THE LITERATURE OF USA IN THE BEGINNING OF 20TH CENTURY. 2ND BACH

https://www.biography.com/people/ernest-hemingway-9334498

Watch the video and complete a chart

1. birth.
2. jobs
3. characteristics of his writings
4. main works.
5. Dark moments/problems.
 With that information wirte a short text on hemingways life and works






watch the video and complete a chart
1. Birth
2. Main life events
3. Main work and importance in USA life and history.

https://www.biography.com/people/f-scott-fitzgerald-9296261
Write a short text with that information.

read this page and answer the questions
 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lost-Generation

1. What is the lost generation.
2. why is it called like this?
3. Which city was the centre of their lives and work?
4. Mention 5 names belonging to this group.


MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL THESE ACTIVITIES IN YOUR LITERATURE FILE.

2nd Bachillerato Monday 25th September

1. WRITE A TEXT EXPLAINING THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIFFERENT PERIODS IN USA FROM 1900-1945 FOLLOWING THE VIDEOS AND THE NOTES YOU TOOK.

2. BROWSE THESE WEBSITES AND CHOOSE THREE PHOTOGRAPHS AND DESCRIBE THEM STATING WHICH PART OF AMERICAN LIFE THEY DOCUMENT.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/evan/hd_evan.htm


https://www.moma.org/artists/3373

https://myhero.com/d_lange


www.smartwomeninvest.com/peoplepics

MAKE SURE YOU SAVE ALL THESE PROJECTS/ACTIVITIES IN YOUR LITERATURE FILE.

writings in the PAU TEST

PAU ESSAY TITLES – MADRID TOPIC ESSAY TITLE YEAR

Animals Pets in city flats? Argue for or against. 2010
Beautiful places / travel / tourism What distant or exotic country would you like to visit? Give reasons for your choice. 2010
 Books, television, cinema, music, arts Discuss the negative and positive aspects of television. 2009

 Do you think parents should control the number of hours their children watch TV? Explain. 2009

 Why are Indiana Jones movies so popular among young people? Discuss. 2009

 Consumerism Do you ever buy things that you don’t need? Why? 2008

The Compulsive Buying Disorder has become worse with the arrival of online shopping and television programmes devoted to buying goods 24 hours a day. Discuss. 2008

Fashion and physical appearance How important is a brand name for people your age when they go shopping? 2012

 Happiness, fear and other feelings / emotions Would you like to have a photographic memory? Explain why or why not. 2012
 Health, addictions etc. What do you do to look after yourself when you catch a cold or the flu? 2011

 Recycling / the environment Describe any natural disaster you have seen, read or been told about. 2013

 Do you think it’s important to recycle? Defend your point of view. 2009
 What can you do at school or at home to improve the environment? 2013

Superstitions Write the story of a broken mirror you found in the rubbish. 2009
The internet/social networking sites / new technologies Would you like to have a humanoid robot in your home? Why or why not? 2012

USA in the 20th century and the lost generation

WATCH THE TWO VIDEOS AND WRITE NOTES. 1. WRITE DOWN THE DIFFERENT PERIODS MENTIONED IN THE FIRST VIDEO AND A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THEM 2. WRITE DOWN WHAT THE LOST GENERATION IS AND WHO THEIR MEMBERS WERE. 3. READ THE TIMELINE ON USA HISTORY AND CREATE A TIMELINE OF THE PERIOD 1900-1945 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1230058.stm

2nd bachillerato

BACK TO LAST YEAR SCHOOL (2ND)

1.HOW DO YOU FACE YOUR LAST YEAR?. TALK TO A CLASSMATE.

1. How long have you been in secondary school?
2. what was the worst year?
3. what was the best one?
4. Do you think this year is going to be different to the rest?
5. Have you already decided about next year?
6. Does it make you nervous/excited..... to think about life after high school?

2. WITH THE INFORMATION , MAKE A 90 SECONDS SPEECH ABOUT YOUR CLASSMATE.

3LISTEN TO STEVE JOBS SPEECH TO UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND WRITE DOWN NOTES ON WHAT HE SAYS ON THESE SUBJECTS

FAMILY
UNIVERSITY STUDIES
JOBS
DEATH

welcome to school year 2017-18

welcome and have a great school year.