What is in the News?

What interesting news have you read today?
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Baltimore Riots

Riots broke out in Baltimore last week following the death of 25-year-old Freddy Gray while in police custody.What started as a peaceful protest days ago turned into violence, with stores being looted, rocks being thrown at police and cars set on fire.

Is so much violence justified?

In his article in the NY Times When Baltimore Burned, Nicholas Kristoff writes about it. Read the article and do the activities. Go to article 

Emma Watson Speaks Out

When asked about what person in the world she most admired, a student in 4th year  mentioned Emma Watson for her fight for women's rights.

In 2014 Emma Watson, best known for her role as Hermione in the Harry Potter film series and UN Goodwill Ambassador, spoke at the United Nations about gender inequality, feminism and the  HeForShe  campaign.





Click here for a full Speech Transcript

 Emma Watson says "No country in the world can yet say that they achieved gender equality."

Is feminism still relevant?

What do you think?

Some facts and figures

Bring Back Our Girls

A year on and still no sign of the 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram.Some claim to have seen some of the girls recently, but the truth is no one knows where they are of what has become of them.

What happened to these girls? Why were they taken? Who are Boko Haram?

To help you answer these and other questions, read and watch the videos.

Read about the missing girls on BBC News

 

.....Who's Banksy?
Search the web, view some images, watch some videos, and write a 200 word essay on this popular graffiti artist. 

Two Short Stories

The Man with the Twisted Lip is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The story was first published in  December 1891. Doyle ranked "The Man with the Twisted Lip" sixteenth in a list of his nineteen favourite Sherlock Holmes stories.

Click on image to read story.

Berenice Bobs Her Hair, written in 1920 by American writer Scot Fitzgerald,  is the story of Bernice's visit to her cousin and her attempt to fit in with her crowd.  

Click on image to read story.

Forrest Gump. Historical references.

4º ESO A. PRESENTATIONS.

Clara & Pilar: John Lennon

Eduardo & Gabriel: Vietnam War

Amanda & Vicky: The Hippie Movement

Isabel& Julia: Moon Landing

Alejandro & Gabriel R: JFK Assassination

Writing an Opinion Essay

Watch the following video on how to write an opinion essay




What are the main points you have to consider?

Now look at the example:

Connectors Exercises 
Exercises 1,3,4,8,10,12,13,16,17,18,19,20 


Opinion Essay exercises