Drama and Comedy (Ms. Martinez)

ACTIVITY
Instructions: choose a play from the list in the following links and prepare it for a presentation.
steps for presentation:
1. choose a partner or group depending on the play you choose
2. read the script and learn it.
3. create a video of you and your group performing the play.
4. present the video uploaded to a YouTube channel with the following name: Level four English
Link for Plays
Link for YouTube Channel

*Points for creativity and relevance to content*

Literary Genres Final Project (Ms. Martinez)

ACTIVITY
Instructions: Download the document from the google drive named "Genre and Subgenre Newspaper Project" on which you will work on groups of no more than 3. A week due to present and upload the final project will be given.
Final Project

Analyzing a Poem Test (Ms. Martinez)

ACTIVITY
Instructions: Download from the google drive of the class and work on the following worksheet analyzing the poem "Operating Room" by John Reed and uploaded back with your name and answers to the drive.
Drive

Literary Genre: Drama (Ms. Martinez)

ACTIVITY 1
Instructions: Watch the following video about the literary genre drama.
Drama

Analyze a Poem (Ms. Martinez)

ACTIVITY 1
Instructions: in the following video we find the analysis of the poem "The Chimney Sweeper" by William Blake. Pay close attention to the analysis the girl is making about the poem. After watching the video answer the following questions in a comment:
1. What is to analyze a poem?
2. What are the steps for analyzing a poem?
3. What is the purpose of analyzing a poem?

Video: How to Analyze a Poem

ACTIVITY 2
Instructions: Choose one of the poems read in class and work on the following worksheet analyzing the poem you chose. You will find the worksheet on the google drive of the class:
Drive
Upload to the drive your worksheet answered.

Good Poetry (Ms. Martinez)

ACTIVITY 1:
Instructions: Watch the following video about the characteristics that make a poem a good one. after watching the video look for a poem that has at least some of the characteristics mentioned or, better yet, all of them. Post it as a comment along with its author's name and a brief description of why you think is a good poem.

What makes a good poem?

Poetry (Ms. Martinez)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ACTIVITY 1
Instructions: Watch and read the following slide presentation about the basic elements of poetry:
Basic Elements of Poetry

Answer the following in a comment:
1. What is poetry?
2. What are the basic elements we find in poetry?

ACTIVITY 2
Instructions: watch the following video about four types of poetry. then work on Assignment No. 3 
Types of Poetry

Assignment No. 3

Figurative Language Test (Ms. Martinez)

ACTIVITY 3
Instructions: Please work on the following test and submit your answers in a comment below.

Figurative Language (Ms. Martinez)

ACTIVITY 1




Instructions: Watch the following video and answer the following questions in a comment below:

Figurative Language


1.What is figurative language?
2.What is the difference between literal language and figurative language?
3.Which are the types of figurative language?

ACTIVITY 2
Instructions: Go to the following padlet adress to see Assignment No.2 . The instructions are on the link.
Assignment No. 2


Figurative language that compares:
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
symbolism

Elements of a Story (Ms. Martinez)

 ACTIVITY 1: 
Instructions: Have students read the information about the elements of a story in this short video as an introduction to the topic:Elements of a Story

Answer the following questions individually in a comment after watching the video:
1. Which are the most important elements of a story?
2. What is the setting of the story?
3. What is the plot of the story?
4. Why are the characters so important in a story?

ACTIVITY 2:
Instructions: Students will listen and read the famous short story Cinderella and will identify and write the elements of the short story learned in the previous class:


Cinderella 

Write the following elements of the story Cinderella in the following link:
Assignment 1
Characters
Setting
Plot


ACTIVITY 3: 
Instructions: Students will answer 14 questions to test their skills about the story Cinderella and its elements.
Please enter your name and save the file with your answers after you are finished for a discussion in class:
Elements of a Story

Types of Literature (Ms. Lara)

Introduction to Literature

there are some types of literature: some of them are mentioned in this video
the students will see the video and know each of them:
Literary Terms