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Grammar - 4.6 Working with Voices and Moods (Thursday; 3/11) (Friday; 4/11)

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K: Explore the formula of active and passive voices. U: Predict the conditional mood. D: Convert voices. Words of the Day 1. Active voice 2. Passive voice Let's Begin! Prepare your learner's book to page 108. Write today's day and date in your Grammar book. Please refer to page 110 in your learner's book. Task 1 Refer to page 109 in your learner's book. Answer Set 1a to 1d and write your answers in your Grammar book. Task 2 / Homework 1 Refer to page 111 in your learners book. Answer all of Set 3 and write your answers in your learner's book. Homework 2 Do Unit 4.3 in your workbook. This is due Monday (7/11). Please write down the notes in your HW journal: LB 4.6 Set 3 Due Monday (7/11) WB 4.3 Due Monday (7/11)

Comprehension - 4.5 Going Back and Looking into the Future (Wednesday; 2/11) (Thursday; 3/11)

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K: Skim read and scan an extract for details. U: Analyze the context of the science fiction. D: Make predictions based on the text. Words of the Day 1. Incapacitated 2. Eerie Let's Begin! Refer to pages 103 to 106 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your Comprehension book. Take 5 minutes to read and understand the story below. Task 1 Refer to pages 106 to 107 in your learner's book. Answer Set 2b to 2g and write your answers in your Comprehension book. You have 30 minutes for this task.

Composition - 4.4 Begin Planning a Longer Story (Tuesday; 1/11) (Wednesday; 2/11)

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K: Explore chapters of different books. U: Understand the drafting process of chapters. D: Write Chapter 1 of your science fiction story. Words of the Day 1. Chapter 2. Science fiction Let's Begin! Please refer to page 101 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your Composition book. Task 1 Refer to pages 101-102 in your learner's book. Using a book of your choice, answer Set 1a and 1b and write your answers in a learner's book. You can work with your partner. You have 15 minutes for this task. Task 2 Refer to page 102 in your learner's book. You are to plan and write a science fiction story about a character, or characters moving to another planet. But before you write, time plan a draft! Use the table below to plan out and construct your chaptered story. You have 30 minutes for this task. Homework In your Composition book, write Chapter 1 of your science fiction story.  'In the future, something has happened that your character/character

Spelling - Set 5 (Monday; 31/10)

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K: Know how to spell Set 5 words. U: Understand the definition of Set 5 words. D: Write a sentence for Set 5 words. Let's Begin! Prepare your Grammar book by writing today's day and date. Task 1 While spelling and dictation are in place, ensure you are at Voice Level 0. Show a thumbs-up for 3 seconds once you are done. Task 2 Using a dictionary or learner's book, write a definition of the word. You have 25 minutes for this task. Task 3 Create a sentence for each of the Set 5 words. Make sure your sentence is at least 5 words long. You have 30 minutes for this task.

Composition - 3.6 Write Your Own Poem (Thursday; 20/10) (Friday; 21/10)

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K: Know the stanzas of a poem. U: Understand the drafting concept. D: Write a poem with figurative languages. Words of the Day 1. Draft 2. Stanza Let's Begin! Please prepare your workbook by opening to page 65. You can draft out your poem with a pencil but please write your finalized version with a pen. Do you remember stanzas? Task 1 Please refer to page 65 in your workbook. Write a poem about a windy night. Pick a stanza of your choice. Ensure you have at least 3 types of figurative languages and 1 rhyme. You can write your poetic draft with a pencil for this task.  You have 30 minutes for this task. Task 2 Refer to pages 66 and 67 in your workbook. Read the instructions carefully. Once you are happy with your poem and Ms Farah has marked the draft, rewrite the final poem with a pen. You have 20 minutes for this task. Homework Do units 3.4 and 35 of your workbook. You can refer to the sample answers in the comments section only after you've written your answers. Please wri

Grammar - 3.5 Explore Figurative Language (Wednesday; 19/10) (Thursday; 20/10)

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K: Know figurative language terms. U: Understand the figurative languages used in a poem. D: Identify the context of the poem. Words of the Day 1. Metaphor 2. Personification Let's Begin! Please refer to page 84 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your Grammar book. Task 1 Refer to page 85 in your learner's book. Read the poem by Ashok B. Raha and answer Set 1b to 1d by writing your answers in your Grammar book. You have 30 minutes to answer the questions. Homework Refer to page 86 in your learner's book. Pick 3 topics and create your own poems.  That means 1 poem is about 1 topic. Please ensure your follow the instructions given in Set 2a1, 2a2, and 2a3. This is due tomorrow. Please write this in your HW journal: LB 3.5, Set 2a, 3 Topics 3 Poems (Thursday; 19/10) - Ver, Aestas, Autumnus LB 3.5, Set 2a, 3 Topics 3 Poems (Thursday; 19/10) - Hiems

Comprehension - 3.4 Right Here was the Ocean (Tuesday; 18/10) (Wednesday; 19/10)

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K: Explore the contents of a poem. U: Analyze a poem's technique. D: Answer question related to the poem. Words of the Day 1. Repetition 2. Theme Let's Begin! Please refer to pages 81 to 82 in your learner's book. Write today's day and date in your Comprehension book. Take 5 minutes to read and understand the poem by Zehra Nigah. Task 1 Refer to page 83 in your learner's book. Answer Set 2a to 2h and write your answers in your Comprehension book. You have 30 minutes to answer the questions.

Composition - 2.6 & 2.7 Make a Start (Thursday; 13/10) (Friday; 14/10)

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K: Identify the features of a biography. U: Understand the information about Malavath. D: Write a biography about Malavath. Words of the Day 1. Biography. 2. Chronological Let's Begin! Please refer to page 58 in your learner's book and write today's day and date in your Composition book. Biography Features Biography is an account of someone's life written by someone else. There are a few key elements when you write your biography: 1.  Name of the person.  Date and place of birth. 2.  Childhood.  What was their life like as a kid? 3.  Educational background.  Primary until university depending on the person. 4.  Professional experience.  What is their job? Or what was their job? 5.  Area of expertise.  What are their hobbies? What are they good at? 6.  Major achievements.  What is their biggest success?  7.  Where are they now?  If they are dead, where is their funeral? If they are alive, what are they doing now? A biography is mostly written in past tense and uses 3rd

Grammar - 3.1 The River and 3.2 Compare Poems (Wednesday; 12/10) (Thursday; 13/10) (Friday; 14/10)

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K: Know the context of a poem. U: Understand the literal meaning of the personified sentence. D: Create personified sentences. Words of the Day 1. Personification 2. Imagery Let's Begin! Please refer to page 55 in your workbook. Write today's day and date in your workbook. Task 1 Refer to page 55 in your workbook. Answer Set 1 by circling the answers with any pen colour except red. You have 5 minutes for this task. Task 2 Refer to page 56 in your workbook. Answer Set 2 and Set 3 in your workbook. You have 30 minutes for this task. For Set 2, ensure your sentence is at least 5 words long. For Set 3, you can choose any stanza between couplet or sestet to write your poem. Task 3 Refer to page 57 in your workbook. Answer Set 1 by using pen. You can use a dictionary to find the definitions of these words. You have 20 minutes for this task.

Comprehension - 3.1 The River (Tuesday; 11/10) (Wednesday; 12/10)

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K: Know the features of a poem. U: Understand the context of a poem. D: Identify the mood of a poem. Words of the Day 1. Personification 2. Rhyme Scheme Let's Begin! Refer to pages 72 to 73 in your learner's book and write today's day and date in your Comprehension book. Read the poem 'The River' and try to understand the meaning of poem. You have 5 minutes to read and interpret the poem. Stanza - A poem divided by certain amount of lines. There are many different types of stanzas in poetry: 1.  Couplet  is a stanza with 2 lines that rhyme. 2.  Tercet  is a stanza with 3 lines that may or may not rhyme. 3.  Quatrain  is a stanza with 4 lines that may or may not rhyme. 4.  Quintain  is a stanza with 5 lines that may or may not rhyme. 5.  Sestet  is a stanza with 6 lines that may or may not rhyme. Task 1 Please refer to page 74 in your learner's book. Answer all of Set 1 (1b to 1f) and write your answers in your Comprehension book. You have 30 minutes for t