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PROYECTO ARCE Breve recopilaci贸n de tareas y actividades realizadas por los alumnos durante el transcurso de las clases de L2 (ingl茅s) durante el curso 2012/13

You will present a traditional or typical dish from your region or any

Task

English -speaking country, with the help of an open office presentation or slideshow.

Driving

What is the name of the traditional dish? Where does it come

questions

from? What are the typical ingredients? How is it prepared?

Deadline

.....................  Ask your family about traditional recipes and dishes in your

Steps

region. ( You can also search on the Internet and find information about typical dishes around the world)  Choose one of these traditional recipes  Prepare a presentation including the following information: Name of the dish and photo Short description: What is it? (a dessert?, main course?)

What country or region is it typical of?

When do people usually eat it? (for example, at Christmas, in the winter, at Easter, etc.)

Ingredients and measurements Time needed Steps: First, Next, Then, Finally, Optional: photos of the preparation process Important:    

The presentation must include a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 12 slides On each slide, there must be a photo or picture and two sentences.

References and bibliography must appear at the end of the presentation The first slide will have the name of the dish, your name and a big photo of the dish.

Don't forget to check your work    

I used capital letters correctly I used verbs correctly and appropriate vocabulary Spelling is correct I used punctuation correctly

Useful

http://www.factmonster.com/science/food/around-world.html

websites

http://resources.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/food/dishes.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/cuisines http://www.foodbycountry.com/

Assessment criteria

Format Content and organization Grammar and vocabulary Presentation (mechanics of speaking, pronunciation, fluency, clarity, etc.). IMPORTANT: Reading is not allowed  Creativity  f) Others, .................    

Late work will be penalized ( 20 points for one day late) Useful language: My presentation is about ..., This picture/photo shows..., This is a picture of..., That's the end of my presentation. Thank you for listening. Now, have you got any questions,..

¡El plagio será sancionado con el suspenso del trabajo! ¡Queda completamente prohibido Copiar y Pegar de Internet o de cualquier otro lugar!

Driving questions Task Deadline Process

Assessment criteria

Who are you? How old are you? What are you like? What are your hobbies? Have you got any brothers or sisters? etc.

Prepare a poster to introduce yourself and your family to the class.

5th November* 1. Choose from 5 to 8 people in your family (including yourself) 2. Think about what you want to say (name, age, hobbies, description, etc.)

3. Use the information to make a poster. Add photos or drawings.

4. Check your work  I included at least 5 sentences per person  I used capital letters correctly  I used verbs correctly and appropriate vocabulary  I used punctuation correctly

a) Poster content b) Grammar and vocabulary c) Presentation (mechanics of speaking, pronunciation, fluency, clarity, etc.). IMPORTANT: Reading is not allowed d) Creativity e) Others, .....

Remember: You must include a minimun of 5 members of your family, including yourself; for example, your brother or your sister, your parents, your grandparents, a cousin, etc. (the maximum is 8 people) . *Late work will be penalized ( 20 points for one day late) Useful language: My presentation is about ..., This picture/photo shows..., This is a picture of..., That's the end of my presentation. Thank you for listening. Now, have you got any questions,..

Task: Comic Heroes and Heroines 1. Browse the Internet and find a comic cartoon where a famous cartoon hero or heroine appears (for example, Robin hood, lady Marian, Superman, King Arthur, etc.)

Remember: a) The picture must contain the following colours: black, red, blue and yellow b) You must print the picture c) The words or phrases in the speech bubble must be in English 2. Search for information about this cartoon character and complete the factsheet below

Factsheet Name of superhero and super heroine: Country/ City: Best friends or family: Worst enemies: Brief description: (physical description and personality; superpowers; likes, etc.)

Task: To present your imaginary journey to an exotic country, with the help of a presentation or video Driving questions Where did you go? What means of transport did you use? What interesting places and monuments did you visit? What did you like? What didn't you like?

Deadline 16th November Process 1. In pairs, select a country from the list 2. Search for information about its location, how to get there and to move around, important landmarks and monuments, typical food, etc.

3. Prepare a presentation (10-15 slides) describing your trip 4. Remember: each slide must contain two photos and at least two sentences per photo.

5. Check your work   

I used capital letters correctly I used verbs correctly and appropriate vocabulary I used punctuation correctly

Important: Reading is not allowed, so practise in advance Include the source of your images and information Late presentations will be penalised with 20 points for each day delay Assessment Content Criteria Organization and structure Grammar and vocabulary Fluency and pronunciation (reading is nor allowed!!)

Creativity and originality Others, contribution to team work My presentation is about ..., This picture/photo shows..., This is a Useful language picture of..., That's the end of my presentation. Thank you for listening. Now, have you got any questions,..

First, ....

Next, ...

Then,...

Finally, ... http://www.timeforkids.com/around-the-world Useful websites http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/ http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html http://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/

Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bahamas Bangladesh Barbados Belize Botswana Brunei Maldives Malta Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Tanzania Tonga Trinidad and Tobago

Grenada[F] Guyana

Cameroon Canada[F] Cyprus Dominica

India Jamaica[F] Kenya Kiribati

The Gambia

Lesotho

Ghana New Zealand Nigeria

[F]

Pakistan Papua New Guinea[F] Tuvalu[B][F] Uganda Vanuatu[B] Zambia

Malawi Malaysia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Solomon Islands[F] South Africa Sri Lanka Swaziland

 English  Social Studies  Maths

MISSION: SEARCHING FOR A HIDDEN TREASURE Driving questions Task Deadline Steps

Where is the treasure located? What is it? Who did it belong to?

What is the history or the legend behind the treasure?

To prepare a presentation and comic strip showing the results of your "expedition" in search for a hidden treasure __22nd___ February 1. Search for information about a famous hidden treasure (location, details about the place, history of the treasure, value, discoverers, etc.)

Remember: this could be the plot for a new computer game or Spielberg's blockbuster!

Useful websites (you can also use books, encyclopedias, etc.)

2. Prepare a short introduction about the treasure . Don't forget to use comparatives, superlatives, as .. as, too..., ... enough, etc. when presenting your treasure.

3. Design an illustration (fake photo/comic cartoon/ or short comic strip) inspired in the story of this hidden treasure. Be original!

4. Finally, present your discoveries to your classmates and send an email to your teacher attaching the illustration and telling her about this treasure and describing the picture.

List of missing treasures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_missing_treasure Top ten lost treasures http://www.aquiziam.com/top-ten-lost-treasures.html Lost gold and buried treasure http://mclane65.tripod.com/lost-gold.html Hidden treasures http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/archaeology/fact_files.shtml

Important: Reading is not allowed, so practise in advance Include the source of your images and information Late presentations will be penalised with 20 points for each day delay Assessment criteria  Content  Organization and structure  Grammar and vocabulary  Fluency and pronunciation (reading is nor allowed!!)  Creativity and originality  Others, contribution to team work

The comic strip can be computer generated

TASK: to prepare a poster about an NBA city and team Deadline

________________________________

Process 1st

Search for information about the US city assigned and its NBA team

2nd

Complete the fact file below

3rd

Make a poster including photos (for example: logo or crest, best player, etc.)and the factfile

Remember 

The poster must be A3 size

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You must type the information required

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Maximun number of photos: 3

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Late work will be penalised. You will lose 20 points for a late submission

FACTFILE City:

Team Name:

State:

Team Colours:

Does it belong to the Eastern (NBA)or

Mascot:

Western Conference (NBA)?:

Team Logo/crest:

Average temperature in winter and in

Best player in History:

summer:

Current Best player :

Time Zone Difference from Spain:

List of achievements: Name of stadium or sports centre: Size:

(Small map showing location)

Don't forget to include bibliographic information sources and your names!!

Task: To present your imaginary journey to an exotic country, with the help of a presentation or video Driving questions Where did you go? What means of transport did you use? What interesting places and monuments did you visit? What did you like? What didn't you like?

Names Content Grammar and voc

Organization and structure Fluency and pronunciation Creativity and originality Others, teamwork ppt/video Names

Where? how? what? like/dislike?

Nยบ slides nยบ photos nยบ sentences per slide Use of Past tenses word order pronouns Subject/verb agreement prepositions sing/plural Appropriate vocabulary variety of vocabulary - logical order presentation development ----conclusion -------- questions - ed endings easily/mostly/hardly understandable - s/es suffix fluent

Content

Where?

Grammar and voc

Use of Past tenses word order pronouns Subject/verb agreement prepositions sing/plural Appropriate vocabulary variety of vocabulary - logical order presentation development ----conclusion -------- questions - ed endings easily/mostly/hardly understandable - s/es suffix fluent

Organization and structure Fluency and pronunciation Creativity and originality Others, teamwork ppt/video Names

how?

what?

like/dislike?

Content

Where?

Grammar and voc

Use of Past tenses word order pronouns Subject/verb agreement prepositions sing/plural Appropriate vocabulary variety of vocabulary - logical order presentation development ----conclusion -------- questions - ed endings easily/mostly/hardly understandable - s/es suffix fluent

Organization and structure Fluency and pronunciation Creativity and originality Others, teamwork ppt/video

how?

what?

like/dislike?

Task: To present your imaginary journey to an exotic country, with the help of a presentation or video Driving questions Where did you go? What means of transport did you use? What interesting places and monuments did you visit? What did you like? What didn't you like?

Names Content Grammar and voc

Organization and structure Fluency and pronunciation Creativity and originality Others, teamwork ppt/video Names

Where? how? what? like/dislike?

Nยบ slides nยบ photos nยบ sentences per slide Use of Past tenses word order pronouns Subject/verb agreement prepositions sing/plural Appropriate vocabulary variety of vocabulary - logical order presentation development ----conclusion -------- questions - ed endings easily/mostly/hardly understandable - s/es suffix fluent

Content

Where?

Grammar and voc

Use of Past tenses word order pronouns Subject/verb agreement prepositions sing/plural Appropriate vocabulary variety of vocabulary - logical order presentation development ----conclusion -------- questions - ed endings easily/mostly/hardly understandable - s/es suffix fluent

Organization and structure Fluency and pronunciation Creativity and originality Others, teamwork ppt/video Names

how?

what?

like/dislike?

Content

Where?

Grammar and voc

Use of Past tenses word order pronouns Subject/verb agreement prepositions sing/plural Appropriate vocabulary variety of vocabulary - logical order presentation development ----conclusion -------- questions - ed endings easily/mostly/hardly understandable - s/es suffix fluent

Organization and structure Fluency and pronunciation Creativity and originality Others, teamwork ppt/video

how?

what?

like/dislike?

TASK: to prepare a poster about an NBA city and its team Deadline

January 15, 2013

Process 1st

Search for information about the US city assigned and its NBA team

2nd

Complete the fact file below

3rd

Make a poster including photos (for example: logo or crest, best player, etc.) and the factfile

Remember 

The poster must be A3 size



You must type the information required



Maximun number of photos: 3



Late work will be penalised. You will lose 20 points for a late submission

FACTFILE

Don't forget to include bibliographic information sources and your names!!

City:

Team Name:

Nº Inhabitants:

Team Colors:

Landmarks:

Are there any Spanish players playing there?

State:

And in the past?

What Conference Does it belong?

Former NBA team players playing in Spain:

Average temperature in winter and in summer:

Team Logo/crest: Best player in History:

Time Zone Difference from Spain:

Current Best player : List of achievements: Meaning or history of the team name:

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USEFUL WEBSITES: www.nba.com

Current classification: Best Scorer this season: Name of stadium or sports centre: Size/capacity: Place it on the city map

Task for Extra Points

Name: ____________________________________ Date: _____________________ Meet Michael Faraday, an avid reader and a brilliant physicist and chemist. Without Faraday, who knows if we would even have working cars, airplanes or even clocks.

Visit the exhibition and learn about this brainy inventor Key facts about Faraday: 

When was he born?

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When did he die?

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Where was he from?

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What job(s) did he have?

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What did he discover?

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What did he invent?

Discoveries and research What is Faraday's cage?

Draw a diagram of one of his experiments/discoveries or inventions:

Faraday contributed greatly to the field of electromagnetism, which is the study of the force that causes interaction between electrically charged particles. Which force given below is part of electromagnetism on Earth?

A: electric fields

C: gravity

B: magnetic fields

D: A and B both

Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction states that there is a relationship between magnetism and _____________. By this law, one can create motors that run off spinning magnets, which channel electricity through wires.

A: electricity

C: weak forces

B: gravity

D: strong forces

Faraday did a lot of work with charged atoms, especially in solutions (like water). He popularized the name for these charged atoms or atom groups called A: protons

C: ions

B: electrons

D: chargers