Gymnasium Anna-Sophianeum
Thursday 18 February 2016
Wednesday 17 February 2016
Wednesday 10 February 2016
Fear, Stress, Success and the like
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| 70% of the students of 3ºB and C are scared of spiders... |
So here are some extracts from your compositions.
Let´s start with first paragraphs that I´ve liked (remember the idea here is to grab the reader´s attention with strong openings: a thought-provoking question, a direct address to the reader...).
"Is there anyone in the whole world not afraid of something? Even though that person might exist, I´m not one of them". (Paula F.) Simple but effective!
"Everybody is scared of something, it doesn´t matter if it is snakes or darkness. If you aren´t scared of anything, you are not human". (Bea M.) Excellent beginning.
"In spite of the fact that I am going to talk about my successes and failures in life, I´m not going to say any failures because it´s never too late to try again and I am never going to give up". (Álvaro C.) Optimistic and confident, a good way to start.
"What scares me? Nothing at all. First of all, to know what you are scared of, you must understand what fear is: Some scientists define fear as a reaction to something unknown that you can´t control. Therefore, if you can control all your emotions, despite the fact that is difficult, you will be able to control your fears". (Óscar R). Interesting point (easily said than done, I´m afraid).
"Have you ever been bitten by a spider? Or have you seen some shadows while you were alone at home? Although these situations don´t seem related, they are fears. My fears". (Andrei S.) Cool start.
"Terror, what an interesting an complicated issue, don´t you think? I´ve heard of really strange fears, such as ecclesophobia (fear of going to churches)....". (Alberto S.) Curious and amazing facts just to start with, the rest can´t get worse!
"Stuff that pisses me off? Obviously when there´s this kind of situation: -"Hey, look at that fat boy, nasty" -said a girl that weighed 90 kg. Now, how do you deal with that?". (Larisa P.). Wow... but the piss off element is a bit out of the question in what is meant to be a formal composition, though. Don´t do it in the Cambridge exams (or in mine).
The body: main idea(s), supported by your own experiences, anecdotes, examples, statistics...
"These phobias started when I was younger. I was playing at home with my toys when suddenly a spider fell from the roof into my box of toys. In order to kill it I started to take out the toys from the box; as I was doing that, without knowing it [noticing it], the spider started to climb up my arm, I saw it when it was near my shoulder. Although I started to scream and hit my shoulder in order to kill it, the "friendly spider" got on my face". (George B.) Really creepy.
"I´m scared of rollercoasters because one day when I was a child I got into one and the security boy didn´t put me the protection belts, and my mother had to do it rapidly". (Marta V.) Same idea!
Connectors are key, especially at this point. Your composition should flow from sentence to sentence and connect the ideas in a clear and logical way.
"Despite the fact that many people think it isn´t true, kids in schools can get stressed. It can be due to the excess of homework or upcoming exams. Therefore schools coud offer more help for children in order to help them study or do more class work so that teachers give less homework". (Patricia A.) Great use of linkers!
Let´s see now some final paragraphs (time to sum up, recap and establish conclusions):
"Being afraid of whatever that surrounds us is not that bad, everybody feels the same things, that means in some aspects we all have lots of things in common". (Paula F.) Good point!
"Therefore, there are not many things that scare me, in spite of the fact that the ones which do it do it really well, so I can have a bit more fun at Haloween!" (Ignacio C.) Some sense of humor, especially with serious topics, is always welcome.
"To conclude, we all face our own problems, you aren´t alone out there, even though you may think so. I hope these tips have helped you, as this is how I deal with stressful things in life (it doesn´t always work though). Now go for it and achieve anything you want! I believe in you!" (Laurentiu C.) Again, uplifting optimism.
"Never give up, try always to give the maximum of you, so that you can grow as a person. Never I will forget that day, thanks to my long pass to a mate we won the match and now we are the leaders of the league". (Ioan S.) That´s it!
Wednesday 3 February 2016
February/March planning 3ºC, 3ºB
Hi all. An exciting month awaits us...
3ºC
These dates are for 3ºC (Sección):
Feb. 19 (Fri): Reading+writing exam. 2 points
Feb. 26 (Fri): Grammar+Vocabulary exam (units 1-6). 2 p.+ Listening exam. 1 p.
March 2 (Wed): Singing for Mrs Pettigrew exam (up to What does it feel like? incl.) 1 p. (30% min.to pass the term)
March 3 (Thurs): Literature (Shakespeare) exam 2 p. (30% min.to pass the term: NEW!).
(The speaking mark -1 p.- will be obtained according to your participation in the Literary Circles)
3ºB
These dates are for 3ºB:
Feb. 19 (Fri): Reading+writing exam. 2 points
Feb. 26 (Fri): Grammar+Vocabulary exam (units 1-6). 2 p.+ Listening exam. 1 p.
March 1 (Tue): Singing for Mrs Pettigrew exam (up to What does it feel like? incl.) 1 p. (30% min.to pass the term)
March 3 (Thurs): Literature (Shakespeare) exam 2 p. (30% min.to pass the term: NEW!).
(The speaking mark -1 p.- will be obtained according to your participation in the Literary Circles)
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