The Writing Club
by cAmilla Wu
Date: April 18, 2009
Newspaper reading / Grammar /Topic writing: The Classroom
1. Newspaper reading:
(a) South China Post (China)
(b) The Province (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
-- A DIVISION OF CANWEST PUBLISHING INC.
2. Grammar:
(a) subjects / objects
(b) tenses : There are three basic tenses: past, present and future.
ß past ßà Present ßà future à
(c) subject-verb agreement / complete sentences / run-on sentences
Personal Pronoun |
Possessive | Pronoun Object | Possessive Pronoun | Reflexive Pronoun (reflexive & emphatic) |
| Past tense | Present tense | Future tense |
I | my | me | mine | Myself |
| was | am | will |
You | your | you | yours | yourself |
| were | are | will |
He | his | him | his | himself |
| was | is | will |
She | her | her | hers | herself |
| was | is | will |
It | its | it | its | itself |
| was | is | will |
We | our | us | ours | ourselves |
| were | are | will |
You | your | you | yours | yourselves |
| were | are | will |
They | their | them | theirs | themselves |
| were | are | will |
3. Topic Writing: The Classroom
(a) Group Discussion – Why do we need to write? Discuss the idea of compositions and articles.
(b) Writing Skills –
(1) Opening (Describe!) à
(2) Body (The ideas or reasons: Write as many as we need.) à
(3) Conclusion (Support the ideas.)
(c) Writing sharing –
The Classroom
By Kevin Wang
Age: 8
Date: April 18, 2009
There are many pillows in the classroom. People like to sleep and sit on the pillows. We can put them on the chairs so that our bottoms will not hurt. I like the classroom because we can read, relax and learn.
The Classroom
By Wayne Lo
Age: 12
Date: April 18, 2009
There are many books in the classroom. People like to read books so I think it is a good idea to have books in the classroom. It makes the classroom look like a library. People like the classroom because of the knowledge. I like the classroom with a lot of books.