerity, even shyness, so it costs you express your true emotions and is hard to find what happens inside. Under the influence of this animal people born in 1967; 1979; 1991; 2003 and 2015.
Harmonious relationship: Horse, Pig, Tiger, Rabbit, Cat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Snake.
Difficult relationship: Rat, Ox and Dragon.
There are many legends to explain the origin of the Chinese zodiac. One of the most popular, that the Emperor Jade organized a race to determine which animals would be considered in the zodiac, with the order of arrival as follows: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
Difficult relationship: Rat, Ox and Dragon.
There are many legends to explain the origin of the Chinese zodiac. One of the most popular, that the Emperor Jade organized a race to determine which animals would be considered in the zodiac, with the order of arrival as follows: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
Rituals and customs
-Clean your house and decorate your surroundings.
-It is customary to distribute red envelopes with good wishes.
-Decorate the rooms with red and yellow flowers symbolizing good health.
-Tie you a ribbon with 3 knots in your wrist will be useful to get rid of everything negative.
Gastronomy to receive Chinese New Year
-Gallina Pachikay: is chicken and egg represents the cycle of life. It is accompanied with two fruits: tangerine and orange. The orange color symbolizes good feelings and nobility.
-Rice symbolizes abundance.
-The noodles represent longevity.
-The pig symbolizes the festivity of change to get the Chinese Year.
-Vegetables are other foods that can not miss
in this special banquet in order to achieve balance and harmony that nature provides.
Today in class:
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fortune cookies
Sunday, February 15, 2015
St Valentine's Day
Hi again! Here you'll find a link with the materials I used for our St Valentine's day session.
Enjoy!
St Valentine's day - session 1
Valentine's day
Well, las monday we was talking about valentine's day and we saw a nice video what is who spoke about two people who lived separated apart and the man tries to fix it but she rejects. Finally they reconciled. I recommend watching these two videos , the first we saw in class and the second is one of my favorites.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Shakespeare
We have visited The Shakespeare Exhibition in Teatre Escalante (Valencia).
Link to the resources used in class:
- Shakespeare's life factsheet
- The Globe Theater factsheet
- Audiences factsheet
- Writing plays factsheet
- Actors factsheet
- Costumes and cosmetics factsheet
The comics we used in class can be found in Amazon:
Bravo Mr Shakespeare by Marcia Williams
Mr William Shakespeare's plays by Marcia Williams
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Role changing!
On Wednesday 11th February, we had an unusual class.
For once, we (the students) were the teachers. We were able to experience how it feels to teach a group of eight students. María put us in three groups of six and each one had to teach some facts about Shakespeare to the 2nd ESO students. Each person had their own text to say.
Our objective was to have a good time and to ensure that the students gained some knowledge of Shakespeare in a fun way. We were only allowed to speak in English.
At first, we felt quite uncomfortable and nervous. We weren't sure who exactly was going to be in our special class; and we didn't know if they would understand the vocabulary or if it was going to be over their heads.
In my group, we did several games: hangman with names of Shakespeare's plays; drawing something on the blackboard and they had to write what it was and say from which Shakespeare play it came from; and a game in which they had to match the name of the character with the play (photo in the post). The pupil who got it right received a sweet as a prize.
At the end of the class we gave them all a paper ball so they could throw it at us just like the audience did in the open theatres in Shakespeare's time. That was funny...for them!
For once, we (the students) were the teachers. We were able to experience how it feels to teach a group of eight students. María put us in three groups of six and each one had to teach some facts about Shakespeare to the 2nd ESO students. Each person had their own text to say.
Our objective was to have a good time and to ensure that the students gained some knowledge of Shakespeare in a fun way. We were only allowed to speak in English.
At first, we felt quite uncomfortable and nervous. We weren't sure who exactly was going to be in our special class; and we didn't know if they would understand the vocabulary or if it was going to be over their heads.
In my group, we did several games: hangman with names of Shakespeare's plays; drawing something on the blackboard and they had to write what it was and say from which Shakespeare play it came from; and a game in which they had to match the name of the character with the play (photo in the post). The pupil who got it right received a sweet as a prize.
At the end of the class we gave them all a paper ball so they could throw it at us just like the audience did in the open theatres in Shakespeare's time. That was funny...for them!
Last Friday, we talked about the Shakespeare exhibition that we made on Wednesday.
After that, we saw an episode of Modern Family, a TV show very famous around the world. It was our teacher's treat! I think all the class loved it, because it's so funny.
I have found the bloopers of the season 1 of Modern Family:
Also: Modern Family Season 1 - Bloopers
In the last minutes of the class, we talked about other exhibitions that we can make. We joined in groups and we discussed about themes to present in a exhibition. Finally, we agreed to explain things about books, because on April will be the Book Day. We'd like to do an exhibition, plays, storytelling for some kids in a school nearby.
After that, we saw an episode of Modern Family, a TV show very famous around the world. It was our teacher's treat! I think all the class loved it, because it's so funny.
I have found the bloopers of the season 1 of Modern Family:
Also: Modern Family Season 1 - Bloopers
In the last minutes of the class, we talked about other exhibitions that we can make. We joined in groups and we discussed about themes to present in a exhibition. Finally, we agreed to explain things about books, because on April will be the Book Day. We'd like to do an exhibition, plays, storytelling for some kids in a school nearby.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Talking about Shakespeare
In last monday class we talked about Shakespeare and how the writers worked, we were organized in groups, and later we took a paper with information of the historical bakground at shakespeare time.
We had to make a summary and explain it to the rest of the class. We also talked about conspiranoc theories about Shakespeare, one of them says that he doesn't exist and he is a groupe of men, because any of his sings coincide, later we talked about the trip to see a exposition about Shakespeare, an the expositio we must do about him.
We had to make a summary and explain it to the rest of the class. We also talked about conspiranoc theories about Shakespeare, one of them says that he doesn't exist and he is a groupe of men, because any of his sings coincide, later we talked about the trip to see a exposition about Shakespeare, an the expositio we must do about him.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Shakespeare Exhibition
The 28th of january we go to an excursion to see the life of Shakespeare, his plays, and his theather. We go to the Plaza de la Virgen, and it's a wonderful place in valencia, in the theather two sympathetic guides, guided us for an exibishion of Shakespeare.
We see the clothes of the time, like this:
We see a pictufres of different artist of the face of Shakespeare
This it's the most ugle picture of Shakespeare, because the perspective its so bad, he have one eye more big than the other one, the mouth its strange, a lot of things
The extracurricualr out, was so intresting, but i think it was for a kids, because in the end of the out we're go to draw.
The complete plays of William Shakeaspeare (it's funny)
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
WORKING ABOUT SHAKESPEARE
Working about Shakespeare
The first part of the class Maria gave us some comics of the most famous plays of Shakespeare.
We had to write the main themes, characters and the plot of the history.
We have found that the stories of Shakespeare, are full of revenge, love and mystery. I think they are very entertaining and interesting.
Here i put some of the works we have done in class.
exposition about Shakespeare
I really like my group and although I am a little nervous about speaking in front
of many people, I hope to do great!
We had to write the main themes, characters and the plot of the history.
We have found that the stories of Shakespeare, are full of revenge, love and mystery. I think they are very entertaining and interesting.
Here i put some of the works we have done in class.
This is about Romeo and Juliet, the most powerful love
As you like it, a comedy
The tempest, it mixes revenge with love and witchcraft
And at the end of the class, We have divided in groups to start prepare oral
exposition about Shakespeare
I really like my group and although I am a little nervous about speaking in front
of many people, I hope to do great!
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