Comics In Class. Why Not?
THIS IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING! As a teacher, I believe that this is one of the best ways to cater students' needs, by putting yourself in their shoes and do what they usually do. The next big step is to manipulate this into educational circle. Along the process, think about the development of their writing and communication skills. Creativity level? Up, up and up! Before you start, you have to download Comic Life . Okay, let's read my students' comic below. I conducted this with them when I was doing my internship in MRSM J…
9 Creative Ways to Start Your Essay
How? Remember the DEER Burger post? So, let's continue our business on writing. I believe that many of us (new teachers especially) are looking for efficient strategies when it comes to teaching writing. So, here you go! Example of Question: Depression. 1. Using Question Do you know that depression is getting too serious that it is being documented all over the world? Thus, this essential matter should be dealt immediately. 2. Using Fact One of the famous mental illnesses is depression. Following that, it is being documente…
Haiku
What is a Haiku Poem? A Haiku is a Japanese poem which can also be known as a Hokku. A Haiku poem is similar to a Tanka but has fewer lines. A Haiku is a type of poetry that can be written on many themes, from love to nature. What is the Structure of a Haiku Poem? A Haiku consists of 3 lines and 17 syllables . Each line has a set number of syllables see below: Line 1 – 5 syllables Line 2 – 7 syllables Line 3 – 5 syllables Haiku poems don't need to rhyme , but for more of a challenge some poets try to rhyme l…
DEER Burger
Burger? Salam everyone. So the other day, I went to a writing course and Mr Jaginder (SISC+ Kinta Selatan) taught us on how to improve the students' writings. He introduced DEER Model and I took another step further by including this big burger. Cool ha? As a new teacher, I find this workshop to be crucially helpful because I was looking everywhere for a specific writing technique. In the next entry, I will share some techniques on how to write creative introduction and closure. I hope this graphic will benefit all of us teac…
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