Redefining aims for blogging

When I first started blogging, I thought students would love the idea of publishing their production.
I openly invited them to post, but they didn't. I insisted...,but they didn't. They've sent by mail their writing tasks and a few have commented when requested.
So, this year I'll humbly post about applications that can be easily integrated to the traditional EFL classroom.
Here the first examples:
I usually ask my students to design banners with their names for the first lessons. This year I told them to go to www.whatalovelyname.com. There they can find their name or type it to design a logo. Some students designed beautiful logos, printed them and brought them to school. Success!
I highly recommend Larry Ferlazzo's blog for simple ideas.

Films we would recommend

We´ve been working with films. We´ve watched "Animal Farm", commented on "Love actually", and others. Click on comments to leave your film review. Remember to include background, plot, your opinion and recommendation. Waiting to read!

Welcome Aino!

Yesterday we were told that a girl from Finland is coming in August, her name is Aino and she has sent and e-mail asking for information about the school, the uniform, the class,and the timetables. She has sent a photo and she is eager to come.

New Year resolutions 2008

I have decided to share this blog with one of my classes this year. I ´m going to invite my students in 4º at Integral Fisherton to contribute by posting their own productions, reflections, ideas, opinions... Let´s see what comes out of this experience

Camping experiences

The campsite

This year we went to Sarmiento´s park in Carcaraña. It's 50 km. from Rosario. We slept in a shelter with bunkbeds.
The weather was very cold but sunny.
We had breakfast and dinner in a diningroom but we had lunch out of the shelter.
We had cookies and cocoa for breakfast.We had hamburgers, sausages, chicken or barbacue for lunch and dinner.
In the evenin we sat near the fireplace and we read "the gossiper". It was a box with pieces of papers. Classmates wrote "gossip" about everybody.
I liked free time but I didn't like the climate.

Estefania Mosca, Belen.M Liste y Martina Verasio.
8º EGB Integral
8°B

CULTURAL REFERENCES

If you miss the meaning of words, you will understand less of Bohemian Rhapsody.
Students from 3º Polimodal-Stella Maris looked up some of the strange words that appear in the song: (source Enciclopedia Brittanica)

Scaramouch: Stock character of the Italian theatrical form known as the commedia dellárte. Unreliable servant. His affinity for intrigue often landed him in difficult situations, yet he always managed to extricate him self, usually leaving an inocent by stander as his victim. Was originally a viration of the commedia character Capitano, a braggart soldier. The role was closely associated with the Italian actor Tiberio Fiorillo, who played without a mask. He transformed the military role to that of a comic servant, usually an indigent gentleman´s valet. His costume was black breeches, jacket, cloak, and beret.
Contribution by Sol Berli

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

The greatest song ever written?