Writing

29 July 2014

Notes - Predicate, Subject and Object

Compound sentences

Compound sentences are formed when two or more simple sentences are joined.

Example:

My dog is not popular with the neighbours. My dog scares the postman away.

My dog is not popular with the neighbours, because she scares the postman away.

Answers of exercise .

1.   The teacher was late for work, because her guinea pig had hidden her car keys.

2.   I haven’t got any bread, therefore I cannot have a sandwich.

3.   It rained all day, but  the wedding went ahead anyway.

4.   I saw his smiling face and it cheered me up.

22 June 2014

Weather acrostic poems

Winter is upon us and we are definitely affected by the weather - strong winds, floods, icy temperatures, etc.

What is an acrostic poem?

Use the link to learn about acrostic poems

http://college.holycross.edu/faculty/dhummon/acrostics/what_is_acrostic.html

TASK

Find a weather-image. Write an acrostic poem to describe what it means to you.

Read the acrostic poems of your classmates and comment on what you think it means, what you like about it, or how it makes you feel.

EXAMPLE

Thunder

Terrifying sound

High above

Un-nerving

Noisy, so loud

Disturbing the peace

Electrical nergy gone wild

Reverberating all around

Success Criteria:

You will be successful if:

- you have brainstormed words that may help you write your poem.

- you poem is about something weather-related, for example, winter, spring, snow, etc.

- all lines in the poem should relate to or describe the poem.

- you have reworked your poem.

- you have proofread your poem.

- you have commented on at least one your classmates’ poems.

Images to inspire (use these for inspiration, or search up your own.)