The Burning House Project

The Burning House Project

https://theburninghouse.com/

Mrs. ChurchSecondary School Teacher Spain

Week 6

Week 1

Week 4

Fire in short, animated films

Introduction

Cinquain Poem

Week 2+3

Week 5

Weeks 7+8

Photograph+ Description

Listening Activity

Interactive Image

Week 1: Introduction

April 15-April 22

"If your house was burning, what would you take with you?"

(Si tu casa estuviera en llamas, ¿qué llevarías contingo?)

The Burning House

If your house was burning, what would you take with you? It's a conflict between what's practical, valuable and sentimental. What you would take reflects your interests, background and priorities. Think of it as an interview condensed into one question. --The Burning House Project

Click on the picture to visit the website: The Burning House Project

Look at these examples.....

• Are they from the same country?
• Are the people the same age?
• What information is always included?

Name:Van Daele Klaries Age:58 Location: Bruges,Belgium Occupation: Nannie List: my first handmade quilt a box with old family pictures my fathers shaving bowl,with my mother's watch a teddy bear that my brother gave me when I was very sick at the age of 10 my parents' wedding register book my favourite book

Name: Lubos Age: 31 Location: The Czech Republic Occupation: Software Engineer Website: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bantercz/ Items (order not important): diploma watch swiss knife keys headlamp passport driving licence wallet wedding ring kindle moleskine notebook and pen iPhone DSLR camera harddisk with images backup

Name: Zoe Zabel Age: 19 Location: Texas Occupation: Journalism Major, Photography and Lighting Minor List: Her name is Chippy and she is very important to me. I would also save my favorite necklace and my phone mainly to call for help.

Name: Lígia Matos RibeiroAge: 33 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Occupation: architect, chinese yoga and martial arts teatcher Website: www.matosguimaraes.com Instagram: LIGIAMATOSRIBEIROList: my car keys my cellphone my mac my favorite books my favorite LP’s my favorite movies my passport my suitcase my cameras my grandfather's camera my silver bracelets my lucky small toys my great-grandfather's pocket watch my black belt my white sword

Look at these examples.....

• Are they from the same country?
• No, they aren't! They are from all over the world: Belgium, Czech Republic, Texas (USA), and Portugal.
• Are the people the same age?
• No, they aren't. They are 58, 31, 19 and 33 years old.
• What information is always included?
• Name, Age, Location, Occupation, List of Items

"Think of it as an interview condensed into one question."

Sentimental

Few

Practical

Many

Some people are more sentimental, others practical. Some people need many objects, others only a few.

Assignment 1: Describe A Person

1. Choose ONE picture from the next slide.
2. Look carefully at the items/objects that the person chose.
3. Imagine who took the picture.
4. Write a paragraph (in a Word document) to describe the person. Use COMPLETE SENTENCES. Use the PRESENT TENSE.
1. Specify which image you have chosen (Image 1, Image 2 or Image 3)
2. What is their name?
3. How old are they?
4. Physical (Hair, Eyes, Body Type)
5. Personality
6. What is their job? Or are they a student?
7. What clothes do they wear? (He/She normally wears....)
8. Where do they live? (Type of House, City, Country)
9. Describe their family. (Are they married? Single? Do they have children? Brothers? Sisters? Etc.)
10. What are their hobbies?
11. Include an invented, funny detail.

Extra Credit Opportunity!!!

Image 3

Image 2

Image 1

Your teacher has given you information to help you with vocabulary on edmodo.com!If you need to, use a dictionary to help!

Send your completed assignment to Mrs. Church on edmodo.comDue Date: Wednesday, April 22

Weeks 2 and 3: Photograph + Descriptions

April 22-May 6

1. Choose your items

If your house was burning, what would you take with you?-MINIMUM 5 items -No people

2. Take a Picture

Use pictures from the website "The Burning House" to inspire you!

3. Describe each of the items.

• What is it?
• Did someone give it to you? Who? Under what circumstances?
• When did you acquire it?
• Why have you included it?
• Any other information that you want to include.

This is my teddy bear.I got it from my mother and father for my 6th birthday. I have included it because it makes me happy when I am sad. Its name is Cheryl.

Assignment 2

Example

1. Choose your items. THINK CAREFULLY!
1. MINIMUM 5 Items (no maximum)
2. No people
2. Take ONE picture of all of your items. (like you saw in The Burning House Project)
3. Describe each of the items (Word Document).
1. What is it?
2. Where did you get it?
3. Did someone give it to you? Who? Under what circumstance?
4. When did you acquire it?
5. Most Important: Why have you included it?

Send your completed assignment to Mrs. Church on edmodo.com--1 Photograph --Description of each object in a Word Document Due Date: Wednesday, May 6

Week 4: Cinquain Poems

May 6 - May 13

Cinquain Poetry

Part of The Burning House Project is writing a Cinquain Poem! Here you have an example:

Ice Cream Cold and yummy I love its sweet richness as it finds its way into my tummy

The Rules of a Cinquain Poem:

1. Cinquains are five lines long. (Tienen 5 líneas) 2. They are centered vertically. 3. They have 2 syllables in the first line, 4 in the second, 6 in the third, 8 in the fourth line, and just 2 in the last line. (syllable = sílaba) 4. Cinquains do not need to rhyme, but you can include rhymes if you want to. (No tienen porque rimar, pero puedes si quieres)

Line 1: Ice Cream (2 syllables) Line 2: Cold and yummy (4 syllables) Line 3: I love its sweet richness (6 syllables) Line 4.: as it finds its way into my (8 syllables) Line 5: tummy (2 syllables)

The best Cinquain Poems tell a story: (Las mejoras Poesías Cinquain cuentan un cuento) Line 1: Subject Line 2 : Description Line 3: Action Line 4: Feeling Line 5: Conclusion

Ice Cream (Subject) Cold and yummy (Description) I love its sweet richness (Action) as it finds its way into my (Feeling) tummy (Conclusion)

(These can change)

How to write a Cinquain Poem:

1. Choose an item from your The Burning House Project photograph.

(Remember Cheryl?!)

2. Brainstorm Ideas

(Tormenta de Ideas)

Here are my ideas: 1. Cheryl is a bear.2. She was a gift from my parents. 3. She makes me happy. 4. She is adorable. 5. I am not too old for her! You DON'T have to use all of your ideas in your poem! (No tienes porque utilizar TODAS tus ideas en tu poesía!)

3. Time to write! Remember......

Always centered on the page (Siempre centrada en la página)

Cheryl:

Cinquain Format

CherylAdorable A gift from my parents She has always made me happy Still mine

Line 1: 2 syllables (Subject)Line 2: 4 syllables (Description) Line 3: 6 syllables (Action) Line 4: 8 syllables (Feeling) Line 5: 2 syllables (Conclusion) ***They DO NOT need to rhyme

Assignment 3

Cinquain Format

1. Choose an item from your Burning House Project photograph.
2. Brainstorm LOTS of ideas
3. Write your Cinquain Poem (Word Document)

Line 1: 2 syllables (Subject)Line 2: 4 syllables (Description) Line 3: 6 syllables (Action) Line 4: 8 syllables (Feeling) Line 5: 2 syllables (Conclusion) ***They DO NOT need to rhyme

Example

Example:

Send your completed assignment to Mrs. Church on edmodo.com-- 1 Cinquain Poem (Word Document) Due Date: Wednesday, May 13

Week 5: Listening Activity

May 13- May 20

Assignment 4: Listening Activity

This week your assignment is to look at Mrs. Church's photograph, listen to an audio and complete an activity (quiz). Everything is on edmodo.com. You have until May 20th for this assignment.

Week 6: Fire in Short Animated Films

May 20-May 27

When you hear the word "Fire" what do you think?

When you hear the word "Fire" how do you feel?

When you hear the word "Fire" what images come to mind?

Does "Fire" represent anything to you?

Can "Fire" ever be a positive thing?

Vocabulary

Animated Short Film: Fire from Love.

Watch the short film. Consider these questions: 1. What does "fire" represent in this film? 2. How does the main character feel about fire? Do his feelings about fire change? 3. How does the fire itself change? 4. Who else has fire at the beginning of the film? 5. Who has fire at the end of the film?

Vocabulary

When you hear the word "Fire" what do you think?

When you hear the word "Fire" how do you feel?

When you hear the word "Fire" what images come to mind?

Does "Fire" represent anything to you?

Can "Fire" ever be a positive thing?

Together we are going to summarize the story.

Animated Short Film: Ember

Watch the short film. Consider these questions: 1. What does "fire" represent in this film? 2. How does the main character (MBALI) feel about fire? Do her feelings about fire change? 3. How does the fire change?

Life and death, destruction and growth go hand in hand, and the cycle of life will continue.

La vida y la muerte, la destrucción y el crecimiento van de la mano, y el ciclo de la vida continuará.

Assignment 5: EMBER

This week your assignment is to watch "Ember", and complete an activity (quiz). Everything is on edmodo.com. You have until May 27th for this assignment.

Weeks 7+8: Interactive Image

May 27-June 10

Assignment 6: INTERACTIVE IMAGE

1. Go to https://www.genial.ly/ and create a free genial.ly account (Tutorial ) 2. Look at Mrs. Church's Example of the FINAL ASSIGNMENT for The Burning House Project: Interactive Image 3. Watch the video: Cómo crear una imagen interactiva, Tutorial genial.ly 4. Create your FINAL ASSIGNMENT: Burning House Project Interactive Image. You must include: --Your NAME --Your photograph --A "button" for each object in the photograph, with the description of the object (your assignment from Weeks 2+3) --An audio recording of the description for each of the objects. --Your Cinquain Poem from Week 4 (no audio) 5. Send the link to Mrs. Church in this assignment. You have until June 10th (2 weeks) for this assignment.