1s.11 World sports and games

This term we are going to learn about different world sports and create a YouTube tutorial on how to play them. We are going to do this project in collaboration with your PE teachers, Miguel Ángel Lorenzo and Toni Ginard, and your ethics teachers, Marga Calbet and Adriana Morell.

The sports we are going to learn about include some sports and games you have discussed in your ethics class: sling throwing, kickball, dodgeball and capture the flag.

Watch these videos and check the websites to complete the information about the sport you must work on.

1. KICKBALL

Check this website for more technical information about kickball.

2. SLING THROWING

 

Check this website for more technical information about sling throwing.

3. DODGEBALL

Check this website for more information about dodgeball.

4. CAPTURE THE FLAG

Check this website for more information about capture the flag.

4s.5 "Liberté, egalité, Beyoncé"

After discussing different art forms and even holding our own art gallery in class, we're coming to the conclusion some of the most amazing works of art are all about breaking the mould and causing a great impression on the audience. Don't you think this sounds like a great idea for our 2014 Portfolio project? Get ready for...

1. What is the project about?

"Liberté, egalité, Beyoncé" is an English project consisting of revisiting classic works of art that are connected with freedom and equal rights. It will also be our contribution to the 2014 Portfolio school exhibition.

2. Why "Liberté, egalité, Beyoncé"?

Because it can help you discover classic works of art from a new perspective while having fun working in English.

3. What do I have to do?

You must find a classic work of art that has been reinterpreted by a contemporary famous or unknown artist. Take a look at some examples:

DELACROIX, Eugène. Liberty guiding the people (1830)

KIKIRIKILLER (blogger). Liberté, egalité, Beyoncé (2013)

BARTHOLDI, Frédéric A. Liberty enlightening the world (1886).

FELIX, E. Liberty in crisis (2014).

4. How can I find my work of art?

Contemporary artists, including bloggers, are constantly revisiting art. Classic works of art, such as the ones presented above, are often used as the basis for reinterpretations. A classic work of art may be intepreted from different perspectives:

- As new historical events occur (e.g. popular revolutions, wars, etc.)

- As new social groups are fighting for their rights (e.g. women, LGTB, African-Americans, etc.)

- As new cultural trends or fashions are set (e.g. pop culture, fast food culture, etc.)

A good starting point for your work can be Google. Your objective: find an artist who has reinterpreted classic art from a new, grounbreaking perspective. Remember your work of art must be connected with freedom or equal rights!

5. What art forms can I choose from?

You can choose from any form of visual art. The original work of art and its reinterpretation may include paintings, sculpture, graffiti, installations, fashion design, craft, etc.

6. Need help?
Your English, Art or History teachers can give you a hand!

2s.6 Crime time

The following videos are part of this year's portfolio project in English about crimes taking place at night. Combining writing techniques and storytelling, 2nd ESO students  from IES S'Arenal in Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) have recorded in a voiceover their self-penned script of silent cartoon stories originally created by Future Thought. We hope you enjoy the videos and give us feedback! We invite you to write your comments at the bottom of this post.

CARTOON STORY #1 "THE GIFT"
By Jorge Soler and Irene Vilardell

CARTOON STORY #2 "PAINT JOB"

By Juanfran Mojer and Irene Armenteros

CARTOON STORY #3 "SLEEPWALKER"

By Noelia Sánchez and Jorge Fernández

CARTOON STORY #4 "ELECTROPHOBIA"

By Ángela Guijarro and Xisco González

CARTOON STORY #5 "HAVE A BLAST"

By Luna Arnal and María Cardell

CARTOON STORY #6 "THE BANK ROBBERY"

By Tfarah Ehmetu and Alicia Maura

2s.1 Portfolio project 2010-11: "Natural disasters"

The following news stories and videos are part of our portfolio project in English about natural disasters. The special correspondents in these videos are 2nd ESO students from IES S'Arenal in Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain). We hope you enjoy the videos and give us feedback! We invite you to write your comments at the bottom of this post.

NEWS STORY #1 TSUNAMI DEVASTATES PACIFIC RIM

Special correspondents / Nuria Heres and Amanda Carbonell
On 26th of December 2004 there was a big tsunami in the Pacific Rim. Tsunamis are giant waves and they can destroy costal regions in minutes. This one killed 220.000 people. The International Community sent money and food. The army rebuilt the people's houses and the police helped when the tsunami finished.

NEWS STORY #2 HURRICANE KATRINA REACHES THE US

Special correspondents / Andrea Fernández and Ana Paula Lugo

Hurricane Katrina was the most expensive and deadliest natural disaster in the United States. It happened in 2005 and affected the Gulf Coast from central Florida to Texas. The hurricane caused severe destruction. 1.836 people lost their lives. People lost $81 billion in the natural disaster. The army studied the affected area and they found a solution: they didn't rebuild the dangerous areas and elevated many buildings.

NEWS STORY #3 EARTHQUAKE HITS HAITÍ

Special correspondents / Paula Gual and Nerea Capellà

On 12th January 2010 at 9:52 p.m. there was an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on the Ritcher scale in Haití. This was the country's strongest earthquake in 200 years. It was near the capital city of Haití, Puerto Príncipe. The death toll was about 300.000 people. The first and second floors of the Presidential Palace collapsed. Later, the Goverment rebuilt its new headquarters about 20 km. away from the city.

NEWS STORY #4 THE ERUPTION OF MOUNT PELÉE

Special correspondents / Jerónimo Rojo and Carlos Sastre

On 12th April 1902, the big Pelée volcano erupted in the rural and beautiful island of Martinique. It killed a lot of people. 30.000 died in this disaster and approximately 100.000 also left their houses and their animals when they escaped. Charities helped these people and sent food and water. People from Martinique asked other countries to help them rebuild the island. Now its inhabitants live farther from the volcano.

 

2x.2 Portfolio project 2010-11: "Green earth"

"Green earth" is the topic for the Portfolio project our school is carrying out this year. Some of your other teachers may be dealing with this topic also in their classes. In English, we are going to learn more about a very interesting problem of far-reaching consequences which global warming has brought about: the relocation of precipitation. With this project I aim to help you improve your scientific literacy (i.e. the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts and processes), which is a competence you are also developing in other subjects. You will:

1. Practise selecting and assessing different sources of information.
2. Speculate on the available data if they are not informative enough to draw conclusions.

3. Explain facts that affect the natural world and predict their potential future development.

4. Analyse existing scientific evidence to evaluate alternative perspectives and their implications.

5. Communicate coherent and reasoned conclusions.

Hopefully, this project will also represent a sensitisation campaign for you and lay the foundations for a more responsible attitude towards climate change.

Before we get into the topic in greater depth, I would like you to answer questions 1 and 2 on the blog:

1. Have you ever heard about the relocation of precipitation before? What do you think this problem is about?
2. Have a look at the map below.


The red area shows the village where I come from, Beniarbeig (Alacant). It's a very small village of barely 2.000 inhabitants very near the coast of Dénia. In October 2007, something very shocking happened that made my village hit the headlines. All of a sudden, my village was on the front page of the most important Spanish newspapers! The set of three photographs below shows snaps of the events. Can you guess what happened? Imagine you are a journalist. Write a short news story of about 80 words for your newspaper.









3. Try to guess the meaning of the underlined words on this post from their context. Then use them in a sentence which is different from the one in this text and translate them into Catalan or Spanish. Use a dictionary only if necessary. We'll correct this exercise in class, so don't post this on the blog.