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Blended Learning 21 Feb 2011 Part 2

Dead Poets Society
1) A new student: Being able to enroll and enter this prestigious school and going through this entrance ceremony in which only the top students can go through,I was indeed very elated. This school is very prestigious and only the top few students can enter. I am also have been very proud of myself. The entrance ceremony was a very valueable and nice experience for me. Only a few people will be able to go through this entrance ceremony.I am also be very motivated by the four pillars which were recited by the seniors and also printed on the flags brought in by the seniors.I will work hard and not disgrace my parents and waste the money they invested to put me in this top school!
2) Headmaster : Being a headmaster, giving the new students a warm welcome in the start of the school semester would be my duty. It is my honour to give the new students a warm welcome, thus, they will then feel comfortable. When I asked the seniors in the school to recite the four pillars, I wanted to remind the new students of the four pillars in life. This is to motivate and encourage them. During the talk, I talked about the same old thing which I had been saying for the past 10 years. About how the first students of this school sat in the exact same chapel and received the exact same ceremony. This should also help to remind the new students that they should not get complacent and continue to work hard. And by telling the parents that this school, is the best, they will be reassured that their children would be taken good care of.

Blended Learning 21 Feb 2011

P.O.V
First Person P.O.V : Character uses “I”or “Me.”
Second Person P.O.V: Uses “You” for example : You went to to the store and thought to yourself, “What shoud I buy?”
Third Person P.O.V : Character uses “He”, “She”, “They” and others.

Objective P.O.V : Character can see and hear but cannot see, tell intepret feelings of other characters. Just like a camera.
Omnscient P.O.V : Character knows everything and can tell the reader whatever they want

Weekend Assignment 5

It has been 7 weeks since the start of school. Language Arts was surely different from Secondary 1 but there were also some similarities too. From the start of this year, I learnt about many things which I have not known before. I learnt many new things about characterization and also how to pronunciate and give a speech. I also need to improve on my presentation skills too. I also learnt about elements in a short story and how to write a good short story. I particularly enjoyed writing the short story assignment which was given to me at the start of the year as it allowed me to practice writing a short story and also to improvee my creativity and language abilities. In my own opinion, the Language Arts programme can be much more enjoyable with the induction of future learning into it. Currently, there are some online assignments and lessons. However, more of it would be beneficial to me and I feel, also to the class. As my class enjoys to have online lessons, I am sure they would enjoy doing more online stuff. For example, the Online Learning on 24 January was very enjoyable. We had to create a comic strip. I felt that through the online lesson, I learnt a lot through enjoyment and I hope to see more of these type of lessons.

Weekend Assignment 4

The restaurant was bustling with activity. People were eating and drinking to their hearts content. It was 6.30 pm and the sun was already setting. It was a busy day for the restaurant. The weekend crowd was starting to flood in and soon, the restaurant was packed like sardines.As the waiters and waitresses rushed around outside, taking and passing orders,the scene inside the kitchen was equally busy.The cooks were busy tossing and stirring dishes, trying to achieve the best quality in the shortest time. Beads of perspiration were trickling down their faces. Although the kitchen was equipped with 3 ceiling fans, the kitchen was still extremely stuffy and suffocating. It was a miracle how the cooks can survive in such an environment. Almost every table ordered the famous "Stingray cooked in sambal chilli" dish, as it was the most famous dish here. As the night deepened, the customers came and go. At 11pm, the workers in the restaurant started to clean up. It had been a busy day, but it was worth it. With the business today, the workers were sure to have a little bonus, thus all of them were smiling to themselves.

Characterization

He walked into the stadium, his head held high.As the players strode to the field, he and the opponent captain stepped forward to the referees. They shook hands and tossed a coin. "Heads" he said. It turned out to be tails and the opponent team started off. As the game progressed, the crowd cheered wildly. This was the finals of the FA cup. Chelsea versus Liverpool. At the 42nd minute, he received a cross from his teammate. He finished it with a curling shot to the top right hand corner of the net. The opponent goalkeeper was too stunned to react. Chelsea secured a 1-0 lead by the first half. The second half soon commenced. The manager had a change of tactics and now ordered him to position himself at the right flank. The game progressed and both chelsea and liverpool had chances. Finally, when it came to the 90th minute, the score looked like it would be a 1-0 victory to chelsea, he sprinted down the right flank and shot a powerful curling shot. It went behind the line and he celebrated by sliding on the grass. His teammates were shouting"Good job Torres!"
All the training for this match had paid off