Great Job

Grade Nine Team,

Well done on the weekly quiz - the best grades yet. 9.01 you had a class average of 19/20 and 9.06 you did very well with a class average of 17/20. Good Job to everybody.

9.01 - Don't forget to hand in your criteria tables and writing for Monday and good start on the I-movie tutorials. Let's make something that will really be of benefit to other students now and into the future.

Essay Writing

Dear 9.04 & 9.09,

We are well into the last learning cycle and looking back, I am so excited to see how much we have accomplished together! You have made such great progress in English so far and your work, both written and oral, has been remarkable. Keep up the good work and strive for the best. You have the potential to achieve excellent results and I know that you CAN do it!

This week, our focus areas as you know are debate and writing persuasive essays. We have brainstormed ideas on living in the city versus living in the country. We have discussed the pros and cons of both and made different conclusions, created mind maps, took notes, went through images, and prepared speeches to support your view and convince/persuade others after taking the poll on Edmodo. In both sections, we were surprised to see that there was a tie each time groups voted for living in the city or country. The debates were amazing! Every time I listened to one of you supporting your opinion and trying to convince me, I felt excited and proud. Your arguments were strong and backed up by examples and valid reasons. It was fun watching you getting excited and making an effort to speak English to offer your perspective to convince me to move to the country or stay in the city. I think this was a great learning experience for all of you since you now can effectively use your powers of persuasion in writing and speaking.



In the remainder of the week we will continue to focus on the same ideas and concepts, but use the skills learned to write a five-paragraph essay. The assignment is posted on the blog and we have discussed what should go into each paragraph to make it a well-organized and well-developed essay. I expect you to transfer the ideas we generated along with your personal opinion to your essay. The ball is in your court now. I will make my final decision on staying in the city or moving to the country based on how convincing your essays will be! Do not be afraid of expressing yourself and making mistakes. Writing is a process and we will produce several drafts until we have great persuasive essays, revising and editing as we go...

Keep up the good work.

Ms. Neriman

LC4

Dear 9.05 and 9.10,

Thank you for starting out the new learning cycle with such a positive attitude! I’m excited to see how much progress all of you have made in English this year. During this cycle we still have a lot to accomplish. Please do your best to stay focused and keep achieving.

The past few months we have concentrated a lot on reading strategies in order to increase comprehension. Remember to activate your schema, ask questions, infer and summarize to be the best possible readers.

I want to compliment all of you on your wonderful writing! I’m so impressed with the details you are putting into your writing. Continue to work hard to edit and revise your papers in order to make them better.

Find a comfy chair and read every night! :-)

LC4 - Grammar Objectives from NHP Elementary U10

09-02 and 09-97,

Last week we started Unit 10, New Headway Plus Elementary. The grammar objectives we've covered so far are:

- comparative and superlative adjectives.
- have/ has - have/ has got.

Remember to access your Quia accounts every day to do your homework. You will be tested on the material we cover in class regularly. Also, ask me any questions in class if you need any clarification.

Dear 9.10 and 9.05,

Your English exam is tomorrow and I know you will all do great! Please go over the revision activities I gave you for Units 7, 8 and 9. Also, check your Edmodo account, I sent you some test taking tips and some information to help you improve your writing.

Get a lot of rest tonight and the best of luck on your exam!