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Composition & Grammar - Moomin Character Biography (Thursday; 4/12)

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K: Investigate a chosen Moomin character. U: Recap about Term 1 grammar topics. D: Write a short biography about a Moomin character.    Words of the Day 1. Nature 2. Eccentric   Let's Begin!   In celebration of Finnish Theme Week, time to choose our favourite Moomin! Can you guess which one is Ms Farah's favourite Moomin?   Do you know what a biography is? The story of the life of a person written by someone else.      Task 1 With an I-pad and in a test pad, write a short biography about a Moomin character of your choice. Furthermore, you need to add at least 10 grammar topics in your little essay.  Do you remember the grammar topics that we learned in Term 1? 1. Word classes 2. Standard English  3. Modal Verbs  4. Direct speech 5. Indirect speech You need to underline, highlight, circle or write the grammar topics with a coloured pencils.  Your essay should be at least 100 words.  You have 30 minutes for this task. ...

Composition - Assessment Preparation (Thursday; 27/11)

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K: Know how to research the main points of the topic. U: Understand the content of the topic. D: Write the draft of our topic.   Words of the Day 1. Choose 2. Research   Let's Begin! Do you remember what an informative essay is? Do you remember the structure of an informative essay? And most of all, do you remember the important rule of a draft?   Task 1 Since your assessment is next Monday, time to pick your topic! 1. Madagascar -      Introduction: What is Madagascar? Where is Madagascar? -      Topic Sentence 1: What are the racial groups in Madagascar? What is the most common ethnic group in the country? What is the demographic? -      Topic Sentence 2:   What are the languages in Madagascar? What is the most commonly used language? -      Topic Sentence 3: What are the cultures in Madagascar? What are the religions in the country? -      Conclusion: Give 2 fun facts about Mada...

Spelling - Set 4 Connection (Friday; 21/11)

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K: Know how to spell Set 4 words. U: Understand the definition of Set 4 words. D: Make sentences using Set 4 words.   Let's Begin! Have your English notebook ready with the day and date, and title, 'Set 4: Connections'. Task 1 In a Voice Level 0 situation, write the word that Ms Farah has said twice. Show a thumbs-up for 3 seconds and patiently wait for the next word.   Task 2 Using a physical/digital dictionary, write the formal meaning of each Set 4 word.   Task 3 Create a sentence for each Set 4 word. Ensure that the sentence is creative and at least 5 words long. 

Library & Grammar - Finding Speeches in Books (Monday; 17/11)

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K: Remember what direct and indirect speeches are. U: Understand how speeches are written in stories. D: Convert some speeches to its opposite speech.   Words of the Day 1. Fiction 2. Convert   Let's Begin! Do you remember the books you read last week? Time to use said books to find some direct and reported speeches!     Task 1 Using a test pad, find some information from your chosen books. Don't forget to write your name, day, and date on the top of the page! Before we start, write the title 'Library Work 1' on the top center of the page. You need to find and write: 1. 3 direct speeches 2. 3 indirect speeches Since indirect speeches are uncommon in stories, you can find 3 new direct speeches and convert them in your test pad. You have 20 minutes for this task.   

Composition - Writing Topic Sentences & Ending the Essay (Monday; 17/11) (Thursday; 20/11) (Monday; 24/11)

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K: Remember the introduction of our fruit. U: Understand how to expand our key idea. D: Continue our essay with topic sentences.   Words of the Day 1. Conclude 2. Subheading   Let's Begin! Do you have your fruit draft and the test pad of your essay?   Let's check what we have so far! - Introduction - 1 paragraph - Body - 1 paragraph per topic sentence - Conclusion - 1 paragraph   Do you know what a topic sentence is? - T he most important sentence in a paragraph . - Always at the start of the paragraph. - Use the 5W1H method to talk more about the topic sentence.    Do you know what a subheading is? -   A word, phrase, or sentence that is used to introduce part of a text. - Also known as a mini-headline or mini-title of our topic sentence. - A subheading can cover 1 or 2 paragraphs of information.   Task 1 Using the same test pad that has your essay in it, continue your essay with some topic sentences! Remember:  1. Start with a subheading. ...