today we will write about

Free ;)

Hi guys,
Today we have a free post.
You can write about anything you like provided you give some structure to the text.
Intro
body
wrap up (ending)

Write a minimum of 220 words and 4 comments on your classmates blogs.

Best Chilean

In your opinion, who is the greatest Chilean of all time?

Talk about a public figure

Include with your words:

Who it is,

What he/she did,

Why this person's deeds are important,

What question you would like to ask this person if you met them.

Mention anything else you think is important.

Write 230 words. Comment on at least 3 of your classmates’ blogs

Evaluation 1 on October 1

As I mentioned last week, this semester you will need to do some videos. Please see the instructions

This is the instruction for the first Video to be submitted on September 5. Remember these 3 videos account for 30% of your mark.
Remember to record it ALL in ONE take.
No reading. Thank you!

A SUBJECT YOU ENJOYED AT SCHOOL

Record a for 3 minute mobile phone (or otherwise)video presentation* about a subject you enjoyed at school

Say:

What the subject was,

Who taught it,

Why you enjoyed it,

What things you learnt in this subject.

Mention anything else you think is important.

You can upload it onto youtube or bring it on a pendrive on that day.

Ask me if you feel you need help with the text.

Sept 10

Hello everyone,

The e mail I received today and how vague it was made me think of the topic for today’s post. As usual, this may be a bit subjective but still important. I find your opinion important and that is why I feel it could be interesting to write about this. Please write giving answers to these questions in a ( few paragraphs) text.

Write about the faculty of arts in Universidad de Chile. Or maybe focus on visual arts.

What is the current situation in your faculty?

What things need improvement?

What would be the first steps to deal with this situation?

How would you resolve this situation?

What could be the real benefits/ impact of this improvement?

Next steps, further recommendations. Images.

Please write a minimum of 220 words and post a minimum of 3 comments.

Going places

Since today we are talking about places, we will write about a place we woul like to visit.

Today I will write about a place I’d like to visit. To be honest, travelling is one of the things I find most valuable. A lot of people prefer to buy stuff and that is fine by me. I personally feel experiencing different cultures and sharing with people is priceless. Even though I understand that as a tourist you don’t really experience the culture the way a local does, I enjoy travelling very much.

Choosing a favourite place puts me in a difficult situation. I more or less love all places. I will select one because it is part of today’s task. Last summer I had the opportunity to visit Turkey. I simply fell in love. I would like to come back to this place one day. I would like to learn more about the Byzantines and the Ottoman empire. I would also like to visit the coast. They say it is amazing. To be honest, I would like to learn more about the language. The Turkish language is nothing like anything I heard before, much nicer than the Arab language (in my opinion) but still pretty intricate in terms of structure. So I guess I’d like to go there for around 6 months to get a good feel of the place.

I think Turkey is the perfect transition place as transit from west to east and the arab world.

- Which country would you like to go to? Why?
- What do you know about it?
- What would you like to do there?
- Would you like to study/work/live there? Explain.

- Make comments on 3 of your classmates’ posts and my blog!!
- Word Count: 150 words

Blog evaluation

On this post, I will explain how the blog work will be assessed.

Two marks will be averaged. Mark 1 is for continuous assessment (i.e. coming to class and posting IN class the complete task).If you come to class & write the right number of words, plus the ideas your are asked to express AND comments, you get 2 points. If you don't come to class & post from anywhere else within 24 hours, you get 1 point. After that there are no points, but you can still write for the sake of learning & because of mark 2.

Mark 2 is for 2 particular posts that will be evaluated in terms of (ideas (n° of words), word range & grammar). If the post is not there when it is marked, you get a 1.0 for that post. These 3 marks are evaluated and give an average final mark.

Ps: You can use www.wordreference.com but NO translators. If you do the latter, you get a 1.0 & no points for your post. The worst of all, you don't learn. :(

MARK 1 +MARK 2= /2 = FINAL MARK

These two marks will be averaged and will give your final mark :) If you have any doubts, let me know.
Kind regards,
Beatriz