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Sucess in
English
How YOU will improve your MARKS and
TALENT this year
What is English
About?
Name the key skills
you think are needed
in English
Did you think of...
READING,
WRITING,
SPEAKING,
GRAMMAR,
VOCABULARY
What is English
About?
Notice that these are SKILLS,
not lot’s of KNOWLEDGE?
English is not a “Learn a lot”
class - it is a “Learn HOW
TO” class.
VOCABULARY
WHY IS WORD POWER
THE KEY TO ENGLISH
SUCCESS?
WHICH OTHER CLASSES
HELP YOU LEARN
WORDS?
VOCABULARY
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT WORDS:
MEANING
EXAMPLE (HOW IT’S USED)
SPELLING
PART OF SPEECH
HOW TO SAY IT
WORDS THAT CONNECT TO IT
VOCABULARY
EXAMPLE:
“deport”
New Word:
“deport”
How do we find meaning?
Let’s look it up!
(try
Dictionary.com)
Don’t forget an example sentence!
New Word:
“deport”
How do we remember
this?
Electronic word diary
small notebook
repeat 10 times right away
remember it with a LINK
word (see “connected words” )
New Word:
“deport”
Spelling: break into easy
groups: de-port
Remember: words have
BASES, PREFIXES and
SuFFIXES
New Word:
“deport”
Prefixes come before the
BASE word: de-, in-, un-,
inter-, non-, etc.
Suffixes come after the
BASE word: -tion, -ful, -ly, y,
can you remember?
What are BASES?
What are PREFIXES?
What are SUFFIXES?
can you write down an example
of a word with Base, Prefix and
Suffix?
New Word:
“deport”
Find the base in this word:
unhealthy
New Word:
“deport”
Spelling: break into easy
groups: de-port
Part of speech: Thing? (noun)
Action? (verb) Describe?
(adjective or adverb)
How to say it? Ask!
New Word:
“deport”
Connected words - learn a whole
bunch at once! (words come in
“families”)
Deport = port,
portable
(report, important)
New Word:
“desiderata”
You try! What connected words
(“families”) can you guess in this
new word?
Look it up! What does it really
mean?
New Weird Word
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hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliopho
bia
VOCABULARY
Where’s the best place(s)
to learn new words?
Reading
Reading is easier and more fun
when you know most of the words!
Reading
Read everything you can
Choose texts that have a few (but
not to many) new words
Read everyday for 20-30 min.
FOR FUN!
Reading
How can you have
FUN when you are
reading AND
learning new
words?
Reading
Don’t stop reading - circle, underline,
write down new words
Only choose a few new words each
time you read (3-5)
Choose words you’ve seen before (more
common)
Look up in computer - fastest!
Reading
Understanding what you read:
How is it written? Why was it written?
Reading
After reading a poem, article, story etc,
can you say:
What the FEELING is?
What the MAIN IDEA is?
What the WRITER’S
INTENTION is?
Reading
Remember the big 3: F.T.I
Feeling-Thought-Intention
Reading
You try: Read this. Decide on the
F.T.I.
Many miles away the chilly mist that had pressed against
the prime Minister’s windows drifted over a dirty river that
wound between overgrown, rubbish-strewn banks. An
immense chimney, a relic of a disused mill, reared up,
shadowy and ominous. There was no sound apart from the
whisper of the black water and no sign of life apart from a
scrawny fox that had slunk down the bank to nose hopefully
at some old fish-and-chip wrappings in the tall grass.
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(J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
Reading Vocabulary
Last thoughts...
words are the key to grades in ALL classes
words are MONEY for the future
Pay attention to words!
Don’t be afraid to ask!
DON’T LET WORDS “GO BY” OR
“WAIT FOR LATER”
WRITING
remember - TYPES OF
WRITING?
What is the writing
process
Styles of WRITING
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Narrative Style
(the language of
stories)
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Tells a story
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Focuses on characters (their
thoughts/actions)
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Shows the action like you are watching a
film
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Describes the characters and setting,
(but not as much as descriptive writing)
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Use everyday language, with some wow
words and sense words
Styles of WRITING
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Narrative Style
(the language of
stories)
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Can you name 10
types (genres) of
narrative writing?
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Styles
of WRITING
Descriptive Style
(the language of
poems)
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Describes something in great detail (5
senses!)
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Tells what things look/feel like (instead of
what happens)
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Focuses on a thing/place like you are seeing
a photograph
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Uses most imaginative language (wow words
– thesaurus)
Styles of WRITING
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Descriptive Style
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What are the 5 (6
really) senses used in
writing?
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Styles
of
WRITING
Informative Style
(language of
newspapers)
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Stick to facts – never opinions
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Uses academic language (dictionary –
school language-science or history
language)
• Presents information
Styles of WRITING
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Informative Style
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When do we use this
style in school writing?
What is the writer’s
purpose in this style?
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Styles
of
WRITING
Persuasive Style
(the language of
arguements/speeches/essays/opinion pieces)
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Try to convince the reader that something is
best/worst, right/wrong, true/false etc.
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Use convincing reasons/ examples that
make your argument seem true/strong
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Use strong language (action verbs,
adjectives)
Styles of WRITING
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Persuasive Style
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Where can we
read/hear this type of
writing?
Styles of WRITING
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You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive
writing?
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Football is the most popular game in the world, especially in
poorer countries. There are many factors for this. One is that
you don’t need much equipment, just a ball and some shoes. In
poor parts of the world which are warm, football is even played
without shoes. Football is popular with schools because so
many children can participate at once, reducing equipment
costs. And since most nations have a national football team, it
is a great way for poorer countries to show their pride by
defeating richer ones in football matches.
Styles of WRITING
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You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive
writing?
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Sallie and Steve, two American teenagers, really
liked each other, but were afraid to tell anyone, so
they just looked at each other (when they thought
no one else was watching). Sallie had big eyes
and sighed softly when Steve walked by. Steve
put his head down and his face was red whenever
Sallie looked at him.
Styles of WRITING
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You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive
writing?
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You really have to try playing football! It is my
favorite game and you should try playing too.
Why? Because it is a great workout, all ages can
play, it is fast and exciting, and nothing beats the
feeling of scoring a goal. So choose football as
your next activity.
Styles of WRITING
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You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive
writing?
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The U15 football match between QA and ASD
was played yesterday on a windy, sandy day,
making the pitch difficult to play on. ASD started
strong, taking the first shots on QA’s goal, but QA
rallied after 20 minutes and scored the only goal
of the match.
Styles of WRITING
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You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive
writing?
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The football was round, but not perfectly so. It had
a rough, peeling panel on one side, like a dog’s
ear wilting in the heat. The grass under it was dry
and yellow-brown, and patches of sand spread
out, as if mini-deserts were eating the green field
away.
The WRITING
PROCESS
What was that
writing process?
Why does it
work so well?
The WRITING
PROCESS
BRAINSTORM
PLAN/OUTLINE
FIRST DRAFT
EDIT/PEER EDIT
RE-DRAFT
SHARE/PUBLISH/HAND IN
The WRITING
PROCESS
Brainstorm first
mind maps
lists/outlines
speed doodles
BRAINSTORM
mind maps creating and linking ideas
good for
BRAINSTORM
BRAINSTORM
BRAINSTORM
What did you
notice about
mind maps?
PLAN-OUTLINE
List possible ideas
Prioritize (which to keep?)
Plan paragraphs (main
ideas, supporting ideas,
intro and conclusion)
A GOOD PLAN=A GOOD PIECE
OF WRITING
First Draft
WRITE PARAGRAPHS
FOLLOWING YOUR PLAN
WRITE THE “EASY”
PARAGRAPHS FIRST - BODY
Save the intro and conclusion for
last
EDIT
CHECK YOUR ESSAY
SPELL AND GRAMMAR CHECK
ELIMINATE BORING WORDS USING
“CONTROL-F”/ “CMD-F”
SHARE YOUR ESSAY - 2
OTHER “EYES”
Second (or
more)Drafts
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
HONESTLY: (3-C’s)
Is your writing CLEAR?
CORRECT? COMPLETE?
TRICK: Read you essay out loud.
HEAR the rough spots, lack of
examples etc.
The WRITING
PROCESS
Writing process
is the same for
poetry? Stories?
GRAMMAR
HOW you say it is
important
Grammar is just
ORDER OF
WORDS
(and WHY they go that way in
the sentence)
GRAMMAR
Parts of speech
What are the
“building blocks of
sentences”?
GRAMMAR
Try a “caveman”
sentence starting with
“Me like”
Make it longer...and
longer!
GRAMMAR
Parts of speech: nouns, verbs, prepositions,
adjectives, adverbs, articles (direct and
indirect) and interjections.
Places in sentence (syntax):
subject, verb, objects (direct
and indirect)
Groups in sentences: phrases and
clauses
GRAMMAR
Parts of speech: nouns, verbs, prepositions,
adjectives, adverbs, articles (direct and
indirect) and interjections.
Places in sentence (syntax):
subject, verb, objects (direct
and indirect)
Groups in sentences: phrases and
clauses
Can You Remember
Parts of speech: (7)
Places in sentence (syntax): (3)
Groups in sentences: (2)
SPEAKING
WHY IS IT HARD TO
SPEAK LIKE A PRO IN
CLASS?
SPEAKING
SPEAKING REQUIRES
A FEW KEY SKILLS WHAT ARE THEY?
SPEAKING
LOUD/SOFT
Clear/mumbled
Correct/incorrect
Melody/monotone
Excited/nervous
You try!
The rain in spain falls
mainly on the plain
There is no business like show business
Knowledge is
Power!
Why do dictators close
newspapers, TV
stations and
universities first when
they take over a
country?
Knowledge is
Power!
Want power? Get
knowledge!
Go to the source:
http://mbowe.qataracade
my.wikispaces.net/
Last thoughts...
Don’t leave learning for
later
Stars don’t fall from the sky- experts are MADE
not BORN
Work for English & improve ALL classes
If you are trying hard, you will have more fun
Don’t be afraid to ask for help!
Let’s have 100%
pass/improvement this year!