Ms Farah

K: Know the genres of writing that we can choose. U: Understand the consequences that the pandemic has caused. D: Produce content regarding the pandemic. Words of the Day 1. Writing Genre 2. Pandemic Commonwealth Essay The main focus of this year's theme is Pandemic. Watch this video below to understand the topic! What did you learn from the video? Holiday Homework This year’s theme is “Community in the Commonwealth”. With the global spread of COVID-19, we’ve seen the lives of many Commonwealth citizens affected. However through adversity, societies came together and stories of growth, community and hope continue to emerge. Choose  ONE  of the following topics.  1. The year is 2050 and you’ve been asked to write about the coronavirus pandemic for a museum. What story would you tell? 2. Tell a story of how you, or someone you know, helped others during the pandemic. 3.  “We will be with our friends again. We will be with our families again. We will meet again”– HM Que...

K: Know how to use imagery and figurative language to bring out imaginative responses. U: Understand why alliteration and onomatopoeia are used. D: Identify the alliteration and onomatopoeia from the sentences. Words of the Day 1. Imagery 2. Alphabet Alliteration and Onomatopoeia Please refer to textbook, page 102. Write the definition and examples of alliteration and onomatopoeia in your Grammar book. Can you think of any alliteration used to advertise products? Can you think of any object that describes the sound it makes? Task Time 1 Please refer to textbook, page 102 for today's task. Write the questions and only the sentenced answer in your Grammar book. Task Time 2 5 Aestas Click here for alliteration quizizz! Click here for the onomatopoeia quizizz! 5 Ver Click here for the alliteration quizizz! Click here for the onomatopoeia quizizz! 5 Autumnus Click here for the alliteration quizizz! Click here for the onomatopoeia quizizz! 5 Hiems Click here for the alliteratio...

K: Know the key ideas in a poem. U: Understand the poem's message. D: Write complete sentences as the answer. Words of the Day 1. Ardor 2. Respect The Old Man Please refer to the textbook, page 104. Task Time Please refer to textbook, page 104. Write the questions and your answers in your Comprehension book. Once done, show it to me on Zoom. If not done, take out your homework journal and write the following: The Old Man. Comprehension. TB page 104. Due: next Monday (29/3)

K: Know the things that are being compared. U: Understand which comparison should be used. D: Identify the similes and metaphors. Words of the Day 1. Similes 2. Metaphors Similes and Metaphors Please refer to textbook, page 99. Task Time Please refer to textbook, page 99. Write the questions and answers for Parts A and B in your Grammar book. Example that you can write in your Grammar book: Part A Similes 1. Aisah swims like a fish = Aisah, fish. Part B 1. His bedroom was a zoo = metaphor. Homework Please refer to workbook, page 45. This is due next Monday (29/3).

K: Know which human attributes to be given to objects. U: Understand the effects personification have in a poem. D: Add the correct human attribute to the objects. Words of the Day 1. Attributes 2. Feelings Personification Please refer to textbook, page 98. How can personification make writing more interesting? Task Time Please refer to textbook, page 98. Write the instructions, questions, and answers of Parts A and B.

K: Know the facts about narrative poem. U: Understand the differences between stories and narrative poems. D: Discuss with peers about traditional and historical stories. Tell Me a Poem Please refer to textbook, page 94. Let's look at the pictures and answer the Talk Time questions. The narrative poems that are in the page are: 1. The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Robert Browning) 2. The Highwayman (Alfred Noyes) 3. Beowulf (traditional tale) 4. The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer) 5. Humpty Dumpty (traditional tale) 6. The Song of Hiawatha (Henry Longfellow) Task Time Please refer to textbook, page 95. For Part B, can you think of any traditional or historical stories that can be turned to narrative poems? Let's look at some options! 1. The Raven (Edgar Allan Poe) Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—     While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, r...

K: Know what direct and reported speeches are. U: Understand how to convert the speeches. D: Identify and convert the speeches. Task Time 1 5 Aestas - Click here! 5 Ver - Click here! 5 Hiems - Click here! 5 Autumnus - Click here! Task Time 2 5 Aestas - Click here! 5 Ver - Click here! 5 Hiems - Click here! 5 Autumnus - Click here!

K: Know the context of the passage. U: Understand the features of narrative writing. D: Rewrite a second continuation following a criteria. Hilda's New Pet Remember your previous homework where you are required to continue this passage?   Today was the happiest day of Hilda's life. During breakfast, her parents told her that she would be getting a pet of her own! Hilda had always wanted a pet. She proved how responsible she was by doing her chores and taking care of her school hamster last weekend. And now, thanks to her hard work, all would be rewarded.    The sound of the doorbell shook her away from her thoughts. "I'll get it!" she responded. Excited to see the type of animal she would take care of, Hilda ran towards the front door... Now you are going to rewrite again, making a second continuation. But this time, you need to write the second version following a specific criteria. Your word count in your second version must be 200-250 words. Checklist A) Has th...

K: Know the poet's choice of words. U: Understand the story. D: Identify the similes and metaphors. The Tale of Custard the Dragon Please refer to textbook, page 100.  Let's read together! Task Time Please refer to page 101 in textbook. Do Parts A and B in your Comprehension book. Only write your answers in the Comprehension book. Once done, show it to me in class :D

K: Know how to use pronouns. U: Understand who or what the pronouns refer to. D: Use the correct POV pronouns on the subject. Words of the Day 1. Pronouns 2. Point of view Pronouns Please refer to textbook, page 80. Let's answer Part A in the textbook first. Task Time Let's do Part B and C in the textbook first too. But afterwards, you must write the instructions, questions, and your answers of Parts A, B, and C in your Grammar book. Submit the pictures to me in Week 26 folder in your Homeroom CH course. Exit Task Please write your real name. If nickname, do put your real name in the bracket. 5 Aestas - Click here! 5 Autumnus - Click here! 5 Hiems - Click here! 5 Ver - Click here!

K: Know the definition of homographs. U: Understand the definition of the word depending on the sentence. D: Refresh our minds about Yakult. Words of the Day 1. Homograph 2. Yakult Homograph A  homograph  is one of a group of words that  have the same spelling but have different sounds and meanings . Examples: Does (plural for female deer) and does (singular form of 'do'). Lead (to go first) and lead (a type of metal). Present (a gift) and present (to show). Produce (to create) and produce (fresh fruits/vegetables). Task Time 5 Aestas - Click here! 5 Ver - Click here! 5 Hiems - Click here! 5 Autumnus - Click here! Yakult Do you remember the virtual trip to Yakult that we went last Monday? Time to test your memories and knowledge! 5 Aestas - Click here! 5 Ver - Click here! 5 Hiems - Click here! 5 Autumnus - Click here!

K: Know how to create a draft of our story. U: Understand which word and phrase to convey feeling and atmosphere. D: Write a continuation of a narrative story. Words of the Day 1. Speech marks 2. Draft Do you remember the features of narrative writing? 1. Setting: Helps the reader to imagine where and when it happened. 2. Characters: The people, animals, or even objects in the story. 3. Problem: The conflict or issue that goes wrong. 4. Suspense: Gives the reader excitement or anxiety to know what  happens further in the story. 5. Resolution/Ending: How the problem was solved or how the story ended. Checklist When writing a narrative story, always use a checklist to keep track of your essay. A) I am properly capitalizing my words. B) I am using proper speech marks and punctuations. C) I am using 1 or 2-finger spacing at the start of each paragraph. D) I have skipped one line for each new paragraph.  E) The word count is 200-250 words. F) I have rechecked my spelling. Homework ...

K: Know the poem's metaphors. U: Understand the messages of the poem. D: Identify the pattern of end rhymes. Words of the Day 1. Scorching 2. Swifter To the Moon and Back Please refer to textbook, pages 96-97. Task Time Please refer to textbook, page 97. Let's do Part A together! You can write your answers in the textbook first. Homework In your Comprehension book, do Parts A, B, and C. These questions can be found in your textbook, page 97. Take note on some important stuff: 1. You must write the instructions, questions, and answers. 2. You must write them in your Comprehension book. 3. Do not forget the day and date. 4. This is due this Friday (5/3). 5. Write this in your Homework Journal:  Compre. Soft Landings. TB page 97. Due: Friday (5/3). 6. Submit pictures of your work in Homeroom Course -> English folder -> Week 25-> Comprehension - Keeping a Diary assignment section.

K: Know the proper adverbs in a sentence. U: Understand the differences between similes and metaphors. D: Answer the adverbs, and similes and metaphors questions. Words of the Day 1. Adverb 2. Similes Without further ado, let's start! Adverbs An adverb is a word which gives information about a verb. Examples: How?  The students answered  politely. When?  She played the piano  today. Where?  The teachers are talking  downstairs. Task Time Please use your real name. If nickname, ensure your name is in a bracket. Attempt until you get 100%. Good luck! 5 Ver -  Click here! 5 Autumnus - Click here! 5 Hiems - Click here! 5 Aestas - Click here! Similes and Metaphors A simile compares two things using like or as. A metaphor compares two things by saying they are the same thing. Task Time Please use your real name. If nickname, ensure your name is in a bracket. Attempt until you get 100%. Good luck! 5 Ver - Click here! 5 Autumnus - Click here! 5 Hiems - Click h...