Saturday, February 21, 2009

Intervensi 1

Well , as you know , the 1st Intervensi will start on the 23rd February.
The papers which are scheduled on Tuesday will be postponed to Wednesday as some of you will be in Mid Valley for the Nickelodeon programme. For those who are going , make sure you behave yourselves. Remember that you are representing SBU.

So, are you ready for the Intervensi ? Do your revision this weekend and give your best !

Monday, February 9, 2009

How To Write A Good Story

After marking your 1st notes expansion, I noticed that most of you do not have much grammar mistakes except a few of you . That is a good point. However, some of your stories are too short. You are only expanding the notes . I don't see much effort!

As I have mentioned in class, a good story must have :
1. Introduction ( When / Who / What / Where ? ) ,
2. The body ( the event / incident ) and
3. The ending ( end with an idiom or a lesson learnt. )
To make your story more interesting and different from others, add adjectives to the nouns ( people, things, animals, places ) and adverbs to verbs ( actions ).

Put in your own ideas. Use similies or idioms which are appropriate.
As usual , proofread your work and edit .

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Now it's your turn

Now its your turn. Pick your favourite theme.

Decide:
1) For what purpose will you write?
2) What mood do you want to convey?

Think of the images and descriptive words that best describe that noun.
Jot them down in web form or as you think of them.
Then the final step is to experiment by putting your ideas on the Haiku "skeleton" - 5, 7, 5 (syllables) and 3 lines.

Look at your poem, check it for correct syllables and lines.
Edit if neccessary. then put it up in your webpage at Thinkquest.com.
Finish by illustrating your poem with photos or pictures drawn using Paintbrush.

Haiku Sample

Doggies


Doggies are the best ,

Running cutely here and there ,

Always Men's best friend.

Creating a Haiku

Do you know what a Haiku is ?

Haiku is a Japanese poem. Haiku poets, which you will soon be, write about everyday things. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences. Usually they use simple words and grammar.

The most common form for Haiku is three short lines.

The first line usually contains 5 syllables,
The second line 7 syllables and
The third line contains 5 syllables.

Haiku doesn't rhyme.