_________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______WORDS your writing Did you in introduction with main idea? □ Yes □ No Did you write a conclusion? □ Yes □ No Did you use past tenses? □ Yes □ No Did you use time order words? □ Yes □ No Did you combine sentences? □ Yes □ No Did you write at least 150 words? □ Yes □ No Did you write the word count? □ Yes □ No *Points subtracted for Poor formatting -- no name - missing word count – late Extra help!! Writing Center. Sunday, Mon., Tues, Wed., 9-4 and Thur. 9-12 Mary’s Office Mon. - Wed., 2-3 Jackie Chan timeline Mini Project: Famous Person : Work with a of 3 students Collect information about a famous person that you are interested in. You can use the internet (or ). Take notes about the person. Use only simple words that everyone can understand. Use base verbs Bring your notes and a picture to class STUDENT NAMES 1) ____________________ 2) ___________________ 3)________________ Name of Person _______________________________________________
Checklist: Biographical Timeline Good Writers CHECK their writing! CONTENT (5 points) Enough (120-150) □ Yes □ No info is complete and correct □ Yes □ No not copied or repetitive □ Yes □ No ORGANIZATION (5 points) 3 paragraphs well separated (intro – body – conclusion) □ Yes □ No Good time words (correct and varied, not repetitive) □ Yes □ No GRAMMAR (5 points) Verbs in the past □ Yes □ No Combined sentences (PUNCTUATION, CW) □ Yes □ No prepositions & pronouns □ Yes □ No Other Grammar (#, C [articles: a, an, the]) □ Yes □ No VOCABULARY (5 points) variety of expressions □ Yes □ No Good spelling □ Yes □ No 2 (everyone)
Checklist: Biographical Timeline Good Writers CHECK their writing! CONTENT (5 points) Enough words (120-150) □ Yes □ No info is complete and correct □ Yes □ No not copied or repetitive □ Yes □ No ORGANIZATION (5 points) 3 paragraphs well separated – body – conclusion) □ Yes □ No Good time order words (correct and varied, not repetitive) □ Yes □ No GRAMMAR (5 points) Verbs in the past □ Yes □ No Combined sentences (PUNCTUATION, CW) □ Yes □ No prepositions & pronouns □ Yes □ No Other Grammar (#, C [articles: a, an, the]) □ Yes □ No VOCABULARY (5 points) variety of expressions □ Yes □ No Good spelling □ Yes □ No - Practice Directions: Add verbs. 2. (Circle) the time order words. 3. Box the prepositions Umm Kulthum Umm Kulthum ____________ a very famous singer from Egypt. Umm Kulthum _____________ born in 1904 in Zahayra, Egypt. When she ____________ five years old, she _____________ the Village School. In 1916, she ____________ a singing group, and in 1923, she __________ to Cairo. From 1923 to 1928, she ___________ at Music School. In 1932, she did concerts in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Libya. Three years later, she _____________ her first film. In 1937, she
Checklist: Biographical Timeline Good Writers their writing! CONTENT (5 points) Enough words (120-150) □ Yes □ No info is complete and correct □ Yes □ No not copied or repetitive □ Yes □ No ORGANIZATION (5 points) 3 paragraphs well separated (intro – body – conclusion) □ Yes □ No Good time words (correct and varied, not repetitive) □ Yes □ No GRAMMAR (5 points) Verbs in the past □ Yes □ No Combined sentences (PUNCTUATION, CW) □ Yes □ No prepositions & pronouns □ Yes □ No Other Grammar (#, C [articles: a, an, the]) □ Yes □ No VOCABULARY (5 points) variety of expressions □ Yes □ No Good spelling □ Yes □ No Practice On Your Own (in practice test) Select a timeline (Bruce Lee, or Azza al Qubaisi) to write about. Check your work with the checklist. PRACTICE : Information Transfer #3: BIOGRAPHY TIMELINE
Checklist: Biographical Timeline Good Writers CHECK their writing! CONTENT (5 points) Enough words (120-150) □ Yes □ No info is complete and correct □ Yes □ No not copied or repetitive □ Yes □ No ORGANIZATION (5 points) 3 paragraphs well separated (intro – body – conclusion) □ Yes □ No Good time order words (correct and varied, not repetitive) □ Yes □ No GRAMMAR (5 points) Verbs in the past □ Yes □ No Combined sentences (PUNCTUATION, CW) □ Yes □ No prepositions & pronouns □ Yes □ No Other Grammar (#, C [articles: a, an, the]) □ Yes □ No VOCABULARY (5 points) variety of expressions □ Yes □ No Good spelling □ Yes □ No Common mistakes – Timeline – Azza – Bruce Lee P – punctuation/comb – combining sentences She was born in 1978, twelve years later, she began her artistic career. 1n 1965, he did his first TV show, “The Green Hornet” have a son, Brandon. In 1946, he made his first movie, in 1953 he began Kung Fu lessons. TW - Time Words Between 2003 to 2005, she worked hard to make her company a success.
prep VT prep –art - C prep School for Girls – Bristol, UK. She win a bronze medal for show jumping – Pan arab games on prep Syria in 1992. Next, from 1992 and 1995, she studied at St. Hilda’s College at Oxford P prep – art # V University, she graduated BA degree. When she was 30 year old, in 2004, she was married His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum. In 2006, she was elected president of the FEI (International Equestrian Federation). The next year, she born a baby daughter named Sheikha Al Jalila, and in 2012, she haves another baby named Sheikh Zayed bin Mohammed. Princess Haya had an amazing life, she achieved a lot. (about 150 words)