Watch animated versions of:
Beowulf
and Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales:
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Monday
Listen to the classics
The World's Greatest Audio Books
30 audio/videos (so far) by Eric Masters
Including:
Homer: The Iliad
Homer: The Odyssey
Virgil: The Aeneid
Anonymous: Beowulf
Dante Alighieri: The Divine Comedy
Marco Polo: The Travels of Marco Polo
Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales
Miguel de Cervantes: Don Quixote
...and many others
This audio collection contains a treasury of classic books and includes info on the life and times of the author, the theme of the book, the characters, the story outline, a concise yet detailed abridgement of the story and a discussion of the values that make each book one of the great classical works of literature. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
30 audio/videos (so far) by Eric Masters
Including:
Homer: The Iliad
Homer: The Odyssey
Virgil: The Aeneid
Anonymous: Beowulf
Dante Alighieri: The Divine Comedy
Marco Polo: The Travels of Marco Polo
Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales
Miguel de Cervantes: Don Quixote
...and many others
This audio collection contains a treasury of classic books and includes info on the life and times of the author, the theme of the book, the characters, the story outline, a concise yet detailed abridgement of the story and a discussion of the values that make each book one of the great classical works of literature. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Saturday
Practice Reading Daily
365 "Short Stories" - You could improve your reading day by day throughout the year.
Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
Sunday
Friday
Sunday
Vidiomas 2013
Thursday
Four by Four
Express your ideas and opinions on a variety of topics. Choose any four of the following (unconnected) topics and blog four sentence paragraphs on each. Then make a point to comment on four of your classmates.
GENERALLY SPEAKING... (variation on above) Start with a statement, "Generally speaking,..." Give three reasons (complete sentences) to back up your statement, so you have four-sentence paragraphs. Repeat three times and blog. Then, comment on four peers and agree or disagree.
| Family | Personality | Sports |
| Music | Clothes | Animals |
| School | Vacations | Health and diet |
| Time | Town and cities | Movies |
GENERALLY SPEAKING... (variation on above) Start with a statement, "Generally speaking,..." Give three reasons (complete sentences) to back up your statement, so you have four-sentence paragraphs. Repeat three times and blog. Then, comment on four peers and agree or disagree.
Describing a Personal Experience
Write about a small or great kindness that happened in your life. Write 200-300 words. Use the paragraph plan below to help you.
Don't forget to include structures that add emphasis, such as cleft sentences, negative inversion, and perhaps an emphatic did, and do your best as this piece should be included in your portfolio.
| Paragraph 1: | Set the scene for the story. Remember to grab the reader’s attention at the beginning. Describe the surroundings or the situation, but don’t give them all the facts at once. |
| Paragraphs 2-3: | Describe what happened. What were you doing? Were you alone? Why did you need help? How did you feel? Whom did you meet? How did they help you? |
| Paragraph 4: | What happened in the end? Did you learn anything from the experience? |
Don't forget to include structures that add emphasis, such as cleft sentences, negative inversion, and perhaps an emphatic did, and do your best as this piece should be included in your portfolio.
Arguing Your Case - For and Against
Write an introduction, the pros, the cons, and your conclusion (about 250 words) on one of the following topics:
- The cell phone
- Traveling the world in your 20s
- Adult children living at home
| The plusses of my topic are... First... Second... Then there's... Finally, ... |
The minuses of my topic are Above all, ... But there is also... Then again... In conclusion, ... |
Tuesday
Looking for Words of Wisdom
Why and when did they say what they said? Are their words still relevant today? What do they mean, if anything, in your own life? Blog it, please.
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