HV week 20

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Get out your books

Turn on your camera

Keep your microphone muted, unless you have a question

During this lesson

- make your own reading test

Goal: I can understand a text deeply

STEP 1

Read the texts 

(see homework Magister)

STEP 2

Underline the main points

STEP 3

Think of the questions for the texts

(at least 3 for text 11 & 12 and 2 for text 13)

Get out your books

Turn on your camera

Keep your microphone muted, unless you have a question

During this lesson

- homework check

- explanation PO bookreport

Homework

Make sure to hand in your reading test via Teams or Magister!

What is the best question you came up with?

PO bookreport

you can find the exercise in Magister --> studiewijzers and/or Magister --> opdrachten.

Have you borrowed a book yet?

yes

no

Make sure to borrow a book before the end of the week and bring it to school on Wednesdays

Exercise 1: write a review (recensie)

1. Introduction

Write down the book’s title, author’s full name, the setting of the story, giving a one-line description of what the story is about. Use adjectives to describe the book (such as insightful, beautiful, controversial etc.

2. Brief description

Give a one-paragraph summary of the plot of the book, shortly expanding your one-sentence description in the introduction. Don’t write the whole story, only the beginning! Use the present tense of verbs and linking words to outline the story chronologically. Bonus points if you can use words that fit the theme of the story. If, for example, the book is of the fantasy genre, use words like magic, summon, fate, spells etc.

Exercise 1: write a review (recensie)

3. Opinion

This is where you have to write down how the book impacted you. Was it inspiring? Thought-provoking? Life-changing? You could praise the book or criticise it, stating why

4. Recommendation 

You must state whether you would recommend this book, to whom and why.

Write your review in around 150 - 200  words.

The maximum amount of points for your review is 48.

Example review

Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol

With the holidays approaching, the sudden drop of temperatures, and the absences from school, it is a wonderful time to crack open a Christmassy book. With its age old tale, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a perfect choice.

For the few that are unfamiliar with the story: Ebenezer Scrooge is an extremely wealthy, hardened, miserly, old man. He never smiles, he is begrudging about the use of coal to keep his employees warm, not to mention, he has no friends. For him, Christmas is just a day that fools and crazy people celebrate.

One night, as he is sitting in front of his small fire, a ghost of his old business partner Marley. Marley is burdened with chains, forced to wonder for all eternity and warns Scrooge that his fate will be the same if he does not mend his ways. A little scared, but not convinced, Scrooge ignores the warning and goes to bed. Throughout the night, he is visited by three ghosts: the ghost of Christmas Past, the ghost of Christmas present, and the ghost of Christmas yet to come. (Dickens refers to them as spirits, but they seem to be better known as ghosts in today’s culture.) They each take him on a journey.

A Christmas Carol is a heartwarming story to read at any time but especially over the holidays. It is a story for young and old. It is a constant reminder to have a giving and loving spirit.

Exercise 2: creative assignment

1. Pick three activities to do;
2. They must be three in a row (horizontal/vertical/diagonally).

• Each project must be neat and organized. 
• All writing should be typed. I am primarily interested in how you make connections to the book. 
• The maximum amount of points is 100. Your grade will be based on the following criteria: neatness/effort (20 points), creativity (20 points), connection to the book (20 points), & understanding of the book’s characters/plot/themes (20 points). The remaining 20 points will reflect the length and quality of your written explanations.

What is plagiarism? (plagiaat)

- copying text from the internet or another source

- copying text from someone else (a classmate, someone from another class, ..............)

- BUT ALSO: copying some words/sentences and writing the rest in your own words

--> EVERYTHING SHOULD BE IN YOUR OWN  WORDS!

Any plagiarism will be seen and result in a 1 with fraud.

Get out your books

Turn on your camera

Keep your microphone muted, unless you have a question

During this lesson

make your own reading test

US AIRWAYS’ UNWRITTEN POLICY:

Which parts of the text could be used to write questions about?

Wat is het doel van de tekst ‘US Airways’ Unwritten Policy’?

1. adverteren voor een pilotenopleiding
2. amuseren met een sensationeel verhaal
3. protesteren tegen een luchtvaartmaatschappij
4. verontschuldigen voor de vele vertragingen

How many pilots are decline to fly the air plane?

US Airways Captain was removed because she didn’t care about the safety of her passengers

1. true
2. false

Aged 16-30? Show us the cool hangouts in your city

Which parts of the text will people probably use to write questions about?

Alleen inzendingen met een foto worden geaccepteerd.

1. juist
2. onjuist

De naam van de winnaar wordt in The Guardian bekend gemaakt.

1. juist
2. onjuist

De prijs gaat naar een ander als de winnaar niet op tijd reageert.

1. juist
2. onjuist

What can you win with this competition?

Go slow danger

What does the underlined phrase mean
"came under fire"

1. To be criticized
2. to be scolded
3. to melt

Wat is de hoofdgedachte van dit artikel?

1. Alleen hardrijders bekeuren, maakt het verkeer niet veiliger.
2. Bange en onzekere automobilisten zijn een gevaar op de weg.
3. De boetes voor snelheidsovertreders zijn veel te hoog geworden.
4. De regering moet meer investeren in het verbeteren van de wegen.

What causes the most accidents according to the text?