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Literary Project (T6 and T7)- Final Activity

My dear students, this is the website that you are going to use to write your compositions. Now that we had a lot of debates about "The Little Prince", it is time for you to write about everything we talked about and studied together.

In this link you will find lots of famous quotes of the book.

http://www.generationterrorists.com/quotes/the_little_prince.html

You have to write a composition using these quotes. Choose two or three quotes to talk about (you have many options). Remember to write about the book, the story, how you feel about it and the connection between your life and the book or the quotes you have chosen.

Your composition must have at least 300 words.

Compositions can be given to me next week (on Monday or Tuesday) or they can be sent to my e-mail addres: wallaceju@hotmail.com

Enjoy it!

The Giving Tree 2008 - The best video clips are right here

Literary Project (R3 and Intensive 3)

The Giving Tree
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Giving Tree, first published in 1964, is a children's book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. This book has become one of Silverstein's best known titles and has been translated into more than 30 languages.

Storyline
The Giving Tree is a tale about a relationship between a young boy and a tree in a forest. The tree always provides the boy with what he wants: branches on which to swing, shade in which to sit, apples to eat, branches with which to build a home. As the boy grows older he requires more and more of the tree. The tree loves the boy very much and gives him anything he asks for. In the ultimate act of self-sacrifice, the tree lets the boy cut her down so the boy can build a boat in which he can sail. The boy leaves the tree, now a stump. Many years later, the boy, now an old man, returns and the tree says, "I have nothing left to give you." The boy replies, " I do not need much now, just a quiet place to sit and rest." The tree then says, "Good! A tree stump is a great place to do just that! Come boy, sit down and be happy." The boy obliged and the tree was happy.

Analysis
Ever since the book was published, it has generated controversy and opposing opinions for its interpreted messages, on whether the tree is selfless or merely self-sacrificing, and whether the boy is selfish or reasonable in his demands of the tree. The story clearly shows childhood as being a time of relative happiness in comparison to the sacrifice and responsibility of adulthood. The story only uses the word "need" at the end to describe the "boy's"/old man's need of a place to rest- all of his other desires are "wants."

A review of The Giving Tree: A Symposium shows some academic readers describing the book as portraying a vicious, one-sided relationship between the tree and the boy: with the tree as the selfless giver and the boy as a greedy and insatiable entity who constantly receives, yet never gives anything back to the tree; a selfish love that could be misrepresented and imitated by its young readers. Indeed, some of these speakers single the tree out as an irresponsible parent whose self-sacrifice has left the boy ill-equipped. Other readers argue that the tree gives everything to the boy freely because she loves him, and its feelings are reciprocated by the boy when he returns to the tree for a rest. In this way, the relationship between the tree and the boy as he grows up could be viewed as similar to that between a mother and her child; despite getting nothing in return for a long time, the tree puts the boy's needs foremost, because it wants him to be happy. Indeed, the only time the tree ever seems to be sad is when it feels that it has nothing left to give the boy and that the boy might never return.[1]

As Ben Jackson, a professor of Religious Studies at Stanford University put it:

“ Is this a sad tale? Well, it is sad in the same way that life is depressing. We are all needy, and, if we are lucky and any good, we grow old using others and getting used up. Tears fall in our lives like leaves from a tree. Our finitude is not something to be regretted or despised, however; it is what makes giving (and receiving) possible. The more you blame the boy, the more you have to fault human existence. The more you blame the tree, the more you have to fault the very idea of parenting. Should the tree's giving be contingent on the boy's gratitude? If it were, if fathers and mothers waited on reciprocity before caring for their young, then we would all be doomed. ”

Jackson, linking the story to the human condition, asserts that readers ought to identify with both the boy and the tree.

R3 and Intensive 3

Literary Project, ASSIGNMENT 02 - GLOSSARY
ASSIGNMENT 02 - GLOSSARY

Make a list of 10 words you learnt or are important in the text. Each word will be used according to the following procedures:
* Word
* The word as the grammar component (verb/adjective/preposition/etc.)
* Meaning used in the text. (with pronunciation symbols)
* The word in a sentence from the book. Make sure the sentence is in quotation marks.
* Your own example with the word chosen.

Example:

Word # 1: Mild
Grammar component: Adjective
Meaning in the text: /maɪld/ not strong

Example (book): “ now we will make the lesson clearer with a mild
electric shock”
My example: The is no “mild” electric shock. A shock is always a shock.

R3 - Grammar and Vocabulary Extra Exercises

My dear students,
In order to allow you to learn more and more, here are some extra exercises you can do before the tests. You can use this link to download, absolutely free, a copy of a good grammar.

Mac_Elem_Language_Practice.rar


I recommend you to do the following exercises:

*Grammar 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,46 and 61

*Vocabulary 5,6,14,15,17

This review covers everything you have learned, from verb to be to past continuous. Remember that these exercises may give you extra points. There are 20 exercises to be done and only the exercises are necessary (Please, do not give copies of the explanations to me.).

Enjoy it and study hard for the tests!!!

Recommendation

My dear students, this is the grammar I told you to buy... It is really good.



This is the link to the webpage of the bookstore where you can find it:
http://www.sbs.com.br/virtual/livraria/detalhe.asp?codigo_produto=13524


SBS Livraria Internacional
Setor Bueno
Av. T 8, 863 - Quadra 62, Lote 20
CEP 74210-270
Tel.: (62) 3251-0063
Fax: (62) 3251-0068
goiania@sbs.com.br

Senior - Literary Project

The Little Prince

by

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The Little Prince (French: Le Petit Prince), published in 1943, is french aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's most famous novella. Saint-Exupéry wrote it while living in the United States. It has been translated into more than 180 languages and sold more than 80 million copies[1][2] making it one of the best selling books ever.



Download from the internet:

http://cs.swan.ac.uk/~cswill/The_little_prince.pdf

http://www.pdf-search-engine.com/the-little-prince--pdf.html

Symbols

CHART
Correction Abbreviation Symbols

Symbol
Definition
Sp
Spelling
P
Punctuation
VT
Verb tense
WO
Word order
WW
Wrong word
Gr
Grammar
//
New paragraph needed
V
Something is missing
?
I don’t understand
X
Not necessary
NT
Negative transference
( Voc )
Vocabulary

R3 - Strange Jobs

The Best Way to Think

Intensive 1 - Telling a story

Write a composition about the story of the short film below.

I am a big big girl

That's not my name (E1)

Writing Monologues

http://www.saskschools.ca/~drama30/teacher/3writing.html

Express 1 - Saturday

Homework

Check the blog (http://wallacetheteacher.blogspot.com/)
and find the video of everyday activities.

Write a composition about what you do everyday and about what you mother doES everyday.

Add the things you don't do everyday and the things your mother doesn't do everyday.

Express1

Dear students,
Please, dance AND love!
Have fun!

R1 - Composition

Describe the house and furniture (table, chair, etc) in the video below.

Literary Project

ASSIGNMENT 03



Write a composition about the book you chose. Remember to tell the most relevant aspects of the story. Do it in a way that the reader(s) will have a clear idea of what the book is about. Finish your composition by expressing your opinions about the level of difficulty / interest you had while reading the story.

Number of words:
T5 - 300 words
T8 - 400 words
G1 and G2 - 500 words

Nice Exercises

http://englishonline.sites.uol.com.br/english/basic.htm

T5, T8, G1 and G2 - Literary Project, ASSIGNMENT 02 - GLOSSARY

ASSIGNMENT 02 - GLOSSARY

Make a list of 10 words you learnt or are important in the text. Each word will be used according to the following procedures:

* The word as the grammar component (verb/adjective/preposition/etc.)
* Meaning used in the text.
* The word in a sentence from the book. Make sure the sentence is in quotation marks.
* Your own example with the word chosen.

Example:

Word # 1: Mild
Grammar component: Adjective
Meaning in the text: not strong

Example (book): “ now we will make the lesson clearer with a mild
electric shock”
My example: The is no “mild” electric shock. A shock is always a shock.

T5, T8, G1 and G2 - Literary Project

Choose a book to read. You can find it in the library.
Write a paragraph by answering the following questions. Do not copy the questions on your report. If you decide to type it, use font 14 and space 1.5 between the lines. If you handwrite it, skip every other line.

What did you read?
Who wrote it?
Who published it?
How many pages does it have?
Where and when was it printed?
Why did you choose it?

T5 - People Eating Spiders

Homework: Watch the video and write the recipe for the Tarantulas. Why do people eat spiders? Would you like to eat it? Why?
You can send it to wallaceju@hotmail.com

G1 - Homework

Use the video below to tell the story of the man. Use all possible Past Tenses. Not everything you write must be in the video. You may use your imagination. For example, why did the man seek help in acupuncture?

G1 - Useful Website

http://www.englishpage.com/

Intensive I - A Typical Day in The Life of Victoria Fontana

This is Victória Fontana.
What's her typical day like? Make a list of the activities she does. What time does she do each acitivity?



What about you? What's your typical day like? What time do you do each activity? Watch this video and get some ideas. Write about it. Mention the time, ok?

Seven Keys to Resolving Family Conflicts

Diana Mercer is the founder of Peace Talks Mediation Services, www.peace-talks.com. She is the co-author of Your Divorce Advisor: A Lawyer and a Psychologist Guide You Through the Legal and Emotional Landscape of Divorce (Fireside 2001).

Homework: Write a composition about how parents and teenagers could resolve their conflicts. Your composition must be based on Mrs. Mercer's advice. Don't forget to give clear examples of what you write and to skip a line between paragraphs. 120 words at least. Your composition may be sent to "wallaceju@hotmail.com"

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