Is rap poetry at all? 

Have a look at the suggested links and come out with your own opinion on the issue.

Wikipedia

Poetry foundation

Against: American conservative

For: The Daily Beast

Rap vs Hip Hop

That is to be done on your own, during the week. In the next two sessions we are going to create our own rap/hip hop song out of a poem. We are lucky cause we have Miriam and Nadya here to help us locate a good poem for your group, but B4 that have a look at the procedure:

How to Write a Rap Song

7 TIPS FOR WRITING A RAP

Poem visualisation, manipulation and master class on poetry writing...

Have a look at the following video:

http://youtu.be/5bQG5U2_-vw

Try to see the information in your brain as a number of images, even better as a movie...

Then watch it again and fill in the blanks here, but not with words, with drawings or sketches

RIn Case of Fire
Roger McGough

In case of FIRE break glass
In case of GLASS ____________
In case of WATER _______________
In case of _____________ assume foetal position
In case of FOETAL POSITION loosen clothing
In case of CLOTHING _______________
In case of ________________keep sand out of eyes
In case of EYES _______________
In case of ______________switch on ________
In case of __________embrace truth
In case of TRUTH spread word
In case of WORD ___________
In case of ____________open arms
In case of ARMS lay down gun
In case of GUN, fire
In case of FIRE break glass

Now have a look at the following site: http://m.wikihow.com/Write-a-Poem

Write your own poem here

Micro tales

Post here your micro tale and an explanation to your classmates.

You can get info about the topic here:

https://www.facebook.com/themicrotales

https://pendientedemigracion.ucm.es/info/especulo/numero32/exbreve.html

https://themicrotales.wordpress.com

Please choose one of the following podcasts from 6 minute English then try to explain the topic to your friends in a post in the blog.

You'll have to explain that in class to your mates.


Best wishes,

Javier.

Plan a cultural weekend for Xtina & Paula in London, you can get the information here:
1.The Guardian
2. The culture trip

3. Culture Whisper

Please insert here a link to the chapter you want to comment on and write a critical review of the chapter.

TOOL KIT

How To make a TV show review
Film review 1 
Movie review

This is all about MAKING MOVIES... please write down your draft script here.