Open Day 2014

The Agym Bloggers welcome you to the Rodian Pedia’s Open Day 2014. Thank you for visiting our Class Blog display.  Today we have a special blog post with questions for you to answer on the blog while you’re here. The questions are related to the blog topics we’ve covered, our blog and the Open Day. You can answer as many or few as you like. Just click on the “Σχόλια” button below, type in your answers and click send. If you don’t have a gmail account, then comment as “Open ID” and add your own email. You can either sign off with your name at the end of the post, or comment anonymously if you prefer. You can also write in Greek if you like. If you need any help, just ask us!

Questions

• On the Darfur issue: Do you have any suggestions for ways to help solve the Darfur crisis?
• On fashion and the environment: Can you think of some ways to reduce the damage to the environment caused by fashion?
• Tell us about a local Greek festival.
• Write 3 things that you are grateful for.
• Are you enjoying the Open Day?
• What has impressed you the most so far?
• Do you like our blog?
• Do you read blogs on the internet? Tell us about a blog you follow. 

 ...Or write a comment about whatever you choose.

 Happy Blogging!

The Agym Bloggers

Task 4 Mersina

Darfur Genocide

Now in Darfur is war and the people are fighting . Darfur is a region of the African nation of Sudan .There the people have to flee from their country . A lot of Sudanese people have been murdered . The elimination of a group of people like this is called genocide . 

In  Sudan are two groups of people : the black and the Arab Africans . The Arab Africans think that they are better than the black Africans , which is a descrimination . Another reason of the genocide is that under Darfur exists a large amount of oil and water which the Sudan government is interested in . Also the government of Sudan is a dictatorship which doesn't give any power to the people .

This war has to stop . But what can we do for it ? The country leaders need to get together and make it stop . We all could give some money to organisations which help Darfur's refugees . Also students can write letters to newspapers , articles for school newspapers and blogs and can hold various activities to raise awareness .

Task 4 Anna

Darfur Genocide 

As we are talking now, people in Darfur are fighting. Darfur is a region of the African nation of Sudan. Every week, refugees from Darfur are forced to flee their country because of this war. In Soudan, there are two groubs of Africans: the Arab and the black Africans. This has as consequence the genocide. 

The Arab Africans think that they are better than the black Africans. This called descrimination. Also, a group of people called "Janjaweed" (which means  "dehvil on horseback") are worsen the violence against Black Africans. But this is not the only reason of this genoside. Under Darfur exists a large amount of oil and water . So, the  interests in Sudan's resources are another reason. The Sudan government is interested in this large amount of oil and water. Ending, the third reason is...power! The government of Sudan is a dictatorship that doesn't want to give any power to the Sudan people. Those are the three main reasons that this is happening. Now we have to think how we could stop it!

Initially, countries need to get together to help to this serious situation. Then, they could give some money to the non-governmental organisations that help Darfur's refugges. Now, in a local level , students could make people sensitive with projects, events and with spreading it online by facebook, twitter or youtube. 

With the indifference nothing will not change!

Task 4: Instructions

Task 4: A blog post on the Darfur Genocide

The topic of task 4 is the Darfur Genocide issue. We will be looking at this serious crisis in class and in the "Blog Topics" section of this blog and then you will write your post.

We are going to learn about an ongoing conflict in which horrific injustices continue to happen while the world, for the most part, stands by silently.

By writing a post, we will be helping, even if just a little, to raise awareness in our country about this serious problem. 

To get an initial idea of what's happening in Darfur, watch the following video which was made by a group of secondary school students in the USA.

 

Task instructions

1) Go to the "Blog Topics" page and see the material on the Darfur Genocide. 

2) Write your blog post: An article on the Darfur Genocide to raise awareness in Greece on the crisis. Refer back to the "Blogging Guide" for general information and follow the following tips which are specific to this task. 

Specific task tips:

• Use the three part structure that we use for all our writing types: Introduction - Main Body - Closing. 
• Introduction: Introduce the topic; say something general about it: what, where, why, and possiby a general comment saying that things must / can be done to to stop it.
• Main Body: Divided into smaller paragraphs, developing a specific aspect of the issue in each paragraph.
• Closing: Summarise everything said in main body and end post with a personal comment.
• Remember: Keep to the topic; Express your opinion throughout; Quality is important. 
• And also: Think carefully about your use of English: grammar, vocabulary, spelling. Check draft carefully and edit before finally posting. 
• Do the best you can. By writing this post you're not just working on your English writing skills but you're contributing to helping with a serious human injustice, acting as responsible and active citizens of the global 21st century world in which we live.

Happy Blogging!
Miss Melissa

Task 3 Mersina

Fashion and the enviroment

  The most people like buying a lot of clothes not only because they like them , but because they are very cheap . But clothes affect a lot the environment and the people .
  To make clothes are used a lot of toxic substances which are responsible for ilnesses like cancer . Also , they polute the environment and the ecosystem . The factories use a lot of energy and they produce carbon dioxide . The mostclothes are made in Asian and are brought to the shops in Europe . The vehicles use a lot of petrol and make very much gas . Also , to clean , dry and iron the clothes is need much energy so fashion lets a big carbon footprint . When we throw clothes away they polute the atmosphere . Also , many times the people who work in the factories don't work in a good situation . There also work a lot of children .
  For that issue we can do a lot things . At first to don't buy so much clothes if we don't need them and give them to people who need them . Also , we can recycle them and buy second-hand clothes . We can help compaigns about this issue like "Greenpeace" . If we do these things we will have a better and green future.

Task 3 : Anastasia & Dionisia

          THE ENVIRONMENT OPPOSITE THE FASHION

A serious issue that worries many people today is how fashion harms the environment and the ecosystem.The factories use a lot of energy to make clothes, so they pollute the atmosphere. A good idea  would be to buy  from second- hand shops and to prefer clothes with organic fabric. We believe  that  every time we buy something , because it's cheap or because we just  want to have lots of clothes , we have to think if we harm the environment.

Task 3 Anna Smaragda Irene

Fashion and environment

All girls like fashion. But have you ever thought about the consequences that have on the environment? Clothes are covering a lot miles every day to arrive at each shop every day, causing polution in the environment. That is on e of the many issues of the ''fashion problem". We could recycle our clothes or give them to other people than throw them away. We should make people sensitive about this issue so can  have a better future!