Natural
disasters are not wanted but Inevitable. We can’t do anything against it. We
better be prepared for what it may come.
The
following activities are for you to understand that there is something that we
can do to protect ourselves. Also to review the topic of past tense, work on the writing ability and learn new vocabulary related to natural disasters.
*Some activities require the use of dropbox, you will upload your homework here. If you don't have it, you must download it DROPBOX
Activity 1
Watch the following video to learn what the
most tragical ones were. Remember to turn on the Close Caption (cc) in English.
Which one
of those disasters scared you the most and why? Mention at least three disasters with the explanation why they scared you the most. Post your answer in the comment
section. Comment until February 25th
Activity 2
In word write
a sentence for word that you heard in the video. You must upload the file with
your sentences to the dropbox folder “Natural disasters”
Deadly Aftershock Wave
Damage Meltdown Flood
Aftermath Earthquake Drown
Casualty Famine Rebuild
Activity 3
Solve the following puzzle, it contains some of the words on the previous activity. For this activity you will have to print out the puzzle and bring it to the february 27th class as a homework.
Activity 4
Go to this
site and choose what natural disaster you want to simulate and try not to have
casualties as possible. Make sure that the page is in English, I not you will
have to change it. Finally you will upload the picture of your simulator to
dropbox:
Example of
picture
*You have
until February 27th upload your photo
Activity 5
Write a
newspaper note here of a different disaster that you used in the simulator. You
will have to name the newspaper, put a date and make a headline. Remember that
spelling and grammar have to be accurate because that is what will be graded. Your note must be at least 300 words long. You have until February 28th to upload your newspaper note to
dropbox
Conclusion
After all we went through the web we could see that disasters are among us and that we should know how to deal with them. In class we will have a debate about what is correct to do or not to do in these type of emergencies.
Be careful out there!
Assessment
Activity
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Task
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Grade
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1
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Mention the three
disasters and gives a reasonable explanation why they were scary for the
person in particular. And makes it on time
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0 – 1 points
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2
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Do the 12 sentences
required with correct spelling and grammar. Upload the file on time.
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0 – 2 points
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3
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Solves the puzzle correctly and brings it as homework for february's 27th class
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0 – 1 points
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4
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Uses the simulator and does not have many casualties. Uploads the picture on time.
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0 – 2 points
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5
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The newspaper note has at least 300 words and has correct spelling and grammar. Uploads the image on time
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0- 3 points
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