Mini Test No2~

First, I will show a video about our environment and how bad is the pollution. Then, students are divided into groups. Each groups are given a pamphlet, a newspaper and a magazine. The students are required to analyse the materials to identify sentences of news that are related to the theme of the video. After they have found it, students are required to use what they have and expand it into a paragraph titled ‘Pollution in my environment’ of not more than 150 words. Each group will go to the front and present their work.

Mini Tests~ Fail???

1st activity~

You are a journalist who is in Sabah to write about the famous places here. You are trying to add in the directions to the famous places from the Hyatt Regency Kinabalu Hotel. Based on the map, give directions to your readers. The direction in the journal should not be more than 80 words. Begin your journal as follows:

One of the places that I recommend is…

2nd activity~ 

You are the tour guide for a group of tourists. You are bringing them from Sabah Tourism Promotion Corporation to the the Hyatt Regency Kinabalu Hotel. On the way to the hotel, you are required to explain briefly about the places that you have passed by as well as what is available there. This is to provide your tourists the information they need to know Sabah better. Your brief explanation must be more than 100 words.

‘INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING WRITING’ possible???

      In relevance to the first slide, I would agree that intergrating technology in teaching writing is a very good process in helping students learn better and it provides a lot of benefits to both students and teachers.

       

      In an average school, there will be students who are shy as well as students who are very good in technological things especially computers. By intergrating technology, these students can improve well in their English proficiency such as writing. For instance, shy students can interact with their friends without fully facing them. This helps to provide confidence in the students to express themselves a little bit more. You may think that this does not help in their writing at all but in my opinion, the lack of confidence and inability to express themselves prevents the student’s ideas from being expressed. Furthermore, intergrating technology allows students to cooperate among themselves in school and out of school. For instance, teachers can give the students group writing assignments which usually requires the students to meet in order to do it. Using certain tools such as google.doc, it allows the students to cooperate with each other at home. This helps to give the students more time as they do not have to finish all their work within school period. In addition, teachers can give or do more activities in class if the group work is done at home. This helps to save a lot of time as well as test the students cooperative level through technology. Thus, in my opinion, I think that integrating technology brings more good than bad for the education in our country. It can also help students to learn skills other than academic skills such as working skills.

        As shown in the slides, there are actually numerous online tools that would easily attract students’ attention as it is fun and interesting. PREZI, for instance, is a tool used to create videos of a lesson which makes a lesson more interesting. The videos created are similar to clicking on slides but with a more attractive and unique display. This helps to attract the attention of the students and makes them keen to learn in class.

       In conclusion, being able to integrate technology into teaching writing will greatly enhance a student’s ability to learn as well as giving full attention and being keen in learning. 

You got HOTS?

The activity that I thought of integrates the level of analysis.

Students are required to analyse several pictures that are linked with one another and identify the links related to the theme. From the pictures they see, they must brainstorm on points that are related to the theme given. With the points they have, students need to write a paragraph of not more than 150 words.

Theme: Bad effects of smoking.

Response?!?!? How?!?!

         We were told that we would need to mark some students’ essay to teach us in assessing a student’s work as well as to teach us how to give comments for students to improve. I find this quite challenging as I am not really that good in assessing other people’s work. Through this lesson, I learnt that it is not easy to grade a student’s work and an even harder job to give constructive comments to the students. For the essay given to me, I noticed that there are quite a few mechanical errors and I got confused on how I should grade the work with constructive feedbacks. Miss Yoon explained a few ways we can do this in order to help students improve.

         The method I think that I would most probably use is the written comments. Depending on the students, a written comment can be used to tell the students where the errors are. The written comment can be simple sentences that weak students would understand and it can also be a bit advanced sentences suited for better students. For example, the essay given by Miss Yoon shows an understanding of the topic but has a few mechanical errors. By pointing out the errors in the comments, the student can revise again based on the comments.

         In addition, written comments should be an encouragement for the students instead of criticizing their work. This method can further encourage the students to do well and have confidence in what they write.

Scary Experience?!?!

At first we were asked to to correct an essay each titled ‘A Scary Experience’ but we did not know how, so Miss Yoon allowed us to do this in groups. For my group’s particular essay, we gave it 13 out of 20 marks. From the essay, I can clearly get what the students is trying to tell. As we are dealing with students with a weak proficiency in English language, we did not focus too much on the general mistakes. We focused on the ideas more as mechanical errors are something that can be improved in time. We could easily get the flow of the ideas of the story, ideas that are interesting and relevant to the topic from the essay. Furthermore, the student was able to certain terms or words that shows a good usage of English such as leisurely and good intention. In conclusion, this student showed a significant command of the language. Thus, we give this piece of work 13!!!

What they said?

Text message received: I am on my way.

Situation: She woke up a bit late than expected. She knew she was late so she said she was on her way. She waited at the bus stop and there was no bus within the distance. Then, she decided to walk the distance rather than waiting for the bus for hours.

Movies and Songs~ What a wonderful thing~

I think that Disney's songs and movies are the ones that are most related to the KSSR and KBSM themes. This is because the themes of the songs and movies are focused on the attraction of children and thus, it needs to be more child oriented. There are also movies and songs not made by Disney which is also appropriate such as the recent 'Rise of The Guardians' which teaches kids about Christmas- without the fantasy stuffs of course. But these movies and songs allow the children to be interested and it is most likely one of their favourite things. So, here's a list of the movies and songs available presently that I searched and liked. Enjoy^^

Movie

   1906

  Finding Nemo 2

  Toy Story 4

  National Treasure 3

  Jungle Cruise

  Maleficent

  Good Dinosaur, The

  Monsters University

  Lone Ranger

  Oz: The Great and Powerful

  Tink

  Magic Kingdom

  Phineas and Ferb Movie

  McFarland

  Hill, The

  Frozen

  Tinker Bell: Secret of the Wings

  Let It Shine

  Brave

  Odd Life of Timothy Green, The

  John Carter

  Frenemies

  Wreck-It Ralph

  Frankenweenie

  Secret World of Arrietty, The

  Treasure Buddies

  Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta!

  Radio Rebel

  Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess

  Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups

  Mars Needs Moms

  Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

  Cars 2

  Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

  Prom

  Winnie the Pooh

  Lemonade Mouth

  Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure

  Suite Life Movie, The

  Once Upon A Warrior (Anaganaga O Dheerudu)

  Muppets, The

  Spooky Buddies

  Phineas & Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension

  Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas

  Geek Charming

  Alice In Wonderland

  Prince of Persia : Sands of Time

  Toy Story 3

  Star Struck

  Sorcerers Apprentice

  TRON Legacy

  Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

  Tangled

  Secretariat

  Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam

  Den Brother

  Avalon High

  Search for Santa Paws, The

  Race to Witch Mountain

  Hannah Montana: The Movie

  Up

  Space Buddies

  G-Force

  Dadnapped

  Hatching Pete

  Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too

  Princess and the Frog, The

  Ponyo

  Princess Protection Program

  Old Dogs

  Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

  Christmas Carol, A

  Santa Buddies

  Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

  Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

  High School Musical 3: Senior Year

  Wall E

  College Road Trip

  Beverly Hills Chihuahua

  Minutemen

  Camp Rock

  Bolt

  Tinker Bell

  Little Mermaid III - Ariel's Beginning

  Bedtime Stories

  Cheetah Girls, The: One World

  Snow Buddies

  Meet the Robinsons

  Jump In!

  Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board

  Bridge to Terabithia

  Cinderella III: A Twist in Time

  Underdog

  Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

  Ratatouille

  Game Plan, The

  Enchanted

  National Treasure: Book of Secrets

  High School Musical 2

  Twitches Too

  My Friends Tigger and Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas

  Secret of the Magic Gourd, The

  Shaggy Dog, The

  Eight Below

  Wild, The

  Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

  Invincible

  Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

  Cars

  Bambi II

  Glory Road

  Fox and the Hound 2, The

  Brother Bear 2

  High School Musical

  Return to Halloweentown

  Cheetah Girls 2, The

  Cow Belles

  Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior

  Read It And Weep

  Air Buddies

  Herbie Fully Loaded

  Chicken Little

  Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe

  Buffalo Dreams

  Now You See It

  Kronk's New Groove

  Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie

  Sky High

  Ice Princess

  Pacifier, The

  Pooh's Heffalump Movie

  Lilo and Stitch 2: Stich Has a Glitch

  Twitches

  Proud Family Movie, The

  Life is Ruff

  Go Figure

  Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama

  Once Upon a Mattress

  Valiant

  Greatest Game Ever Played, The

  Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove

  Incredibles, The

  Lion King 1 1/2, The

  Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas

  National Treasure

  Mulan II

  Howl's Moving Castle

  Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

  Three Musketeers, The (Animated)

  Around the World in 80 Days

  Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo

  Home on the Range

  Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

  Miracle

  Teacher's Pet

  Stuck in the Suburbs

  Tiger Cruise

  Halloweentown High

  Zenon: Z3

  Pixel Perfect

  Going to the Mat

  Finding Nemo

  Young Black Stallion, The

  Haunted Mansion, The

  George of the Jungle 2

  Freaky Friday

  Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

  Lizzie McGuire Movie

  Atlantis: Milo's Return

  Holes

  Piglet's Big Movie

  Inspector Gadget 2

  Jungle Book 2, The

  101 Dalmations II: Patch's London Adventure

  Brother Bear

  You Wish!

  Right On Track

  Even Stevens Movie, The

  Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off

  Cheetah Girls, The

  Full-Court Miracle

  Air Bud Spikes Back

  Rookie, The

  Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Christmas

  Treasure Planet

  Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause

  Tuck Everlasting

  Country Bears, The

  Lilo & Stitch

  Cinderella II: Dreams Come True

  Return to Never Land

  Snow Dogs

  Double Teamed

  Cadet Kelly

  Tru Confessions

  Get a Clue

  Gotta Kick It Up!

  Ring of Endless Light, A

  Scream Team, The

  Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch

  Monsters, Inc

  Max Keeble's Big Move

  Princess Diaries, The

  Spirited Away

  Atlantis: The Lost Empire

  Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure

  Recess: School's Out

  Motocrossed

  Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse

  Zenon: The Zequel

  Luck of the Irish

  Hounded

  Jennie Project, The

  Jumping Ship

  Poof Point, The

  Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge

  Twas the Night

  Other Side of Heaven, The

  Emperor's New Groove, The

  102 Dalmatians

  Remember the Titans

  Little Mermaid II, The: Return to the Sea

  Kid, The

  Dinosaur

  Whispers: An Elephant's Tale

  Extremely Goofy Movie, An

  Geppetto

  Mail to the Chief

  Air Bud 3: World Pup

  Angels In The Infield

  Up, Up, and Away

  Color of Friendship, The

  Alley Cats Strike

  Rip Girls

  Miracle in Lane 2

  Stepsister From Planet Weird

  Ready to Run

  Quints

  Other Me, The

  Mom's Got A Date With A Vampire

  Phantom of the Megaplex

  Ultimate Christmas Present, The

  Toy Story 2

  Fantasia 2000

  Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

  H-E Double Hockey Sticks

  Inspector Gadget

  Tarzan

  Straight Story, The

  Doug's 1st Movie

  My Favorite Martian

  Endurance

  Smart House

  Horse Sense

  Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century

  Bugs Life, A

  Lion King II: Simbas Pride, The

  Mighty Joe Young

  I'll Be Home for Christmas

  Air Bud: Golden Receiver

  Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

  Parent Trap, The (new)

  Mulan

  Meet the Deedles

  Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, The

  Knight In Camelot, A

  Brink!

  Mr. Magoo

  Flubber

  Hercules

  George of the Jungle

  Darn Cat, That

  Air Bud

  Angels in the Endzone

  Northern Lights

  Under Wraps

  Rocket Man

  Jungle 2 Jungle

  Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

  Muppet Treasure Island

  101 Dalmatians

  Hunchback of Notre Dame, The

  D3: The Mighty Ducks

  Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

  James and the Giant Peach

  First Kid

  Toy Story

  Tom and Huck

  Big Green, The

  Kid in King Arthur's Court, A

  Operation Dumbo Drop

  Pocahontas

  Goofy Movie, A

  Heavy Weights

  Man of the House

  Tall Tale

  Lion King, The

  Santa Clause, The

  Angels in the Outfield

  D2: The Mighty Ducks

  White Fang 2

  Iron Will

  Blank Check

  Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book

  Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

  Adventures of Huck Finn, The

  Cool Runnings

  Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

  Three Musketeers, The

  Hocus Pocus

  Far Off Place, A

  Aladdin

  Newsies

  Mighty Ducks, The

  Muppet Christmas Carol, The

  Honey I Blew Up the Kid

  Beauty and the Beast

  White Fang

  Rocketeer

  Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

  Rescuers Down Under, The

  DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp

  Shipwrecked

  Little Mermaid, The

  Cheetah

  Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

  Oliver and Company

  Return to Snowy River

  Brave Little Toaster, The

  Benji the Hunted

  Flight of the Navigator

  Basil - The Great Mouse Detective

  One Magic Christmas

  Journey of Natty Gann, The

  Black Cauldron, The

  Return to Oz

  Where the Toys Come From

  Love Leads the Way

  Never Cry Wolf

  Tiger Town

  Trenchcoat

  Something Wicked This Way Comes

  Tron

  Night Crossing

  Tex

  Fox and the Hound, The

  Condorman

  Devil and Max Devlin, The

  Amy

  Dragonslayer

  Herbie Goes Bananas

  Last Flight of Noah's Ark. The

  Popeye

  Midnight Madness

  Watcher in the Woods, The

  Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

  Black Hole, The

  North Avenue Irregulars, The

  Unidentified Flying Oddball

  Cat from Outer Space, The

  Return from Witch Mountain

  Hot Lead and Cold Feet

  Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

  Pete's Dragon

  Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The

  Tale of Two Critters, A

  Rescuers, The

  Candleshoe

  Gus

  Shaggy D.A., The

  Freaky Friday

  No Deposit, No Return

  Treasure of Matecumbe

  Escape From The Dark (The Littlest Horse Thieves)

  Apple Dumpling Gang, The

  Strongest Man in the World, The

  Escape to Witch Mountain

  One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing

  Boy Who Talked to Badgers, The

  Ride A Wild Pony

  Herbie Rides Again

  Bears and I, The

  Castaway Cowboy

  Island at the Top of the World, The

  Robin Hood

  Superdad

  Mustang

  One Little Indian

  Charley and the Angel

  World's Greatest Athlete, The

  Now You See Him, Now You Don't

  Biscuit Eater, The

  Snowball Express

  Napoleon and Samantha

  Run, Cougar, Run

  Chandar, the Black Leopard of Ceylon

  Bedknobs and Broomsticks

  Million Dollar Duck, The

  Barefoot Executive, The

  Scandalous John

  AristoCats, The

  Smoke

  Boatniks, The

  King of the Grizzlies

  Wild Country, The

  Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The

  Smith!

  Rascal

  Love Bug, The

  Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit, The

  One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, The

  Blackbeard's Ghost

  Never A Dull Moment

  Jungle Book, The

  Happiest Millionaire, The

  Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.

  Fighting Prince of Donegal, The

  Follow Me, Boys!

Monkey's Uncle, The

  Mary Poppins

  Moon Spinners, The

  Three Lives of Thomasina, The

  Misadventures of Merlin Jones, The

  Tiger Walks, A

  Sword in the Stone, The

Legend of Lobo, The

  101 Dalmatians (Animated)

  Absent-Minded Professor, The

  Parent Trap, The

Sign of Zorro, The

  Sleeping Beauty

  Shaggy Dog, The

 Rise of The Guardians

  Old Yeller

  Johnny Tremain

  Great Locomotive Chase, The

  Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

  Lady and the Tramp

  Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

  Littlest Outlaw, The

  20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

  Peter Pan

  Sword and the Rose, The

  Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue

  Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men, The

  Alice in Wonderland

  Cinderella

  Treasure Island

  Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, The

  Melody Time

  So Dear to My Heart

  Fun & Fancy Free

  Song of the South

  Make Mine Music

  Three Caballeros, The

  Saludos Amigos

  Victory Through Air Power

  Bambi

  Dumbo

  Reluctant Dragon, The

  Fantasia

  Pinocchio 

  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Songs

A Whole New World - Brad Kane/Lea Salonga 
Circle Of Life - Carmen Twillie 
Beauty And The Beast - Angel Lansbury 
Under The Sea - Samuel E. Wright 
Hakuna Matata - Jason Weaver 
Kiss The Girl - Samuel E. Wright 
I Just Can't Wait To Be King - Jason Weaver 
Poor Unfortunate Souls - Pat Carroll 
Chim Chim Cher-ee - Julie Andrews 
Jolly Holiday - Julie Andrews 
A Spoonful Of Sugar - Julie Andrews 
Let's Get Together - Hayley Mills 
The Monkey's Uncle - Annette Funicello 
The Ugly Bug Ball - Burl Ives 
The Spectrum Song - Paul Frees 
Colonel Hathi's March - J. Pat O'Malley 
A Whale Of A Tale - Kirk Douglas 
You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! - Bobby Driscoll 
The Work Song - The Mouse Chorus 
A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes - Ilene Woods 
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - James Baskett 
Dance Of The Reed Flutes - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky 
Love Is A Song - Donald Novis 
Some Day My Prince Will Come - Adriana Caselotti 
Minnie's Yoo Hoo! - Carl Stalling 
Be Our Guest - Angela Lansbury 
Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Sally Dworsky 
Part Of Your World - Jodi Benson 
One Jump Ahead - Brad Kane 
Gaston - Richard White 
Something There - Paige O'Hara 
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - Julie Andrews 
Candle On The Water - Helen Reddy 
Main Street Musical Parade - Jean Jacques Perrey 
The Age Of Not Believing - Angela Lansbury 
The Bare Necessities - Phil Harris 
Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag) - Julie Andrews 
Best Of Friends - Pearl Bailey 
Let's Go Fly A Kite - Dick Van °O°°O°°O°°O° 
It's A Small World (After All) - The Disneyland Chorus 
The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room - Thurl Ravenscroft 
Mickey Mouse Club March - The Mouseketeers 
On The Front Porch - Burl Ives 
The Second Star To The Right - The Jud Conlon Chorus 
Ev'rybody Has A Laughing Place - Johnny Lee 
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo - Verna Felton 
So This Is Love - Ilene Woods 
When You Wish Upon A Star - Cliff Edwards 
Heigh-Ho - The Dwarf's Chorus 
Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf? - Pinto Colvig 
Colors Of The Wind - Judy Kuhn 
You've Got A Friend In Me - Randy Newman 
Be Prepared - Jeremy Irons 
Out There - Tom Hulce 
Family - Original Cast 
Les Poissons - Rene Auberjonois 
Mine, Mine, Mine - Mel Gibson 
Jack's Lament - Danny Elfman 
My Name Is James - Paul Terry 
Heffalumps And Woozles - Disney Chorus 
The Mob Song - Original Cast 
Poortobello Road - Angela Lansbury 
Stay Awake - Julie Andrews 
I Wan'na Be Like You - Louis Prima 
Oo-De-Lally - Roger Miller 
Are We Dancing - John Davidson 
Once Upon A Dream - Mary Costa 
Belle Notte - Bill Thompson 
Following The Leader - Paul Collins 
Trust In Me - Sterling Holloway 
The Ballad Of Davy Crockett - The Wellingtons 
I'm Professor Ludwig Von Drake - Paul Frees 
Pink Elephants On Parade - Disney Chorus 
Little April Shower - Disney Chorus 
The Silly Song (Dwarfs' Yodel Song) - Adriana Caselotti 
One Last Hope - Danny DeVitto 
A Guy Like You - Charles Kimbrough 
On The Open Road - Aaron Lohr 
Just Around The Riverbend - Judy Kuhn 
Home - Susan Egan 
Fantasmic! - Bruce Healey 
Oogie Boogie's Song - Ken Page 
I Will Go Sailing No More - Randy Newman 
Substitutiary Locomotion - Angela Lansbury 
Stop, Look, And Listen/I'm No Fool - Cliff Edwards 
Love - Nancy Adams 
Thomas O'Malley Cat - Phil Harris 
That's What Friends Are For - J. Pat O'Malley 
Winnie The Pooh - The Disney Chorus 
Femininity - Hayley Mills 
Ten Feet Off The Ground - Janet Blair 
The Siamese Cat Song - Peggy Lee 
Enjoy It! - Maurice Chevalier 
Although I Dropped $00,000 (I Found A Million Dollars In Your Smile) - Paul Frees 
Give A Little Whistle - Cliff Edwards 
Oh, Sing Sweet Nightingale - Ilene Woods 
I Wonder - Mary Costa 
Looking For Romance (I Bring You A Song) - Donald Novis 
Baby Mine - Betty Noyes 
I'm Wishing/One Song - Adriana Caselotti 
I'll Make A Man Out Of You - Donny Osmond And Chorus 
I Won't Say (I'm In Love) - Susan Egan 
God Help The Outcasts - Heidi Mollenhauer And Chorus 
If I Can't Love Her - Terrence Mann 
Steady As The Beating Drum - The Disney Chorus 
Belle - Richard White 
Strange Things - Randy Newman 
Cruella DeVil - Dr. John 
Eating The Peach - Simon Callow 
Seize The Day - David Moscow 
What's This? - Danny Elfman 
Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) - Burl Ives 
The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down - The Disney Chorus 
A Step In The Right Direction - Angela Lansbury 
Boo Bop Bopbop Bop (I Love You, Too) - Charlie Callas 
Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life For Me) - The Disney Chorus 
My Own Home 
Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat - Phil Harris 
In A World Of My Own - Kathryn Beaumont And Chorus 
You Belong To My Heart - Dora Luz 
Humphrey Hop - The Disney Chorus 
He's A Tramp - Peggy Lee 
Song Of The South - The Disney Chorus 
When I See An Elephant Fly - Cliff Edwards 
I've Got No Strings - Dickie Jones