Musically Speaking

We're moving on to the music end of the blog.  YL 5 students are competing to create the best literal versions of various songs.  How much sense do these famous music videos make if we look closely at what happens in them?

On to TV...

What makes the Simpsons so funny?  Or just not very funny at all?
YL 6 watched one of the episodes (Itchy and Scratchy Movie) to get familiar with how it sounds in English and start the conversation about whether it is funny or not.  Everyone agrees that Itchy and Scratchy is definitely violent humor.  But not everyone agrees on how to name the Simpsons' humor, nor on how good or bad it is...

Invictus, the trailer and the movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Ovkye6lac

How does the trailer compare to the movie?  Does it give the right idea or is it misleading?

Deciding the Show

Our first activity is to decide which show we plan to review.  We're pooling the results of favorites lists across the class.