Master Class: Monday

30 08 2010

Answer me this: what is the difference between a fictionalised story and a fictional story?

Use examples in your answer. Try to keep this answer between twenty-five and fifty words.



Up and Running: Tuesday

12 07 2010

Goals for today
• Expand vocabulary
• Read and critique a classical imaginative text

Vocabulary builder
The affluent octogenarian leapt over the conflagration.

Focus questions for “Arrangement in Black and White”

1. Who are the characters in this story?
2. Quickly describe each character.
3. What is the moral of this story?
4. What issues from this 1927 story are relevant in 2010?



Slogans

29 10 2009

The voting for Most Inspirational Teacher is over, but these are some the slogans I might have used.

O’Meara: Fat AND Bald
Because I’m Worth Mr O’Meara
Don’t Lean a Little, Learn with Mr O’Meara
If Only Everything In Life was Like Mr O’Meara
Snap! Crackle! O’Meara!



Leading Responsibly in a Digital World – Student Summit

6 10 2009

Leading Responsibly in a Digital World – Student Summit



Have Some Fruit

20 07 2009

1. Apple
2. Apricot
3. Banana
4. Berry
5. Blackberry
6. Blueberry
7. Boysenberry
8. Cantaloupe
9. Coconut
10. Cranberry
11. Date
12. Dragon fruit
13. Grape
14. Grapefruit
15. Guava
16. Honeydew
17. Kiwi fruit
18. Lemon
19. Lime
20. Mandarin
21. Mango
22. Melon
23. Nectarine
24. Orange
25. Papaya
26. Passionfruit
27. Paw paw
28. Peach
29. Pear
30. Pineapple
31. Plum
32. Prune
33. Quince
34. Raspberry
35. Rockmelon
36. Star fruit
37. Strawberry
38. Tangelo
39. Tangerine
40. Tomato
41. Watermelon
42. Cherry



Ten Things We Learned About Presenting Using PowerPoint

4 06 2009

1. Make eye contact.
2. Have vocal and physical confidence.
3. Stand slightly to the side of the screen.
4. make sure that technology works as you expect before you start
5. Speak clearly.
6. High contrast colours work well.
7. Don’t write words that you can’t say.
8. Animate your points in the slide show.
9. Use lots of vivid images.
10. Check and recheck for spelling mistakes.



Writing Topic for Friday

15 05 2009

Camping by the river.



Thursday’s Writing Topic

14 05 2009

Five years after my only hit song.



Rhetoric: Example Assignment

11 05 2009

Here is an example assignment about rhetorical devices and a pop song.

Download example assignment

Your presentation should be similar in style and presentation.



The Hyphen

10 05 2009

I saw this and thought it might be useful for researching our Grammar Guide.

Thoughts Happen: A Hyphen-Free World
Why is this? Here’s my best explanation: hyphens group modifiers together for clarity.



Writing Topic for Wednesday

29 04 2009

Chocolate is good for you.



Rhetoric

26 04 2009

In The Power of English today, we will start our work on rhetorical devices. Here is some of the material we will consider.



Thursday

26 03 2009

The word for today is overt.

Today’s quotation is from Thomas Edison, the American inventor. He said “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

Today is brought to you by the feeling of cool water running over your feet on a stinking hot day.



Esperanto/English Translator

25 03 2009

While I was investigating Esperanto I found this really useful translator. Rather than just give you the whole sentence it translates word by word which gives you much better control over the new sentence.

Tradukilo – Esperanto/English Translator



Screenwriting Conventions

24 03 2009

Here is some more information about the conventions of writing a screenplay. It’s not long so you should have a quick read of it.

Screenwriting – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia