I. REMINDERS:
1. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 3 IS DUE TOMORROW WEDNESDAY.
+ It is the paragraph you´ve been working on lately about YOUR JOURNEY LEARNING ENGLISH.
+ Just copy the last draft you made onto a Word Document and send it to my email.
2. ORAL PRESENTATION 3: SPEAKING ABOUT A FAMOUS, HISTORICAL FIGURE
+ The person you choose may be alive or dead.
+ Try to include biographical data, achievements, other interesting facts, your opinion, etc.5
+ 5 to 7 minutes long
+ PowerPoint Presentation required
+ Schedule of Presentations:
Tuesday, November 29th: Lesdy, Ana Karenina, Charlie
Wednesday, November 30th: Alvaro, Rony, Noelia
Thursday, December 1st: Hadda, Diana, Cristian
Friday, December 2nd: Grace
3. SPEAKING: THANKSGIVING DISCUSSION
+ Tomorrow, Wednesday 24th
+ A 2-3 minutes-long participation in the discussion presenting some information on the assigned topic.
+ a very short PowerPoint presentation would be desirable, but it is not mandatory.
+ Topics for discussion:
a. History:
Alvaro (The story of the Pilgrims and their voyage to the New World in the Mayflower)
Ana Karenina (Arrival of the Pilgrims to the new world, difficulties and challenges)
Lesdy (the Native American tribes who live in the area where the First Thanksgiving was held, name, region, attitude towards the foreigners)
Cristian (the first Thanksgiving; the official establishment of Thanskgiving as a national U.S. holiday)
b. Food:
Charlie: Thanksgiving dinner meat (one recipe)
Hadda: Thanksgiving dinner side dishes (one recipe)
Diana: Desserts (choose one recipe)
c. Traditions:
Grace: Thanksgiving Parades; traveling
Rony: The President pardons a turkey; watching a footbal game after Thansgiving dinner
Noelia: At the Thanksgiving Table: Saying what each person is most thankful for; breaking of the turkey wishbone for lunch.
II. WRITING:
a. Writing a Graduation (or commencement) Speech
An outline
My Graduation Speech
I. Introduction
II. Paragraph 1 (My journey learning English)
III. Paragraph 2 (An anecdote during my studies)
IV. Paragraph 3 (Your choice)
V. Paragraph 4 (Conclusion)
Writing the Introduction
Example 1
It is my honor today to deliver the commencement address for this incredible student body. It is my pleasure to welcome students, families, and faculty to graduation day at the American School English Academy. Everyone one of you have made an imnpact on the graduates who sit here today.
Example 2
Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Someone wise once said, "You dont have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." Tonight, we are great. We started and despite all odds here we are, receiving our graduation diplomas...
Example 3
I am honored to deliver the graduation speech on behalf of my classmates. We have reached the goal we set out for ourselves a while ago. It wasn´t easy. We had to deal with on-line education, battled traffic to get home from work on time for class, turned-off our cameras during the class because we hadn´t had time to comb our hair, or we were just trying to finish our dinner; we missed family dinners and celebrations, we worked on assignments, speeches, homework, and tests...we got tired... sometimes we wanted to quit, some of us did.
But those of us who managed to cope with all this made to tonight, our graduation ceremony. You are champions indeed...
Write TWO main ideas she presents.
Main idea 1
Main idea 2
Write a conclusion she makes.
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