tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27911404377876202692024-03-14T04:58:16.267+08:00SHOW ME, DON'T TELL MEWRITING MADE FUNSHOW ME, DON'T TELL ME: WRITING MADE FUNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866004567707692733noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791140437787620269.post-24410204036642968872014-07-26T11:23:00.000+08:002014-07-26T18:02:27.384+08:00USING POETRY TO INSPIRE DESCRIPTIVE WRITING<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Alister came up and showed me a write-up by one of the
students in his Friday class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I read
with some disbelief that a second language student in this school could come up
with such creativity in her choice of words and ideas therefore it has
compelled me to share her writing on this blog in the hope that it will inspire
other students to do the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sometimes, we surprise ourselves by what we can do when we put our heart
and soul into exploring and penning our thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The technique used in this lesson was to try to stimulate
the student’s mind by the use of poetry, in this case “Clancy of the Overflow
by Banjo Patterson.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Going through in
detail and carefully explaining a poem can actually inspire students to write
beyond the context of their lives and experiences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No doubt they will fall back on the ideas and
words used in the poem, but they will also be learning how to write creatively
by seeing how others have used the language. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">INTERPRETATION OF 'CLANCY OF THE OVERFLOW'</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">By: Nur Azmina bt Noordin ( unedited )</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Elliot Thompson. That's me. A single 29-year-old man who has chosen law as a profession and swore to defend my client whether they are innocent or guilty. Known when promenading in the public in suits which makes me look sharp and smart. Also, I own a small office in a department somewhere in this big city, New York. That is how it is like to be a lawyer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was 18th of July. My day went on as usual. Desk piled up with several files of cases to solve. Darkness surrounded my small office as a little ray of sunlight seemed to struggle through the window having been blocked by the massive height of buildings ruining the perfectly round sun. All of these things made me feel suffocated. My space to think became limited.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had enough for today! I did not know but I was not in the mood to work and I decided to let boredom claim me. So, I checked my schedule for my appointment and I sighed in relief when I saw none.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"A little rest would not kill me," I thought to myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I leaned back on my black chair which was made of fine leather, hoping to get some shut eye. As I closed my eyes, a memory of Clancy flashed into my mind. Clancy, a friend of mine from a little village somewhere in Australia which, I went to for vacation years ago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I remember the flow of the Lachlan river and the greenness of wide fields filled with stock which I witnessed at our first meeting. He was shearing one of his jumbucks wool when I approached him. Curious on what he was doing, which looked rare to a city man like me, I got to know him and learned that he was a drover. I persuaded him to tell me the story of his life and he gladly agreed. So, he continued to talk with a glint of excitement in his eyes. I assumed life was a great enjoyment for him and I envied him for that because for me life was just a long period of hectic business.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These flashbacks of memories amused me and rose in me an urge to write a letter to him. So, I straightened myself up and immediately took a piece of paper out of the drawer. I wrote with full focus and left my work undone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unexpectedly, a reply came a few months later. It was a little difficult to read because the person who wrote this reply seemed to write using his thumbnail dipped in tar. It said, "Clancy's gone to Queensland droving and we don't know where he are."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was enough to make me understand that Clancy had been wandering again. How lucky he was! Then, I imagined myself being in Clancy's place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had gone droving down the river where I could see other Western drovers and greeted them with small nods and a smile that graced my face. I trailed behind a stringing of stock while whistling my favorite tune. Having the pleasures of my life that the townsfolk would never understand.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nature would greet me from every side, from the bushes which waved 'hello' and by the murmur of the breeze. I would see the splendid vision of the sunlit at daylight and the wondrous glory of the everlasting stars at night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, here I was. Stuck in my dingy little office in darkness. My sense of smell was heightened by the foetid air caused by the dusty and dirty city that spread into my window. Noises came uninvited to my ears. I could hear the fiendish rattle of the tramways and buses making hurry down the street. The unpleasant noises came from children fighting but all of that faded into the background sounds of footsteps created by the sea of people. These sounds echoed through my pair of ears.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I went towards my window and viewed the hectic surroundings outside my office. People walked hurriedly. Not caring whether they bumped into each other's shoulders in their rush. Only eager eyes and greed are seen on their faces as city people like us knew there was no time to waste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I compared the life presented in front of me with Clancy's. How I wish I could swap with him even just for a day. I would face the beauty of nature with stock stringing ahead of me while he faced the round eternal of the cashbook and journal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, I doubt Clancy would suit the office. I chuckled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh Clancy, my dear free friend. Clancy of the Overflow.</span></div>
SHOW ME, DON'T TELL ME: WRITING MADE FUNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866004567707692733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791140437787620269.post-748791040348937512014-07-22T14:59:00.000+08:002014-07-22T18:28:17.860+08:00SHOW, NOT TELL TECHNIQUE<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I chanced upon this technique two years ago when I was surfing on the Internet to look for an effective way to help my students describe better. It has proven to be very useful and successful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">One important reminder, though is that vocabulary-building lessons should be carried out prior to a Show, not Tell lesson, especially so with average and below average second language learners.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">LCD projector; Jumbled up strips of paper describing feelings; colour paper; colour pencils; glue; marker pens / magic pens; dictionary & thesaurus</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">How do I use this technique in my lesson?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1. Introduce the concept</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I use cooperative learning approach to get students to read some useful phrases/ sentences / expressions describing feelings. Each group is given 2 words. e.g. happy and sad; angry and bored; shy and amused; etc. Students, in groups of 3 - 4, are assigned to 2 - 3 phrases on strips of paper. They are to read and understand the expressions and categorize them under the appropriate circle maps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It would help tremendously if the teacher has a list of useful expressions to describe various kinds of emotions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Each group to share their product by reading and acting out the expressions assigned to them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Check these websites out to get more examples of Show, Not Tell technique:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.writedesignonline.com/assignments/shownottell.html">Write Design Online: Show, Not Tell</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://lorrieporter.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/show-not-tell-a-how-to-guide/">This Craft Called Writing: A How to Guide on Show Not Tell</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://swandawritingresources.wikispaces.com/Show+NOT+Tell">Mrs Swanda's Writing Resources</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://theopendoorclassroom.blogspot.com/2013/09/teaching-students-how-to-show-not-tell.html">The Open Door Classroom</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://jennifersteachingtools.blogspot.com/2012/12/show-not-tell.html">Jennifer's Teaching Tool</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.foremostpress.com/authors/articles/show_not_tell.html">Foremost Press: Show, Not Tell</a></span></div>
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SHOW ME, DON'T TELL ME: WRITING MADE FUNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866004567707692733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791140437787620269.post-80751579639143272812014-07-10T23:29:00.001+08:002014-07-11T23:07:53.956+08:00DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPHS WRITING EXERCISE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Short descriptive paragraphs written by Form 5 students at SMK Muhibbah, Sandakan, Sabah. It was a series of 3-double period 'Show not Tell' lessons getting students to describe emotions through observing body language. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">1. The first lesson engaged students in categorizing 'show' phrases under different categories of emotions. Students, working in groups, were assigned two adjectives related to feelings and they had to identify as many phrases as possible from jumbled-up slips of paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">2. The second lesson had the students demonstrate emotions through body language while other students shouted out suitable words or phrases to describe the actions with a group representative to record the words or phrases on the board. Kind of like a game of charades. It really helped them to understand and differentiate between a telling and a showing sentence. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">At the end of the lesson, they produced a descriptive paragraph based on the telling sentence assigned to them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">3. In the third lesson, they revised and proofread their paragraphs by rephrasing vague verbs with strong action verbs, general adjectives with specific ones that appeal to the 5 senses, adding dialogues and further information. </span></div>
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SHOW ME, DON'T TELL ME: WRITING MADE FUNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866004567707692733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791140437787620269.post-89300826033734612562014-06-05T00:07:00.000+08:002014-06-05T21:08:32.899+08:00STRONG VERBS<span style="font-size: large;">Showing sentences should use strong vivid verbs to help to energize the writing. This was a revise and review lesson, focusing on verbs. It can also be used as a pre-writing exercise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">b. Envelops containing strips of strong action verbs</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Show a slide on overused verbs and ask students to review their writing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Note: Students love this engaging activity but they still have issues when using the words in the appropriate context. So, I came up with this table to help myself and the students.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Reference table for the verb 'said'</span></b></div>
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1. <a href="http://thecaveonline.com/APEH/said.html">http://thecaveonline.com/APEH/said.html</a></div>
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2. http://www.cyberspaces.net/6traits/wsaid.html</div>
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1. http://english-language-skills.com/item/266/266.html</div>
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3. <a href="http://www.steppingstones.edu.sg/Powerful%20Phrases.pdf">A Really Useful worksheet by Mr Wong</a></div>
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SHOW ME, DON'T TELL ME: WRITING MADE FUNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866004567707692733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791140437787620269.post-88825473072695490552014-06-01T21:55:00.001+08:002014-06-01T22:48:31.540+08:00DEVELOPING A SIMPLE PLOT<span style="font-size: large;">Some students face problems of not having a convincing storyline to write. One way is to read stories or the newspaper to come up with interesting ideas for plots. Here are some samples to help you write a meaningful story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What valuable lesson can we learn from this?</span><br />
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this case, being honest in returning something that</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">i</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">s not
yours is easier for a rich person to do than a poor person because selling the
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SHOW ME, DON'T TELL ME: WRITING MADE FUNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866004567707692733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791140437787620269.post-19352209557706035262014-05-04T20:35:00.001+08:002014-06-01T19:35:29.960+08:0010 SENTENCE PATTERNS<span style="font-size: large;"><b>10 SENTENCE PATTERNS TO ADD VARIETY TO YOUR WRITING</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Quick reference for students to make your story captivating.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One way to make your narrative captivating is to vary your sentence structures. If a whole essay is written merely in simple sentences or compound sentences, it will make your story boring. Therefore, learning some complex sentence structures will enhance your writing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A complex sentence is formed when we combine an independent clause with a dependent clause. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Both clauses are simple sentences which contain a subject and a verb. The only difference is a dependent clause does not express a complete idea and it depends on the main clause for its meaning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Conjunctions and relative pronouns are used to construct complex sentences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, how do we make it simple for our students to understand the mechanics involved in constructing complex sentences? </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">A. Using CONJUNCTIONS</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">B. <a href="http://lylrine.blogspot.com/2014/05/complex-sentences-relative-pronouns.html">Using RELATIVE PRONOUNS & RELATIVE ADVERBS</a></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It may look or sound a little complex but we need to start from somewhere. It is never too late to learn.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Note: The acronym given in most websites is AAAWWUBBIS, but I modify it to triple A, double W, double B, U, I, S. It depends on your preferred way to remember.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">1. These is an example of two simple sentences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Let's try to use the conjunction 'As' to join the above sentences together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. Let's take a look at the SSVEEE table below.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This is an example of the conjunction '<b>as'</b> to join the two sentences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. Here's an example of the conjunction '<b>when</b>' to combine the sentences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. This is an example of the conjunction '<b>although</b>' in a complex sentence. Do take note of the common error our Malaysian students make when using the conjunction 'although'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Note: You can also put the conjunction in the middle. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">e.g. Angelica made friends easily <b>although</b> she was new in school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. Here's an example of the conjunction '<b>because</b>'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">7. Example of the conjunction '<b>since'.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">8. Example of the conjunction '<b>until'.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">9. Example of the conjunction '<b>if' </b>in a complex sentence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. Adding additional information to a subject, verb and object </b>will turn a sentence into a complex sentence. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Let's add further information to the following subject using the relative pronoun '<b>who'. </b></span><br />
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Check this websites:<br />
1. <a href="http://efmswrites.pbworks.com/w/page/47737782/Complex%20Sentences">Complex Sentences</a><br />
2. <a href="http://www.pearsonhighered.com/showcase/henry1e/assets/ch17_pp.356-373.pdf">Compound and Complex sentences</a>SHOW ME, DON'T TELL ME: WRITING MADE FUNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866004567707692733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791140437787620269.post-42192495787513002682014-05-03T17:00:00.000+08:002014-05-04T20:18:43.037+08:00COMPLEX SENTENCES: RELATIVE PRONOUNS & ADVERBS<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>COMPLEX SENTENCES</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Adding additional information to a subject, verb or object </b>will turn a sentence into a complex sentence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do remember not to overwrite the setting. Just write two to four sentences and continue with the main characters or events of the storyline.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the activities I did with the students was to get them to read short texts of various settings and identify the adjectives. They then classified the adjectives into the 5 senses chart. This activity helped to </span><span style="font-size: large;">expand their vocabulary and write settings that show instead of tell. It is extremely useful to get students to focus on an item be it location, food / beverages, objects, etc.</span></span></div>
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Check out this websites for further reading:-<br />
1. <a href="http://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/10/setting-thesaurus-entry-collection/"> http://prezi.com/qx2r9vs0wttu/setting-and-the-senses/</a><br />
2.<a href="http://writershelpingwriters.net/2010/10/setting-thesaurus-entry-collection/">Setting descriptions</a><br />
3.<a href="http://writershelpingwriters.net/?s=setting+description+entry+forest">Setting Description Entry: Forest</a><br />
4. <a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Writing-Tutorials-Describing-Setting">Writing tutorials: Describing settings</a><br />
<br />SHOW ME, DON'T TELL ME: WRITING MADE FUNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866004567707692733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791140437787620269.post-31074503959510057952014-04-27T19:18:00.000+08:002014-04-27T19:18:02.872+08:00THE CURSE: DEVELOPING A PARAGRAPH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using wh-questions to expand the topic sentence is one technique of developing a paragraph. In the Malaysian English literature component, students need to understand and identify elements of interest in the plot to be used as textual evidence. Students also need to give their own opinion in the concluding sentence of the paragraph. </span></div>
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<br />SHOW ME, DON'T TELL ME: WRITING MADE FUNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866004567707692733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791140437787620269.post-43376775329471751232014-04-21T20:25:00.004+08:002014-04-22T06:40:59.628+08:00SIMPLE SENTENCES<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">What makes a simple sentence? How else do we help students with little English language exposure learn to make sentences besides getting them to read more English books?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. A simple sentence can have expansions or information that answer the questions <b><span style="color: #38761d;">WHERE</span></b> and <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>WHEN</b></span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. When students get used to using wh-questions to help them construct simple sentences, we can introduce the SSVEEE (Setting - Subject - Verb - Expansion - Expansion - Expansion) or SSVIII (Setting - Subject - Verb - Information - Information - Information) technique. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Check out these websites:-</span><br />
<a href="http://tunstalltimes.blogspot.com/2012/09/teaching-writing-idea-and-plans.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Tunstall's teaching tidbits</span></a><br />
<a href="http://101daysofhomeschooling.blogspot.com/2012/01/day-46-101-crafting-power-sentences.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Crafting Power Sentences </span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The fresh scarlet apples rolled like tiny crimson balls on the pavement as a lady in her nearly twilight years accidentally dropped them onto the middle of the hustling and bustling road. It seemed that the recycled brown paper bag that held the fruit was torn apart. To her great fortune, the traffic light blinked its eyes and turned its color into fiery red.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hannah and I showed our empathy. We decided to assist the poor helpless woman. We crossed on the dim white zebra-crossing that looked like it had been there forever; moving towards the other side of the junction where the old lady squatted to collect her apples. As we approached the lovely motherly looking lady, we offered some help to her. She did refuse at first but we insisted in assisting her and she could not do anything but showed us her gratitude and sugary smile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“Bam!” A powerful sound roared. My heart nearly jumped out from its place. It beat so hard it was like I had just been chased by a pack of famish ferocious dogs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“Oh my God! Hannah, look! The same path that we took just now,” I spoke in disbelief.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We were one step from death just now. I reminisced to the moment when I was waiting for Hannah earlier.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">When I was lounging on the classic wooden recliner at the veranda, I grabbed some local newspapers that belonged to my dad while killing some time waiting for Hannah to pick me up for our outing. It was like killing two birds with one stone. While waiting for her, it was better for me to spend my precious minutes by scrounging something beneficial or any catchy information from the news. While my turquoise eyes lolloped from column to another, the daily horoscope caption had caught my interest. “97.8% is proven to be true!” I thought to myself how superstitious it was. However, I found my eyes continually searching for the Aquarius symbol – my horoscope.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The breeze blew as swiftly as the sweet melody of jazz music that could be heard from my neighbour's.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“The road that you might cross may become taboo for you or anyone indeed,” the oracle of the day from the news told me. My jaw dropped and my eyes widened.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“Jade, Hannah is waiting for you at the front. She has been honking her mini Cooper for ages!” my dad suddenly barked from somewhere in the interior of our house, irritated maybe. I grabbed my handmade knitted olive scarf that totally matched with my casual outfit and my little polka dot clutch and soon made my way to Hannah's.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">''Jade? Jade! What's wrong with you?'' Hannah's voice pulled me back to reality.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">''Uh, nothing,” I responded but my mind still remained on the car crash.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">An aloof young woman had parked her bike next to the scene. It was weird as nobody else offered any help to the victims. The other motorists looked undisturbed by the unexpected event. A school bus and a few cars were just passing by like nothing had happened. The victims were both men and they were very lucky indeed for having just a few cuts on their limbs. The biker helped one of the men to get out of the crashed cars. While the other young man got out of the car by himself and also took out some boxes with him. She then later pressed the button on her mini cellphone, probably wanted to call for some help. Before she was able to place the mobile phone onto her ear she froze for a while, hearing a noisy siren from the police car that echoed from nowhere.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“Mrs Bennet, here are your apples. Let's go to a safer side. Come on Jade,” Hannah commanded. I was barely able to stand by myself. Was the prediction really true? My eyes still glued to the scene. Everything happened too fast. As I walked slowly to the pedestrian walkway, another boy on a bicycle did not realize he was heading towards the poor man that was carrying his goods. The quite good looking boy apparently was too busy staring at a cute girl next to the road. I dashed as fast as lightning to save the man.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My precious time has finally come to an end. Unfortunately, I did not become United States’ first female president. It was something I have always wanted to be but could only dream of. The closest I could get to a government related career was a 9 to 5 job at the Newberry’s School. ‘Life is too short to be walking around feeling miserable’ my mother once told me. Now I finally understood what she really meant. Honestly, I have never felt this type of intimacy with my mother before. I could finally comprehend what she was going through in the last moments of her life. I started seeing everything in a new perspective, in her perspective. Everything around me just felt slow and deliberate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This was an exercise where the students had to read half of an existing story and conclude it themselves using the technique taught of Show, Not Tell. The original story is <a href="http://www.spinayarn.org/2013/10/trip-of-discovery.html">Trip of Discovery</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">By: Mohd Firdaus (SMK Muhibbah / 2013) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Another
flash of lightning struck across the dark void sky, accompanied with a bolt of
roaring thunder. With a loud frightened scream, she missed her footing and
experienced a free fall down the ravine. She held Kevin tight to her chest,
shielding him with both of her arms, hoping that it will somehow reduce the
impact of falling on her precious son. With what seemed like an eternity, she
landed on a rocky surface on her back with a loud thud. Sharp rocks cut her
clothes and pierced through her spine. Pain shot through her whole body and she yelped out in agony. She tried numerous times to flex her finger but her effort
was futile. Panting wildly, she murmured soft nothing to her crying son. “Hush
my little baby…” She rocked her body from side to side to comfort Kevin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“Molly,
where are you? Stay still, I’ll find you,” John’s somber voice echoed through
the air.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“I’m so
sorry, little Kevin. Mummy will always love you,” she whispered and gave her
surrounding a last look before her heavy eyelids drooped. Her body relaxed
and her mind wondered about her son before exhaustion took over. The corner of
her mouth lifted up for she knew John would find their baby and she would
finally be in peace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Holding his rusty oil lamp over his head,
he scanned the ridge frantically while his alcohol-fused mind cleared. He had
never felt this lost and desperate in his life – he lost the Black Opal and his
wife on the same fateful day. A piece of jagged fabric fluttered violently
under the storm caught his eye. He ran towards it and tore it out from the huge
boulder where it was stuck. He let out a shock gasp at the sight of Molly’s
limp bleeding body and a crying Kevin thrashing aggressively against his baby
blue blanket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With great difficulty, he
descended down the steep ravine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Molly’s lifeless body, he knew her life was seeping out from her body. Gently
setting Kevin aside on the ground, he held her dead body close to his and
repeatedly chanted her name, as though that would bring her back to life. He
looked at her beautiful face one last time and climbed out of the deep pit,
with a crying Kevin in his arms. By the time he reached his cabin, the storm
had subsided.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">He paid no notice to the debris around the
cabin and strode into the house with full purpose. He knew what he had to do.
He peeled off Kevin’s wet clothes and dressed him in dry warm clothes. He put
him down into his cot, stuffed him with his favourite dinosaur toy and lulled
him to sleep. He undressed and lay on the floor next to the cot. He knew Molly
had always felt uneasy with him sleeping buck naked, but what was there to be
bothered about now since nobody will be seeing him? After all, Molly was
already dead, probably on her way to heavens, leaving him alone to take care of
Kevin. Sleep was hard to come by but he shut down his wandering mind and forced
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">With renewed energy, he woke Kevin up and
fed him. He stashed all the money he could find into his wallet and packed all
Kevin’s toys and clothes into a bag while he only packed a few choices of
clothes for himself. He was a man with simple needs; he needed no other
complexities in his life. Hiding the house keys below the cactus pot, he headed
towards his old beat-up truck. He was giving his cabin away to nobody. Whoever
was unlucky enough to be stuck in Lightning Ridge with no house but smart
enough to look under the pot could have it. He could not bear to stay there
anymore; in it were all the memories he and Molly had created together. He knew
she hated the place, but he was too blinded by the need to be rich to even
care. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After driving for miles, he finally saw an
average-looking house and thought that would do. He fussed over Kevin, feeding
him and making sure his clothes were warm enough for mid-autumn before he put
him down in a bundle at the doorsteps with a note. He rang the doorbell and
made a hasty exit. He knew he would change his mind if he had stayed longer. He
felt guilty, but most of all, he felt empty. He loved his baby boy, very much
indeed, more than his own life, but there was nothing else he could give him.
All he had left was a few hundred dollars with him, with no other possessions
under his name except for his truck and cabin, which both were in bad condition.
He was thinking of going back to Sydney, but the guilt he felt over Molly’s
death was too strong that it engulfed him, eating his soul away. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lightning Ridge, to where his wife was brutally killed, at the bottom of the
ravine. Saying his last prayer, he jumped down the ravine, soul and body
uniting with Molly’s. He had made a holy vow in the name of God to always
cherish and love her on their wedding day. Now that he had failed to do so, he
felt the need to punish himself by committing suicide. The last thought he had
was regret and hope; he would never have the chance of seeing Kevin grow up and
become a better man than he was, and he hoped that Kevin would be taken in by a
good family who would love him unconditionally and take great care of him like
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">He darted towards where he saw the silhouette of his wife just to find nothing but boulders and pebbles along the road. He howled in tears while taking a blow of disappointment to the head.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">“Molly! Molly! Where are you? I’m truly sorry, Molly. Come back home with me. Please..."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">He continued to shout for his wife. His deep voice outmatched the beating of the rain and could even be heard by the </span>townsfolk.<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> Suddenly, a strike of lightning accompanied by a burst of thunder lit the sky like a chandelier. Then, something unusual happened that left the towns people filled with questions. After the frightening burst of thunder occurred, none of the villagers heard anything more other than the beat of rain pouring down their rooftops. John’s voice was never heard again.</span></span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">While Molly, on the other hand, took shelter at a nearby bus station. She quickly reached into the pocket at the side of her dress and pulled out a lighter while collecting newspapers around the bus station and created a huge pile of newspapers. The baby cried out while she was trying to work the lighter. She patted the back of the baby in hope of calming him down and ignited the newspapers to warm both of them. When she was about to leave, she stumbled across the only person whom she knew in the town. A newly graduated doctor, Caitlyn Johnson. Caitlyn was startled when she saw Molly alone with the baby at the station. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"Here, take this," as she took off her jacket and gave it to Molly who was now trembling in cold. Then she asked Molly what had happened to her.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The Doctor told her that she was about to leave for Sydney and offered for her to come along. However, Molly declined. Before Caitlyn could even ask why, Molly quickly requested, </span></span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">“Could you please bring Kevin with you and raise him as your own son? There is nothing for me left in Sydney but there is still hope for my baby. So, please give my son a happy and secure life”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Caitlyn nodded, her lips quivering and her eyes welled up. Molly lifted the innocent baby and placed him in Caitlyn’s arms. She struck her hand into a hidden pocket at the back of her dress and pulled out an envelope containing the money she had saved for Kevin.</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">“Please take this, it’s all I have,”</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">she stretched out her hand while offering the envelope to Caitlyn.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">“No, you need this more than I do,” </span></span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Caitlyn explained while rejecting the offer, but Molly kept on insisting that it was for the baby. Caitlyn finally accepted it and ambled carefully to her car with the baby in her arms.</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Thank you!” </span></span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Molly screamed with tears pouring down her cheeks. A very sorrowful situation indeed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Four months later, Caitlyn came back to the village with Kevin. Caitlyn smiled the whole journey in the anticipation of seeing Molly. However, when she was driving just before arriving at Molly and John’s house, a miner stopped her and inquired why she was going to the house.</span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">“Nobody lives here and the town is in the opposite direction,” the miner stated</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Caitlyn was confused and was left speechless for a moment. She tried to explain about Molly and John to the miner, but he kept on denying their existence. The miner let her passed to show her that there was nothing at the end of the road but boulders and rocks. Unfortunately, it was true. Molly and John’s house had became a pile of rocks. Caitlyn drove back to town. She thought that they might have moved into a new house. When she arrived, she asked everyone she knew of Molly and John’s whereabouts but all of the townsfolk gave the same reaction. They all paused for a while, stared at the distant location of where Molly’s house used to be and left without a word. Caitlyn then headed towards the town head in hope of finding the answer. He told her everything, about what happened on that night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">A few days after the incident of the stormy night, Molly and John went missing. Nobody really knew what happened to them. Caitlyn felt upset and staggered towards her car. She burst into tears. Then, she turned her head and stared at Kevin. She knew what she had to do. After a night of rest at a nearby motel, she left the village determined to take care of Kevin as her own son.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">A shout from a librarian suddenly surprised Kevin who was about to fall asleep on the bench. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Jack stood up while staring at the 60 years old Kevin. Kevin turned his head, facing Jack and smiled. His smile left Jack confused in utter silence. A smile that had a thousand meanings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ponde was a young boy. He lived with his tribe near the beach. He would sit on a rock and look out at the sea. He saw seagulls flying and walking on the sand. Crabs also walked on the sand. Under the sand were cockle shells and these shells were collected by the women in the tribe. They used their toes to find the cockles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ponde was a young aboriginal boy who lived with his tribe on the southern coast of Australia. Most days he would sit on a large rock near the water to look at all the things that made his world. Seagulls would stretch their long thin wings and glide low over the golden shiny sand. The sun glittered off the backs of the soldier crabs as they marched back and forth being chased by the rising tide. The water would never quite reach them but it did with the cockle shells that lived under the soft wet sand where they could be easily found by looking for the tell tail pattern of bubbles that appeared on the surface. Ponde loved looking at all the activity and was never bored with what he saw. That day the woman were collecting the cockle shells for lunch. Ponde watched on as the women pushed their bony feet into the soft sand to feel for the cockles with their toes. When they found one they quickly bent down and scooped them up into their long fingers and placed them into a basket.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The sun was not yet high enough to burn off the grey mist hanging low over the outgoing water. The lowering tide slurped back and forth along the full length of the white pristine beach. The tug of war between land and sea was gradually being won by the receding water. The salty cool air clung to the low lying limestone cliffs, breathing life into the lungs of the new morning. Winter and the cold south easterly winds would soon arrive bringing with it the rains to quench the thirst of this dry sparsely vegetated landscape.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ponde, on top of a limestone outcrop, crouched down low on his haunches, feet spread wide apart, balanced perfectly, relaxing while he looked seaward. Through the salt spray he saw the women swiveling their bony feet into the soft tidal sand, feeling for the prized cockle. Ever so often their toes would come across the hard smooth shells. When this happened they would quickly bend down to scoop the cockles up into their long thin outstretched fingers, then with care, transfer their find into the net bags they carried over their shoulders. This occurred many times during the course of the morning. He watched on, feeling increasingly hungry.</span></div>
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<br />SHOW ME, DON'T TELL ME: WRITING MADE FUNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866004567707692733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791140437787620269.post-83076255923894497322014-04-17T20:45:00.000+08:002014-04-20T20:50:48.999+08:00TRIP OF DISCOVERY<div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">Kevin leaned heavily against the bus window as he watched the passing country mould into a kaleidoscope of pastel colours as the sunset approached. Although his hair was thinning and grey, he was still fit and alert for a man approaching old age, but on that day his mind was a thousand miles away thinking about the reasons he was on this trip of discovery. A rye grin crossed his face when he used those words - “Trip Of Discovery”. “Very melodramatic,” he thought, but at the same time the most apt way to describe it .</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">This of course had started a long time ago, not in a physical sense, but in the mind. His earliest memories, the occasional spasmodic flash back: a warm caring face, a soft hand, the sounds of a lullaby, still played with his inner soul. None of it coherent, just there, always there in the back ground, occasionally resurfacing only to re-submerge into the deep recesses of the mind, nothing more, nothing less.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Kevin was born in a place he had not set foot in since his adoption over 60 years ago. A small town called Lightning Ridge. He had recently received the letter from the government department giving the details he had wanted for most of his adult life but had been too afraid to find out. He didn't build up the courage to find out the truth until retirement . </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">After 40 years working first for a publishing company, then owning one, he felt less than satisfied with his life. In all those years he never married, never even got close. In fact he found it hard to form any sort of relationship with the opposite sex. Women scared him or perhaps more accurately the idea of spending his live together with one did. He visited his adoptive parents frequently especially in their later years; more through a sense of duty</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">than love. Even with them there was no deep feeling of human closeness;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">they did their best and he appreciated that.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">The dense thick forests of eucalyptus started to thin out and were gradually replaced with sparse Mallee as the bus motored on towards the semi arid desert town.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">The morning sunlight reflected back off the seat in front of Kevin as he tried to focus his eyes. Stiff and tired he sat upright and looked outside . The bus slowed as it entered the outback township of Lightning Ridge. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The small town of Lightning Ridge is famous for its Black Opal. It is mined in the surrounding country by digging deep shafts down to the soft limestone and extracting the milky potash that contain the sort after brightly multi-coloured gem stone. Good opal comes alive when the sunlight strikes it at the right angle and there was some of the best in the world to found here. Not that you could tell by looking at this old dusty decrepit outback town. The place had an air of unkept chaos and the main street was in poor repair with large irregular pot holes everywhere some filled with bull dust. The overall feeling was of a </span>ramshackle<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> collection of ill-constructed buildings in disarray. Miners or those who catered for them seemed to go about their business completely oblivious to the state of their environment. This was a working town, no leeway given to aesthetics.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">Kevin looked around in dismay as depression set in “How could this be?” His imagination had convinced him he would feel like he was returning home; the place of his birth. Nothing could be further from the truth. It was completely alien to him from his city life. A tight knot gripped his stomach; deflated, he stooped down and sat on the bench across from the bus station, his head in his hands trying not to think. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">The room was old but adequate for his needs. Kevin flopped down onto the bed and closed his eyes. “What am I doing here?” He shouted out aloud. Tears slid off his ashen cheeks and rolled silently onto the well-worn sheets.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">The death certificate for both his parents were issued on the same day some 60 years before. The details were scant - cause of death unnatural . “What does that mean?” He had asked himself a thousand times. There was so many unanswered questions. Why did Molly and John, his parents, came here in the first place? What were they doing here? How was it they died on the same day in the same way? Kevin’s mind was a whirlpool of activity until eventually that evening he fell into a restless sleep, tossing and turning, continuing to look for answers.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">After 20 minutes, he came upon a small open area close to a prominent limestone outcrop. The place was obviously used by the locals a lot as it was littered with assorted rubbish: plastic bags, KFC boxes, coke cans etc. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">He sat down on an old wooden bench as he heard the far off rumble of</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">thunder. Staring into space he did not notice at first the young oddly dressed man sitting down next to him. When his presence finally reached his consciousness, he was not startled but more intrigued or maybe puzzled by his appearance.</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">This man wore clothing that did not seem appropriate even for this place. A pair of denim jeans hang loosely over his legs showing no cut nor form. His shirt had no collar but was buttoned a third of the way down the front. He wore an old fashion grey vest</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">that only provided a small pocket for a fob watch. The hair on his head was short back and sides in the old style and he displayed an unkept jet black beard. By his looks he would have been much older than 30 years old but for a light complexion.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">“No I’m not. Only here for a few days.” Kevin’s mood lifted a little. “In fact I am looking for some information.” Kevin almost felt compelled to tell this stranger the reason for being there. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">“People around here call me Jack.” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">“Pleased to meet you, Jack. My name is Kevin. Come from around these parts, Jack?” enquired Kevin. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">“I suppose you haven’t heard about a couple who died here around 60 years ago in unusual circumstances,” Kevin immediately felt foolish asking. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">Jack didn’t reply at first but continued to look into the distance towards the impending deluge. “Yes, I know the story. Everyone does.” He paused for what seemed like an eternity. Kevin sat there transfixed on Jacks lips. “The couple lived not far from here in a small wooden shack on the out skirts of town. They had both come up from Sydney like a lot those days looking for a better life. From what I heard the man had been a lot keener on the idea than his wife. Even in the early days she struggled with the place and its people. You see she was from a well-to-do family and had gone to university, a rare thing for a woman to do those days. Strictly brought up she was not overly endowed with natural beauty, but had a pleasant enough face and a kind, caring disposition. She had met her husband in a department store, David Jones, where he had been working as a shop assistant since leaving school at the age of 15. First impressions was of a striking figure of a man, tall and athletic, brash, charming, not too articulate, but possessed the gift of the gab. “Could sell ice cream to the Eskimos,” his work colleagues would often be heard saying as they watched the way he wooed his customers. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">The baby arrived at the local Lightning Ridge General hospital in mid summer on one of the hottest years on record, making the place even more dusty and depressing as usual. Of course this didn’t deter John one little bit; his optimism rose almost as fast as Mollie’s hope for the future evaporated. John was different, he immediately felt free from the constraints of the city and his old job and looked forward to this great exciting adventure. Mollie’s immediate reaction - a prisoner facing many years in jail, release so far away it was pointless even thinking about it. She often looked into the baby's eyes and shed a tear. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">“So, that is how it started,” Jack sighed and looked up at the threatening sky that refused to arrive. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">John built a small but serviceable shack for his family before he staked his claim on an area just outside the main diggings. It took Molly the best part of the first year to feel more agreeable with her situation, however she never really accepted it completely. She kept herself busy looking after the baby and performing the domestic duties as they were. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">In the first year, they really struggled to make ends meet. Finding quality black opal was elusive with only occasional low quality fragments that paid for some of the bills. The second year wasn’t much better. Molly became more depressed and started to fantasize a lot about her previous life back in the comfort of her parent’s Sydney home; the lush </span>green<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> garden with its eclectic array of coloured flowers greeted her every morning as she flung open the French doors of her bedroom that led onto the wide open verandah. There on the elegant cast iron table lay her breakfast, beautifully prepared by her mother ready to be consumed in this seemingly blissful scene. Only a dream to help disguise the reality.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">“ Yes, you were true to your word. I love you dearly,” she stated through the sparkle in her eyes. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0px;">“Don’t you dare come near me,” she screamed as she dodged his advances. ”Keep away I say, never ever come near me again.” </span></div>
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SHOW ME, DON'T TELL ME: WRITING MADE FUNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08866004567707692733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2791140437787620269.post-78901175834379506782014-04-17T09:28:00.000+08:002014-04-20T20:33:37.554+08:00ABOUT THE BLOG<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 19px;">I have taught English as a second language for secondary schools in Malaysia for many years and am always looking for ways to make my lessons more engaging and exciting. This blog was created with the intention of exchanging ideas with other like-minded people who want to help students of English reach their maximum potential in the language. A lot of the techniques shown are adapted from the vast amount of available knowledge found on the Internet. They are modified and developed to cater for the unique local circumstances found in Malaysian schools. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 19px;">Another purpose of the blog is to stimulate my students to write in a more interesting and creative way, so I intend to put in some of the students' work as a reward for their efforts. This blog will hopefully become a reference point for this year and future generations of students. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 19px;">It must be pointed out English is our second language and mistakes will be made, but I firmly believe in the principle of practice makes, if not perfect, more competent. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 19px;">As for my teacher friends, I hope this will inspire you with more creative ideas, therefore making learning fun and effective for your students. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">That sounded way too serious, but it’s not meant to be. </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">Wr</span><span style="line-height: 19px;">ite and read for fun and learn along the journey we are all taking.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">Please feel free to comment. I would appreciate your feedback on how to improve any of the posts. </span></span></div>
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