Anton Chekhov

A look at prison from the outside 

Una mirada al sistema penitenciario desde fuera

      Next 30th and 31st March 2015, IES "A Xunqueira" no. 1 will visit the town of A Lama and, more in particular, its penitentiary. A group of twenty students and four teachers will be given the opportunity of meeting inmates and educators from Module 8, and complete two workshops in collaboration with them.

After a brief presentation of the activity plan, one of the first points in the project's programme will involve inmates and students in the reading of a short story by Anton Chekhov entitled "The Bet". 

      We would like all of you, whether you take part in the school trip or not, to read the story, listen to the audiobook we have prepared for you, and leave your opinion in the comments section below. This is a story of voluntary imprisonment and its effects. What is the moral of the story? Is there one at all? Will it be interpreted in the same way by a student, a teacher, an educator, or an A Lama inmate? The floor is yours; read, listen, and comment.

The Bet English (pdf)
Audio Mp3 link 

Una Apuesta (pdf)
A look at prison from the outside (short version, 17 min)
A look at prison from the outside (full version, 48 min)

The Invisible Man - Salón do libro 2015

Intervention by members of IES "A Xunqueira" no. 1
Comeza o XVI Salón do Libro
Primeiro fin de semana no XVI Salón do Libro

Students and teachers of "A Xunqueira" presenting the school's work in Salón do Libro de Pontevedra (16th edition) at the end of February. The Invisible Man project has been the result of an interdepartmental effort, the collaboration of the school library, and the students' theoretical and artistic work.

Cinema 2015 Stuff

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Introduction

Answer Sheet (To carry out the task proposed in Introduction)

Sample Answer  (Just that: a sample answer to Answer Sheet)

Students' presentations and comments

Invictus Presentation

Cinema Days 2015 Seeds of Peace

Poster Cinema Days 2015 Colour

Since our school has been working in the Comenius program called "Seeds of Peace" for the last two years, our chief of department , Carmina,  proposed peace as the film topic  this year, and we could not agree more: "We really need a bit of peace", because, although western politicians, in a very cynical and self-indulgent way,  often state that "we are living the longest peaceful period in the history of humanity", when we read a newspaper or listen to or watch the news, every sensible and sensitive person realises that this could not be further from reality. 

Syria, Afghanistan,

School day of Non-violence and Peace - Malala Yousafzai

Some students of Bachillerato produced a PPT dealing with three remarkable peace leaders: Mandela, Gandhi, and  Malala.

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Professor Lugrís' Lecture on Translation

Professor Alberto Álvarez Lugrís gave a lecture on translation and interpreting, speaking about the history of translation from very ancient times, its historical evolution and the development that new times and necessities involved for professionals of translation and interpreting.

Presentation
Follow-up activities

Myths and Legends

Students of 1º ESO B opening the exhibition "Myths and Legends".

School library. 16th January. Link to rest of file.

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