Teaching & Learning English
Content that we discussed: In Seminar 4, ELLA discussed topics related to “whether immigrants should fully adopt their new culture” and “what are your reactions when facing a culture that you can’t understand.” We also talked about religion, rights, and how to define whether a culture is “correct” (benefits people and society) or not—for example, … Read more
We reviewed classmates travel ad posters, discussing color schemes, layout, fonts, visual focus and content arrangement. The first poster had clear visual guidance, we suggested emphasizing the private jet service to rationalize its pricing. The night-city themed poster looked dull and blurry, with unnoticeable text and missing key info, despite its nice street view. The … Read more
This seminar revolved around cultural identity, traditions and the idea of “when in Rome, do as the Romans do”. We first debated how to define local and foreign identities, from perspectives such as physical traits, and nationality, then we talked about why deep cultural understanding often comes from lifelong experience rather than just academic learning. … Read more
Our final MYP ELL seminar was an enjoyable ELLmmy Awards ceremony. With a mix of meaningful and fun award categories, we nominated classmates, shared our thoughts and voted for winners, looking back on three years of ELL learning. The atmosphere was relaxed and cheerful. We celebrated each other’s strengths and growth, and references to our … Read more
Regrettably, I have decided to stop posting “poetry” on mushroom. As my poetry has caused some people to come under the suspicion that I am vogon. (due to horrible poetry)
Blogger Leaderboard Update – June 9 Wimpycat has officially overtaken “the nerdy gator kid” for the top spot. Wimpycat: 75 posts, 1092 xp Nerdy Gator Kid: 112 posts, 980xp Aeterna Cappachino: close third at 814 xp That means Wimpycat is 112 XP ahead of Gator. Aeterna Cappachino is still within striking distance, but for now, Wimpycat … Read more
Ya know guys…. This is the last seminar reflection you’ll ever get from me. So ya better enjoy this, (cuz my teachers won’t be forcing me to write em’ ever again!) Seminar Reflection: The MYP Award Ceremony This was our final MYP seminar, and honestly, it was probably the most fun seminar I’ve … Read more
Imagine a hotel with 100 people in 100 rooms, 1 person in 1 room. Everyone finds a pill along with a slip of paper saying: “One of you will not take the pill. And one of you will die.” The next morning, you find that one of the 100 people didn’t take the pill. But, … Read more
Roses are red, Violets are blue, Nuclear bombs are cute, And nuclear war is too. Little boy killed many, Lives wasted like a penny, Perhaps it was an art hall, Those lives painted onto walls. At least that sounds better, Less sad and more better.
1. Your performance in the seminar In this Seminar I got a 6 and 7, which is okay for me. 2. The leaders’ way of managing the seminar The seminar was managed very well by the leaders, Eric and Rhett. They prepared a clear sequence of questions and shared their own perspectives to guide the … Read more
1. Your performance in the seminar This concluding seminar of the unit focused on personal reflecting of our overall MYP learning journey, and I got a 7. I clearly shared my personal views targeting all discussion questions, including my recommended course reading materials, core gains from the Literature course. 2. The leaders’ way of managing … Read more
This seminar was very different that the others the leaders made a ppt on different awards for ell. I think this format got a lot of people’s attention and made the whole seminar very enjoyable overall. For me it was the seminar I paid the most attention to and had listened the most even though … Read more