ADVERTISING FOR A GOOD PURPOSE!

Did you follow the beat? I did.
Now let's follow the advice at the end of the video and watch more ads about human rights.
But first, ask yourself 'what do I know about this subject?


1.What are human rights?
2.How many human rights are there?

3.What are these human rights?

Now go to http://www.youthforhumanrights.org/index.htm

Watch the video 'What are Human Rights?'
Take some notes and check your answers...

Click on 'Watch the ads!' Scroll down a bit and there you have them. Watch some of them or watch them all. These are well done ads about Everyone's Human Rights.

Now, let's GET ACTIVE (top bar, on the right). Click and find out 'things anyone can do for human rights'.

Have you already done any of these things? If you have, well done, let's do more; if you haven't, you can start today!
I've just been following suggestions 3 and 13. Now it's your turn!

Why don’t you follow suggestion 11?!? Create something: a drawing, song, video, poem or just some lines, about one of the human rights or the subject of human rights in general. 1, 2, 3 GO! And share it with your peers and teachers. The Future depends on you!

Let's GET UNITED.

Last but not Least... about Advertising and Consumerism

Advertising boosts consumerism by creating desires that didn't exist before. As Gillian Dyer puts it, "today it suffuses the whole system of mass communication" (Advertising as Communication, 1995).

Let’s watch a video about how communication has evolved since pre-historic times. The video also focuses on how technologies have contributed to change the way we communicate and enhances the future prospects of advertising.
WHAT changed advertising? And HOW? Watch the video and find out.

Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30 pm local time when people across the world will turn off their lights to raise awareness of climate change.

Earth Hour started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007, when 2.2 million people turned off their lights for an hour to raise awareness of climate change. In March 2009, over 4,000 cities in 88 countries took part in the event. On Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm local time people across the world from all walks of life will turn off their lights and join together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common - our planet.

Are YOU going to take part in Earth Hour?

Please remember then what you did and write an account of what happened after the event.

For more information about Earth Hour go to  http://www.earthhour.org/

The Da Vinci Code (OOOPS!...) The (Bio) Da Versity Code

2010 is Biodiversity Year...

Watch the video and comment on it.

Welcome!Already Hungry?Be my guest!

Let's begin with a poem written by year 11 E after learning the topic "Environment". They are going to read the poem  aloud and record it.

WONDERFUL WORLD

White wash flown across the
rivers sandy ground
now found across oakes roots
and is skywald bound

It spreads like a cancer in a
world pounding away of its own decay

Call it ignorance
Call it greed
What was once a want
Is now a need

We are dreaming
And the dreams are flying
While the world is screaming
And our heart is crying

Jay, Artur, Alvaro, Ana Lúcia, Ana Rita, Ana, Ana Rita, André, David, Diogo, Helena, Marco, Margarida, Marta, Sadi