7th F Class Blog
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Week 14 ; Independent work -Friendly letter ;13-17.12.2010
Meaning of colours at http://hubpages.com/hub/Meaning-of-Colours
Color symbolism by culture at http://webdesign.about.com/od/color/a/bl_colorculture.htm
Colour around the world at http://www.colour-experience.org/flying/colour_around_the_world/flycol_colour_around_the_world_1.htm
Egyptians and colour at http://www.colour-experience.org/colouriser/colour_egyptians/colour_egyptians1.htm
Aztecs and colour at http://www.colour-experience.org/colouriser/colour_aztecs/colour_aztecs_1.htm
Vikings and colour at http://www.colour-experience.org/colouriser/colour_vikings/colour_vikings1.htm
Romans and colour at http://www.colour-experience.org/colouriser/colour_romans/colour_romans1.htm
TASK
You have to choose at least one link to follow and to write a friendly letter in which to use at least 6 things you have learned from the visited link.You will also have to cite the source of yourr new acquired information.
Above you have have the rubric for a friendly letter posted .
The next link will guide you in writing the letter: http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000143.htm
Week 13; 6-10.12.2010
Do not forget this week by the 9th you have to post a comment about the webquest regarding the Metropolitan Museum of Art posted in Week 11.
This week you will work in 3 groups of 4 and 1 group of 3.
Each of groups will work on a video about color idioms.
Group 1 http://www.worldenglishclub.com/idioms/color-idioms/black-color-idioms
Group 2 http://www.worldenglishclub.com/idioms/color-idioms/blue-color-idioms
Group 3 http://www.worldenglishclub.com/idioms/color-idioms/red-color-idioms
Group 4 http://www.worldenglishclub.com/idioms/color-idioms/green-color-idioms
Instructions:
-listen to the video on a large screen
-write down the mentioned idioms and their meanings
-you are allowed to pause the video when necessary
-when ready with writing you will toggle the screen back so that you see the accompanying text in order to check your work
-now use the new idioms in drawing contexts created with a drawing program at your choice
-scan your drawings and post them in the next appropriate blank posts
-Do not forget that no words are allowed on the drawings.
As homework :
-group 1 takes care of green colour idioms
-group 2 is in charge with black clour idioms
-group 3 is in charge with blue colour idioms
-group 4 is in charge with red colour idioms
Given the links above and your colleagues' drawings , guess the colour idiom illustrated and post a comment individually .
This assignment will be marked.
This week you will work in 3 groups of 4 and 1 group of 3.
Each of groups will work on a video about color idioms.
Group 1 http://www.worldenglishclub.com/idioms/color-idioms/black-color-idioms
Group 2 http://www.worldenglishclub.com/idioms/color-idioms/blue-color-idioms
Group 3 http://www.worldenglishclub.com/idioms/color-idioms/red-color-idioms
Group 4 http://www.worldenglishclub.com/idioms/color-idioms/green-color-idioms
Instructions:
-listen to the video on a large screen
-write down the mentioned idioms and their meanings
-you are allowed to pause the video when necessary
-when ready with writing you will toggle the screen back so that you see the accompanying text in order to check your work
-now use the new idioms in drawing contexts created with a drawing program at your choice
-scan your drawings and post them in the next appropriate blank posts
-Do not forget that no words are allowed on the drawings.
As homework :
-group 1 takes care of green colour idioms
-group 2 is in charge with black clour idioms
-group 3 is in charge with blue colour idioms
-group 4 is in charge with red colour idioms
Given the links above and your colleagues' drawings , guess the colour idiom illustrated and post a comment individually .
This assignment will be marked.
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