1. What questions.
What are you reviewing? The Reader
What is it about? A love story between an older woman and a young man
What is the plot or storyline? It all starts with a young boy, Michael, who falls in love with an older woman, Hanna. Years later, he discovers that she was involved in certain war crimes during the Second World war.
What is the theme? Treason
What is the director's purpose? His purpose is to make the viewer reflect upon love in all its shapes and the way it can bring two very different people together.
What genre or classification does it fit? Romance, Drama, Thriller
What is the tone? Dramatic
What is the point of view?
What is the mood? Sad
2. Who questions.
Who wrote, directed, or acted it? The writers are David Hare and Bernhard Schlink. The director is Stephen Daldry and the main actors are Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes and Jeanette Hain
What else have they done? Kate Winslet has played in many acclaimed movies such as The Holiday (2006), All King's Men(2006), Titanic(1997), Hamlet(1996) and many more. Ralph Fiennes has also played in many successful movies such as The Duchess(2008), The Constant gardener (2005), The English Patient (1996)...
Who are the main characters in the story? Michael Berg played by Ralph Fiennes and Hanna Schmitz played by Kate Winslet.
Who is the intended audience? Adults and young adults
Who has said what about this? "The Reader is provocative, adult fare, meticulously directed by Stephen Daldry with outstanding contributions from production designer Brigitte Broch, cinematographers Roger Deakins and Chris Menges, and composer Nico Muhly. It’s not escapist fare for the holidays, but neither is it a dirge: it’s the kind of movie that inspires thought and debate. " Leonard Maltin
Why? Maltin explains that The Reader is not necessarily the happiest of movies, but it is very well written and played. The story unfolds very slowly, almost poetically.
3. Where and when questions.
When does the action take place? In 1958 and later in 1966
Where does the action take place? In West Germany
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
[LEL #4]
1. Interest level
I did the vocabulary and spelling pratice 2 at the high school level. I was once again quite interested in learning new words to add to my vocabulary and to see how I compare to most english high school students. I really wanted to see if I would succeed well in this test, so I was quite eager to begin.
2. Difficulty level
I think the difficulty of this test was just right. I found it challenging, but at the same time I did not feel lost and like I was unable to complete it. Some questions were much easier than others, however some were much harder than others so all in all it balaced itself out well.
3. What I learned
I learned some new vocabualry words during the course of this test and I also learned that my vocabulary and spelling skills are quite good and also are at the same level as the average high school student. I am quite happy with my result.
4. My score
41/50 (82%)
5. Course rating /10
I rated this course 9/10. I gave this result because I thought the test was very well put together and the difficulty level was just right. It was hard enough to be challenging, but not too hard to make us feel incompetent! I actually enjoyed doing this test more than the others.
I did the vocabulary and spelling pratice 2 at the high school level. I was once again quite interested in learning new words to add to my vocabulary and to see how I compare to most english high school students. I really wanted to see if I would succeed well in this test, so I was quite eager to begin.
2. Difficulty level
I think the difficulty of this test was just right. I found it challenging, but at the same time I did not feel lost and like I was unable to complete it. Some questions were much easier than others, however some were much harder than others so all in all it balaced itself out well.
3. What I learned
I learned some new vocabualry words during the course of this test and I also learned that my vocabulary and spelling skills are quite good and also are at the same level as the average high school student. I am quite happy with my result.
4. My score
41/50 (82%)
5. Course rating /10
I rated this course 9/10. I gave this result because I thought the test was very well put together and the difficulty level was just right. It was hard enough to be challenging, but not too hard to make us feel incompetent! I actually enjoyed doing this test more than the others.
[LEL #3]
1. Interest level
I did the synonym and antonym practice (exercice 3) in the vocabulary and spelling skills improment section. I was quite interested in finding out if I was at the same level as most high school students and also, I looked forward to maybe learning a few new words to add to my growing vocabulary.
2. Difficulty level
I thought this test was quite difficult and I had a hard time doing it. However, I tried to use my common sense and figure out wich words would be antonyms and wich ones would be synonyms to other words. Although I did not fail this test, I dont think I was fully prepared to do it. I think maybe the middle school vocabulary tests would have been better for me.
3. What I learned
During the course of this test, I learned a few new words that I can now add to my vocabulary. I also learned that my skills in the matter of synonyms and antonyms are not really up to par with english high school students and that I should continue to work on them.
4. My score
65%
5. Course rating /10
The rating that I gave this course is 7/10. I gave this score because I actually thought there needed to be more questions instead of only 20 multiple choice quetions. I think that if the test were a bit more elaborate, we would be able to evaluate our skill level better.
I did the synonym and antonym practice (exercice 3) in the vocabulary and spelling skills improment section. I was quite interested in finding out if I was at the same level as most high school students and also, I looked forward to maybe learning a few new words to add to my growing vocabulary.
2. Difficulty level
I thought this test was quite difficult and I had a hard time doing it. However, I tried to use my common sense and figure out wich words would be antonyms and wich ones would be synonyms to other words. Although I did not fail this test, I dont think I was fully prepared to do it. I think maybe the middle school vocabulary tests would have been better for me.
3. What I learned
During the course of this test, I learned a few new words that I can now add to my vocabulary. I also learned that my skills in the matter of synonyms and antonyms are not really up to par with english high school students and that I should continue to work on them.
4. My score
65%
5. Course rating /10
The rating that I gave this course is 7/10. I gave this score because I actually thought there needed to be more questions instead of only 20 multiple choice quetions. I think that if the test were a bit more elaborate, we would be able to evaluate our skill level better.
[LEL #2]
Grade 8 reading practice 1
1. Interest level
I do a lot of reading in my spare time, so I was interested in knowing my level of reading.
2. Difficulty level
This test was reasonably difficult but I feel that it was at my level of english.
3. What I learned
I didn't learn much but it did help me see what level I am at in reading.
4. My score
41/50
5. Course rating /10
8/10
1. Interest level
I do a lot of reading in my spare time, so I was interested in knowing my level of reading.
2. Difficulty level
This test was reasonably difficult but I feel that it was at my level of english.
3. What I learned
I didn't learn much but it did help me see what level I am at in reading.
4. My score
41/50
5. Course rating /10
8/10
[LEL #1]
1. Interest level
I do a lot of reading so spelling is of great interest to me. I am open to learning of my mistakes and learning many new words.
2. Difficulty level
I thought this test was quite hard because there were a lot of words that I was not familiar with.
3. What I learned
I learned new antonyms and synonyms for future reading comprehension.
4. My score
37/50
5. Course rating /10
8/10
I do a lot of reading so spelling is of great interest to me. I am open to learning of my mistakes and learning many new words.
2. Difficulty level
I thought this test was quite hard because there were a lot of words that I was not familiar with.
3. What I learned
I learned new antonyms and synonyms for future reading comprehension.
4. My score
37/50
5. Course rating /10
8/10
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
What is the Learning Express Library?
It's a self learning task, it consists on doing four grammar courses
Where is Mr. B's office?
At the C-150
What percentage of the course is writing and speaking worth?
50% each
How many students are registered in the class?
35 students
What are Mr. B's office hours?
Tuedays: 1:30 to 2:30 and Wednesdays: 1:00 to 5:00
What is the 48 hour rule?
When you miss an evaluation, you must contact the teacher in a 48 hour delay, if you do not you will get zero as your grade.
What is the first assignment?
Little Red Riding Hood - Charles Perrault
Little Red Riding Cap - Brothers Grimm
Read “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Complete the composition: write two paragraphs in your BLOG about a student you met in class.
How many references are made to "thesis statement"?
12
How many threads are found in the discussion forum?
75
Do you have to go to the Grande Bibiliotheque to register?
No.
What is the blog URL of the last student on the class list?
Felix-Antoine Tremblay http//follspantyhoses.blogspot.com
How many pages on the site refer to "grammar"?
24
How many items are listed in the Student Contract?
There are 10 items listed in the student contract?
What are the summative writing assignments?
There is the journal writing assignment, a book report, a mid-term writing test, a formative work appreciation and a final writing test.
How many items are there in the "Writing Correction Code"?
There are 25 items.
It's a self learning task, it consists on doing four grammar courses
Where is Mr. B's office?
At the C-150
What percentage of the course is writing and speaking worth?
50% each
How many students are registered in the class?
35 students
What are Mr. B's office hours?
Tuedays: 1:30 to 2:30 and Wednesdays: 1:00 to 5:00
What is the 48 hour rule?
When you miss an evaluation, you must contact the teacher in a 48 hour delay, if you do not you will get zero as your grade.
What is the first assignment?
Little Red Riding Hood - Charles Perrault
Little Red Riding Cap - Brothers Grimm
Read “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Complete the composition: write two paragraphs in your BLOG about a student you met in class.
How many references are made to "thesis statement"?
12
How many threads are found in the discussion forum?
75
Do you have to go to the Grande Bibiliotheque to register?
No.
What is the blog URL of the last student on the class list?
Felix-Antoine Tremblay http//follspantyhoses.blogspot.com
How many pages on the site refer to "grammar"?
24
How many items are listed in the Student Contract?
There are 10 items listed in the student contract?
What are the summative writing assignments?
There is the journal writing assignment, a book report, a mid-term writing test, a formative work appreciation and a final writing test.
How many items are there in the "Writing Correction Code"?
There are 25 items.
Camille
Camille is a student who is in the literature and social sciences program at cegep Saint-Laurent. She is in her second year and hopes to finish her cegep studies two years from now. She also wishes, in the years to come, to travel independantly all over the world. In the short term however, Camille would like to improve on her piano skills and become an all around better player.
This young woman has accomplished many things during the course of her life, but one of the things she is most proud of would be the trekking expedition she did for three weeks in the Gaspésie region of Québec.
Camille also has a wide range of interests such photography. Taking peoples portraits is what she prefers. She also likes to do lots of outdoor activities like running or taking long walks. And obviously, her main interest is reading and writing, hence her choice of school program.
Camille's social network inculdes mostly her friends from elementary school who she is still sees regularly since they go to the same cegep and her two sisters to whom she is very close to.
Her many skills include writing, running or jogging outside and the ability to take wonderful pictures.
All in all, Camille is a very well rounded and accomplishe young woman who is definitely going places!
This young woman has accomplished many things during the course of her life, but one of the things she is most proud of would be the trekking expedition she did for three weeks in the Gaspésie region of Québec.
Camille also has a wide range of interests such photography. Taking peoples portraits is what she prefers. She also likes to do lots of outdoor activities like running or taking long walks. And obviously, her main interest is reading and writing, hence her choice of school program.
Camille's social network inculdes mostly her friends from elementary school who she is still sees regularly since they go to the same cegep and her two sisters to whom she is very close to.
Her many skills include writing, running or jogging outside and the ability to take wonderful pictures.
All in all, Camille is a very well rounded and accomplishe young woman who is definitely going places!
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