Good morning all!
I hope you are all well and taking care of your health -- both physically and mentally.
Before speaking about class, I want to stress the importance of taking care of yourself during these days. What we're living is incredibly difficult, and it is affecting all of us. I, personally, have felt a lot of anxiety and panic in the last few weeks, and I'd imagine many of you feel the same. While these moments are difficult, they present us with an opportunity for self-reflection unlike any we've ever had before. Oftentimes, we don't know what to do with our free time because we're not used to having it. I hope that you use these days to discover (or rediscover) what you enjoy doing and what makes you happy. I encourage you all to document this in some sort of way -- whether it be a diary or social media. I believe that writing is one of the best ways to reflect and grow, and, while the days seem boring and mundane now, in the future this will be a time you want to remember.
Regardling class, I have a couple of updates for you:
1. As you all are aware, final exams this year will most likely have to be online. I've spoken to the director, and since you've all already spent so much time working on your independent book projects, this will count as your final exam. In addition to the project, i will have a conversation with each of you (either through Google Meet, WhatsApp audios, phone call, etc) about your books and the project you completed. These two components will constitute your final exam grade for my class. That being said, I am going to extend the deadline for the project until Monday, May 4th. Since this is a final exam, I expect the quality of your projects to reflect that; even though we are not physically present in class, you are all very intelligent individuals and I expect to continue to see that in your work. Finish the year strong and on a good note!
2. This week, I want you to have a little fun with English. Life in quarantine can sometimes be boring, but we can make it a little more interesting. This week you are going to make a Quarantorial (Quarantine tutorial) describing how to do a boring, everyday task. Here, you can see my example on How to Watch Netflix in Quarantine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLkbfnCE4Oc&feature=youtu.be
Your videos should be funny and creative! You can choose any activity: how to get ready (arreglarse) in quarantine, how to take online classes, how to do math homework, how to cook dinner, how to play a game... etc. Make me laugh! Make each other laugh!
You have complete creative freedom with your video, except you must include the following:
If you have any problems, please let me know and we will work together to solve them. Send me your video by Monday, April 27th.
Have a great week! Stay positive, and I miss you all!
Best,
I hope you are all well and taking care of your health -- both physically and mentally.
Before speaking about class, I want to stress the importance of taking care of yourself during these days. What we're living is incredibly difficult, and it is affecting all of us. I, personally, have felt a lot of anxiety and panic in the last few weeks, and I'd imagine many of you feel the same. While these moments are difficult, they present us with an opportunity for self-reflection unlike any we've ever had before. Oftentimes, we don't know what to do with our free time because we're not used to having it. I hope that you use these days to discover (or rediscover) what you enjoy doing and what makes you happy. I encourage you all to document this in some sort of way -- whether it be a diary or social media. I believe that writing is one of the best ways to reflect and grow, and, while the days seem boring and mundane now, in the future this will be a time you want to remember.
Regardling class, I have a couple of updates for you:
1. As you all are aware, final exams this year will most likely have to be online. I've spoken to the director, and since you've all already spent so much time working on your independent book projects, this will count as your final exam. In addition to the project, i will have a conversation with each of you (either through Google Meet, WhatsApp audios, phone call, etc) about your books and the project you completed. These two components will constitute your final exam grade for my class. That being said, I am going to extend the deadline for the project until Monday, May 4th. Since this is a final exam, I expect the quality of your projects to reflect that; even though we are not physically present in class, you are all very intelligent individuals and I expect to continue to see that in your work. Finish the year strong and on a good note!
2. This week, I want you to have a little fun with English. Life in quarantine can sometimes be boring, but we can make it a little more interesting. This week you are going to make a Quarantorial (Quarantine tutorial) describing how to do a boring, everyday task. Here, you can see my example on How to Watch Netflix in Quarantine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLkbfnCE4Oc&feature=youtu.be
Your videos should be funny and creative! You can choose any activity: how to get ready (arreglarse) in quarantine, how to take online classes, how to do math homework, how to cook dinner, how to play a game... etc. Make me laugh! Make each other laugh!
You have complete creative freedom with your video, except you must include the following:
- Your quarantorial must include at least 5 steps.
- Your quarantorial must include an audio component.
If you have any problems, please let me know and we will work together to solve them. Send me your video by Monday, April 27th.
Have a great week! Stay positive, and I miss you all!
Best,