Fake News

Congratulations to all of you for your Final Work for this year, our Project about Mysteries and Fake News.

Before you look at your work, let’s make a reflection. We live in a world where we are surrounded by information and in which technology plays a very important role as a medium to create and share content of all kinds instantly. This takes us to consider both the role of those who create such content and of those who become active readers and spectators. It is very important to turn to valid sources of information not only when creating but also when judging content, especially because as you all know, much of the information you find on the Internet may not be true or based on real evidence, so it could become fake, either on purpose or because the author did not check the sources.

As you prepared your final work you observed different types of fake news I shared with you and you saw the different purposes behind them, for example, to entertain, amuse and make fun or surprise. You also noticed that very often fake news may be intentionally misleading or manipulative, especially in the area of entertainment and politics.

As you worked on the topic of mysteries this year by creating content with fact and personal opinion, now it was time to create fake news based on a real or imaginary mystery. I’m very happy to share them here:

Do you believe in ghosts? No? Then you must check this news by Renata Garriga, Candelaria Saenz, Martina Rómulo and Mara Lasalle:

Talking about mysterious beings, what about the Snowman? Does it exist? What do you think? Read and find out at Joel Villagran’s news.

And if you think of a really mysterious place in the world, the Bermuda Triangle has always attracted the public’s opinion, don’t you agree? Here’s

And if you thought the last piece of news was not strange enough, then, have a look at the news about the Reptilians, written by Valentina Díaz and Pierina Lorente. They look scary, don’t they?

This world can sometimes be strange; if you don’t agree, just read this news from the world of science, created by Bernardo Toledo, Catalina Luzzi and Lisa Vasallo about a Killer gene.

Dealing with mysteries of a different kind, take a look at the following news.

A common type of fake news these days is about a celebrity accused of abuse. Can you detect what’s real and what’s fake in this news created by Jerónimo Rocha?

And here’s a fake news on local politics written by Matías Aroza, related to the recent elections in our country.

 

 

Our Favourite Book Reviews

Congratulations to all of you for your work!

I’m very happy to share your book reviews here.

To finish our Project, I’d like you to read all the book reviews and choose one that you consider interesting. Write your opinion about it: What do you think about the book or story? Would you like to read it after you read this review? Why (not)?

The Little Prince by Sol

Marionettes, Inc. by Dolores and Sara

El Muro by Isabella and Trinidad

Spider Man Back in Black by Juan, Lorenzo and Ignacio

Little Red Riding Hood by Joaquina, Ema and Agostina

Deadpool by Santiago, Thiago and Pilar

Mitos y Dioses Griegos by Emilia and Felipe

Pinocchio by Isabel

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by Lilen

 

 

 

 

 

Lights, Camera, Action!

Luz, cámara, acciónCongratulations to all of you for your Projects! I’m very happy to share them here.

Films are a great way of entertainment but they may often be much more than that as they can teach us valuable lessons in life. This short film called Aberto and Christian created by Fabricio, Alejo, Camilo and Pablo leaves us a really important message. Excellent acting by the way! And great editing skills, too! You can read the script here.

Talking about valuable lessons…what consequences can these things have at school when something like this happens and is shown by the news? Watch and judge by yourself in this film called News New York One made by Lourdes, Camila, Emilia, Valentín and Matías. And special thanks to Luján, History Teacher, Jimena, Joaquín and Matías for your collaboration and participation in the film, you deserve an Oscar Award! You can follow the script here.

If you enjoy film reviews, don’t miss these ones:

Argentine films by Martina M. Classic and modern films with a great insight into human behaviour.

The Hateful Eight by Abril. A well-known film by Quentin Tarantino.

Titanic by Martina G. A., Nerea and Juan. The famous love story that has made many hearts sigh.

Bee Movie by Athina, Ailén and Lola. A children’s animated film with a message.

So, get your popcorn, sit back and enjoy!

 

2nd Year Project: A Collection of our Favourite Book Reviews

 

The Sleeping BeautyWelcome to the Project!

Let’s start by the beginning. We all have stories and books we love. For me, books are one of my treasured possessions. I love flipping the pages when I’m reading and I imagine the story visualizing everything in my mind. Reading is an incredibly fascinating and relaxing activity for me. When I was a child my mum read my sister and I a story at bedtime, or she invented a story herself and told it to us at the moment; of course, sometimes she changed some parts and we said, but that didn’t happen! My mum said, Oh, that’s because it was magical. So we were curious to see how the story continued…

When I was a child I loved stories about princesses and magical kingdoms. What about you?

What was your favourite story when you were a child? What was it about? Who was the best character? What was the best part ? Did you like the ending? Why (not)?

Do you have a favourite story now? But wait…don’t tell me now, that’s for your book reviews in the next part of our Project!

By now I’d like you to answer these questions by writing a comment.

Film-making Final Projects 5th year 2018

Congratulations to all my 5th year students for their hard work and dedication!!   I’m very proud of you for your Final work!!

I’m very happy to show your Projects and share them here:Luz, cámara, acción

Ricky IV by Franco Benedetti, Franco Martinez, Jordi Bustos and David Peralta is a short film about the topic of bullying. How does this story of bullying end? Just watch and see!

Quentin Tarantino is a short documentary film about the famous film director. What makes him unique? Watch and find out. It was made by Serena, Lucia, Manuel and Matias.

Camp Rock Film Trivia shows curious facts you didn’t know about the famous Disney film. It was made by Lucero, Camila, Lis, Anna and Luciana.

If you like cartoons, don’t miss Game over about the topic of addiction to technology. It was created by Juliana Tello, Ignacio diez, Facundo Diaz and Franco Bermeo. Voice-over by Juliana. 

As directors and producers of your own films, why did you choose these topics?  You’re welcome to leave your comments!

Mini Project: Personal Introductions

 

Hi! My name is Paulina and I´m from La Plata, Argentina. I am 13 years old and my birthday is on 8th September.

I study in Bachillerato de Bellas Artes and I play the guitar and some melodies in the piano

I like music, films, series, books, animals and my favorite subjects are Chemistry, Composition and History. I have two dogs, Gordon and Duna.

 I listen to National Rock, and I like a band, which is called Caracol a Contramano, from La Plata. I see series like Friends, The Librarians and Sherlock.

 Thanks for reading my presentation, here I leave some links about my series and music:

  1. Presentation of Friends  https://youtu.be/sLisEEwYZvw
  2. Sherlock Trailer season 4 https://youtu.be/FOXZgRTfSUA
  3. The Librarians Trailer season 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLqlU2Irw1U
  4. Caracol a contramano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq6GOptkbXI

 

                                                          

                       

 

 

Let’s read!

Would you like to read a story in English? Do you often read in English or are you just starting? No matter if you are a beginner or an experienced reader, you will find lots virtuallibraryof free e-books to choose from here: english-e-books.net

What about reading and also listening to an e-book in English?

You can not only download the written version but also the audio of the story, so you can get great listening practice, too, while you learn new words and their pronunciation.

e-readerWhy don’t you pick an e-book you like, read it and then leave your comments here? Tell me the book you read and what you thought about it and why.