2nd+Batxillerat+(2011-12)

=2nd Batxillerat (2011-12)=

Reporting: Writing a narrative
Jim Field Smith 2006 media type="custom" key="15008284" 1. Watch the film "Goodbye to the Normals" and fill in the blanks in the Word document below. 2. Write a narrative about the situation shown in the film. Describe the characters and report the dialogues using different reporting verbs. No great detail is required so you may condense or summarize some of its parts as needed. The numbers are given only as a guide for you to organize your narrative into logical units. Make use of connectors.
 * Goodbye to the Normals**
 * TASK **

An Opinion Essay
Write an Opinion Essay on the following topic:


 * Do you agree with the Catalan Government's measures to decrease expenditure on public health and education**
 * in order to reduce its public deficit? How do you think they may affect healthcare and education standards in Catalonia?**

__Background information:__ Before you write your essay, you might need to learn some basic information on the subject as well as familiarize yourself with the vocabulary and expressions related to the topic.

Reading Assignments

 * Guidelines**

[|How to Cite a Web Document]


 * Useful Verbs for Summary Writing**


 * Reading Schedule**
 * September 2011 **

[|9/11 The 73 minutes that changed my life]

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====[|Bullfighting ban in Catalonia ends century old cultural conflict – for now]==== media type="custom" key="10613210" [|Watch the CNN report on the bullfight ban in Catalonia] media type="custom" key="10613268"
 * October 2011 **

News Article media type="custom" key="11083918"
 * November 2011 **

Video media type="custom" key="11067398"
 * The Genuine Danger of Counterfeit Medicines**


 * December 2011 **
 * The Story of Broke**

[|Video] media type="custom" key="12699182"

[|Annotated and Referenced Script] __Citation:__ Leonard, Annie. "The Story of Broke: Annotated and Referenced Script." //The Story of Stuff Project//. The Story of Stuff Organization, November 2011. Web. 28 Nov 2011. .


 * January 2012 **
 * Ron Gutman: The hidden power of smiling **

[|Video]
Interactive transcript is available below video box


 * February 2012 **
 * The Sinking of the Andrea Doria**

[|Video Documentary]



Original text by [|Kathy Kerbow]


 * March 2012 **
 * Glastonbury Festivals**

[|Love the farm, leave no trace]

April 2012 May 2012