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Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Show not tell

Teaching students how to use show not tell in their writing was very interesting.  My students were fascinated by the fact that actually, if they used showing sentences, the readers will have better understanding with great interest when reading their stories.   Moreover, they noticed that the quantity of their writing will be bigger, yet with good quality sentences. I understood that it might take a while for most of my students to get the hang of it but I will make sure that I will constantly remind them before they begin any writing task.


Show not tell

Telling Sentence
Showing Sentence
I was happy.
I skipped all the way home,  humming songs in my head.
The classroom was a mess.
Books, papers and tools were everywhere across the classroom making the classroom look like a pigsty.
We lost, I was sad.
I walked slowly along.  My head down, my hands in my pockets, dragging my feet along the ground.
I was sad.
My heart felt heavy.  I tried not to cry.
I was really scared.
I thought every sound was coming closer and closer.  I was so jumpy that when my phone rang I nearly fell out of my chair.
She was angry.
She kicked the door as she stomped out of the room.

Monday, 23 October 2017

Outstanding Story Openings.



To start off a story was a challenge for most of my students, as most of them end up beginning their stories basically the same way. One way to address this issue was to show them different ways to begin a story.  The result from this session was evidently shone through my students stories. I will still look out for other ways that could help my students to improve their writing skills.    



Friday, 20 October 2017

Offering students choices.

Vocabulary is my focus for this year and I have continuously looking for ways to enhance my students vocabulary knowledge therefore when I plan for reading I  always try to expose my students to a range of activities and I often give my students various options to choose from so that they are not restrain by the limitation of choices such as having no choice at all.  

Offering students choices about their learning is one of the most powerful ways teachers can boost student learning. (Mike Anderson, 2016)