Assignment 10 About Jane Goodall

Find a Chinese or English website with information about Jane Goodall. Put down 3 important things.

Assignment 9 About Mother Teresa

Please go to http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/teresa/ and read the article. Then answer the following questions.

1. When was Mother Teresa born?
2. When did she die?
3. In which country did she work?
4. By 1950 she began her own order of nuns, what is it called?
5. When did she receive the Nobel Peace Prize?
6. Put down one more important thing about Mother Teresa.

Assignment 8 Robert Frost's Most Famous Poem Is...

Find American poet Robert Frot's most famous poem and post it on your blog. How do you know which poem is the most famous one? It's time to test your searching skills.

Assignment 7 Facts about Yo-Yo Ma

同學們找出一個 介紹Yo-Yo Ma（馬友友)的英文網站， 做成連結。 並寫出5件你認為有關他的重要或有趣的事。 可以是直接從網路上的文字剪貼上來。

Assignment 6 A Poem

同學們使用網路上的押韻字典寫出一首有主題的詩。
請參考這個押韻字典網站。http://www.rhymer.com/

Assignment 5 My Memories

You will upload two pictures to your blog and write about what these two pictures remid you of and why. Use the phrase "remind...of". Click on the title of this assignment and you will see the example.

Assignment 4 Corrections & Format

Dear studetns,

So far you have done three assignments, and I have checked them. In this assignment, you will have to do the following.

I. About the content
1. Correct your writing as I suggested.
2. If you have not completed the three assignments, do finish them ASAP. Each assignment costs 5 points.

II. About the format of your writng
1. Leave a space after a comma.
2. Leave NO space before a comma.
3. Leave a space at the end of the sentence.


III. About the format of your blog
1. Do not write any Chinese, except for your name if you wish.
2. Clean up the unwanted comments, such as the junk comments.
3. Do the follwoing setup.

設定>格式>
時間 Asia/ Taipei
顯示標題欄位 是
顯示連結欄位 是

設定>意見>
誰能發表意見 任何人
張貼預設 新文章具有新意見
在彈出式視窗中顯出意見 是
留言顯示證詞 是
意見通知地址 寫下自己的email地址， 你會在mail中收到comments

4. Make 2 links on the collumn "Links". Link your blog to Newsroom 113 and we are a team.
You may make more links to your favorite websites if you wish.

Assignment 3 People I Know

You will write 5 sentences about people you know, such as your parents, girlfriend(s), friends, teachers, etc. Each sentence has to include BOTH of the following patterns.

Pattern 1
think of …as
see…as
view…as
take… as
treat…as
look on/upon…as
consider…(as)


Pattern 2
where/when/how/which/whom to +V

Examples
I think of my girlfriend as my best friend because she always knows how to cheer me up.
I see my friend Tom as a ladykiller because he really knows how to make a girl fall in love with him.

Assignment 2 Free Topics or A Poem

Dear Students,

This week you can decide what to write all by yourself. If you have difficulty finding a good topic, you may try to write a poem about yourself. Follow the instructions and you will find this assignment a piece of cake.


Who Are You? –A Poem
I. First line

I am (two special characteristics you have)__________________


II. Choose 5 sentences from below to complete your poem:

I enjoy _________________________________________
I want _________________________________________
I understand ____________________________________
I feel __________________________________________
I worry ________________________________________
I try ___________________________________________
I see ___________________________________________
I hear __________________________________________
I say __________________________________________
I dream _________________________________________

III. Last line
I am (repeat the first line) _______________________________


Example:

I am a hardworking teacher who is also a responsible mother.
I want to learn with my students and spend time with my son together.
I understand the needs of all my boys.
I feel their happiness and sorrows.
I enjoy my time both in school and at home.
I worry I can’t have space of my own.
I dream we can grow together.
I am a hardworking teacher who is also a responsible mother.

Assignment 1 Basics about Myself

In this assignment, you will write a brief self-introdcution. You can also upload a photo of yourself, your idol, or anything that means a lot to you. The introduction should include the following information.

1. Your name (English name or Chinese name) and your star sign. If you don’t know your star sign, check out http://www.kellystarsigns.com/ Some personality traits about each star sign are also listed in this website.
2. Your personality.
3. Your interests. (one or two)
4. Anything special about yourself.


Example:

My name is Ching-ching and I am a Sagittarius. I am a fun-loving and friendly person. I love making friends. I often bring laughter to my friends, but sometimes I am a little bit too honest so that I hurt other people's feelings without knowing it.I love traveling, but I don't have the time or money to do it often. I usually stay home watching HBO movies when I am free. I have a great job and a wonderful family. I consider myself the luckiest person in the world.