Reported Speech: A Recap

In the term exam, there will be a number of reported speech tasks. Work through the activities found via the links below in order to remind yourself of the key aspects of reported speech.

Reported Speech: Explanation and Exercises

Reported Speech 1

Reported Speech 2

Reported Speech 3

Reported Speech 4

Reported Speech 5

Writing a Blog

• Choose one of the two blog post topics below. Once you have chosen one, you should write a brief blog post (about 200 words) independently. Follow the blog writing checklist to ensure you are including as many typical features of a blog post as possible.
• Once you have finished, swap your post with your partner's.
• Aim correct any technical errors in your partner's post, as well as going through the blog writing checklist and deciding which of the typical features your partner has or hasn't included.
• A well as this, you should highlight/underline anything that you particularly like about their post. 
• Finally: Any which is theirs better than yours? And how is yours better than theirs? Make a note of any opinions on these questions underneath their blog post.

Option One: What is life like in Seville?

Option Two: How important is it to be rich?

Crit C 33% Writing Exam

You will be doing a WRITING exam (Crit C 33%), in which you will have two options: EITHER a brochure OR a blog.

Features/ Characteristics of a blog

•A title, perhaps quirky, witty – like an article title

•A mixture of formal/informal language

• First person narration

•Reference to frequency of blogging – “As we saw in yesterday's post/ As you regualr readers know …”

•Personal thoughts/opinions/feelings about a stimulus/topic

•Invitation for your reader’s to comment on your post

•Reference to reader/engage reader - through direct address, a lively and interesting style

•A blog is a 'public statement‘ so ideas need to be organised to show some evident + consistent purpose - use paragraphing and cohesive devices to structure your ideas appropriately

Blog posts to examine:

https://consumerist.com/

http://yourofficecareer.blogspot.com.es/

https://www.engadget.com/

More blogs to read:

• Everyday Sexism Blog - The Guardian
• Rob Shillcock Blog posts
• Huffington PostBlogs on Celebrities
• Guardian Sport Blog
• 555words - humour/ general
• The Role of Citizen Journalism in Modern Society

Now: Using the above examples, select, and write down, fifteen key phrases and 
structures you could use in your own blog writing.

Feria Homework and Exam Dates

Homework tasks:

1. Complete the following reading exercises in your blue student´s books:

P15 - Ex 1

P18 - Ex 1 and 2

P64-5 - Ex 2, 3, 4, 5

We will do a 33% Criterion B IB reading exam on Friday 12th May after Feria and the above exercises will help you to prepare for this.

We also need to do a 33% Criterion C writing exam. This will done on19th May (provisionally). I will give more details on this after Feria.

Criterion A 33% Speaking Assessment: Rites of Passage Monologue

•       You will have to write a monologue about the theme of RITES OF PASSAGE.

-          Discussion of the importance/ non-importance  of final high school examinations.

-          Why do we have such pressures on us as 17/18 year old students?

-          What adds to our anxieties?

-          How can we best cope with these problems?

-          Attack or defend?

•       Your classmates, teachers and parents are your audience.

•       You can bring notes with a maximum of 5 short bullet points – these will be checked.

•       It will take place in front of the class.

•       You will receive 2x 33% Crit A grades – 1 for ‘grammar’ 1 for ‘ideas’ (more information to follow).

•       Your monologue must last for a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 4 minutes. If you fail to stick to this timing, you will lose marks. 

Creating your own Brochure

Using  the website  below, and a number of the phrases you found whilst looking at other travel guides, create a brochure about your own home city.

Online Brochure Creator

Purple Hibiscus: Comparing Characters (Chapters 6 & 7)