Dear students,


You will be working with blogging for a couple of weeks and you will explore the benefits of this technological tool on your learning, particularly on your writing procedure. In this project you will be working with two tasks and you will choose the one that interests you most.
 TASK 1: Solving mysteries
 TASK 2 :“refugees”
Please read my posts  including the tasks .
Hope you will enjoy your writing experience!


TASK 1
In this task, 

 you will need to watch a fictional video related to  the famous Detective Sherlock Holmes who is trying to solve a mystery and produce an essay or a review on the same topic.
Steps

 1 Watch the following movie:

 Sherlock
 THE HOUNDS OF BASKERVILLE IMDB INFO
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1942613/?ref_=vp_vi_tt
































Sherlock travels to Dartmoor to unravel the mystery of a hound from hell.  

 step 2
WRITE .
1. Write an essay,  or a review of about 180-200 words on one of the following writing types. 2. Make sure you consult the checklists for the essays and the reviews before you start writing. 
3. Your work will be posted on a separate post on the blog, so that your classmates can read and comment on it.
4. Your work will be posted on a separate post on the blog, so that your classmates can read and comment on it
5.You give feedback on your peers'writing after consulting the Evaluation checklist

  WRITING TYPES 

 Essays 
ESSAY CHECKLIST 

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1psOXaysyxrrldiYe1F1txVbaqKp_7_1yDv2vhwff-WE/edit
1
Write an essay on this specific mystery that you saw or you can choose any other famous mysteries that you have heard about  OR
2 imagine you are the detective in the mystery featuring in the above video write about your experience as a detective your feelings ,thoughts and emotions while trying to solve the mystery.
Reviews

Review checklist
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nt2_nnhyhTYYx0a0WXbejYVRzl8MBBJ5ypYGRtNamWk/edit#heading=h.4hkltgt005yq
You can also see users reviews on
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1942613/reviews?ref_=tt_ql_3



1.Write a review on the video you watched. You should refer to both the strengths and the weaknesses of the plot, the cast, the scenery, the soundtrack and other features of videos. 
                           If you choose task 2 you should do the following:






TASK 2 "refugees"

 In this task, you will need to watch two videos to produce a  biographiacl text or an interview related to the topic.

 You should follow the following steps in order to complete the task.
  
Step 1

 Follow the links and watch the videos:

Step 2

1.Write a biographical text or an interview of about 250-300 words on one of the following writing types: Biographical text or an interview
 2. Make sure you consult the checklists for the  two types of genres before you start writing.
 3. You can use WordOnline or Googledocs and provide the link on the comments. 
4.  You can either produce a written product or you may use Powerpoint or Google Slides, if you want to present it instead 
5. Your work will be posted on a separate post on the blog, so that your classmates can read and comment on it
6.You give feedback on your peers'writing after consulting the Evaluation checklist

Step 3

Consult the checklist for biography and interview before posting your final draft


BIOGRAPHY CHECKLIST
HAVE I?                                                                   YES
Used a question or interesting statement to hook the reader?

Summarized the main events of the person’s life in the first paragraph?

Written in the past tense?

Used third person pronouns?

Written about key events in the person’s life?

Used the passive voice?

Linked sentences and paragraphs with conjuctions,words of concession?

Used colourful adjectives and vivid language?




INTERVIEW CHECKLIST
HAVE I                                                               TICK
Questions about the interviewer’s life?

Questions about his present situation?

Questions about his main aims and goals?

Questions about obstacles/difficulties to achieve the goals?

Questions about wishes and hopes for the future?

Have I used formal register?


 Evaluation checklist

 Things to consider                                                  Yes                         No
.Is the topic introduced in your writing?     


.Have you included all the points required
in the task rubrics  or model plan?

.Is you writing organized into clear
Paragraphs or sections? 


.Have you used useful language for
this topic?

Are there any spelling mistakes or
grammar mistakes?

Are all sentences complete having a subject,a verb and an object.

Have you avoided repetition of the same words?

Have you checked commas,full stops are used correctly?







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