4A RIM Assignment on 28th January 2021

1) 👀 Look at the following writing task.

2) 🗯 Brainstorm ideas and plan your story according to the following structure:

- Title: briefly describe what the story is about and make people want to read it!

- Paragraph 1: set the scene and give the background of the story. Try to end the paragraph with some form of suspense to keep the reading going.

- Paragraph 2 and paragraph 3: outline what happens, giving the main events of the story.

- Paragraph 4: end the story. It is good to have a twist or surprise at the end. 

3) 🖋 Write your story in 140-190 words in an appropriate style in the comment box below. Remember to choose "anonymous" as an identity, but write your name and the initial of your surname before starting to write.

5A RIM Assignment on 26th January 2021

Facebook’s Role in Brexit – and the Threat to Democracy

Take your notes in your English notebook in the section dedicated to Brexit.

1) Surf the Web and do some research into the newspaper "The Observer".

• When was it established?
• Is is a quality newspaper or a tabloid?
• How left-wing or right-wing is it?

2) In April 2019, an investigative journalist gave a TED Talk on Facebook’s role in Brexit. Watch the video and choose the best summary.

[  ] Carole Cadwalladr investigated the links between political interest and online participation on Facebook and she found out that the use of Facebook lowed the barriers for expression of opinions during the 2016 referendum campaign.

[  ] Carole Cadwalladr investigated the weight of social media interference in the elections and asked for more transparent online campaigns.

[  ] Carole Cadwalladr found out that British electoral laws and British data laws were broken during the 2016 referendum campaign, mostly because British Facebook users were targeted with online misleading political messages which influenced public opinion.

3) Answer the following 6 questions.

1. When did the journalist start her investigation ?
2. Where did she start it?
3. Why did she go to Ebbw Vale?
4. What were the four main reasons why a lot of people in Ebbw Vale voted to leave the EU?
5. Why was it strange, according to Carole Cadwalladr?
6. What influenced people living in Ebbw Vale to vote to leave the EU?

Watch the video again and check.

4) Check all your answers here.

5) Do you agree with Carole Cadwalladr when she states that “the gods of Silicon Valley are on the wrong side of history”, facilitating multiple crimes in the referendum in 2016, or not? Leave your personal comment in the comment box. Remember to choose "anonymous" as an identity, but write your name and the initial of your surname before starting to write.

3B Homework

 

If you want to watch the series online, click here. Enjoy!

PS You can watch the series with English subtitles. No audio in Italian is available.

5A RIM Assignment on 13th January 2021

Brexit

Take your notes in your English notebook in the section dedicated to Brexit.

1) Think about and answer the questions.

- What do you already know about Brexit?

- What do you want to know about Brexit?

2) Read the article "Is Brexit the Way Out?". For questions 1-6, choose the correct option.

3) Read the article again. In your notebook, take notes under the following headings as the content is covered:

• The meaning of the word “Brexit”
• The referendum in 2016
• The reasons for leaving the EU
• The reasons for staying in the EU
• PM Theresa May’s position
• What happened to the UK after Brexit

4) In the comment box below, list 3 interesting facts that you have learnt in today's English lesson, 2 connections you have made and 1 question you still have. Remember to choose "anonymous" as an identity, but write your name and the initial of your surname before starting to write.

3A RIM Homework

If you want to watch the series online, click here. Enjoy!

PS You can watch the series with English subtitles. No audio in Italian is available.

1B AFM/1C AFM Assignment on 12th January 2021

 1) Look at the picture below.

2) Write a good description of the picture. In your description you must include the following words:

costumes - crown - octopus - drum - photographer - 

wood - spots - flags - stage - lights

Write your description in the comment box below. Remember to choose "anonymous" as an identity, but write your name and the initial of your surname before starting to write.

3B RIM Assignment on 11th January 2021

1) 👀 Look at the following writing task.

2) 🗯 Brainstorm ideas and plan your story according to the following structure:

- Title

- Paragraph 1: set the scene and give the background of the story. Try to end the paragraph with some form of suspense to keep the reading going.

- Paragraph 2: outline what happens, giving the main events of the story.

- Paragraph 3: end the story. It is good to have a twist or surprise at the end. 

3) 🖋 Write your story in about 100 words in an appropriate style in the comment box below. Remember to choose "anonymous" as an identity, but write your name and the initial of your surname before starting to write.

3A RIM Assignment on 11th January 2021

1) 👀 Look at the following writing task.

2) 🗯 Brainstorm ideas and plan your story according to the following structure:

- Title

- Paragraph 1: set the scene and give the background of the story. Try to end the paragraph with some form of suspense to keep the reading going.

- Paragraph 2: outline what happens, giving the main events of the story.

- Paragraph 3: end the story. It is good to have a twist or surprise at the end. 

3) 🖋 Write your story in about 100 words in an appropriate style in the comment box below. Remember to choose "anonymous" as an identity, but write your name and the initial of your surname before starting to write.