Ms Farah

K: Recap about fable features. U: Understand the difference between fact and opinion. D: Write an informative essay about fabled animals.    Words of the Day 1. Cunning 2. Research   Let's Begin! Write the day and date in your notebook. Don't forget to write the title, day and date! Do you remember what fable is? What are the features of fable writing? Task 1 Individually, you will be given a random animal and you have to write a short essay about the stereotypical traits that animal have and the actual facts of that animal. You need to have both facts and opinions about the animal. Your word count is at least 100 words and has at least 3 paragraphs.  Don't forget to do finger spacing (indent) and skip a line for each paragraph. Introduction - What is the chosen animal? How are these animals usually in fables ? Topic sentence 1 - How is this animal in fables? Give 1 - 2 examples of the animal in fable . Topic sentence 2 - How is this animal in reality? Give 1 or 2 ...

K: Recognise animal stereotypes. U: Explore story structure in fables.  D: Develops ideas about characters in animals.   Words of the Day 1. Stereotype 2. Personification   Let's Begin! Prepare your blue English notebook. Write the day and date.    What do you think fable is? Fable is   a short story with moral values and it features animals that behave and speak as human beings .   Do you remember personification? Giving human characteristics to a non-living thing.    Can you guess what anthropomorphism is? Giving human characteristics to a non-living thing.   Can anyone guess the difference?  . . . Personification is figurative. (The wind howled. My Science paper taunted me.)   Anthropomorphism is literal. (Puss in Boots. All the non-human characters in Beauty and the Beast.)   Task 1 Let's watch this short fable video!  In pairs, answer these questions about the video.  Don't forget to write these...

K: Know the features of a letter. U: Understand what a paragraph is. D: Write a letter to our teacher.   Words of the Day 1. Letter 2. Salutation   Let's Begin! What did the envelope say to the stamp? . . .  Stick with me and we'll go places! Did you know?  The first ever adhesive postage stamp was launched in the United Kingdom in 1840 and was called the Penny Black. It forever changed the way letters were sent. Now, do you know how to write a letter? Letter Writing has 5 features:   The Date - Write the date of when you start your letter on the top right side of the paper.   Salutation/Greeting - Always start with 'Dear ...' or 'Hello ...'.   Body - Start your topic sentences. Information has to be in order (chronological).   Closing - End the letter with something nice like 'Hope to talk to you soon.' or 'I hope to hear from you soon!'   Signature - Lastly, end with 'Sincerely,' or 'Yours truly,' and your signature at one ...

K: Know about the Victorian Era. U: Have expectations about the story. D: Read chapter 1 of Oliver Twist.    Words of the Day 1. Victorian 2. Fiction     Let's Begin! Do you know him?   What do you know about this story? Main character - Oliver Twist  The setting - Victorian Era     Task 1 Read Chapter 1 of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.   By using your physical book or the digital book , read Chapter 1 of Oliver Twist. Before you read the book, try and take a gander at these questions (you can find them at the last pages of the book): Homework Write down the notes in your HW Journal: Oliver Twist Chapter 1 (12/9)

K: Remember word classes. U: Understand how to identify point of views. D: Explain point of view reasoning.   Words of Day 1. Verb 2. Adverb   Let's Begin! All you need   is your energy. Do you remember some word classes? How about point of views?   Task 1 Time for the Word Gym! Stand up and position yourself between your pushed chairs. Individually, you are going to do a series of actions depending on the chosen word class. If you did the wrong one, you need to sit down. The last person standing wins! Noun - Hands on waist Adjective - Crouch Verb - Jump Adverb - Raise your hands Preposition - Spin once   Task 2 Prepare your stationery. Answer three worksheets that focus on points of views: First point of view - I, we, our, my, mine Second point of view - You, your Third point of view - She, her, hers, he, his, him, them, their You have 20 minutes for this task.     

K: Know how to spell Food Set words. U: Understand the definition of the words. D: Create a sentence for each word.   Let's Begin! Before we begin, write the day and date in your English notebook. Next, write Food Set on the first line of the page. List down 15 words. Task 1 Ms Farah will say the word twice and use it in a sentence. Please be at Voice Level 0 and how a thumbs-up for 3 seconds once you're done writing the word.   Task 2 In a group, work together to find the meaning of each word. Please use a dictionary or an I-pad. Make sure to write the formal definition.   Task 3 As a pair, create a sentence for each word.  The sentence has to be at least 5 words long and different for each partner.