Michael Morpurgo's The White Horse of Zennor

30 Abril 2021, 15:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today we continued to read Michael Morpurgo's The White Horse of Zennor.


Following this, the teacher modelled an oral presentation on The White Horse of Zennor.

Ana Rodrigues will be doing her oral presentation on Michael Morpurgo's Milk for the Cat; António Marujo will be doing his oral presentation on 'Gone to Sea'.

The PowerPoint of the teacher's oral presentation on The White Horse of Zennor can be found in the shared drive.

Rules for the Oral Presentation:
  • Oral presentations are worth 30% of your final grade.
  • You must speak for a minimum of 4 minutes and a maximum of 6 minutes.
  • The presentation will be on one of the Michael Morpurgo stories from The White Horse of Zennor and Other Stories.
  • You must include a PowerPoint to make your presentation more interesting.
  • Do not plagiarize.
  • Do not read your presentation - this will result in a 0.
  • Do not memorize your presentation word for word - this will result in a 0.
  • Students may be asked questions at the end of their presentation - if asked questions by the teacher or by other students, try to answer these in long answers and avoid 1-2 word answers.
  • Your notes may be requested at the end of the exam - if this happens, you must hand them over to the teacher.

Content

  • What does your story have in common with the other stories?  Do they share any common themes?
  • How does your story differ from the other stories?
  • What challenging vocabulary did you come across in your story - share with the class.
  • Plot summary.