Subject: English II
Groups: B150
Date: Nov 21st – Dec. 2nd
Facilitators: Sharon Castro
Final Project: Autobiography - Story of my life Score: _____/ 20%
Written / Oral production
Language goal: Presentation of my autobiography Learning Activity:
Creating a Timeline (a line showing events in the order that they occurred and will occur in the future).
1. Record a video presenting your events and goals. Duration: 1- 3 minutes maximum
https://padlet.com/patyperalta/r60n2ncqbopzuhzd
Grammar: Past simple
Future with GOING TO/ WOULD LIKE…
Time Expressions Due date: NOVEMBER 26th Description:
⮚ You will create your timeline with the major events in your personal and academic life.
2. Brainstorm the most important past events in your life. (Include the 5 most important)
Here are some events that you can include:
When you started school; when you met your best friend; when you received something very valuable; when you moved; when you got a pet you really love;
your first bike etc, when you went someplace special; any important event that has affected your life, etc.
3. Order those events using a timeline Write the events only, include date and place
For example :
•January 20, 2002 : Birth at Japon-Nicaragua Hospital Granada.
• February 20, 2002 : Baptism
• Kindergarten / Pre-School (Contests, Celebrations at School )
• Elementary School (period of time) Competitions (sports),contests ( poetry, chant) celebrations.
•First pet
•Get a valuable object (My bike / skates, play station/ first cell phone etc).
• 6th grade Graduation
• Beginning of secondary school ( School, period of time)
• Events during high school. (Competitions, contests, celebrations, math Olympiad, sports, science fair etc.)
• High school graduation (dress, party, diploma)
• Admission exams for University entrance.
• Events- projects in different subjects.
•Trips
2. Once you have past events down, list FUTURE EVENTS. (Include 5 most important goals)
**Be sure to predict the year! For example: Year you are going to:
2021 : Graduate from university 2026 : Get Master degree Learn a second language Get your first “real job”
Create your own company Trips
Get married. Have kids.
Become rich and famous and more other projects and goals you have - Retire...
4. Create your timeline on the app you prefer. Record a video presenting your events and goals.
5. Take into account the rubric below.
6. Share your video on EVA
Rubric Autobiography - Story of my life
Achievement criteria
Score /20
Can introduce him/herself and the topic 2
Can present in a simple and spontaneous way an event, an activity, a
project related to a personal and familiar context. 3 Can link the information provided in a simple but consistent way. Use
connectors, time expressions etc 3
Vocabulary
Can use necessary words and phrases for a past and future situation in his immediate environment.
(activities, events, adjectives, time expressions etc)
5
Morphosyntax
Can use simple structures and grammatical forms.
(past simple, going to ...would) 5
Pronunciation
Can speak and pronounce his speech clearly enough and uses an
adequate intonation to the situation. 2
Project Title: The story of my life- Autobiography Student’s name :
