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February is awards month with the GRAMMYS, the BAFTAS, the RAZZIES, the BRITS, and the 84th Annual Academy Awards (the OSCARS). Follow the link below to download a classroom activity related to the silent film that's favourite to win most of this year's film awards, The Artist.
To get started, use mime to explain to the students that you have lost your voice and can’t speak. Encourage them to describe what you are miming.
Emeli Sandé
Students complete a fact file about the award-winning singer-songwriter.
Charles Dickens
To mark the bicentenary of his birth, students read about the author's life.
A bigger picture
Students describe some of Hockney's paintings and read about a new exhibition.
Desert island discs
An activity to mark the 70th anniversary of the BBC radio show.
12 dragons
Students read about 12 dragons and the Chinese Year of the Dragon.
The artist
Students find out about the new silent film and create a silent film of their own.
The year ahead
Students read and write about important dates and holidays for 2012.
Activity: Getting started
Students create their own profile at the its-myworld website.
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