PROJECT 2.2. COVER LETTER AND CURRICULUM

OBJECTIVES

-The purpose of this project is to learn about the Curriculum and acquire a general overview about how to make a Resume in English

PROCESS

- Each student will have to create a Resume and a Cover Letter for one of the job offers provided by the teacher

- The Resume shall be handed on paper the day of the exam

- You should consider the following points:

1. Be brief. Your CV shouldn’t be over one or two pages long.
2. Use white (or light colours) paper, DinA4 format with good printing quality.
3. Use an easy-to-read font and enough spaces.
4. Don’t do it in hand-writing, unless it’s required by the enterprise. A printed version is better.
5. Avoid many formats and colours. Your CV should be professional. You can use the bold format to make everything clearer and put emphasis on titles.
6. Leave spaces between sections and write only on one side of the paper.
7. Watch the style and avoid spelling mistakes. Use synonyms and avoid repetitions.
8. It’s recommended not to use abbreviations.
9. Be honest. Show your abilities, make important skills and achievements stand out, look for the good side of failures but never lie.
10. Be positive. You don’t have the need to explain failures. Show the best of yourself, but in a brief and simple way.
11. Remember you needn’t include documents or diplomas, unless it’s required.
12. Always send original papers, never photocopies.

(Extracted from http://www.modelocurriculum.net/reinounido.html)

RESOURCES

Here is a presentation about with tips about Effective Resume Writing:

Effective CV / Resume Writing from The CV Workshop

Here you have the template that you can use for the activity

You can write your CV  for one of the following job offers

Delivery Driver

Sales Associate

Backroom Associate

ASSESSMENT

In order to get the get the full grade (10) you will have to consider the following points

1. Use of English: Your work shall not include any mistakes in grammar, punctuation or vocabulary. Otherwise, you will be discarded by the employer

2. Presentation: your work MUST be printed. Use a photo in which you look professional and neat

3. Relevance: your CV must be adapted to the job you are doing


Good luck!

Listening task: The Tale of Raven and Coyote

This video tells the story of a famous Native American myth; the creation of the world by the Great Spirits of Coyote and Raven. Watch the video and answers the questions about the story.

After you finish watching the video, reflect on the difference between this story and other world creation myths you know

Story Bird Class Project

OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this activity is to create a simple love story in English using a digital tool called Storybird.

PROCEDURE

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            Complete the registration with the username and password provided by your teacher

-          Get into the virtual class

-          Read the assignment and check the example

-          Create your own story and sent it

ASSESSMENT

In this task you will be evaluated according to three factors

-          Grammar

        Design,

        Lenght 

-          Originality

DEADLINE

The deadline of this project is Sunday, the 31st of January

Good Luck!

CLASS PROJECT: FAMOUS CELEBRITIES IN HISTORY

OBJECTIVES

The objective of this project is to create the biography of a relevant personality or  personalities; this person should be important in the areas of Language, Literature, Music, Science or Arts.

CONTENTS AND PROCEDURE

1. Choose a relevant personality. You can either choose your own (please talk to your teacher) or choose one for the following list

 A. Language and Literature:
      Willian Shakespeare, William Defoe, The Brönte Sisters, Jane Austen, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,  John Tolkien, CS Lewis, JK Rowling, Beatrix Potter, Herman Melville, Edgard Allan Poe, Raymond Chandler.


B. Science
     Archimedes of Syracuse, Pithagoras, Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Ada Lovelace, Jane Goodall, Florence Nightingale, the Wright Brothers, Nikola Tesla

C. Music
    The Supremes, The Beatles, Queen, Elvis Presley, Johny Cash, Billie Holliday, Michael Jackson, Amy Whinehouse, Madonna

2. Create a written biography of the character. Your biography must include the following elements
  a. Birth Information?
  b. Why is this person important?
  c. What are his accomplishments?
  d. Personal Information
  e. Important events in his/her life
  f. A quote

3. Presentation
 Make a brief presentation of your character. You should include any audiovisual element or props to make your presentation more interesting.

4. The Great personality Quizz Game
Make your contribution to the great quiz in learning apps. Please ask your teacher to get your access code

ASSESSMENT
The assessment chart is individual for each student. You must comply with the following elements

DUE DATE
All the information must be handed to your teacher the next 30th of November.

Topic 3. Feelings Intro

Dear Students,

In this topic we are going to learn about senses and feelings. here you have a small slide presentation to comment in class.
Have fun!


Feelings Topic Introduction by Slidely Slideshow

Topic 3 Introduction

Dear Students,

Topic 3 deals about History. Do you know any of the following characters? They surely made history...





Topic 3 Introduction by Slidely Slideshow

Mixed Conditional Resource compilation

here you can find a list of resources to review the conditional types on your own:

- The four types of conditional sentences


- Four conditionals additional reference


- I wish drill exercises


- I wish /If only clauses