Five elements of writing a literary review (borrowed and adapted from Cambridge Checkpoint English 2).
1. Some details about the author
2. A short summary of the story without telling it all
3. Description and examples of the style of the piece
4. Comments on the ending without giving it away
5. Comments about your opinion of the piece
Remember the point of a review is to help your readers decide whether they want to watch the movie (or read the book, or look at the painting) or not.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Holiday Homework for English 8
8B1. Find four news articles about four different current topics.
Topics can include: pollution, poverty, women’s issues, genocide, indigenous peoples, governments, education, sustainability, organ donors / harvesting.
Write about two sides of each issue.
Write 100 - 250 words about each article. Bullet points, charts, diagrams or paragraphs are fine.
Rewrite one of the above journals into a well developed 5-paragraph essay (at least 250 words). Boring is NOT allowed; make it interesting for someone your age to read.
CHECK VERB TENSES, AND SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT (singular and plural).
You must cite your sources.
You must use at least one English newspaper.
Some possible sites to visit are:
o www.theonion.com
o http://news.bbc.co.uk/
o www.newsweek.com
o www.nytimes.com
o http://www2.scholastic.com
8A1. Look at the sticky situation for each week at http://news.scholastic.com/stickysituation/
§ Post your answer. It needs to be at least five sentences long.
§ Please check your verb tenses and subject-verb agreement (singular or plural) before you post.
§ I will check your responses on the site, so please use your names for me to find you.
ALL2. Ask five people in your country what they know about William Shakespeare.
Report your findings.
Find out if they know:
o any facts about Shakespeare
o any characters
o any plays
o any quotes
o any conspiracy theories
o any other interesting information
ALL3. Watch films in English. Write one review. CHECK YOUR VERB TENSES AND SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT.
Topics can include: pollution, poverty, women’s issues, genocide, indigenous peoples, governments, education, sustainability, organ donors / harvesting.
Write about two sides of each issue.
Write 100 - 250 words about each article. Bullet points, charts, diagrams or paragraphs are fine.
Rewrite one of the above journals into a well developed 5-paragraph essay (at least 250 words). Boring is NOT allowed; make it interesting for someone your age to read.
CHECK VERB TENSES, AND SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT (singular and plural).
You must cite your sources.
You must use at least one English newspaper.
Some possible sites to visit are:
o www.theonion.com
o http://news.bbc.co.uk/
o www.newsweek.com
o www.nytimes.com
o http://www2.scholastic.com
8A1. Look at the sticky situation for each week at http://news.scholastic.com/stickysituation/
§ Post your answer. It needs to be at least five sentences long.
§ Please check your verb tenses and subject-verb agreement (singular or plural) before you post.
§ I will check your responses on the site, so please use your names for me to find you.
ALL2. Ask five people in your country what they know about William Shakespeare.
Report your findings.
Find out if they know:
o any facts about Shakespeare
o any characters
o any plays
o any quotes
o any conspiracy theories
o any other interesting information
ALL3. Watch films in English. Write one review. CHECK YOUR VERB TENSES AND SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT.
Holiday Homework Winter 2009-2010 - Grade 7
Reading:
Read at least 500 pages. Any genre is fine.
Log pages read each day.
Movie review (formal writing):
Write a 5-paragraph review, using all the elements of review.
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR CAPITALIZATION, OMISSIONS, PUNCUTATION AND SPELLING (COPS)
Writing or blogging (five pieces):
Daily life from another point of view
Write a short story or novel
Travel log
Current events (news) response
Journal from reading
Creative writing
Poetry
Shakespeare:
Ask five people what they know about Shakespeare.
Find out any facts, characters, plays, quotes they know.
Report in an easy to read form.
Read at least 500 pages. Any genre is fine.
Log pages read each day.
Movie review (formal writing):
Write a 5-paragraph review, using all the elements of review.
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR CAPITALIZATION, OMISSIONS, PUNCUTATION AND SPELLING (COPS)
Writing or blogging (five pieces):
Daily life from another point of view
Write a short story or novel
Travel log
Current events (news) response
Journal from reading
Creative writing
Poetry
Shakespeare:
Ask five people what they know about Shakespeare.
Find out any facts, characters, plays, quotes they know.
Report in an easy to read form.
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