How are you? It's been a while since we've been able to have real class. And next week you'll be in Leadership Workshops on Monday and Tuesday. That means we won't have class until next Thursday, December 2.
There are two assignments due on Thursday, December 2, 12:00am:
1. Final Gatsby Charts for Chapters 7-9. There will be a small quiz on information related to the charts. If you do the charts, you can use them for the quiz. If not, vaya con dios!
2. Please post the answers to your English A2 - Teacher Evaluation. Your responses are very important for the progress and improvement of the class. The 3 questions were:
- What did I learn in Term 1?
- How was my teacher's performance in Term 1?
- What do my teacher and I need to do to achieve high grades in next year's English A2 - DP Exams?
Be well and get to work. Remember that blog participation is important for your final grades.
Luis
I learned stuff about economy, about how merchandise, publicity and media works... how enterprises use society for their purposes
ReplyDeleteMy teacher’s performance was good; he did a great effort so his students can learn about the stuff IB wants us to learn; he brought a person so he can teach us economy and publicity stuff
Show us how exams are and how we should respond to them.
javo, thanks for the kind words. it's good to see you on the blog. i want you reflect about what we need to do to improve. obviously, you've already taken the first step, by participating and collaborating with the blog. be well. see you this week.
ReplyDeleteluis
I learned about media and culture, which is very important and we never talked about it, but during english class we could discuss about economy publicity and other stuff related with the media which are very interesting and I learned a lot.
ReplyDeleteMy teacher`s performance was very good, he teach us in a clear way, giving real examples and simplifying the topics, also by showing us the A2 Bible to improve our performance in the class.
I think the way to improve our grades is showing us examples of real exams, but the most important think is to pay more attention to the class(students)and I think this would improve the grades.
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ReplyDeleteI learned quite a bit about US history and lifestyle in the Jazz Age, while having a lot of fun reading The Great Gatsby.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I don't really like the topic about Media and Culture, as I am more inclined to lean towards literature, I learned a lot especially about dark marketing strategies and subliminal messages.
What I've always liked about my teacher's performance is how well informed he is about what he teaches. Very knowledgeable about literature and global issues, and I enjoy learning from him with the way he connects those things in the class.
Personally I was shocked when I received the feedback about me not writing and introduction, conclusion and solid body paragraphs in the exam. I haven't seen the exam yet but most certainly it will never happen again in my entire life. I'll make sure. Cheers.
P.S.: Invite me to the blooooooggggg!!! Please!
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ReplyDelete• Better work for the written task and the essay.
• Media and culture.
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• Good, organized and easy to pay attention and learn.
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• Clues determine literary elements for the comparative commentary and the individual oral and for a better organization.
1. I learn all about media and culture, how to improve my writting by doing corrections on the essay,how to create a advertisement and understanding The Great Gatsby.
ReplyDelete2.my teacher´s performance was good on the first term because i had a remarkable improvement on the class had he has playful methods of teaching for the students learnig.
3.we have to work on all that is inquired by the IB.
1. I think during this first period I improve significantly the way I write and the speed at which I’m writing, I think is the first time I get to finish the exam. I also improve in the understanding of literary devices such as mood and tone.
ReplyDelete2. I consider the performance of my teacher was really appropriate to what we were doing this period. The ideas to achieve the understanding of media and culture were clear and very punctual, making it easier but also getting deeper in each topic.
3. I think we should work harder on the requirements of the diploma taking into account not just the written task but also the way to resolve the exams and specially the individual orals, because since last year we haven’t practice this.
-I learned about media and publicity, I think it was a very good introduction because I got to see and learn from this world that influences us daily from a whole different persepective. I very much enjoyed this topic.
ReplyDelete-I think he made good use of the resources (whether it was video, examples, etc) in order to introduce the class to the main topics and the IB criteria.
-More focus and preparation for the comparative commentary. :)
I learned how to handle and manage my abilities in English. I was introduced to a great literature work, which has been probably the only one that caught my attention in this past year and a half. I learned the use of new register, devices such as mood and tone. I was showed to analyze and learn on media and culture which made English the most interesting class at school.
ReplyDeleteMy English’s teacher performance was great, he makes the class really interesting and dynamic, which leads to the involvement of the entire classroom, which makes the teacher and his class one of the best in the entire school.
He is just making the right thing, I just have to stop being so lazy and explote some hidden abilities.
What did I learn in Term 1?
ReplyDeleteI learned all kinds of stuff, subliminal messages, how society is conditioned by publicity, etc. Also, we learn and improve some aspects we need in order to respond a IB exam and get a good grade on it.
How was my teacher's performance in Term 1?
Well, Luis do all kinds of stuff to teach us, for example: He brought a guy who knows all about subliminal messages and advertising campaigns, he even talks about the political billboards Nazis used in Germany during the Second World War.
What do my teacher and I need to do to achieve high grades in next year's English A2 - DP Exams?
I think the only thing we need is to continue the process we have develop during this last years. Luis has prepared us to achieve good grades in this exams and he will/might make as improve even more.
Invite me to the blog ;) plzzz (jd_bonilla09@hotmail.com)
During the first period I learned the importance of some literary elements such as register, tone and mood meaning it not only improve the quality of my work but also the comprehension. Media and Culture was another important topic in which I learned a lot about strategies and competition on the business area.
ReplyDeleteMy english´s teacher performance was really good,his teaching methods were creative and interesting.
I think we should focus on the ib exams by showing real examples.