A blade of grass

I tried to find a Christmas poem but I couldn’t find one that I really liked. So I decided to post this one which is, after all, quite appropriate for this time of the year.
Read it quietly, slowly, preferably more than once, and enjoy it.
I wish you a very nice holiday.

A blade of grass

Said a blade of grass to an autumn leaf, "You make such a noise falling! You scatter all my winter dreams."
Said the leaf indignant, "Low-born and low-dwelling! Songless, peevish thing! You live not in the upper air and you cannot tell the sound of singing."
Then the autumn leaf lay down upon the earth and slept. And when spring came she waked again -- and she was a blade of grass.
And when it was autumn and her winter sleep was upon her, and above her through all the air the leaves were falling, she muttered to herself, "O these autumn leaves! They make such a noise! They scatter all my winter dreams."
Khalil Gibran

Hello, please check … the checklist for preparing and assessing a debate.

Since we have been talking about the skills needed for the 21st century, and since the topic for our debate is ‘School does not prepare students for the future’ you might like to find out what it means to be a Networked Student. Enjoy the video.

Planning

Autumn term is about to come to an end so it is important to have a clear view of what is left to do. Here is our schedule:

2/3 December
Write article - "There is no recipe for success"
Prepare final product (see below list of tasks)

5 December
Progress Check - Vocabulary and Grammar (11-7)
Prepare Final Product

9/10 December
Progress Check - Vocabulary and Grammar (11-6)
Presentation of Final products (11-7)

12 December
Final products (11-6)
Sketches 11-7

16/17 December
Assessment / Bring portfolio – Writing self-assessment will be your LJ entry

FINAL TASKS
(i) Debate – 45’ /
Topic: Schools do not prepare young people for the future.
First Ronja, Norman and Tlaloc will give a short lecture about their experience comparing the German and the Mexican school systems to the Portuguese.

(ii) A Job Interview (serious or very silly – you decide)

(iii) Presentations - Tips on how to write a CV and prepare for a job interview

Please refer to the key/notes to the worksheets - JOB INTERVIEW and QUIZto help you prepare for the progress check and to build your final product.