(Englisch ist das einzige Fach, das man "lernen ohne Lernen" kann) - Frau Prof. Sandrock
ENGLISH
ACTIVITY JOURNAL
WHO: You!
WHAT: You will record in your journal the ways you
use English outside of English class.
WHERE: Outside
of English class!
WHEN: Whenever you can work it in to your schedule!
(at least one hour a week)
WHY: Because 90 minutes a week isn’t enough to learn English for Matura.
HOW: At least once a week[1],
set aside time to do some of the following:
WATCH! part of a movie in English (with or without English
subtitles)
an
episode of a series in English (with or without English subtitles)
videos
in English
the
news in English
sports
or sports highlights in English
LISTEN! to
music in English
to
the news in English
READ! a book in English (you don’t have to read 250
pages at one sitting!)
poems
in English
the
news in English
memes
in English
articles
about your favorite band, sports team, actor/actress, etc
SPEAK! English with a
classmate
English
in an online gaming community
English
with a native speaker or a tourist
WRITE! texts in your
journal in English
in
English on social media
in
English in online gaming communities
forum
entries on the blog (question of the day)
TRANSLATE! articles, music texts, poems, memes
SET! Your electronics (iPhone, iPad, computer, etc)
to English
Your
social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc) to English
EXTRAS! Make a recipe following the English directions
Make
your own memes in English
Make
a video in English
Write
your own English texts (stories, poems, ideas)
Notice
English in the world around you (especially in shops and advertisements)
DOs
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DON’Ts
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USE A SCHULQUART (FX53) HEFT!
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Don’t wait
until the last minute!
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Do
activities in English
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Don’t copy
from your classmate
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Write your
journal entries in English.
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Don’t copy
from the Internet
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Use
complete sentences.
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Don’t use
Google Translate
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Include
lots of specific details (date, length of time, activity, skills used, titles
of films, books, URLs of websites,
videos, links)
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Write at
least 100 words per entry.
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MINIMUM: One entry per week
FIRST
COLLECTION – Tuesday, September 27 (minimum 1 entry)
See blog (ennsvalleyenglish.blogspot.com)
for ideas and inspiration!
[1] Students who do more than one English activity a week and/or write
more than one journal entry are likely to learn more English and get better
grades. Make it so!
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