I hope you have had great holidays.
Please keep in mind that the new week brings you the first tests of the term! You will need to know your stylistic devices and how to structure an essay or comment!!!
2009/10/23
2009/02/03
Absence
As you have probably received my e-mail, you already know about your task for Wednesday:
http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/1639.asp
1. What problem is described in the text and what is the author’s view of the problem?
2. Determine the form of discourse.
3. Relating to your knowledge of migration and globalization, how do you assess the dangers of brain drain?
I hope to be back on Tuesday so that you will get at least two more tasks!
Regards,
DS
Last Quarter
For our last quarter, please refer to our material on utopia, distopia and science fiction.
2008/09/24
September 22-23
September 23: You started preparing a talk show with the topic, “Genetically altered food – Solution to all our problems or the end of the world?” This discussion will take place in our next lesson!
September 22: When you presented all of your utopias we went on to read the flyer Did you know your food is genetically altered? We analyzed the author’s intention and determined the text type.
September 16-18
September 18: You had the chance to create your own utopia.
September 17: Including a second extract from Brave New World, we analyzed how Huxley’s used his book to convey social criticism.
September 16: We worked out what makes The Machine Stops a utopia and read a first extract from Brave New World, trying to figure out what kind of a society Huxley created.
2008/09/16
September 9
1. We finally had our discussion of the question, “do we have to change in order to prevent global warming?”
2. We read an excerpt of The Machine stops and compared the characters’ view of their world.
2008/09/08
The first weeks:
September 8:
Your trip to Prague in retrospect.
August 26:
The global warming swindle (documentary)
August 25:
Do we have to change in order to prevent global warming? (Preparation for a discussion)
August 21:
Creating a wall-newspaper
August 20:
Prometheus unleashed - Text and caricatures
August 19:
How does Al Gore influence the viewer of An inconvenient truth?
August 12:
An inconvenient truth (documentary)
August 11:
Looking back at the vacation and at the coming year.
2008/05/20
Test
Tomorrow we will write our second test of the semester. (8.30am room 423!)
To be well prepared you should take a close look at your notes on A Christmas Carol!
2008/05/19
May 15
You presented your results of the tasks about A Christmas Carol.
You can download the presentations on Bob and Mrs Cratchit and learn more about the characters at Turner Learning
2008/05/09
May 8
We have started a “complete” analysis of the A Christmas Carol, which you have organized your own way.
The analysis will have to be finished next lesson and comprises papers and presentations for the rest of the class!
