Intermediate English Class » reading

Funny Signs

larryferlazzo — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:47:02 +0000

Look at these funny signs with a partner. Pick at least four and decide why they are funny.

Copy and paste each picture on Your Draft and explain why each one is funny.

Once you are done, please paste the url address of Your Draft in the comments section of this post.

California History Murals

larryferlazzo — Sun, 09 May 2010 18:38:57 +0000

We have learned about the California History murals you will be seeing at the Rincon Annex Post Office in San Francisco.

You can also see a slideshow of the murals here.

After you review the mural slideshow, please use one of these drawing tools to draw one or more pictures that represent an important historical event in your native country. Post the link in the comments section of this post, and be sure to write one or two sentences explaining what the picture represents.

You can use:

Flash Paint

Draw To

Imagination Cubed

If you get done early, you can learn about other murals in San Francisco and around the world:

Play this game

San Francisco Mural Slideshow

The 50 Most Stunning Wall Murals From Around The World

Murals By Diego Rivera

Here are murals in Sacramento.

Learning About San Francisco

larryferlazzo — Sun, 09 May 2010 18:31:30 +0000

We will be going to San Francisco later this month.

Please go to the sites on this list. In the comments section of this post, please list three things you learn and three questions you have about San Francisco.

You can learn about San Francisco here:

The Best Sites To Learn About San Francisco

Learn About Different Ethnic Groups

larryferlazzo — Sun, 09 May 2010 18:26:55 +0000

This week, all the classes at Burbank are learning about the different ethnic groups at our school.

Each day, we will be coming to the computer lab and you will be learning about one group. Ms. Hull and Mr. Ferlazzo will tell you which group we are studying on each day.

Each day, please write three things you learn in the comments section.

We will be studying:

The Best Websites To Teach & Learn About African-American History

The Best Sites For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

The Best Websites To Learn About The Hmong

The Best Resources For Hispanic Heritage Month

The Best Sites For Learning About Cesar Chavez

Learning About People In The News

larryferlazzo — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:57:24 +0000

Go to these sites to learn about a person in the news. Use the information you learn to answer the questions on your sheet:

CBBC Newsround

BBC Learning English

Voice Of America Special English

Newser

Newsmap

USA Today Newsdeck

New York Times Skimmer

FOR FRIDAY ONLY:

First, search for an interesting news story or article on anything you want. Use the news source links above to find it.

Next, copy the web address of the article and paste it on Crocodoc.

Paste the web address on Crocodoc. Use the highligher to highlight important or interesting information. Highlight five-to-seven words in each paragraph.

Next, use the “notes” to write two questions and two connections.

Finally, copy and paste the web address of your page to the comments section of this post.

Learn About Zimbabwe

larryferlazzo — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:30:55 +0000

The book Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters is based on a story from the African nation of Zimbabwe.

Please look at these links to learn more about African and Zimbabwe. Write three things you learn.

The Three Tests: A Swahili Tale of Choices

The Impossible Task

An African Story of Creation

Are His Parents From Africa?

Zimbabwe Slideshow

Map of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Videos

Cinderella

larryferlazzo — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:46:32 +0000

First read:

English version of Cinderella

Then read:

The Egyptian “Cinderella”

The Chinese “Cinderella”

The Native American “Cinderella”

Then complete an online interactive Venn Diagram comparing the three stories.

Leave a comment saying which version you like best and why:

I liked ____________________ because ___________________.

Watch Some Movies

larryferlazzo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:24:27 +0000

Watch any of the movies at this site (be sure to put the captions on, and please don’t watch the ones in Spanish until you’ve watched all the English ones, first):

Brainpop Free Movies

Census Interactive

larryferlazzo — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:21:15 +0000

Here’s an exceptional interactive on the Census.

On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the hardest, how easy or hard were the questions for you?

Leave your answer on the comments section, and write a complete sentence.

Create Your Own Newspaper

larryferlazzo — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:54:11 +0000

Think about the kinds of things you are most interested in — Hmong life, soccer, novella’s, cars, etc.

Then go to Newscred. You will create your own online newspaper that only has articles on the things you’re interested in.

Mr. Ferlazzo and Ms. Hull will show you on the projector how to set-up you paper. Once you’ve created it, please write the topic of your paper in the comments section of this post and copy and paste its url address. You and other students will be able to read it at home or when we come to the computer lab.