Last day we completed a pink handout on idioms.
We learned that when given a writing task, you must use the main topic word in your essay -- often several times. I put it this way:
if you're told to write an essay on frogs, you have to use the word frogs -- often.
Today we reviewed our work on idioms and began reading the short story "The Bicycle" by Jillian Horton. Once students were finished, we wrote a quiz on the story.
After a break we worked on the following paragraph assignment from "The Bicycle" (this was handed in):
“Tante Rose said it was time for you to . . .”
“Because she’s angry at me?” I said . . .”
“No,” he said softly. “Not because
she’s angry. Just because it’s time
Hannah.”
Explain in a paragraph what Tante Rose and Hannah’s father mean by “because
it’s time”. 10 marks
Students were requested to use at least TWO of the following connecting words: furthermore, moreover, in addition, eventually, consequently, similarly, nonetheless, in contrast, for instance, as a result.
