Write an article on the topic ‘Integrating Technology in Teaching Writing’

  The learning of English has become more important due to the development of world and technology. As a results, teachers’ are now using some of the technology to interact with their students.  Using technology in teaching and learning is very common nowadays. It is no longer a new thing to us as it seems like everyone was using it. 
  In my opinion, I think that using such technology in teaching writing is good. One of it is the Electronic portfolio or E-portfolio. Through E-portfolio, ones can published their work online and their friends will be able to give feedback and comments. Besides that, the students are able to expand their creativity on using the templates. By using E-portfolio, they have the freedom to come up with any ideas which is relevant and acceptable. 
  However, there are the disadvantages of using it. The first one is the students will tend to use informal writing habits such as using short forms like what they do when using Facebook. The second one is decreased educational effectiveness within a classroom and allow for problems down the line in the child's schooling.
  In conclusion, the using of technology is good but some may say that it is not as they have their own reason why they said so. So, there is no right or wrong answer for this. It depends on someone on how they think they can deal with it.

Mini Test

Question 2

You are teaching the theme ‘Environment’ to a Form 3 class with intermediate level of proficiency. Describe one activity on how to integrate the following thinking skills into your lesson.

a) Analysis

Several different passages are given to the students and they are ask to read through it. After that, the teacher ask them to identify the hook used in the introductory paragraph.

b) Application

The teacher ask the students to mind mapping their ideas regarding the effects of global warming. Then, each and everyone of them need to write their answer on the board. The teacher will then discussed whether the answers are acceptable or not. At the end, they need to create topic sentence for each answer.

I have a dream- Martin Luther King

-I Have a Dream

Martin Luther King Jr.    August 28, 1963

I say to you today, my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American Dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident; thal all men are created equal".

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day down in Alabama with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and little white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today.

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plains, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all the flesh shall see it together.

This is our hope. This is the faith that I go back to the South with.

With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.

With this faith we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.

With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning, "My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my father died, land of pilgrims' pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring".

And if America is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania!

Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado! Let freedom ring from the curvacious slopes of California!

But not only that; let freedom ring from the Stone Mountain of Georgia! Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and mole hill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring, and when this happens,

When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God almighty, we are free at last"!

I found two problems of this students essay. The spelling and the using of past tense. For example, football - foodball, because- beacuse. Moreover, the essay contained too much past tense which was not appropriate.

Mini Test…

Question 1

Use the picture given to write instructions for two activities. Your instructions must be specific and engaging.

1) You have visited Kota Kinabalu for a week and stayed at Hyatt Regency Kinabalu Hotel. One day, your best friend, Liza offered to brings you to visit few interesting places in Kota Kinabalu. Write an essay about your experience for being there. Your essay must be more than 100 words.

2) You and your family was at a shopping mall in Kota Kinabalu. Suddenly, an old lady came towards you and said that she had lost her passport. She asked you where is the police station to make a report. You are now at CBS Gaya Centre. Write a brief paragraph of instruction to help the old lady to reached the police station. Your instruction should not be less than 50 words.

Assessing students' essay

This is the essay of a student which we had access. 'A Scary Experience'. Out of 20 marks, we gave 16 marks. We I read through the essay, I noticed that the essay have it's content but the problem is just the spelling and the vocabulary. The student did not know what words should be used. In other words, the writer had a lack understanding in using language. We gave 16 marks as we found that the major mistakes was the mechanical errors which consists of the spelling and vocabulary. For example, "lying on the groud" and "chase immediately ran to open place I was trying"

  Tutorial Task 5

   "Integration of Skills in Writing With Bloom's Taxonomy" Choose one of the four levels. (Synthesizing, evaluating, analyzing, applying). Refer to the themes in KBSM. Design a task which integrates the level chosen.Write a meaningful instructions for your task.

Level	Applying
Theme	Nature
Topic	Deforestation
Instruction	You are currently joining the campaign of ‘Loving Our Nature’ in your school. A talk regarding the issue of deforestation was held during the campaign. Write five topic sentence regarding the effect of deforestation to our environment.

Inside the Haiti Earthquake

It’s a sad thing to see those pictures of Haiti earthquake. There was a great impact as the result of the earthquake. I play the game as  the aid worker. I had learnt how to manage and help those who need the help. There is few problems I faced when I played the game. But It can help me to experienced more. This game can be used to teach writing. After playing the game, we will have a lot of experienced and at the same time, we can write more regarding the life of the people in Haiti after the earthquake occurred.

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What Makes Writing So Important?

• Writing is the primary basis upon which your work, your learning, and your intellect will be judged—in college, in the workplace, and in the community.

• Writing expresses who you are as a person.

• Writing is portable and permanent. It makes your thinking visible.

• Writing helps you move easily among facts, inferences, and opinions without getting confused—and without confusing your reader.

• Writing promotes your ability to pose worthwhile questions.

• Writing fosters your ability to explain a complex position to readers, and to yourself.

• Writing helps others give you feedback.

• Writing helps you refine your ideas when you give others feedback.

• Writing requires that you anticipate your readers’ needs. Your ability to do so demonstrates your intellectual flexibility and maturity.

• Writing ideas down preserves them so that you can reflect upon them later.
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List of Songs..

Songs…….

Theme : Nature..

§                  Singing in the rain                  - Gene Kelly

§                 Waterfalls                               - TLC

§                   Higher ground                       - Stevie Wonder

§                   Summertime                          - Will Smith

§                  Moondance                            - Van Morrison

§                Moonlight Sonata                 - Beethoven

§                Planet Earth                        - Prince

§                Garden Song                        - John Denver

§                 Earth song                           - Micheal Jackson

§                 Green,Green grass of home – Tom Jones   

§                Wildwood Flower               - Carter Family

Descriptive Essay

Task 1 : Compile a list of words to describe people

Eyes	Small, large, round, almond, Asian, hooded, wide, bright, gentle, slanted, compassionate, twinkling, squinty
Nose	Sharp, long, wide, hooked, turned up, narrow, short
Lips	Sexy, thick, thin, wide, full, beam, frown, pouting
Face	Fair, wrinkled, oval-shaped, square-shape,heart-shaped,diamond-shaped, triangular-shaped,round-shaped,rectangle-shaped,oblong-shaped,inverted triangular-shaped,
Complexion	Fair, dark, tan,smooth,rough, glowing,creamy, rosy,pale,translucent,spotless
Hand	Smooth palm,rough palm,small hand,big hand,short fingers,long fingers,fat fingers,thin fingers
Cheek	Dimpled,mole,scar,pimpled,beard,chubby
Body	Slim,fat,medium height,plump,overweight,obese,muscular,tall, short
Clothes/Shoes/Accessories	Clothes: fashionable,old-fashionable,casual,formal,non-formal Shoes : Branded and non-branded shoes,high heels,sneakers,sport shoes Accessories: Spectacles,sunglasses,necklace,ring,bracelet,watch,cap

Task  2: Choose a message from your mobile phone inbox. Identify the  emotion of the sender based on the message sent.

Original: I am glad you feel that way. Thank you for talking to me.

New     : She gave a relieved sigh as Jeremy accepted her view. She sat on the sofa with a pleased feeling.Jeremy willing to talked to her. She said thank you to Jeremy and smile for the happiness moment.

Task 3 : Use your mobile phone or camera to capture a place around the

              campus .Fill in the five-senses table

What do you see?	What do you hear?	What do you smell?	What do you feel?	What do you taste?
I saw a blue sky and clouds, trees, blue sea water, and small islands	I heard the chirping of birds and blowing winds	I smell a refreshing air	I felt calm and peace as the sea breeze blowing	-

Task 4: Compile a list of words to describe the following places.

• A market : crowded, noisy
• A village : peace and calm
• A haunted house: creepy, scary, spooky
• A busy city : noisy, crowded
• A beach/riverside : 

           1) beach- damp sand, sea breeze, blue ocean
           2) riverside- damp soil 

Game: Part 2

      Use the words from the list to form three topic sentences for the topic mentioned by  your teacher.

                    Clean  river  government  oil  water  beach

• The rivers and beaches get polluted as a results of the oil spill from the nearest factories.
• The government  should take a prompt action for those who are responsible regarding the water pollution.
• Apart from that, government has launched the campaign of clean rivers and beaches in Malaysia.

             

TE10305 Tutorial 2...

                                 

                     Causes of motor vehicle accidents     

       Thesis Statement :

      The main causes of motor vehicle accidents are driving over the speed limit,  impatient attitude among drivers, and drunken driving.

     Topic Sentences : 

a) Driving over the speed limit can lead to motor vehicle accidents.

b) The attitude of impatient drivers are getting serious from day to days.

c) The highest rate of accidents mostly caused by drunken driving.

             

The Review

     
 
    Wow...it's the first tutorial of teaching writing skills, and the most surprising was we are going to start our first assignment..oh please..but whatever it is, I honestly think that it is good, as what people always said, the earlier the better.yeah,that's right! There's a lot of things we discuss about..The topic was Integrating Social Networking Tools Into ESL Writing Classroom: Strengths and Weaknesses. Just to state my opinion, I would say that I am not really agree with this.Know why?? By using facebook for example, students are prone to use shorr forms and by doing so, it will become their habits especially when they sit for their exam. 
    But if we are to look at different perspectives, for instant, the parents will not be very happy when their children are busy with facebook all the time. The question is, are they really studying or not?? However the students themselves in other way will look at this in a different opinion.Especially those teenagers. Majority of them will love it for it is a kind of fun-learning method. How about the community?? Are they agree? Some will say that is good but some might just think that is is not a serious way of learning. However there is no answer of right or wrong for this as different people will look at it in a different way and thinking. It depends on us how we are going to judge it..

I miss my home...

     Hey...finally i'm here...why?? hmmm..just forget it.Well, i'm happy to be given the opportunity to create my own blog and say anything on it. Sounds good right?  This is my second times I reached sabah,.undeniedable it is such a beautiful place to go but honestly it's just that I still can't fully adapt myself  here..No one knows..I missed my family especially both my parents, my nephews and my nieces..Being far from them is not an easy things to go through...Whether I like it or not, I need to do so..Hopefully, things will go easier..Hmm..The most important thing is to be calm and slowly adapt myself here....