The Artigianelli Times: Recent Episodes
Valerie Perkins
Gabriele and Giulia debate whether teachers should give homework in the summer or not! What do you think?
These two advanced level English speakers debate homework during the summer. See our podcast page for a written, corrected version.
Prof Perkins
Laura and Michela do a great job of debating whether teachers should give homework over vacation.
IIIA read their stories about choosing between a well lit and darker path. Let's see where the paths lead them.
In this Halloween Podcast, IIIB of Artigianelli read their horror stories by the fire. First we have Matteo Bernardini reading 'The Baby' by Marcello Pecchioli and then we have Giacomo Stefanelli reading 'The Missing Children' by Esmeralda Ychpas Morales and finally, we have Dario Zanobini reading 'It's Watching' by Viola Meucci and Giacomo Stefanelli.
Will artificial intelligence take your jobs? Lets hear what eighth graders from Third Year B have to say.
Do you believe that music should be obligatory in school? Here are two different point of views. Feel free to give us your opinion at www.theartigianellitimes.blog
We are talking about the olympics now and this debate ponders the question; Should doping be legal? Tancredi has agreed to take the position of a person FOR doping even if he isn't in reality. The students have come back from summer break and their English is still rusty. It's time to get back in the swing!
Does Giulio return to school after it's finished? Or does Giulio COME BACK/RETURN/GO HOME after school. This was a tiny mistake - To vs From. But there are many ways to say "come home from school". Let's Brainstorm....
Instead of DO swim or Do volleyball, we use the ING form to talk about what we like to do. Listen and look at corrections.
There are a couple of mistakes here//background noise//teacher yelling but Sara and Ali did a great job with their conversation!
Today Giovanni Di Stefano tries to defend his argument against th COVID vaccine with Prof Perkins. Giovanni gets extra points for BRAVERY! Good job Giovanni!
The debate today, is about whether the humans should stay or go from Animal Farm. Some of us are rooting for the animals and some of us believe that they can't get by without us. Listen up!
Zoe and Brando debate immigration. In 2021, we'll learn how to support those arguments.
Bianca and Cosimo answer questions about their news articles. You can listen to our podcast at anchor.fm, spotify or on our website: theartigianellitimes.blog.
Costanza will read from and speak about her paper describing the phases of falling in love with a Japanese character.
Jahzion wrote a paper about the Colombine Massacre. You can listen to her presentation on our podcast at www.theartigianellitimes.blog
Eighth Grade A interviews Johnny English. Great Stuff! Go to our website: theartigianellitimes.blog to read his biography.
Our students wrote autobiographies. This is an interview about a detail in Giovanni's autobiography: his cat, Roberta!
The second time we discuss Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, this time by a different reader.
Johnny English interviews Orlando about a fascinating thriller where children who are hundreds of years old live in a home. Listen!
India is a native English speaker who read the first chapter of FUDGE-A-MANIA by Judy Blume. Rachele is Italian but her English is really good here. Listen and decide if you want to read Fudge-a-mania!