writing & the city: making writing fun & relevant
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sex Writing & The City
Monique [email protected]
Making writing fun & relevant
1Tuesday, August 4, 15
Loja, ecuador
From October 2009 to February 2011, I taught
at UTPL in Loja, Ecuador. It was there
that I began using field trips as a teaching tool.
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• #2: Students Select a place in their city.
• #3. Students write about their selected place.
• #4. the class plans a tour route to visit all of the locations.
Literary Tours
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Video Activity
Have students Make a commercial advertising their city and post it on
youtube
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Other city tour ideas
• Create a brochure that provides a walking tour of your city with specific tourist attractions and/or cultural tradition/events
• Speciality Tours:
• Horchata Lojana Tea Tour
• “Musical Capital of Ecuador”
• Visit famous places that have been written about and discuss the writing(s)
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Loja’s Architecture
Digital Platform Assignment #1: Take a picture of
your favorite building/architecture in Loja. Write a
single paragraph (5-8 sentences) about the
architecture. Use the information from Unit 10 to
help you write a vivid description. Post your
paragraph to the class website. You must comment
on at least two (2) other students’ postings. (7.5%)
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Independent field trips
•Landmarks •Writing Assignment: Critique the art shown at Puerta la Ciudad (city museum). You must write five complete paragraphs, using complete sentences. If needed, refer to Unit 8 for examples of critiquing art. (Tues., Jan. 4th) (7.5%).
•Architecture •EVA Assignment #1: Picture and description of your favorite building/architecture in Loja. Using the information from Unit 10 to help you write a vivid description. You must comment on at least two (2) other students’ postings. (7.5%)
•Landscape•EVA Activity #2: Using the information from Unit 11, post your favorite landscape image and discuss it. You must comment on at least two (2) other students’ postings. (Thurs., Jan 11th) (7.5%)
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Specific Textbook Themed Field Trips
• English 5, Field Trip for June 22, 2012
You all have decided to visit the shopping center with SuperMaxi. Please visit Todo Hogar, SuperMaxi and the food court and answer these questions.
Todo Hogar & Technology* In Chapter 10, we looked at the question, “Does technology always live up to its promises?”
* Visit Todo Hogar’s household appliances section.
* Do these appliances live up to the promise that “new household appliances were supposed to increase free time and cut back on time spent doing chores.”
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Specific Textbook Themed Field Trips
The Food Court & Food/Advertisemnt* Many people like to visit new restaurants in their free time. How would you
describe a trip to the food court using the vocabulary from page 113 (i.e.,
physically challenging, emotionally satisfying, just plain fun)?
* Describe the advertisement used in the food court. Do they use the
techniques described on page 80?
SuperMaxi & Family behavior*Many people in Loja enjoying going to SuperMaxi with their families.
*Observe a family’s interaction for a few minutes. Describe their actions
using vocabulary from page 90 (i.e., the children are spoiled, the parents are
overprotective).
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El Cafe Sendero Tour (a youth cafe where you can practice your English, play games & have fun with new and old friends)
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Central Market
The main shopping center where you can buy fresh fruits & veggies, traditional gifts, tasty ice cream and delightful sweets.
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C&C II: The lovely Tessa shares details about life in London.Activity: Invite a speaker to have
tea with students in a different room on campus
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Note:
• When students have to go on independent field trips, they must take a group photo at the location.
• This is how I know they were together at the place one day.
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Let’s Plan A field Trip assignment
★ Work in small groups to create a field trip assignment.
★ Location?
★ Activity to do at the location?
★ Textbook theme?
★ Independent or Group?
★ Share thoughts? (YouTube, EVA, FB)
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sex Writing & The City
Monique [email protected]
Making writing fun & relevant
36Tuesday, August 4, 15