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 Draft 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 (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 Practice On Your Own (in class 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 – 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. In next year, she had an exhibition.
Scrambled Sentences [under construction/unfinished] The timeline / / the life / of Nancy Ajram. / She / is /a famous singer / from Lebanon. Ms. Ajram / was born / on / 16-May, 1983 in / Beirut, Lebanon. When / she / was / 12 years old, / she / won / a TV talent show. From / 1995 to 1998, / she / studied / music, / and / she / made / her first / CD / in 1998. In 2003, she made her CD, and she became very famous and rich! The next year, in 2004, she began to advertise Coca Cola in the Middle East. Between 2004 and 2007, she made many CDs and music videos, and she made some films. In 2007, she appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show. In 2008, she married Fadi Hachem and she won the World Music Award. On 16-May-2009, she had a baby, named Mila, and in 2010, she started to work for UNICEF to help poor children.