2009年4月15日 星期三

Chapter 25

1. What concern did Ella have for marrying Char?

The Sunrise

At the dawn of life
When it is time to say hello,
A sunlight appears on the horizon.
When dreams have been realized
And the heart a moist land,
The red sky cried out its happiness.

In poetry, we can create imagery (sunlight), or picture (sky), easily and effectively.
We can also use metaphors (sunlight, land, sky, happiness), the reader automatically sees pictures of the things being compared.

2009年3月11日 星期三

Revision Tasks

Comprehension
Vocabulary &
Grammar Items
  • Tenses
  • present simple
  • present continuous
  • past continuous
  • past perfect and present present perfect
  • future simple
  1. ed/ing adjectives
  2. prepostitions
  3. articles

2009年2月18日 星期三

Story Writing

Story Writing

What is story?

Story is a piece of writing that describes a chain of related events. Every story is about one or more characters trying to deal with some sort of difficulty.

What is a story map?
A story map is a map that helps writer organise the story by focusing on characters, setting, plot; i.e. events that starts with beginning, rising, climax and ending.

What are the eight types of plot?
Plot can be defined as the arrangement of narrative events in a story. It is usually organised in such a way as to create interest and involvement for the reader. It also helps to establish and emphasise causality. There are usually eight types of plot mapped by writer to devise the sequence of events in the story.

They can arrange from:

  1. problem to solution
  2. mystery to solution
  3. conflict to peace
  4. danger to safety
  5. confusion to order
  6. dilemma to decision
  7. ignorance to knowledge
  8. questions to answers

2009年2月17日 星期二

Brain-based learning

Brain-based learning is a type of learning that uses brain-compatible activities to help us study. The activities can be classified into: alertness, immersion, and processing. Alertness can further be divided into: movement, mastery, feedback. Immersion can also be divided into: environment, time, and present of threat. Processing can be divided into: choice, content, and collaboration.

Tom and Tim

Tom taught Tim to talk toilet today
Tom taught Tim to talk 'towel' for ten ties
Timthought Tom was talkative

2009年1月7日 星期三

Love

Love
Like a ray of the sunshine
When does it come from?
Who can tell me where I can find it?
I have no ideas what it is.

Like a fire in a light bulb.
Everyone can see you in a club.
You can choose to put on or put out your light.
Depending on how strong is your might.

Like an electrical connection in the house,
You can link up people with clicks of a mouse
Or should you be a loser,
Full of sighs without any power.

Now I know how I should go
To be a flame on Earth to glow.