Essay writing - 9 B

Finalizing your essays and turning them into books. You will get your passwords and full instructions from me on Monday week 39, for task content check your planning tab.

The other Hollywood - 8B

Work in pairs, there are now two of you.

- Look up the meaning of the following words:

limousines, homelessness, abuse, escape, glamorous, lifestyle, thieves, steal, prison, studio, HIV positive, in care.

- Try to predict the content of the article you are going to read from the above words. Talk about your predictions.

- Brainstorm as many different possibilities as you can to the questions below:

Why do teenagers run away from home?

Why do young people go to Hollywood?

Compare your answers with another group. There are now four of you - keep that group!

- Read the article. Keep your predictions in mind as you read the article and hold a feedback session with the group; Were the points that you made mentioned in the article?

- Answer the comprehension questions orally in your group. (tag 1)

- Do the discussion task in your group. (tag 2)

- Write on the whiteboard (tag 3)

- Individual writing assignment (tag 4)

8 B - TV series

Watch the pilot of your chosen series and answer the below questions:

How does the episode start? How does it end? Is there a purpose to that??

Who are the main characters??

What is the main plot??

What genre is the series? ?

Who is the targeted audience??

What kind of surrounding elements does the series have? (Fansite, web page, clothes etc) Is that important??

What makes you want to continue to watch the series? Or don't you?

Write this in a Google document and save it in your English folder in Google Apps

Please do this during the lesson, I don't want to hear from my fellow teachers that you use all your work periods during the next weeks to watch series and claim Helene told you so ;)