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Date: Monday, April 6, 2009 Time: 11:48 PM
And so... I've been given the opportunity to share my own inputs for you too, and yes, uninterrupted. :) Perhaps to begin with, some of you may be wondering, why 'Kit Kat' for the birthday babies? I took the inspiration from my own Japanese teacher. (Young, handsome, native Japanese man. Single. :p) Now, the way Japanese pronounce 'Kit Kat' is really 'ki-to-ka-to', which is similar to the Japanese phrase 'きっと勝つ' (pronounced: kitto-katsu), meaning 'sure win'! So, as a tradition, Japanese teachers usually give 'Kit Kat' to students before competition or examinations to symbolise their well-wishes, and not any other chocolate or candies. You may also like to know that Kit Kat is really popular in Japan, with a wide variety of flavours, most not available in other parts of the world. :) Now, I have set out to finish two tasks with the class today: 1. To complete the comprehension activity 2. To introduce you to Narratives and get you started on writing one I personally hand-picked this comprehension passage (just like what I did for the Paulo Coelho's How to climb mountain passage), not just because a passage of such length will prepare you for the exam, but because of the content of the passage itself. I was indeed a little disappointed there wasn't much time for us to discuss deeper, but I do hope that most (if not all) of you will take home with you the moral of the story --- Do Not Assume. Or simply put, judging a book by its cover. Anybody wants to share their thoughts here? And of course, because I have to pause frequent during the lesson to keep the noise level down and to entertain queries, the lesson ended just after I started the supposed-2nd half of the lesson. :( Now, for those of you who'll like to prepare yourself for the composition writing before we continue on Wednesday, just remember that a narrative essay is just a story (ie. novel, short stories. play, fable.. etc). And in a story, you'll need a plot (storyline), characters, and the setting (when and where the story took place). Your story should always address these 5Ws and 1H: When/ Where/ Who/ What/ Why/ How And as for the stucture of a narrative essay, you should have: 1. An introduction/orientation (introduces the character, settings, and hints at a potential problem which will build up in the later part of the essay) 2. Complication (a build up of the problem introduced in the introduction, more information on the characters/settings) 3. Climax (the problem reaches crisis point! a fight? an argument?) 4. Resolution (the problem is resolved - how? what is the moral of the story?) Take these rough pointers with you, brainstorm how you will write for a title like "The Class". - What incident do you want to write on? - Where and when did it happen? - Who is involved? - What exactly happaned? - Why did it happaned? - How it happaned and how was it resolved? Any lessons learnt? We will continue with this on Wednesday. And I certainly hope we will have a much more efficiently and fruitful lesson together, can we? And yes, don't forget we will have a supplemantry class tomorrow (Tuesday), 2.30pm-3.30pm. Goodnight class!! Love, Ms. Lau Labels: Ms. Lau |