Features of a literary recount

Dear all,

Click on the links below for more information of the features, structure and other stuff related to a literary recount. All to help you write better literary recounts.

Features and structure of a literary recount

The next link below is an example of a literary recount - A Brush with a Shark

A Brush with a Shark

Handbell cover of Rolling in the deep

Dear all,

Please find the link below to the handbell cover for the song, "Rolling in the deep".

^.^


Rolling in the deep handbells cover

Simple Past versus Past Continuous

Dear all,

Click on the link below for the image showing the comparison between the simple past and past continuous.

http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/jocelyn/simplepastandcontinuous(sppc).png

The life of a cupcake

Dear all,

This is the modified version of the poem, 'Life of a cupcake'.


They put me in the oven to bake.
Me, a deprived and miserable cake.
Feeling the heat, I started to bubble.
Watching others, I knew I was in trouble.

They opened the door and I started my life.
Frosting me with a silver knife,
decorating me with candy jewels,
the rest of my batch looked like fools.

Lifting me up, she took off my wrapper.
Feeling the breeze, I shivered.
Opening her mouth with shiny teeth inside,
this was the day I was enjoyed so deliciously!

Yummy!

Please find the original version of this poem below.

The Life of a Cupcake (original version)

Owen and Mzee - A true story?

Dear all,

Please click on the link below to read up on one article.

As you read, do take notes to fill up the worksheet given.

Finally, write out the events in chronological order on your timeline.

Owen and Mzee

An additional side quest: do ponder upon if the story of Mzee and Owen is a true story and how you came to that conclusion.

^.^

Mathematics Home Base Learning for Friday

Dear all,

Please click on the link below (the link is located below submission deadline) to access the 3 novel questions for Mathematics for your Home Base Learning for Friday, 15 August. These 3 novel questions will be set out as challenge. Write out your solution on a separate paper from the questions. Maybe on a foolscap paper or blank paper (you decide). There is no need to copy out the questions.

Qualifying criteria for the challenge:

• Your workings are shown for all questions
• Number sentences written for every question
• All explanations written out clearly when needed
• Your work is neatly done
• You do the questions yourself

Failure to comply with any of the above qualifying criteria will render you disqualified for the challenge.

Reward: A nice sweet surprise

Submission deadline: Tuesday before we enter class at 7.30 a.m.

The 3 novel questions

Have fun! ^.^

English - Home Base Learning

Dear all,

This post is for your Home Base Learning for English for both days (Thursday and Friday). For this Home Base Learning, there have been numerous links set out for your reading pleasure. For you to learn more in depth in ways to develop your characters in a narrative story and how to write more interesting stories.

Your task:

1. Write a reflection of your learning(s) gained from this Home Base Learning. Write at least 70 words and leave your word count at the end of your reflection. An example of a word count - (73 words).

2. Write a composition on any of the following themes below to demonstrate your learning(s) gained.
    a) My Amazing Friend ______ (insert a name here)
    b) A Disaster
    c) The _____ (insert adjective here)  ______ (insert item here)

For task 2, your titles could be for example, 'My Amazing Friend Owen', 'The golden hands'.

Submission Date: Monday, 18th August, 2014.


Your resources:

On developing characters

5 Ways to Make Your Characters More Interesting

Create Characters Your Readers Will Care About


On developing story plots

Control Your Reader's Imagination with Powerful Descriptions

How to Make Your Fiction More Exciting

How To Make Your Story More Interesting

Tips for young writers to make your story more interesting


On using dialogues and thoughts in your stories

How to write dialogue that works

More on Writing Dialogue

How to Show Your Characters' Thoughts


Writing from different points of view

Writing stories from different points of view

Narrative Ballads

Narrative Ballads

A narrative ballad is a type of poem which tells of a story in the exact same structure as a narrative. 

It invokes many senses and is filled with much wonderful imagery.

Do take a look and enjoy the numerous narrative ballads.

Hope you will immerse yourself in the world of narrative ballads and become the poet yourself!

Enjoy! ^.^

The narrative ballad shown in class

More narrative ballads for your enjoyment

Ways to write a hook for a narrative essay

Dear all,

this was shown in class today.

View the video for 4 common ways to write a hook for a narrative essay.

As discussed in class, we normally write a hook at the beginning of the story.

With reference to the video (found in the link below), there 4 ways are:

1.  Questions
2.  Imagery / Senses
3.  Quotations
4.  Facts / Statistics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OyieD4ffYw

What qualities are present in a good story?

Dear all,

Do open the link below to visit the web page which tells us which qualities help make a good story.

Knowing these qualities allow us to write better stories.

Hope it helps.

http://angiesdiary.com/articles/storytelling/the-essential-qualities-of-a-good-story/