INTEGRATING OF SKILLS IN WRITING WITH BLOOM’S TAXONOMY

Choose one of the four levels; synthesizing, evaluating, analysing or applying. Refer to the themes in Kurikulum Bersepadu Sekolah Menengah (KBSM). Design a task which integrates the level chosen. Write meaningful instruction for your task.

Level	Analysis
Theme	People ( Celebrities)
Instruction	Write five things that related to the picture shown

AN ENGLISH TEACHER - TO - BE 

( LET'S MARK ! )

We were given an essay by Miss Yoon entitled ‘A Scary Experience‘. It was an essay that written by her students.

When I read the essay, I found that the student have problem on expressing the real meaning of what she/ he wanted to express out with appropriate words. This problem really affects the students’ essay especially in constructing the sentences.

At first, I cannot understand what actually the student wanted to express. But then, I tried to read it repeatedly. The essay was actually still understandable. It was just that the student translated the sentences directly. Besides that, there were also some grammatical errors in this essay.

Therefore, my friends and I decided to give this essay 16/20.

  
     

(: mini test :)

1 ) WRITE INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS FOR TWO WRITING ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE PICTURE : 

QUESTION 1 :

One of your friend from Peninsular Malaysia is having a family vacation in Kota Kinabalu. She needs your help to show her the directions to go to Hyatt Regency Kinabalu Hotel from Jalan Haji Saman. Write a short e-mail to show her the direction. Your e-mail must consists of 60 words.

QUESTION 2 :

2) YOU ARE TEACHING THE THEME 'ENVIRONMENT' TO A FORM THREE CLASS WITH INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY. DESCRIBE ONE ACTIVITY ON HOW TO INTEGRATE THE FOLLOWING THINKING SKILLS INTO YOUR LESSON.

a) Analysis

b) Application

My title for the activity will be ' I LOVE RIVERS '

In order to expose and teach my students on ' ENVIRONMENT ' theme, I will bring some old newspapers that might contain the pictures of rivers in it. I will ask my student to find out the pictures of rivers and cut it off. Then, I'll ask them to paste in onto A4 papers.

Next, I will ask them to write The Advantages to keep the rivers clean  in order to build up their vocabulary and writing skills. 

OMG !! AN EARTHQUAKE !!!

I’M A SURVIVOR !!!!

My friends and I were asked by Miss Yoon to play the game. Well actually, this is not a game since it was stated there that nobody is keeping score. Somehow, we have to choose whether to be an aid worker, survivor or journalist.

Firstly, I chose to be a survivor in this game. When I first clicked at the ‘Survivor’ option, it started to show me some pictures on what actually happening and there was also a voice that telling me the situation. Then, i'd been asked to make a decision on what to do next? In this case, I realized that I have to make a very BEST decision as it may affects others.   

SO NEXT.......

When the time comes, I'm going to use this game to do some activities in my students' writing development skills. 

HOW? 

1. Ask my students to go back and try out this game.
* list down all the words that they did not understand from the game.


2. In the next class, I will ask them to sound off all the words that they've listed down and discuss the meaning.
3. I will ask them to write their very own experience as any of the role that they had chosen.

Songs and Movies Title

FRIENDSHIP

NATURE

SONGS ·        Best of Friends ( Pearl Bailey ) ·        You Got A Friend In Me (Randy Newman) ·        Anytime You Need A Friend (Mariah Carey) ·        True Friend (Hannah Montana) ·        My Same (Adele) ·        Song For A Friend (Jason Mraz) ·        Umbrella (Rihanna) ·        Lean On Me (Glee) ·        I Turn To You ( Christina Aguilera) ·        I Love You (Barney) MOVIES ·        The Three Stooges ·        Dumb and Dumber ·        Lilo and Stitch ·        Lizzie Mcguire The Movie ·        High School Musical ·        Tinker Bell ·        Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs ·        Lion King ·        Kungfu Panda

SONGS ·        The Climb (Miley Cyrus) ·        Heal The World (Micheal Jackson) ·        Beautiful Day (U2) MOVIES                             ·        Snow White and The Huntsman ·        Jungle Book ·        Anaconda ·        Tarzan ·        The Doomsday 2012

TASK 3 : EXPLORING YOUR SENSES

WHAT CAN YOU SEE?	WHAT CAN YOU HEAR?	WHAT CAN YOU FEEL?	WHAT CAN YOU SMELL?
I saw a lot of books arranged in the racks. There were thick, thin, new and also old books and also little number of people walking around and searching for books.	I could hear the sound of working air conditioner and people footsteps walking around the library, stepping on the stairs.	I can feel the peace of seeking knowledge. I also feel motivated when sitting here in library.	I could smell the smells of old books, and musty smells of the carpets.

TASK 2 : DESCRIBING MOVEMENTS

TASK 2 : DESCRIBING MOVEMENTS

CHOSEN TEXT :

Effah : Have you taken your lunch? I’m hungry. 

ORIGINAL MESSAGE :

She is asking her friend whether she had already taken her lunch and telling her friend that she is hungry.

DESCRIPTION :

Effah is sitting on a chair, facing her laptop. She is trying her best to finish her assignments although she was really tired and sleepy. Her face looked very pale and not energetic at all – maybe because she still had not taken her meal. She took her mobile phone, and sent her friend a message. She wanted to ask where her friend was at the moment. Effah was very hungry, so she asked her friend to come and take their lunch together at the nearest cafeteria.