Tuesday, February 18, 2014

2LV Formal Letter writing


Write a letter to the Martian President telling him/ her what your life as a student is like in Singapore.

Write about one positive aspect and one negative aspect about your life as a student in Singapore.


How to write a formal letter:

Format:


123, Bishan St 22          
#14-10
Singapore (123123)

19 February 2014

123, Martian St 23
Mars (123456)

Dear sir,

First paragraph (Introduce yourself. Purpose for writing.)


Last paragraph (Thanking, expectations, summary-restating of points briefly)

Yours Faithfully,
Ambrose



How to write in a formal tone:

  • Straightforward - Get to the point.
  • Serious - not too friendly, no contractions. (no exclamation mark)
  • Support your opinions with facts.








Tuesday, January 28, 2014

2TH and 2LV Lesson (29 Jan 2014) Characterisation

Everybody is different. We have different habits, different ways of doing things, different reactions to certain events, different likes and dislikes... the list goes on. Today we shall look at the mannerisms of some characters. 

Describe the appearance, actions, speech, thoughts and attitude towards others to help recreate this character in text form.


1. "IT Crowd" - Roy and Moss (Redhaired man)

2. "Mean Streets" - Johnny Boy

3. "No Country for Old Men" - Anton Chigurh (customer at store)

4. "Pulp Fiction" - Winston Wolf (elderly gentleman)



Sample format

Appearance



Actions



Speech



Attitudes towards others