Semester 2 Homework

Thursday 16th / Friday 17th February - Readers' Workshop
1. Is your www.goodreads.com profile up to date?
2. Is your Readers' Workshop folder up to date?
3. Do you owe me any 'Book Worms' flowers?


Wednesday 15th February - Content Support
1. On your blog, create a new post with the title 'As I see it...'
Complete the following stems:
The Ten Commandments show that the Israelites were...
The Ten Commandments are...
The most important of the Ten Commandments is.....because...
The most questionable of the Ten Commandments is...
(See post in class blog for an example)

2. Visit the library. Find books (fiction and non-fiction that are about Jews)
Do not check these books out, but write a list. Then we will visit the library together next lesson to see examples of Judaism in books (For example, Anne Frank)


Lesson 2 - Writers' Workshop
Think of ideas for a Realistic Fiction story
Read for 30 minutes daily

Lesson 1 - Readers' Workshop

Find 5 examples of Realistic Fiction in the library

Read for 30 minutes daily

Reading during Tet

On the subway in Singapore

On the train between Singapore and Malaysia

On the subway in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Fairy Tales

Well done everyone! You wrote some really wonderful fairy tales.

Do now:

• Check your email
• Open the final draft
• Copy it
• Create a new post on your blog
• Title - Fairy Tales
• Paste the fairy tale into the post
• And save

Chuc Mung Nam Moi!

Mid-Term Exam

Instead of having a mid-term EXAM, the fairy tale that you are writing now will be your mid-term grade.

Your 1st draft is due Monday 9th/Tuesday 10th (electronically).
Please email to sarah.parker@ais.edu.vn

This needs to be on time so that I can read and correct, ready for the next lesson when you will edit.

Grade 6s - 400 words
Grade 7s - 500 words

Remember to use paragraphs!

Follow your plan to know the things that need to be included (good character, bad character etc.)