BACK TO SCHOOL - LETTER TO A TEACHER

Here's the text of the letter we read this morning in our first lesson ... CLICK HERE

Collaborative Story Writing - the whole class participated

Collaborative Story Writing - the whole class participated

The activity meant lots of fun and got the students' creative juices flowing. Here is the result.







The Atypical Russian Mystery of Mr. Pope's Baby

a story by all the students of the 4th year of CSE

Once upon a time.....

A man who lived in Russia drank vodka very often and who was bald is the protagonist of our atypical Russian story. 

While he was playing counterstrike at home, he discovered the rotten body of Mr. Pope, an old friend of him. Our man visited the Red Square in Moscow that evening and there, he said to everybody that he had found the body of his poor friend Mr. Pope.

So, he traveled to Paris after Moscow to look for Mr. Pope beloved girlfriend, but he almost died there because there was a terrorist attack in which he survived. He went there to tell Mr. Pope's girlfreind that he had died. His girlfriend cried a lot because she thought she wouldn't see him again and because she was pregnant and poor. 

In this moment our main character knew that the spirit of Mr. Pope was that of an old black man. Suddenly, Mr. Pope's body was reborn. Mr. Pope, as he woke up, went to the main square to eat an ice cream. After he ate the ice cream, he went to say to his girlfriend that he's alive again but reborn in the body of an old black man. But his girlfriend didn't believe him and she killed him. And while he was being killed with an opal knife he whispered "how aesthetic".

After two months, Mr. Pope's girlfriend won the lottery and the baby was born. The name of the baby was Harambe. When she won the lottery she thought that she wanted to live in America. 

Suddenly, a spirit inside the baby possessed by Austin, a friend of both Mr. Pope and our protagonist, left the baby's body. Before leaving the body, he had revived Mr. Pope and himself. Finally, our protagonist woke up in a hospital bed in the middle of the third world war and discovered Marina, a friend of Mr. Pope's girlfriend, and Austin are now ruling the world together.

Do you need a texting hat?

Texting Hat

 You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond

1. Do you think it’s rude to check your phonewhen you are with other people? Does thisdepend on who you are talking to, or how many people you are with?
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3. How do you feel and react when you are having a conversation with somebody and they start checking their phone?
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5. Is it more acceptable to interrupt a face-to-face conversation when you get a phone call, or when you get a social media notification? Do you think attitudes to different types ofinterruption are changing?
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7. Do you ever feel that interacting with your phone is more interesting and enjoyable thanbeing in the company of the people around you?
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9. Do you reply to text messages, social media comments and emails as soon as you get them?
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11. Is it wise to check your phone or send text messages at the same time as you are doing something else, e.g. walking along the street, watching TV, listening to music, eating, driving, studying, participating in a meeting etc?
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13. Why do you think mobile phones cause so many arguments between couples?
14. Have you ever had disagreements or arguments with other people because of the way you use your mobile phone?
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16. In which situations should you not check your phone? Do you ever feel tempted to break mobile phone etiquette?
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18. What do you mainly use your phone for: to send text messages, to check social media, to make calls, to take photos and videos, to record your voice, to consult maps, to send emails etc? How often do you do each of these things?
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