What can we do with Grendel?

Grendel as you know is a dreadful blood-thirsty monster who (or should I say which?) has salughtered many warriors in a brutal way.  Beowulf killed him, but now the question is, what would we do with a monster like Grendel now, in the 21st century? We no longer live in barbaric, brutal Middle Ages, we are far more civilised... aren´t we?  In pairs (the same ones as for the presentations), you have been assigned the following possible solutions for the situation and countries, because as you know we are going to find a way to solve this using the UN model. You have to defend your action in the Wednesday Thursday conference, so you are supposed to prepare an opening speech and come up with pros but also cons about it (to be ready for refutations in the moderated caucus). You should also think of disadvantages of the other punishments in order to have arguments against the other pairs in the caucus. In relation with your country you don´t have to prepare anything, just make a placard with the country name on it. Good luck.



3ºA

NAME	ACTION	COUNTRY
JAVIER ALCOLEA	Confinement in a mental institution.	NEW ZEALAND
DANIEL VALBUENA
ISMAEL FERNÁNDEZ	Death penalty	UNITED STATES
ADRIÁN GONZÁLEZ
GEMA NOELIA GÓMEZ	Life Imprisonment	ARGENTINA
LUCÍA FERNÁNDEZ
AROA MATAS	Reeducation in a special institution with special teachers	SWEDEN
NOELIA ORTEGA
RUBÉN BARRIO	Confinement in a zoo.	SOUTH KOREA
STEFAN PARNIC
LAURA LÓPEZ	Confinement in a zoo.	ITALY
MARÍA GUTIÉRREZ
BEATRIZ MAVRU	Life Imprisonment	INDIA
MARIELENA BARBU
ALEJANDRO ZAMFIR	Confinement in a mental institution.	UKRAINE
JORGE ESPEJEL
IRENE TEJEDA	Brain surgery in order to change his violent behavior.	SOUTH AFRICA
IRENE ALCALÁ
ÁNGELA CONLEY	Reeducation in a special institution with special teachers	THE NETHERLANDS
ELISABET CRUZ
ANDRÉS RUIZ	Brain surgery in order to change his violent behavior.	RUSSIA
GONZALO PLAZA
IGNACIO CANO	Death penalty	CHINA
ADRIÁN MANZANARES

3ºD

NAME	ACTION	COUNTRY
AITOR BAYÓN	Confinement in a mental institution.	NEW ZEALAND
ALEJANDRO ZURDO
RAÚL CÁCERES	Death penalty	UNITED STATES
CARLOS EXPÓSITO
VERÓNICA TORNERO	Life Imprisonment	ARGENTINA
ÁNGELA ABAD
SILVIA MARTÍN	Reeducation in a special institution with special teachers	SWEDEN
SELMA REDONDO
RAQUEL LÓPEZ	Brain surgery in order to change his violent behavior.	SOUTH KOREA
MARÍA MARTÍNEZ
IRENE FERNÁNDEZ	Life Imprisonment	ITALY
MARÍA GARCÍA
INÉS ARENAS	Confinement in a zoo.	INDIA
SARA SÁNCHEZ
DIANA VALCU	Confinement in a mental institution.	UKRAINE
RAZVAN BUCURICA
LUCAS SANTODOMINGO	Confinement in a zoo.	SOUTH AFRICA
JAVIER MORUJO
SILVIA DE LA TORRE	Reeducation in a special institution with special teachers	THE NETHERLANDS
NOELIA PARRA
ANDREA GONZÁLEZ	Brain surgery in order to change his violent behavior.	RUSSIA
LAURA GARCÍA
ÁGUEDA ALCARAZ MARÍA ANGELES AYUSO	Death penalty	CHINA

Beowulf animated movie

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Your kennings (3ºA,D)

Do you remember what a kenning is? Yes, a figurative, usually compound expression used in place of a name or noun, especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry; for example, sword storm is a kenning for battle. It´s basically a two-word metaphor. Let´s see some of the kennings your classmates have come up with. Can you guess what they refer to?

3ºA
Red heaven (by María):
Soul food (María):
Frozen memories (María):
Car sea (Gonzalo):
Chalk-owner (Lucía):
Students relief (Lucía):
Knowledge-giver (Gema Noelia):
Ambitious leaves (Irene A.):
Human book (Rubén): 
Moving cage (Irene T.):
Monster-maker (Andrés):
Earth´s veins (Alejandro): 
Car-paradise (Javier):
Power-giver (Javier):
Drop machine gun (Daniel):

 
3ºD
Flower power (Laura):
Teenagers´ jail (Raquel):
Intelligence-enhancer (Alejandro):
Information box (Alejandro):
Poverty-killer (Ángela):
Dream-factory (Verónica):
Modern scop (Sara):
Golden happiness (Sara):
Soul-rhyhtm (Inés):
Insects heaven (Inés):

McBeth´s (3ºA,D)

Did you like McBeth´s, the adaptation of Shakespeare´s Macbeth performed by Face2Face today at school? Now, for Friday 24 you must write an essay including these points about the play:

-Paragraph 1: Summary of the plot
-Para. 2: Main characters
-Para. 3: Topics dealt with in the play.
-Para. 4: Your opinion on the performance and the play.

Each paragraph must have a minimum of 50 words, so the composition in full must have no less than 200 words.

The extra exercises (also for Friday 24):

1. Go again to the link above and search for information about the actors in this theatre company. Which ones performed in the play we saw at school? Write down their names and nationalities, and say who you liked most and why.
2. This is an excerpt of the original play by Shakespeare (actually it was said by one of the characters in the adaptation), you must read it carefully (look up the words you don´t understand) and write down who you think said it, why he/she said it and in which moment of the play you think it was said:

“To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.” 

Nice weekend! 

Paired Presentations (3ºA,D): Tips and assessment

Have you made these decisions for the presentation on October 15 yet? (If not, WHAT are you waiting for?)

-What are your main points?

-How are you going to distribute your time and points for the actual presentation? 

-Is there a good beginning? (Is it interesting enough as to capture the audience´s attention?)

-How are you going to argue your positions?

 -Which 3 hand gestures do you feel most comfortable with?  For which points might you use each hand gesture?

-Who is going to start the presentation? Who is going to finish it?

Assessment:

As you know, you will be evaluated on these aspects:

-Comprehension (Did you understand the speaker?): 

                     -SPEED

                     -CLEAR VOICE

                     -INTONATION (change the tone of your voice to emphasize your main points)

-Body language (Did the speaker use his/her body to communicate too?):

                      -STRAIGHT BACK 

                      -FIXED POSITION

                      -SMILE AND OPTIMISM

                      -HAND MOVEMENTS (2/3)

                      -EYE CONTACT (3 places)

-Preparation (Has the pair worked hard enough to prepare their presentation?):

                       -FLUENCY (no hesitations)

                        -TEAM WORK

If you need inspiration, don´t miss this presentation by Steve Jobs. Watch how he uses the tips mentioned:

Presentations (E3ºA,D)

Presentation topics for the 1.30 min speaking activity (in pairs) to take place on October 15. Choose one (topics can´t be repeated, they´ll be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis).

-The best thing that has ever happened to me (3ºD: Aitor+Alejandro) (3ºA: Laura+María)
-The worst thing that has ever happened to me(3ºD: Noelia+Silvia)
-A surprise I had (3ºA: Irene+Irene)
-A memory from childhood I´ll always remember (3ºA: Lucía+Gema Noelia)
-What is friendship? (3ºA: Noelia+Aroa)
-Bilingual education: pros and cons (3ºD: María M.+Raquel)
-A problem I have 
-Your most embarrassing moment.
-What would you like to change and why? (3ºD: Águeda+Ángeles)
-Things I can't understand (3ºA: Alejandro Z.+Jorge)
-Your most curious dream.
-High school is the best time in your life. Or not…
-Things you would change in our high-school
-Your favourite book (3ºA: Angela+Elisabet) (3ºD: Irene+María)
-Should mobiles be used at school?(3ºA: Nacho+Adrián)
-Your dream job (3ºD: Verónica+Ángela) (3ºA: Marielena+Beatriz)
-Will robots replace humans?  Will robots take our jobs? (3ºA: Daniel+Javier)
-Would you want to live on another planet? (3ºA: Rubén+Stefan)
-Social networking sites: pros and cons(3ºD: Razvan+ Diana)
-What will future houses look like? (3ºA: Ismael+Adrián)
-Sex roles (3ºD: Sara+Inés)