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 * ==**QUIZ 3 (10 pts)**==


 * Warm-up Activities (Mental Work)**
 * From previous class discussions, do you remember which were the candidates to become the Seven Wonders of the Modern World?
 * Look at the picture above and see if you can identify the buildings in the image.
 * What do you know about those buildings? (Structure, design, history,location...)
 * This video will help you remember the New Seven Wonders of the World.

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QUIZ 3 (GUIDELINES)


Browse the INTERNET to get more information about the 7 New Wonders of the Modern World and also about your favorite place in the whole world. Find information about a place you consider should be part of the new 7 wonders. It does not matter if that place was not counted among the 21 nominees. (You can search [|www.google.com] or any other search engine you may like or be familiar with).


 * Warm-up On-line Activities**
 * Take a look at these two websites and read with the purpose of finding relevant information about the New Seven Wonders of the world:
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 * Continue searching the Internet to get more information about the New 7 Wonders of the World.
 * Which were the 21 nominees in 2007?


 * Follow-up**

1. Watch the [|video] of the celebration held to announce the new seven wonders of the world in 2007. **It is the Official New 7 Wonders of the World gala in Lisbon**. Read the text and click on the video to see what the gala was like.

2. Anwer these two questions __**in a word document**__ and __**make a print out**__ for your teacher to be turned in on Thursday (Week 12) the latest. Do not forget to write your name on it.


 * 1) Think about the NEW 7 wonders of the world selected in 2007and write a 300-word paragraph where you express which one your favorite wonder is and why it is so. (5 pts)
 * 2) Think about other places you consider could have been elected a NEW wonder of the world. Choose 1 place that was not selected as a new 7 wonder and write a 300-word paragraph stating why you like it and why you believe it should have been one of the winners as well. You can select any of the other wonders, appart from the 21 nominees, you might like. (5 pts)


 * TIPS:**
 * AVOID THE USE OF PLAGIARISM.
 * REMEMBER THAT PLAGIARISM IS A CRIME AND AS A CRIME IT IS PUNISHED.
 * AVOID CUT AND PASTE.
 * USE YOUR OWN VOICE TO WRITE IN YOUR OWN WORDS.
 * MAKE USE OF ONLINE DICTIONARIES WHENEVER NEEDED.
 * PAPER: LETTER SIZE
 * SPACING: DOUBLE SPACE
 * BE CAREFUL WITH:
 * Main ideas
 * Supporting ideas
 * Indentation
 * Capitalization
 * Punctuation
 * Coherence
 * Cohesion
 * Conclusion

See these **examples** of different points you can include in your paragraphs. Your creativity will be highly appreciated.
 * Brief introduction on why you selected that construction
 * Very brief description and/or history of the site
 * Interesting/curious facts about that place
 * Reason why you consider this place must be part of the 7 wonders of the world

Some websites you can check to improve your writing:

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