Here is a webquest you have to do in teams of four. You will work on solving enigmas. Good luck. Click on the link : http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/enigmas/ Machu Picchu enigma : http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/archaeology/machu...
Read moreRocky Mountains Geography : Major mountain system of North America and easternmost belt of the North American cordillera, extending more than 3,000 mi (4,800 km) from central N.Mex. to NW Alaska; Mt. Elbert (14,431 ft/4,399 m) in Colorado is the highest...
Read moreLife is art : Oral comprehension. Listening and drawing what you hear. Introduction to Pop Art using a painting by Andy Warhol : 5 coke bottles and a painting by Edward Ruscha, Standard Station. Topic : consumer society / mass consumption and its drawbacks....
Read moreEllis Island webquest : Work in pairs and choose your role : - 1. You are an immigrant arriving at Ellis Island - 2. You are an Ellis Island inspector Copy and complete your role either as an immigrant or an immigration officer : Role 1: I’m an immigrant....
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Enter David Hockney's painting : Enter the painting... imagine what could be happening outside the frame or in hidden parts of the landscape. Write down a few keywords / ideas that the painting triggers (emotions, colours, the beginning of a story maybe...?)...
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Two paintings : Grant Wood : American Gothic (1930) Audubon : American Flamingo (1838) Two poems : "American Gothic" John Stone (1998) Just outside the frame there has to be a dog chickens, cows and hay and a smokehouse where a ham in hickory is also...
Read moreMrs Arnaud put you in groups last week to do some research work. This work has to be done at home for Friday, May 10th. You will have to make an oral presentation on that day. Enjoy your holidays ! Quelques précisions concernant le travail à faire pour...
Read moreFocus on the first 2 minutes of this interview of Edward P. Jones. 1. What do you discover about Janet M. Jones, the writer's mother? 2. What influence did she have on his life? In the next part of the interview (about 1'40), Edward P. Jones and the interviewer...
Read moreThe Washington Post :The Known World of Edward P. Jones By Neely Tucker,November 15, 2009 Edward Paul Jones is sitting at a table in Guapo's restaurant in Tenleytown early on a midsummer evening, looking down into a glass of red wine. Nobody in the place...
Read moreEllis Island webquest : Work in pairs and choose your role : - 1. You are an immigrant arriving at Ellis Island - 2. You are an Ellis Island inspector Copy and complete your role either as an immigrant or an immigration officer : Role 1: I’m an immigrant....
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