Blog Session 6 Instructions

Dear Class,

Today, it's time for a free post. That means you are in charge of finding what to blog about.

Here you have a very complete link you can use to organise your ideas, once you have chosen your topic:

http://www.writingforward.com/news-announcements/guest-posts/three-writing-tips-for-building-an-outline

Remember to leave comments on at least 3 of your classmates' posts and this time you need to write 230 words minimum.

Good luck,

Belén

Blog Session 5 Instructions

Dear Class,

Today I'll offer you some tips on summarising so you can post without using google translator.
For today's post you have to use your own words. In academic writing there are some things we need to bear in mind. Apart from using our own words, we need to include the main points and avoid interpretations.

Visit this link in case you want to read more:
http://www.library.dmu.ac.uk/Support/Heat/index.php?page=489

Please go to: www.guardian.co.uk and

a) Select a piece of news connected to your field and/or your future career.
b) Write a summary of it on 220 words minimum 250 maximum
c) Provide the link to your piece of news
d) Remember to leave comments on at least three of your classmates' posts.

Good luck,


Belén

Blog Session 4

Documentaries

I really enjoy watching films as well as documentaries and documentaries unlike films are meant to document some aspects of reality. A couple of friends have created their own documentaries so I’ve seen what it takes to actually complete one. I like documentaries because I think we can learn a lot about so many different things in a more dynamic way. Also, I like documentaries because, as a translator, I could work subtitling a film and that’s an interesting job to have.

I do remember “Nanook of the North” (1922) even though it’s not my favourite one, it’s an interesting documentary considering the year it was filmed and also, it’s considered to be the first anthropological documentary film ever. There you can see the life of Inuit Eskimos, Nannok and his family.

What I really like about documentaries is that they’re non-fictional motion pictures so we should see real life and real experiences. I don’t have one single favourite documentary but here I left you the trailer of the latest I watched:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnOArGfIR0c

If interested in Chilean documentaries, please watch “La batalla de Chile” by Patricio Guzmán and you can also check this blog if you want more information:

http://documentaleschilenos.wordpress.com/

Blog Session 4 Instructions

Themed post

Dear Class,

Today you can choose the topic to post in your blogs. This is the first out of three themed posts so, hope you can find an interesting topic!
This time you must write 200 words minimum and remember to make comments on at least three of your classmates' posts.

As we need to organise what we're going to say, think about what you want to say about the topic. Some people find useful the Writer's 5 Ws (and sometimes H for "How"), which corresponds to:
What, why, when, where and who, and sometimes how.

For example, if you want to write about your favourite film, you can write three paragraphs to say a) what is the film about, b) why you like it and c) when and where it was filmed.

If you have problems finding a theme, check this out:

http://www.thewritesource.com/writing_topics/


Good luck,

Belén

Blog Session 3 Instructions

Dear Class,

Today you have to choose your best holiday ever. Please write the following:

My best holiday

a) When you travelled
b) People you were with
c) Where you travelled
d) Things you did
e) Reasons why these holidays were so good
f) Include images

Write 190 words minimum and remember to make comments on at least 3 of your classmates' posts.

Good luck,

Belén

Blog Session 3

My best holiday

Considering the length, I have to say that my best holiday was one that lasted a month and a half, and travelling on my own was quite an exciting experience. I travelled to Europe  in 2004 and I spent most of the time in Belgium, in the capital city Brussels. From there I travelled to other cities in Belgium like Liége and Bruges. And by bus, by car or by train I visited London, Paris and Amsterdam too.

Apart from getting around old and beautiful cities, I visited friends and they were very nice with me. I stayed with them, sometimes for two nights some others for a week depending on who I was visiting. I spent 6 films, so I got plenty of black and white pictures from that trip. I spent money going to museums, and all of them where so interesting... I’m sure I would have visited more museums if I had had more money.

The most important reason to consider this my best holiday was the fact that I was on my own but also, the chance I had to visit different countries in a bit more than a month. I’m afraid I have no pictures to upload as I didn’t take digital photos and I haven’t scanned them either.

Blog Session 2 Instructions

Dear Class,

Travelling is one topic connected with today's post about "A country you'd like to visit"

Please include:

a) Which country would you like to visit? Why?
b) What do you know about it?
c) What would you like to do there?
d) Would you like to study/work/live there? Explain

Remember to make comments on at least three of your classmates' posts. 
Word count: 170 words minimum