Quotations

" To have another language is to possess another soul."

Charlemagne

"Dominar otro idioma es como tener una segunda alma."

Charlemagne

domingo, 6 de marzo de 2016

Get Ready to Show What You Know! / Prepárate para Demostrar lo que Sabes!




Dear students, a time of happines and joy is coming with the major event of our Anglo Mexicano Secondary School: The 2016 Annual English Fair. I hope you all enjoy this event and show how much you have learned. I'm sure you will give your best!

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Evaluation Criteria March: 

35%  Book and Notebook.
35%  Classwork, Oral Practice.
30%  Participation and performance 

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March 9th is a special day; all junior high school students will have the opportunity to prove their skills in oral communication through a great event called English Fair.

In this event, students (by teams) will create, prepare and develop a speech about a great exploration and adventure. They will decide on materials, outfit, accessories and stand decoration. The day of the event, they will show their work to the audience.   

Each student will be evaluated in two parts: Work in class and work in the event. This one includes the participation of parents through a special passport they will get and fill up with their visit to the stands.

It's important to mention that the grade you receive in the event will be valid to all four English subjects: Use of English, Literature, Science and Social Studies, and that grade will be respected by every teacher.

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Aspects to be considered
In the classroom:

* Contents research
* Speech preparation
* Activity with parents
* Outfit selection
* Stand decoration creation
* Souvenirs for parents
* Speech rehearsal
* Respectful and responsible teamwork

Note: no material will be created in class.

Requirements for the day of the event:

* Students must be at school at 7:00 am
* In case of special outfit, they can come to school wearing it.
* They have to bring a big box, sticker, scissors, a rubber stamp and any material
   they need. They should include two big trash bags.
* They will bring a tablecloth, big enough to cover the table.
* In case of electronic devices, they will bring enough wire to plug it in
   (all electronic devices' care is under students' responsibility)
* In case of food, they can bring small food samples, candy or chocolate;
   full dishes are not allowed.
* Students must bring enough water and lunch. No food will be sold.

Performance:

* They will receive parents in the stand with joy and enthusiasm.
* Their speech must be clearly said and learnt by heart, check pronunciation.
* Each team will give their speech to every group of parents that visit their stand;
   after that, they will mark the parents' passport with a rubber stamp.
* They will respect the starting and ending hour of the event.
* They won't be allowed to leave their stand during the event.


A passport will be given to parents at their arriving to the event. That passport will be stamped or sealed after they listen to each team; parents should deliver the passport at their leaving completely sealed.

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Aspects to be considered
In the classroom:

* Contents research
* Speech preparation
* Activity with parents
* Outfit selection
* Stand decoration creation
* Souvenirs for parents
* Speech rehearsal
* Respectful and responsible teamwork

Note: no material will be created in class.


Requirements for the day of the event:

* Students must be at school at 7:00 am
* In case of special outfit, they can come to school wearing it.
* They have to bring a big box, sticker, scissors, a rubber stamp and any material
   they need. They should include two big trash bags.
* They will bring a tablecloth, big enough to cover the table.
* In case of electronic devices, they will bring enough wire to plug it in
   (all electronic devices' care is under students' responsibility)
* In case of food, they can bring small food samples, candy or chocolate;
   full dishes are not allowed.
* Students must bring enough water and lunch. No food will be sold.


Performance:

* They will receive parents in the stand with joy and enthusiasm.
* Their speech must be clearly said and learnt by heart, check pronunciation.
* Each team will give their speech to every group of parents that visit their stand;
   after that, they will mark the parents' passport with a rubber stamp.
* They will respect the starting and ending hour of the event.
* They won't be allowed to leave their stand during the event.

A passport will be given to parents at their arriving to the event. That passport will be stamped or sealed after they listen to each team, parents should deliver the passport at their leaving completely sealed.

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PHOTO GALERY

These are some samples of what your partners have done: