PROJECT CHECKLIST 2

Category	Questions	Yes	No
Song	-is your song composed by your team?  -does it use a Christmas Carol basis? - has your song been checked for spelling or grammar mistakes? -are you ready to print it and deliver it? -does your song lasts minimum 1:30 minutes and maximum 2:30 minutes?
CD	-is your CD name creative and related with the story? -does it have illustrations and colour to enhance it? - have you written all of the information in the CD booklet? -does your CD looks organized and neat as well as inviting?
Presentation	-are you singing loudly and clearly enough? -have you prepared a nice show for your audience?

LITERATURE PROJECT 2

Song or choral poem 

(adapted from the book read in class with Christmas motives)

Objectives:

                   Students will

·         recognize and relate specific information of the text to produce an adaptation

·         practice their oral skills in the presentation of their song or choral poem

·         use their people skills to organize the work in their teams

·         present a quality production according to the specifications

Procedure:

Ss will present a song or choral poem adapted from the book read in class as well as an illustration for the cover of their album and a live presentation.

1. The song must include:

-      rhyme and Christmas carol rhythm with a refrain.

-      a copy of the song must be printed and delivered to the teacher with a cover with the name of all participants.

-      a list or written petition to the principal and the English coordinator to ask for permission to take instruments to the school, if needed.

-  The teams will work on their songs or choral poems on the last week of November (25^th, 27^th, 28^th) and will be graded as classwork.

2. The album cover must include:

-      an album cover resembling a real cover from a band with illustrations and an imaginary list of songs as well as a booklet with the information of the ‘band’ or chorus

-      Students will work on the cover of their ‘album’ on December 2^nd

Students will have time to rehearse their songs or poems on December 4^th and 5^th

Presentations will be on December 7^th and 11^th

WRITING 4: ESSAY

ESSAY

Definition:

A  short  literary  composition  on  a  single  subject,  usually  presenting  the  personal  view  of  the  author.

USEFUL LANGUAGE

Supporting one point of view:
In the first place…

Furthermore…

In addition…

Moreover…

A final point…

Explaining why:
Because of this…

For this reason…

As a result…

Therefore…

Due to…

Expressing contrast:

On the other hand…

In contrast…

However,…

Nevertheless,…

Although…

While…

Explaining someone else’s opinion:

According to…

It is said that…

Some people say that…

Many people feel…
Others think that…

Giving your opinion:

I agree that…

I think /believe that…

In my opinion…

I am in favour of…

It seems to me that…

Concluding:

Overall,…

To sum up…

On the whole…

In conclusion,…

TIPS

• Remember to stay on the topic of the essay; don’t include irrelevant arguments.
• Plan your answer and what to include in each paragraph.
• It is better to have fewer points and expand each point than to list a lot of different points.
• Use a variety of words and expressions to link or show contrast.

PLAN

Paragraph 1

1. Introduce the topic .

Paragraph 2

2. Give the arguments for.
3. Give reasons for your answer.

Paragraph 3

4. Give the arguments against or additional arguments.
5. Build your answer with examples.

Paragraph 4

6. Summarize your arguments.

EXAMPLE

Nowadays pollution is such a big problem for everybody that people say we should all be doing something to help the situation and not just expect the government to sort out the problems. 

Many people think that the government should deal with pollution.  In the first place, it is a huge problem, affecting whole countries. In addition, factories cause a lot of problems, such as when they put poisonous chemicals into the rivers.  Therefore, special laws are the only way to control this.

On the other hand, we each contribute to pollution in some way.  For example, we use plastic bags or make too much rubbish.  We can all do something about as individuals and, if everybody did something, it would make a difference.

Overall, I agree with the statement because I think it is very easy for us to change small things in our lives.  If we managed to make these changes then pollution levels would decrease and our environment would be better.