'Selamat Hari Raya" greetings to all my students and students of Kolej TDTHB Miri. Enjoy yourselves but do spare some time for English. Complete all paper 1 sets in your workbooks, do not forget your dictionary skills. Keep in touch and do post your comments on this blog.
Below is a message from Dr. Shanti,
Well... I am truly impressed. Great job. It is certainly a pleasure seeing all that interaction and learning taking place. Your teachers and you have certainly taken learning beyond the four walls of the classroom. Definitely depicts the classroom of tomorrow.
Say hi to all the enterprising students for me.Keep up the good work.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Group projects PBL
Attention: 2T & 2C.
Not all groups have completed their folders, some things missing. All group leaders, copies of complete folders must be in my desktop ASAP. I would like to give you bonus marks and also decide on the best presentation and I can't do it yet because you have not handed in complete work!! Remember, procrastination is the thief of time.
Not all groups have completed their folders, some things missing. All group leaders, copies of complete folders must be in my desktop ASAP. I would like to give you bonus marks and also decide on the best presentation and I can't do it yet because you have not handed in complete work!! Remember, procrastination is the thief of time.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Sample essay Form 2T & 2C
Based on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, the character I like best is Robinson Crusoe himself.
I like Crusoe mainly because of his boldness and determination to survive. It takes courage to run away at such a tender age and escape from pirates if you are caught and treated as a slave. When he is marooned on an island after a storm destroys his ship, he does what he can to help himself. Although he felt desolate at first, he shakes off this negative feeling. He salvages food and supplies from the shipwreck to help him survive. He builds a home, plants rice, collects and dries fruits, rears goats and even makes his own clothes, utensils and furniture. He is able to build a comfortable life for himself because he is determined to survive. This is truly admirable.
Another reason why I like Crusoe is that he is brave. When he sees several cannibals killing and cutting up a victim, he is afraid. This however does not stop him from saving another of their victims, whom he later calls Friday. Later, he rescues two others from cannibals, a Spaniard and Friday’s father. He also rescues an English captain and several sailors from mutineers. Crusoe is certainly no coward.
Crusoe is also hardy and strong as an individual. He is able to endure loneliness and hardship. This shows he has great willpower. He shows his perseverance when he had to make another boat because the first one he built was too heavy and too far from the shore. I admire him for being able to persevere for 25 years without a single human being to talk to except for his animals /pets as his companions.
After his long stay on the deserted island, Robinson must have looked rather odd. However he is a man of admirable character, someone we could all learn from. He is the character I like best in this novel.
5 paragraphs =more than 50 words.
*Tenses must be consistent – if past tense, throughout essay use past tense.
- if present tense , then make sure it is
used throughout your essay.
Sentence structure – simple, compound and complex.
Take note of your structures and punctuation.
I like Crusoe mainly because of his boldness and determination to survive. It takes courage to run away at such a tender age and escape from pirates if you are caught and treated as a slave. When he is marooned on an island after a storm destroys his ship, he does what he can to help himself. Although he felt desolate at first, he shakes off this negative feeling. He salvages food and supplies from the shipwreck to help him survive. He builds a home, plants rice, collects and dries fruits, rears goats and even makes his own clothes, utensils and furniture. He is able to build a comfortable life for himself because he is determined to survive. This is truly admirable.
Another reason why I like Crusoe is that he is brave. When he sees several cannibals killing and cutting up a victim, he is afraid. This however does not stop him from saving another of their victims, whom he later calls Friday. Later, he rescues two others from cannibals, a Spaniard and Friday’s father. He also rescues an English captain and several sailors from mutineers. Crusoe is certainly no coward.
Crusoe is also hardy and strong as an individual. He is able to endure loneliness and hardship. This shows he has great willpower. He shows his perseverance when he had to make another boat because the first one he built was too heavy and too far from the shore. I admire him for being able to persevere for 25 years without a single human being to talk to except for his animals /pets as his companions.
After his long stay on the deserted island, Robinson must have looked rather odd. However he is a man of admirable character, someone we could all learn from. He is the character I like best in this novel.
5 paragraphs =more than 50 words.
*Tenses must be consistent – if past tense, throughout essay use past tense.
- if present tense , then make sure it is
used throughout your essay.
Sentence structure – simple, compound and complex.
Take note of your structures and punctuation.
Monday, September 22, 2008
shakespeare 's blogs - 1 Tekun' group work
Well done students of 1 Tekun. Do have a look at Rachel's group blog - they managed to also include all the other work (KWL/Response Log etc) in a folder named English project. Angela's group work is also 'complete'. The other groups must include/link their montage, flyer/brochure and GO to their group blogs. A.S.A.P. Overall I am quite satisfied with your work; Well done and keep up the good work and always remember that cooperation and willingness to help is very important to determine the success of your projects. All of you will get 5 bonus/merit marks.
So, now you have to work and improve on your ASIAN Dialogues group work. Good Luck.
So, now you have to work and improve on your ASIAN Dialogues group work. Good Luck.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Report Writing Form 2 Tekun , 2 Cekal and 1 Tekun
Types of reports :
To read newspaper reports, go to http://thestar.com.my/ or http://www.nst.com.my/
- Newspaper Reports
- Minutes of meetings
- Annual reports of school activities/societies
- Reports on incidents or accidents
- Reports of surveys , projects or activities
- format of a newspaper report is different from other reports
- present ideas in an organised manner - one idea in one paragraph
- formal language - straight to the point
- use the correct tense - past tense
- proofread your report for mistakes in grammar, spelling and punctuation.
To read newspaper reports, go to http://thestar.com.my/ or http://www.nst.com.my/
Friday, September 19, 2008
PBL Presentations
Attention to 2 Tekun and 2 Cekal:
All groups have presented their work and comments have been given. Good but some of you have to improve on your work!! You have to hand in all completed work (soft copy) on Monday 22.9.08.
Multimedia presentations
- point form please and not long sentences.
- backgrounds should be simple and not 'disturb' the focus of slides.
Your folder should have: a. Multimedia presentation
b. brochure/webpage/blog
c. Compiled work - decisions made past/today/future
d. Complete research log
All groups have presented their work and comments have been given. Good but some of you have to improve on your work!! You have to hand in all completed work (soft copy) on Monday 22.9.08.
Multimedia presentations
- point form please and not long sentences.
- backgrounds should be simple and not 'disturb' the focus of slides.
Your folder should have: a. Multimedia presentation
b. brochure/webpage/blog
c. Compiled work - decisions made past/today/future
d. Complete research log
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