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TERM 3 WEEK 10 Friday, 4 September 2009

Instructions** //Please proceed to do 'Comprehension Exercise 7: Gang Law'. Submit your answer by 2pm via iVLE under Home Learning. Alternatively, you can email me your answer. Please save your file under your class, index number and name (eg. 2I101 Aldric).

For the mid-term break, complete 'Comprehension Exercise 8: Friendship'. Submit it on the first school day of Term 4.//

//Happy Compre Spamming. =)// //Miss Huang//

//Annotated model essay written by Miss Huang. Note that the essay is not perfect, as she has taken into account the constraints of a test. As such, she did not cite exact sources.
 * Expository Essay**



Adapted from __Lesson Two: Focus on Writing (http://hsbj.org/learning/plans.php?id=3)__.//


 * TERM 3 WEEK 1**

**Preparation**
 * 1) Go to your class wiki page (2I1 or 2I4 ) and update the group list. Enter the names of your group members as well as the instant messaging platform your group will use and your corresponding email addresses for that platform. Each group should have exactly 5 members.
 * 2) Each group should select a group leader and enter his name accordingly.
 * 3) Group leaders are to create a group wiki page here. The group name is to be '//[class][group leader's name]//'. Eg. If Jarrett of 2I1 is a group leader, his group will be entitled '//2I1Jarrett//' and such a wiki page should appear on the left hand margin.
 * Note that**
 * Responses to class discussions should be posted on the **class wiki pages** that I've already created.
 * Group discussions should be conducted on the **group wiki pages** that your group leaders will be creating.

** LESSON 1 **
 * TASK ONE: Read and share about the 'This I believe' project**
 * 1) Go to http://thisibelieve.org/about/ and find out about the 'This I believe' project.
 * 2) Reflect on the following questions, and post your response on the discussion board of your class' wiki here (2I1 or 2I4). You may choose to respond to your classmates' views.
 * What does this project aim to achieve? Are its objectives achievable?
 * Why is such a project is meaningful?
 * Why would people be interested in such a project?
 * The 'This I believe' project began as a radio programme. Why would radio stations want to broadcast the views and values of people?
 * What sort of people would radio stations be interested in interviewing?


 * TASK TWO : Listen and analyse features of appealing radio essays**
 * 1) Listen to 3 'This I believe' essays. (http://thisibelieve.org/essays/featured/)
 * 2) Compile a list of qualities or characteristics that make each of these essays appealing.
 * 3) Under your group's wiki page, post your ideas on what makes these essays appealing. You should indicate clearly which recordings you have listened to in the table provided on your class' wiki.
 * 4) Look out for your teacher's response at the end of the day.


 * TASK THREE: Listen and analyse structure and langauge of radio essays**
 * 1) Listen AGAIN to the 3 'This I believe' essays you selected earlier.
 * 2) In your groups, discuss the structure and language of the essays. For language, remember to pay attention to tone and register (formality), types of words used, and types of sentence structures used (long v. short; active v. passive voice).
 * 3) Post your findings on your group's wiki page.
 * 4) Your teacher will review your findings and comment on them at the end of the day.

Group leaders are to **
 * LESSON 2 **
 * Preparation (10mins)


 * go to your class wiki and look for the hyperlink to the passage (transcript of radio essay) you have been assigned.
 * **copy and paste** the text of the essay into a **Google Docs Document** (the equivalent of Microsoft Word)
 * invite **group members** as well as **your teacher (huangsijian@gmail.com)** to view and edit the document.

Group members are to log into Google and to view the Document __at the same time__.


 * TASK ONE: Analyse and annotate a passage (30mins)**
 * 1) Review what you have discussed in the last lesson about the structure and language of radio essays.
 * 2) Group members (including the leader...obviously) are to discuss on Google Docs and annotate the text. You should indicate the structural features on the left hand margin, and the language features on the right hand margin. You may refer to the last lesson's discussion findings.
 * 3) Inform your teacher when you are done. She will comment on your analysis and your annotations.


 * TASK TWO: Text Types Review (20mins)**
 * //Discuss the following questions on your group wiki.//**
 * 1) What text type are 'This I believe' essays? Identify the features in the essays that led you to this conclusion.
 * 2) In what text form do they appear? What other forms could they have taken?
 * 3) Would they be as effective in another form?
 * 4) How would the language and structure of the 'This I believe' essays differ if the famous personalities had been told to write a piece for a daily newspaper instead?

** Preparation ** (10mins)
 * LESSON 3 **
 * 1) Each person is to go to [|bubbl.us] and set up an account (if you do not already have one).
 * 2) Group leaders are to create a new sheet and name it '[group name] might believe'
 * 3) Group leaders are to invite group members as friends and share the sheet with them. Ensure that you adjust the settings to allow all members to edit the sheet.

In Lesson One, you were each tasked to listen to any 3 radio essays of your choice. You listened to people speak on diverse topics. Now, in your groups, **brainstorm for ideas** on which you can write a 'This I believe' essay.
 * TASK ONE: Brainstorm and collaborate on a mindmap** (30mins)


 * 1) Collaborate on one sheet (mindmap) -- all group members can edit the same mindmap.
 * 2) Add on to the mindmap as you brainstorm.
 * 3) Share your mindmap with your teacher (search for '**huangsj**') by adding her as a friend (even though we both know you feel otherwise)and sharing the sheet with her. Send your teacher a message on this wiki when your group is done. She will log into bubbl.us and comment on your mindmap.

Yes, the text type is a **personal exposition**, and the text form is obviously a radio broadcast (or podcast). Go to your Google Docs Document and **review your teacher's comments**. Edit your document based on your teacher's comments. Take a look at the slides on. Homework ** Based on what your group has brainstormed, and what you now understand about the structure and language of personal expositions, **plan your personal 'This I believe' essay**. A natural way to start would be to think of an anecdotal experience. You will be required to write this essay on Friday.
 * TASK TWO: Review the features of a personal exposition** (20mins)

**LESSON 4**
 * TASK: Write a 'This I believe that reflects your personal beliefs about any issue** **(1 hour)**
 * 1) **Write a 'This I believe' essay. ** Incorporate qualities that would make the audio essay appeal to listeners. You should also bear in mind the language and structure employed in such essays. While the tone of your writing can be lighthearted, the piece should NOT be slapstick in nature. Avoid toilet humour and blah / duh jokes at all costs.
 * 2) Submit your essay via **iVLE (2I1/4_English -- Home Learning folder) by 2pm on Friday**.
 * Your essay should be about three minutes in length when read aloud (make sure you time yourself reading it aloud)
 * written in a style you would speak (while the writing can contain the occasional colloquial term, the grammatical structure should still follow that of Standard English)
 * and total __no more than 500 words__.
 * Make sure your essay is framed in a **concrete belief or conviction**
 * Tell a **compelling (true) story** about how you came to hold that belief, or a time that belief was challenged, or how that belief shapes your daily activities. Use anecdotes.
 * Give your essay a **title that captures what you believe in**.