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Upcoming Assesment Task: Children's Picture Book Project

Due: Lesson 3, Friday, Week 6, 2nd of Sep, 2011

Instructions:

**How to Make a picture book**

**2. Then type it up or write it.** **3. Go into Microsoft Power Point or Word.** **4. Click new presentation.** **5. Choose a background and pictures from clipart, or just draw them and scan them in or just paint them.** **Click this link to http://animatedgif.net to get some more motion clips for your picture book. (We used some of the pictures there.)** ** to see picture books for kids by kids. **
 * 1. First think of a story. **

Instructions for Lesson 6 & 7, Thursday,11/08/11

If you didn't bring the book borrowed yesterday from the library, please read the following text and answer the questions on your exercise book. Also, if you have NOT finshed the home left on Wed (see below) or the quoatation mark exercise left on Tuesday (see below), please use this double lesson to complete, I'll check your work tomorrow!

Intermediate Short Stories – “ A New Cat ”

Directions: First read the basic version of the story below. Next, read the advanced

version of the same story. Then, try to answer the questions about the story.

Basic Version

Christine likes cats. She has two brown cats. She really wants a black cat with

green eyes. Christine needs twenty dollars to buy a new cat. Her mother will let her have

the money if she does some jobs around the house.

“ A cat costs a lot of money Christine. You will have to work to get the money to

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">buy one,<span style="font-family: 宋体;">” said Christine <span style="font-family: 宋体;">’ s mother. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">“ Okay, I understand. What would you like me to do? <span style="font-family: 宋体;">”

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">replied Christine. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">“ I would like you to help me wash and dry the clothes for the whole

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">week. Also, I would like you to clean the dishes after we eat,<span style="font-family: 宋体;">” said Christine <span style="font-family: 宋体;">’ s mother.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">“ That is a lot! But I will do it, <span style="font-family: 宋体;">” replied Christine.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Starting on Monday, Christine washed and dried the clothes. When dinner was

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">finished, she washed the dishes. When the end of the week came, Christine asked her

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">mother for the twenty dollars.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">“ I have done all the work you asked me to do. Can I have the money now mom? <span style="font-family: 宋体;">”

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">asked Christine. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">“ Of course you can. You have done all your work, <span style="font-family: 宋体;">” replied her mother.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Christine was so happy. She got her money and went to buy a black cat with green eyes.

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Advanced Version __

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Christine likes cats. She has two brown cats. She really wants a black cat with

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">green eyes. Christine needs twenty dollars to buy a new cat. Her mother will let her have

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">the money if she does some chores.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">“ A cat costs a lot of money Christine. You will have to work to get the money to

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">buy one,<span style="font-family: 宋体;">” said Christine <span style="font-family: 宋体;">’ s mother. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">“ Okay, I understand. What would you like me to do? <span style="font-family: 宋体;">”

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">replied Christine. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">“ I would like you to help me do the laundry for the entire week. Also,

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">I would like you to clean the dishes after we eat,<span style="font-family: 宋体;">” said Christine <span style="font-family: 宋体;">’ s mother. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">“ That is a lot.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">But I will do it,<span style="font-family: 宋体;">” replied Christine.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Starting on Monday, Christine washed and dried the clothes. When dinner was

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">finished, she washed the dishes. When the weekend came, Christine asked her mother for

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">the twenty dollars.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">“ I have done all the work you asked me to do. Can I have the money now mom? <span style="font-family: 宋体;">”

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">asked Christine. <span style="font-family: 宋体;">“ Of course you can. You have completed your work, <span style="font-family: 宋体;">” replied her

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">mother. Christine was so happy. She got her money and went to buy a black cat with

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">green eyes.

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Questions: __

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">1. What color cat does Christine want?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">2. How much money does she need to buy the cat?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">3. What must she do to get the money?

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Vocabulary: __

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">To find word definitions: First, find the word in the advanced version of the story. Then,

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">compare this part of the advanced version of the story to the same part of the basic

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">version of the story. This will give you a general definition of the word.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">1. What does <span style="font-family: 宋体;">“ chores <span style="font-family: 宋体;">” mean? (paragraph 1, sentence 4)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">2. What does <span style="font-family: 宋体;">“ do the laundry <span style="font-family: 宋体;">” mean? (paragraph 2, sentence 5)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">3. What does <span style="font-family: 宋体;">“ entire <span style="font-family: 宋体;">” mean? (paragraph 2, sentence 5)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">4. What does <span style="font-family: 宋体;">“ weekend <span style="font-family: 宋体;">” mean? (paragraph 3, sentence 3)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">5. What does <span style="font-family: 宋体;">“ completed <span style="font-family: 宋体;">” mean? (paragraph 4, sentence 4)

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Homework for 10/08/11, Wednesday Lesson 1 & 2
Put in the appropriate quotation marks:. = = 1. Don’t give me any lip today! said his mother. = = 2. Joe tiptoed lightly into Jan’s room, Are you awake yet? he asked with a hopeful grin. = = 3. I’m next! she whispered. = = 4. Sit quietly she said to her sister as they watched the movie. = = 5. His favorite movie of all time is Spiderman. = = 6. Sally disagrees with you, saying, It’s still too much to pay for it. = = 7. As Fisher tells us, Monkey See, Monkey Do. = = 8. The nurse wiped the cotton on her arm. I promise you, you will only feel a tiny prick, she told her gently. = = 9. I hope you studied hard, she said to her class, because today you’re having a test. = = 10. Ouch he cried. I didn’t mean to drop the block on my foot! = = 11. Don’t forget your swimsuit. he reminded her. = = 12. Who wants home made cookies? asked Jan as she took them out of the oven.

= Instruction for Lesson 6, Wednesday, 10/08/11 = = Please click the link to do the reading comprehension exercise. In this lesson, you need to finsih at least 3 readings. = = *If you find any new vocabularies of phrases from reading, please open another window and use e-dictionary to find the meaning. = = Here is the link: [|Reading Exercise] = = * Don't waste your time one chatting or checking irrelevant websites. If the relief teacher found out, I'll give you the lunch time detention when I come back!!!!! =

= Learing Instruction for Tue, Lesson 3, 09/08/11 = = Hi everyone, sorry for not being able to continue the lesson today. I was feeling really sick. However, I will try my best to recover soon and get back to school. I truly hope tomorrow in lesson 3 all of you can read the following text about how to use quotation mark thoroughly and copy down the information, which you think is extremely important. There are some exercises at the end, test yourself to see if you understand the rules of using quotation marks. By Ms Chen =

= How to Use Quotation Marks =


 * Summary:** A rundown of the general rules of when and where to use quotation marks.
 * Contributors:**Sean M. Conrey, Mark Pepper, Allen Brizee**Last Edited:** 2010-08-05 05:30:22

Using Quotation Marks
==The primary function of quotation marks is to set off and represent exact language (either spoken or written) that has come from somebody else. The quotation mark is also used to designate speech acts in fiction and sometimes poetry. Since you will most often use them when working with outside sources, successful use of quotation marks is a practical defense against accidental plagiarism and an excellent practice in academic honesty. The following rules of quotation mark use are the standard in the United States, although it may be of interest that usage rules for this punctuation do vary in other countries.==

5. In all the examples above, note how the period or comma punctuation always comes before the final quotation mark.
= = = Quotation Mark Exercise = = = =In the following sentences put in quotation marks wherever they are needed, and underline words where italics are needed.= = = = = =
 * 1) =Mary is trying hard in school this semester, her father said.=
 * 2) =No, the taxi driver said curtly, I cannot get you to the airport in fifteen minutes.=
 * 3) =I believe, Jack remarked, that the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring. At least that's what I read in a book entitled //Guide to Europe//.=
 * 4) =My French professor told me that my accent is abominable.=
 * 5) =She asked, Is //Time//a magazine you read regularly?=
 * 6) =Flannery O'Connor probably got the title of one of her stories from the words of the old popular song, A Good Man Is Hard to Find.=
 * 7) =When did Roosevelt say, We have nothing to fear but fear itself?=
 * 8) =It seems to me that hip and cool are words that are going out of style.=
 * 9) =Yesterday, John said, This afternoon I'll bring back your book //Conflict in the Middle East//; however, he did not return it.=
 * 10) =Can you believe, Dot asked me, that it has been almost five years since we've seen each other?=
 * 11) =A Perfect Day for Bananafish is, I believe, J. D. Salinger's best short story.=
 * 12) =Certainly, Mr. Martin said, I shall explain the whole situation to him. I know that he will understand.=

= =<span style="color: #ff5900; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">During week 10, I'll check your work and answer any ESL related questions by using this blog so pop in anytime when you're free. = =<span style="color: #ff5900; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Your first task is to find at least 2 good and useful websites that help you in terms of English learning and understanding Australian culture. Then you have to write a short description for this webiste so people know what they are looking for.To find out how to do it, search the HELP section in Wikispaces. I'll start with the first 3 websites. **On Monday, Week 10, I'll show you how to do this step by step so bring your exercisebook and get ready to learn something new! by Ms Chen 03/07 =

== Now I have shown you how to insert the link and do the task correctly. It's your time to give it a try and always remember that Jim or Dong who is pretty good at editing wikispaces can give you a hand. All you need to do is just asking for help. Don't mess around when I'm away. I'm watching you!! Enjoy the rest of the week without me or shall we call it Ms Chen Free Day, ^_^. Behave yourself and make me pround! By Ms Chen 05/07 ==

== Hey everone, how's everything going at school? I haven't seen anyone adding more websites for this page. I thought you all understood the instructions after watching me to do it several times. If not, please ask Jim and Dong. As I mentioned before, this task is part of your school assessment so you must take it seriously. I would like to see some changeds today. Also, I have uploaded some pictures that I took in Darwin. Go and check at this link: ==

5. [|SBS channel]
==6. [|Art Gallery of South Australia] The museum is showing a SALA Festival at the moment and also is having several South Australian artists exhibitions. by Ms Chen == ==7. [|Snow White] This website is about the fairy story of "Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs". It has some pictures that help you to easily understand the story.== ==8. [|The Prince Frog] this website is about the fairy storyof " The prince Frog". In this website have some interesting pictures and nice music so that you will not getting boring to read.==

17.[|maths is fun]by Innocent
== Message from Ms Chen about Monday Lesson 4 & 5： == When you are reading this message, it means you have already finished the Mixed Tense Worksheet. Well done! Now I would like you to click the links of fable upstairs and read the stories that other people found. Especially the first paragraph of each story and take notes down on your exercisebook by answering the 5 Ws: Where, Who, What, Why, When of the story. I would check your exercisebook on Wed. This tasks requires a lot of time to finish so DO NOT waste your time on chatting or reading irrelevant websites. I don't want to hear any negative feedback from the relief teacher otherwise I'll rearrange the amount of the homework when I get back to school. I'm sure you all don't want that happen, right! Have a good day without me, I can see that Dong is smiling. not you joking because you didn't teacher as how to do it. ==

huhuhu{by Innocent}
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