Ms Farah

K: Know the strategy of a simple sentence. U: Understand what a subject is. D: Add a conjunction to make a compound sentence.   Words of the Day 1. Subject 2. Complete   Let's Begin! You will receive a nice worksheet from Ms Farah. Write your name, the day and date at the top of the sheet. The rule of a simple sentence is subject + verb + object aka SVO . Example:  1. The boy kicked the ball. 2. Sherry hugs a tree . Now, what is a compound sentence? Remember what coordinating conjunctions are?   Task 1 All 3 tasks required paired work. Seating paired work. In the worksheet, answer Set b. Read the instructions carefully.     You have 15 minutes for this task.   Task 2 Take your English notebook and write the day and date. Read the instructions carefully. Just write your answer and decorate the conjunction used. You have 20 minutes for this task.    Task 3 In your notebook, answer Set D. Remember to write at least three sentences by usi...

K: Know what persuasive writing is. U: Understand the features of a persuasive writing. D: Write a short persuasive essay.   Words of the Day 1. Persuade 2. Advertisement   Let's Begin! Do you know what all these medias have in common? These are all persuasive writing. Persuasive Writing - Writer tries to convince or persuade the reader to have a particular point of view or take a specific action through logical arguments and a cohesive summary. Write down the tips above in your test pad. Remember to make your notes legible, neat, and decorative. Task 1 In your test pad, choose one of the three topics below and write a short persuasive essay. The word count is at most 100 words. 1. Kids should get paid for good grades. 2. We need more holidays. 3. School should take place in the evenings.  Here is an example below:   Afterwards, go around the class and get some votes from your classmates and teachers. You can make a short table so that people can ...

K: Know how to keep track of the books we read. U: Understand how long it takes for us to finish a book. D: Record the books we read.   Words of the Day 1. Record 2. Comment     Let 's Begin! Great news, kids! You can now borrow books from the library! Task 1 Starting today, you need to borrow a book from the library and record down the book's information.   Write your name at the top of the Library Record. Use that sheet to record the books you have borrowed from the library. For the 'comment' section, you can write a short opinion about the book such as 'It's a funny book!' or 'Wish the author didn't kill the villain.' Usually, the timeline for a borrowed book is 1 week . If you finish it earlier, you can return the book to Mr Emmanuel and borrow a new one! 

K: Remember what conjunctions are. U: Understand the difference between conjunctions. D: Make sentences out of found conjunctions.   Words of the Day 1. Dinosaur 2. However   Let's Begin! Take your English notebook and write the day and date, as well as the words of the day.  Remember what a conjunctions are? A linguistic form that connects words or word groups . Do you remember what FANBOYS are? It has a formal term! It's called... . . . Task 1 1. Find conjunctions that are spread in the class. 2. Once found, make a sentence using the conjunction. It has to be at least 5 words long. 3. Once found and written, put the conjunction back to where you found it. 4. No waiting if a conjunction was found by someone else. 5. Once you found 10 conjunctions and wrote 10 sentences, give your work to Ms Farah, Ms Mirva, or Mr Miqdad. You have 20 minutes for this task.  Make sure your writing is neat, tidy, and legible.   

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. ...

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...