Tuesday 31 January 2012
Latest Announcement
Dear friends and students,
You may access to my Railway Children video Part 1 & 2.
You may access to my Railway Children video Part 1 & 2.
Thursday 19 January 2012
My Story: Part 5
Today is 20th February 2012. My boys are coming back from Miri for a week school holiday. Couldn't wait to hear their exciting and thrilling experience especially Nafeez. It is his first experience staying in a hostel. Wonder what are his side of the story? What will be Naquib's tale in his school too? He will be sitting for his PMR this year. Another worries and sleepless night. They will be taking the afternoon flight from Miri. Hope the weather is fine. Really hate the turbulence whenever I'm in the small aircraft@twin otter. For those celebrating Chinese New Year, KONG XI FA CAI! Happy holiday to my students. Don't forget to complete your homework given during the holiday.
Monday 9 January 2012
Enfagrow A+ Programme
SHARING TIME:
Thanks to a good friend of suggesting the name of the programme, which she was and is also using the name for her SPM students. As for me, I used it for my 2011 PMR students and will continue to carry out the programme in 2012. It is sort of an extra class cum English tutorial class that focuses on the skills learnt. Besides the tutorial mode, there will be an English Workshop that motivates the students and also exposing students to the techniques in answering the questions. Surprisingly, my PMR students loved the name of the programme even though they found the name rather weird. Moreover, the name of the programme stayed in their little mind.
The objectives and aims of the programme are to produce quality and also quantity in term of exam performance for good students and also average students. The implementation of the programme will be updated later...Don't worry, I'll share with you the programme if you are interested.
Writing Skill
HOW TO PRODUCE A GOOD PIECE OF WRITING?
1 CREATIVE Introduction
-to hold the interest of the reader
- can begin your essay by
using direct speech, a question, stating your feelings etc.
You may begin your
essay by using a question or stating
your feelings :
For example:
How many of us can recollect
our early experiences as a baby? For me, my earliest begin only at about the
time when I could walk. Prior to that I cannot recall even a little bit.
2. EXPAND ideas by adding details -
adjectives and adverbs
a. Add adjective to nouns
e.g. Ah Moi is a clerk.
Ah Moi is a hardworking clerk.
b. Add adverb to verbs
e.g Ah Moi walks to
her office.
Ah Moi walks slowly to her
office.
c. Add phrases
e.g. Ah Moi works in a school.
Ah Moi works in a school near
a river.
Narrative Writing
Checklists for effective narrative writing
1. Opening/setting scene or introducing
characters
Some possible options for opening a story
‘to grab the reader’
·
using
dialogue, e.g. a warning given by one character to another
·
asking
the reader a question
·
describing
some strange behaviour of one of the characters
·
using
a dramatic exclamation (Help!) or dramatic event
·
introducing
something intriguing
Techniques for introducing characters
·
using
an interesting name
·
limiting
description on how the character feels, e.g. sad, lonely, angry or
what they
are, e.g. bossy, shy
·
relying
on portraying character through action and dialogue
·
using
powerful verbs to show how a character feels and behaves, e.g.
muttered, ambled
·
giving
the thoughts and reactions of other characters
·
revealing
the characters’ own thoughts and ideas
Saturday 7 January 2012
My Story : Part 4
Two of my boys are now studying in one of the best schools in Miri. Only my younger boy is with us now. [in sleepy mode]...aargh!!! I can't stand it any more. I need to doze off first. [to be continued....]
Thursday 5 January 2012
ELEMENTS OF A POEM
POETIC DEVICES:
1.PERSONIFICATION
2.IMAGERY
3.SIMILE
PERSONIFICATION:
-attributing human
characteristic or qualities such as speech, feelings, action and appearance to
non-human things or abstractions
EXAMPLES:
“The wind stood up and gave a shout.
He whistled on his finger”
“Kicked the withered leaves about”
“And thumped the branches with his
hand”
IMAGERY:
-words and phrases
used specifically to help the reader to imagine
each of the senses:
SMELL, TOUCH, SIGHT,
HEARING and TASTE
Examples:
“When the buttercups paved the earth
with yellow stars”
“When the bushes are full of the sound
of bees”
Poems: The River and Mr.Nobody
THE
RIVER
Circle the correct answer.
1. The
River is referred to as ‘a winder’
because it __________
A. cannot
sit still
B. moves
in a straight line
C. twists and turns as it moves
D. crosses
the villages and countryside
2. In
Stanza 3, what is the river hoarding?
A. Gobbled
up trees
B. A
chest full of treasures
C. Stones, soil and other debris
D. Marine
life and dead carcasses
3. The
word ‘vexed’ in Stanza 6 can be
replaced with the following except ____
A. Cross
B. Upset
C. Happy
D. Annoyed
4. Which
of the following themes is NOT mentioned in the poem?
A. The river is heavily polluted.
B. The
river causes natural disasters.
C. The
river is a natural source of life.
D. The
river is a natural source of water.
5. What
does the poet mean when she says ‘he’ll
swallow you next’?
A. The river can drown people.
B. The
river is angry towards Man.
C. The
river is very hungry for humans.
D. The
river does not care about humans.
5/5
Wednesday 4 January 2012
My Story: Part 3
First day of school was a little bit chaotic but everything was under control. School started at 7 o'clock in the morning and ended at 2.20 pm. I was in my positive mood and looking forward to teach my eager and innocent looking students. Oh! Wonder what was in their mind after I briefed them of the do's and don't in my English lesson. So many things to do but I don't know where to begin...and at the same time wondering how does my second boy coping with his new school and environment. His first time staying in the hostel and away from home.
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