Post 9 >> Evaluating your Blogging Experience

Write about your experience using blogs in the English class.

Say:

> What you think about the experience in general
> How much you feel your writing skills have developed
> What you would like to include in the future
> What else you would like to write about


Wordcount: 200
Make comments on 3 of your classmates' posts.

WEB QUEST (CA4)

Part 1- Calculate your carbon footprint!

http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

·      Don’t forget to select English before starting the activity.

Questions:

Ø What’s your carbon footprint?

Ø What’s the average carbon footprint of a person?

Part 2 - Take these Recycling Quizzes

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/quiz-going-green/

http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/Science-Quizzes/r/Recycling-Quiz.asp

Questions:

Ø Hand washing dishes can use up to ______ % more of water than using an efficient dishwasher.

Ø Only about _________ % of global energy comes from renewables.

Ø True or false? Appliances that are turned off don’t use any electricity.

Ø Can you make paper out of hemp?

Part 3- Video >> Top ten tips for recycling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjbSEIOUp4w

Watch the video and choose the best 3 tips in your opinion.

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2.

3.

Post 8 >> A Subject you've enjoyed Studying this Semester

Write about your favorite subject this term. Among others, include:

> Name
> Describe what you do in classes
> Mention the main contents you have seen
> Explain why you like the subject

> Word Count: 180
> Make comments on 3 of your patners' post.

Post 7 >> Career Related Website OR An Expert in your Field

For this post, your students have to CHOOSE ONLY ONE of these  2 options:

Post 1 (Instructions).
Write about a career-related website that you enjoy visiting.

You have to:

- provide the link
- describe the website (sections, features,etc)
- say how often you visit the site
- explain why you like the site.




>Add comments to 3 of your classmates’ blogs + a comment on your teacher's post
>Word Count: 170

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Post 2 (Instructions)
Who is a person/expert on your field that you admire?

Say:

-Who she/he is. (short biography)
-What she/he has done. (examples of their work)
-Why you like her/him.
-Include his/her image

> About 170 words
>Add comments to 3 of your classmates’ blogs

POST 6 >> A Photograph you Like

Write about a photograph you like.

Say:
- Who took it
- What it shows
- When it was taken
- Why you like it
- Upload it too

Include any other information you'd like to mention.
Write at least 150 words.
Add comments in 3 partners' blogs



Today I'll talk about a photograph I like... but more than the photograph itself I like it because of the significant moment behind the picture.
They are my pets Horus (the dog) and Minerva (the Cat) and I love this image because it reminds me that beautiful reencounter .

The story behind the photograph...
I should start saying that in my family we all love animals, this is why we rescued our two pets. Horus is two years old now and he was our only pet until 2015, in July to be more specific when my brother rescued minerva a little cat who was alone in the street so he decided to bring her home. She was only months of life and was dirty and thin, so we fed her and took her to the Vet. Everything was ok, I have to say that my dog is extremely friendly so he accepted that Minerva was going to be a new member of our family and started building a beautiful friendship. They played all the time, shared food and even slept in the same place. 
The months passed and Christmas came, we were having dinner at the backyard and then some noisy fireworks scared Minerva and she just run away, we though she will return but after many hours she didn't come, we got worried about her so asked our neighbors but no one saw her, we waited for weeks without having news so we started thinking the worst. Apart from this situation we had everything ready for our holidays so we went, but of course we were sad because we didn't know what happened to our cat. 
When we came back of our holidays, getting out of the car we saw Minerva again, it was like if she was waiting for us. We were all so happy, but what impressed me the most was our dog's reaction, he jumped and barked. When we got into the house she seemed to be tired so she went to my parents bed and my dog just lie down next to her and started licking at her like trying to say "I missed you". For me it was so cute that I took them a picture. 
I took this photograph on January of 2015 because it was a beautiful moment.

...Do you have a favorite photograph?

Post 5 >> "My Favourite Music."

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination

and life to everything.”

Wonderful quote by Plato that reflects what music means for some people In my case Music has always been part of my life and luckily  for all my family music is important too.  I play drums and my brother plays the bass and guitar.  

Since I was a child I've always been exposed to music, specially from the 80's because of my parents, and with the passing years my musical interests have changed, but I'll never forget the moment when it became really important... 

When I was 11 years old I listened to a song from Aerosmith called "Hole in my soul" that just blew my mind, and from that moment on I couldn't stop looking for new similar bands. I like different types of music, but among my favorite bands there are Tool, deftones and Korn and also grunge (alice in chains, pearl jam, smashing pumpkins,tc.) and I'm really lucky to say that I have seen most of my favorite bands live, whenever they come to Chile I always go to their concerts. 

The most amazing one I've ever seen was Roger Waters "The Wall" in 2012, It was so overwhelming that every time I watch the DVD of this presentation again I get goosebumps.
I also love film soundtracks, some of them are Ennio Morricone who came to chile in 2013 with Mike Patton (Mondo Cane) it was a wonderful concert I had the opportunity to see, there is also Jon Brion who composed songs for a movie I like a lot  "Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind"  and my favorite one, Danny Elfman, who is a close friend of Tim Burton, so he has composed soundtracks for many of his movies like: Big Fish, The nightmare before christmas, Batman, Edward Scissorhands among many others. I can say that I'm a big fan of movies and music plays a relevant role there.
But I also enjoy other type of music like the Strokes or Arctic Monkeys and sometimes quiet music like Sigur ros, this is one of those bands that helps me think clearly when I need to relax, and similar to this Post Rock style I listen to are "God is an astronaut" "If these trees could talk" "Explosions in the Sky" etc. 
I think that a person can enjoy different types of music depending on their mood and context. 
... And you?... Do you have any favourite band or musician?

Dear all,

Your assignment this week is writing about your favourite music. Please include:

- The kind(s) of music you like and why you like it?

- When you started listening to this kind of music.

- Any information about the bands or the musicians you like.

- Concerts or music events you have attended.

- Any other piece of information you may consider important.

-150 words minimum.

- Comment on at least 3 of your classmates’ blogs.

Post 4>> My Favourite Book

Your assignment this week is to write about your favorite Book.

Please include:

- Do you remember the first book the read?

- What's your favorite author?

- What kind of books do you prefer to read?

- Do you have any favorite book? 

- Are you reading something at the moment?

- Any other piece of information you may consider important.

* Word count: 140

* Leave 3 comments in your classmates' posts.