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Contact

You can reach me on my email: helene.thiercy@lfb.es

If you need something or forgot something, ask before class starts.

When you’re absent you’re expected to catch up on homework (PRONOTE will be daily updated). We will use the class website, itsLearning/ENT and Google Classroom for digital activities [and if you're confined at home].

You will need a notebook, a folder or a display book, whichever you prefer, where you’ll keep track of the vocabulary, grammar lessons and activities we do in class – each chapter needs to be kept in your folder until the final evaluation. Have paper to write on, keep your notes clean and organized. I’ll collect them from time to time and check how you organize yourself. Don’t hesitate to ask if you need help or have any doubt.

We’ll study short stories, a play and you will need to buy these two books when asked to do so:

• Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

• Lois Lowry's The Giver

Tentative Syllabus

I. NEW YORK, NEW YORK! The city in photography and literature ; a look at the history of New York City and some famous sites.

Activities: Oral presentations (present a famous NYC site); reading poetry, describing a place, choosing original adjectives.

Final task: shoot a video in English presenting your home city – Barcelona or the city you live in or often visit - in the style of a tourist video, presenting what you enjoy about it, special or hidden places, sites of interest, its gastronomy, and cultural traditions.

II. LIVING WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES: We will learn about the lives of historical and fictional characters that made an impact in spite of their difference, notably with Mark Haddon's novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.

Activities: reading reports, writings, describing the characters and settings, analyzing the stages of the narrative of a story and points of views, how to write a speech.

Final task: write an essay about our place in society and deliver your work as a speech to the class.

III. HOW TO TELL A STORY: DETECTIVE STORIES: study the genre of Whodunit; familiarize yourself with the famous detectives and the lexicon of detective stories.

Final Task: write a script, prepare the filming of your detective story; act and shoot a detective story to participate in a movie contest.

IV. SUPERHEROES AND THE REAL WORLD: Learn about superheroes, their importance in US history and the entertainment industry today. Compare the development of detective stories and superheroic adventures.

Final task: write a movie review

V. ROMEO AND JULIET: study of a screen adaptation and some scenes; acting.

Final Task (group work): perform one of the scenes in front of your classmates.

VI. A DYSTOPIAN WORLD. Study of Lois Lowry’s The Giver. Discussion on the themes developed in the novel.

Final Task : write a book critique and compare it to the screen adaptation.

Oral Participation and Homework

Participate as much as possible in the written and oral activities.

Don’t hesitate to use the school library to read, watch and listen to documents in English. Use the Internet or any other resources to be as much as possible in contact with the English language.

At the end of each trimester you’ll get a ‘note de vie de classe’ to follow your progress and participation in group work and class activities (correction of homework and exercises, reading aloud, presenting your work, etc). An oral or written test might be conducted at the beginning or the end of class to check that you’ve done personal work and will count for this mark. If you participate well, it will of course be taken into account for this final mark.

Seating in class : You will be assigned a seat in class. You are expected to seat there – except during group activities. Seating will change periodically throughout the year.

Don’t hesitate to say if you need to seat in the front (i.e. to see the board better).

· Classroom Expectations

YOUR RIGHTS

- You can speak as much as anybody else in the class.

- You can listen to the teacher without being bothered.

- You can express your concerns and worries, ask questions.

- You can ask for extension for papers or tests if you have a valid reason (if you’re sick, if you have a family obligation) or a lot of tests at the same time (more than 2 a day)

- You can ask for permission to go to the bathroom at the beginning of class if we’re not late - not when the class has started.

- You can ask for an explanation outside of class time ; it’s also possible for you to make an appointment.

- You can ask for your notebook to be checked by the teacher if you have any doubts.

- you will have access to Pronote and some documents online (cahier de textes ; website)

YOUR RESPONSABILITIES

- I must attend class every day and arrive on time.

If I am late, …………………………………………………..………………

- I must be polite in class, with my teacher but also with my schoolmates.

If I am rude, ………………………………………………………..………………

- To speak, I must raise my hand and wait for my turn.

The 3 ^rd time I speak out of turn, ………………………………………………………..………………

- I can’t speak with my classmates except in group activities.

The 3^rd time I am told to be quiet, ………………………………………………………..………………

- To improve, I must do my homework. Pronote is updated daily to help me.

The 3 ^rd time I don’t do my homework, ………………………………………………………..………………

- To improve, I must learn my lesson from one class to the next.

The 3 ^rd time I don’t learn my lesson,…………………………………………………..………………

- I understand that the teacher needs my papers/tests/homework in due time so everybody has the same time to complete them.

If I don’t turn in my work on time,.................………………………..………………….

If I don’t turn in my work at all, ……..…..……….…………………………………..………………….

- I understand that any correspondence with my parents should be signed/presented in time.

If I don’t return the correspondence with my parents on time,.....………………………………………………..……………….…

- I mustn’t cheat in class or at home for tests or homework.

If I cheat, ………………………………………………………..……..……………

- I should be careful when I do research on the Internet to explain where I found the document.

If I pretend someone’s work is mine, it’s plagiarism and can be

penalized with………………………………………………..…...

Any repeated violation of these basic rules will lead to an increase in the sanction.

Seating in class : You will be assigned a seat in class. You are expected to seat there – except during group activities. Seating will change periodically throughout the year.

Don’t hesitate to say if you need to be in the front (i.e. to see the board better)