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Reading and Writing: October 2010
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Sunday, October 17, 2010. Task: Week #7. Most Famous Author and Book. Hello again students,. Your task this week requires a little bit of web research. There are two parts to your task:. 1)Tell us a bit about the most famous author from your country. Many students claim, "I hate reading, I don't know any famous authors! If this is you, then do some research! Is your author alive or dead? When were they born (and, if necessary, when did they die? Which awards has he/she won? Sunday, October 10, 2010.
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Reading and Writing: Cause and Effect Essay
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Thursday, September 29, 2011. Cause and Effect Essay. Good afternoon hard-working students! Time for your next assignment! Using your knowledge of cause and effect essays to write a five-paragraph essay about your global problem. 1) Introduction (Hook, Introduction to Causes, Effects and Resolutions You'll Discuss). 6)Linking words for because and so. Please also try to include one or two statistics, with website links to the sites where you found the information. Good luck and try your best!
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Reading and Writing: Task: Week #7. Most Famous Author and Book
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Sunday, October 17, 2010. Task: Week #7. Most Famous Author and Book. Hello again students,. Your task this week requires a little bit of web research. There are two parts to your task:. 1)Tell us a bit about the most famous author from your country. Many students claim, "I hate reading, I don't know any famous authors! If this is you, then do some research! Is your author alive or dead? When were they born (and, if necessary, when did they die? Which awards has he/she won? Throw in the towel.
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Reading and Writing: Restatement and Summarizing
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Thursday, October 20, 2011. This week we've been exploring synonyms and looking at summarizing texts. Following the steps you learned in class, write a summary of a news story or article from the web or newspaper. You must provide a copy of the original text as well as your new summarized version. Remember to include the main details and the overall main idea. To find articles, check out:. Http:/ www.cbc.ca/news/. Http:/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/. Http:/ www.theglobeandmail.com/news/. Throw in the towel.
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Reading and Writing: Formal Writing
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Thursday, October 13, 2011. This week, we've been reading formal texts and focusing on formal register. You should remember. Try to use more passive! Avoid slang at all costs! Try to use longer conjuctions (eg. instead of. Use more quotations and what other people say (this will help you avoid giving your opinion) Instead of "I hate writing," say, "According to research done at Tamwood College, the majority of students report that they 'hate writing'.". The two sides of the issue. By the end of class!
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Reading and Writing: October 2011
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Thursday, October 20, 2011. This week we've been exploring synonyms and looking at summarizing texts. Following the steps you learned in class, write a summary of a news story or article from the web or newspaper. You must provide a copy of the original text as well as your new summarized version. Remember to include the main details and the overall main idea. To find articles, check out:. Http:/ www.cbc.ca/news/. Http:/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/. Http:/ www.theglobeandmail.com/news/. Submit your paper t...
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Reading and Writing: Summarizing an Article
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Friday, November 19, 2010. All week, we've been practicing finding synonyms, restating and finding the main idea in sentences and paragraphs. The next step is summarizing an article. Just like in the practice we've done, to summarize an article, you need to:. Look for the SVO(M)PT- find the who, what happened, to whom, when and where. Look for repeating words or ideas to help you find the main idea of the text. Cut out the extra details and unnecessary information. Astronomer's Moustache to be tested.
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Reading and Writing: Short Story Competition
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Friday, October 7, 2011. Good afternoon and happy Friday! This week, we've focused on reading for the 'big picture' and looking for the theme in short stories. Your goal is to use your short story outline and write a short story in class. Important things to remember when writing a short story:. Short stories get to the action right away; there is no time to waste! Good short stories have dialogue and characters. Not "a boy" or "an old lady.". You have to have a problem and solve it. By the end of class.
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Reading and Writing: September 2011
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Thursday, September 29, 2011. Cause and Effect Essay. Good afternoon hard-working students! Time for your next assignment! Using your knowledge of cause and effect essays to write a five-paragraph essay about your global problem. 1) Introduction (Hook, Introduction to Causes, Effects and Resolutions You'll Discuss). 6)Linking words for because and so. Please also try to include one or two statistics, with website links to the sites where you found the information. Good luck and try your best!
