Timeline Activity

Timeline Activity

a- Choose an actor or an actress (any actor or from the list) and make a timeline indicating his/her films and his/her awards using the simple past and present perfect.

b- After making the timeline, present your work in front of the whole class and tell your classmates who your actor/actress is.



LIST OF ACTORS:

MEGAN FOX
JOHNNY KNOXVILLE
JOHNNY DEPP
JESSICA ALBA
ALEX PETTFER
MARIO CASAS
HUGH LAURE
ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
RYAN REYNOLDS
ADAM SANDLERS
ORLANDO BLOOM
JIM CAREY
ELIZA CUBERT
RUSELL CROWE
NICOLAS CAGE
SCARLETT JOHANSEN

Jim Carey's Biography

CLASS 1


James Eugene “Jim” Carrey was born on January 17, 1962 in Canada. Most of the time he performs in funny movies comedy genres and he also produces movies. Jim Carrey started performing “stand comedy shows” in Toronto, where Rodney Danger Field discovered him and took him to Las Vegas. His first leading roles in bigger productions were “Ace Ventura, Pet Detective” (1994) and “Dumb and Dumber” (1994). Jim has received four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning two. Known for his highly energetic slapstick performance and considered as one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood.





CLASS 2:
ACTIVITY TIME!!!

Present Perfect

Using Present prefect:

We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important. You CANNOT use the Present Perfect with specific time expressions such as: yesterday, one year ago, last week, when I was a child, when I lived in Japan, at that moment, that day, one day, etc. We CAN use the Present Perfect with unspecific expressions such as: ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet, etc.







Examples:

· I have seen that movie twenty times.
· I think I have met him once before.
· He has been described as one of the biggest movie star in Hollywood.
· He has received four Golden Globe Award nominations.

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What’s your favorite genre?

Types of genres:

-Thriller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(genre) is a film genre that uses suspense, excitement and tension as the main elements. It keeps the audience alert and on the edge of their seats. The protagonist of these films is set against a problem an escape or a mystery and it emphizes the danger that the protagonist faces.  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMba3fckhuQ) “The Da Vinci Code” 2006.

-Horror (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film) is a film genre that plays with the negative emotional reaction from the viewers. It seeks their nightmares, hidden fears and terror of the unknown. It also includes demons, vampires, monsters, curses and serial killers. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDGw1MTEe9k) “The exorcist" 1973.

-Comedy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedic_genres) is a film genre that uses the humor as a source. The aim of the comedy is laughter from the audience through entertaining stories and characters. It can be divided into multiple sub-genres.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mKFH0Om1ts) “The Mask” 1994.

-Action http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_film is a film genre that puts one or many heroes in difficult situations as fights, frenetic chases that require physical challenges to achieve victory. The main character passes through explosions, gunplay, fist fights and car chases. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLnDT6uCr_I) “The Mummy” 1999.

-Romantic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_film) is a film genre that travels the intricate side of love. The plot usually revolves obstacles between two people. The music is very important in this type of genre because it indicates the emotional mood of the character. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6GsPB-eMK4) “Tre metri sopra il cielo” 2012.

-Drama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_film )is a film genre that develops realistic problems with characters dealing with dramatic themes such as identity, drug addiction, racial prejudice, sexuality corruption, etc. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3G9lnyXJGU)“A Beautiful Mind”  2001.

-Parody (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_film) is a film genre that satirizes other film genres or films. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXrAYdSeWY8 “Kung Pow! Enter the Fist” 2002.



ACTIVITY: http://sclenglishblog.blogspot.com/2012/11/creating-event-map.html

Past Simple

Using Past Simple:


We use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.






Examples:

· Jim Carrey was born on January 17, 1962.
· Jim Carrey performed “stand comedy shows”.
· Rodney D. Field took him to Las Vegas.
· His first movies were "Ace Ventura, Pet Detective (1994) and "Dumb & Dumber" (1994).


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Collaborative Works Skills Rubric

How to make an Event Map

Using the information chosen, explain the Genre using the following Event Map:

a. Place: (where something takes place)

b. Time: (what year is something adapted to)

c. Characters: (names of main and secondary characters)

d. Brief summary of story: (what something is about)

e. End: (how something ends)

EXAMPLE:

The House of the Spirits

a. Place: Chile.
b. Time: 20th century.
c. Characters: Esteban Trueba, his wife Clara,
their daughter Blanca, her lover Pedro.
d. Esteban Trueba marries Clara and is very
happy, but he becomes rich, conservative and
tyrannical. Blanca falls in love with a young
revolutionary and Esteban tries to stop their
love.
e. Blanca decides to stay with Pedro.



Once you finish creating the event map, proceed to write a summary of the movie.



OBJECTIVE: Describe a movie using the past simple and present perfect tense.

e.g.  New York City Detective John McClane has just arrived in Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his wife. Unfortunately, it is not going to be a Merry Christmas for everyone. A group of terrorists, led by Hans Gruber is holding everyone in the Nakatomi Plaza building hostage. With no way of anyone getting in or out, it's up to McClane to stop them all. All 12!

Leonardo Da Vinci's Biography

One of history's greatest thinkers in the world, Leonardo da Vinci, began his career as an artist. But his interest in the world around him drove him to study music, math, science, engineering and building design. Many of his ideas and inventions were centuries ahead of his time.

One of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous drawings, called “Vitruvian Man”, is a good example of his ever questioning mind, and his effort to bring together art, math and science.

“Vitruvian Man” is a detailed sketch of a man’s body, which is drawn at the center of a square and circle. The man’s stretched arms and legs are in two positions, showing the range of his motion. His arms and legs touch the edges of the square and circle.

 

 Leonardo’s first known portrait now hangs in the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. He made this painting of a young woman named Ginevra de’Benci around 1474. The woman has a pale face with dark hair. In the distance, Leonardo painted the Italian countryside. 

He soon received attention for his extraordinary artistic skills. One famous work from Leonardo’s Milan period is called “Virgin of the Rocks.”  It shows Jesus as a baby along with his mother, Mary, and John the Baptist also as a baby. They are sitting outside in an unusual environment. Leonardo used his careful observations of nature to paint many kinds of plants. In the background are a series of severe rock formations. This painting helped Leonardo make it clear to the ruler and people of Milan that he was a very inventive and skillful artist.

Leonardo later made his famous painting “The Last Supper” for the dining room of a religious center in Milan. The work received wide praise and many artists tried to copy its beauty. One modern art expert described Leonardo’s “Last Supper” as the foundation of western art. Unfortunately, Leonardo experimented with a new painting method for this work. The paint has suffered extreme damage over the centuries.

 However, Leonardo’s most famous portrait of a woman is called the “Mona Lisa.” It is now in the collection of the Louvre museum in Paris. He painted this image of Lisa Gherardini starting around 1503. She was the wife of a wealthy businessman from Florence named Francesco del Giocondo. It is from him that the painting takes its Italian name, “La Gioconda.”

Leonardo da Vinci died in France in 1519. A friend who was with him at his death said this of the great man’s life: “May God Almighty grant him eternal peace. Every one laments the loss of a man, who's like Nature; cannot produce a second time.”

The Man Who Wanted to Know Everything

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