Writing year 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Short story

Goal: 

- learn how to write a short story

- write a short story 

Today's Topics

Nouns (plurals & possessives)

Conjunctions (voegwoorden)

Word order

Writing Tips (False friends + general spelling mistakes)

Short writing assignment 

Examples of a Noun
(In English)

People

John

Willem

Barbara

Judith

Places

London

College

Asia

North Pole

Things

Food

Table

Book

Phone

Concepts

Sports

Beauty

Love

Smell

Actions

Celebration

Suggestion

Jumping

Talking

Which words are Nouns?

"Monday is my favourite day of this week"

1. Monday, favourite, week
2. Monday, day, week
3. favourite, this
4. is, day, week

Which words are Nouns?

"Maya always swims with Steve, in Madrid"

1. Maya, swims, Steve
2. Maya, Steve,
3. Maya, Steve, Madrid
4. Maya, Madrid

Plural Nouns

Welke twee soorten zelfstandige naamwoorden zijn er?

Countable

individuele objecten

Cup(s)

Phone(s)

Man/Men Woman/Women

Buses

Uncountable

Algemeen begrip / groep

Money

Information

Weather

Furniture

Countable Nouns (plural)

Noun ending in -y

toy -> toys

party -> parties

Noun + -es 

bus -> buses (not busses)

bush -> bushes (not bushs)

Noun + -s

kid -> kids

phone -> phones

Irregular Nouns

Man -> Men

Woman -> Women

Mouse -> Mice

Goose -> Geese

Exceptions

(a pair of) Jeans
(a pair of) Glasses (bril)

(a pair of) Pajamas

-> always plural

What is the plural of

Glass (glas / glazen)

1. Glass'
2. Glassies
3. Glasses
4. Glases

What is the plural of

Money

1. Moneys
2. Money has no plural
3. Monies
4. Moneyes

What is the plural of

Holiday

1. Holidays
2. Holidaies
3. Holiday has no plural
4. Holidayes

Nouns (possessive)

's

kid -> kid's bag

phone -> phone's ringtone

parents -> My parents' house

PLURAL IN ENGLISH = NEVER 's!!

DVD's (NL) -> DVDs (EN)

's in English = possessive

Plural

Possessive

Shoes

Jimmy's

Babies

Baby's

Builder's

Guitars

Click on the correct possessive

1. Bob's bicycle
2. Bobs bicycle
3. Bobs' bicycle
4. Bob' bicycle

Click on the correct possessive

1. James's cat
2. James' cat
3. James cat
4. Jame's cat

Word Order

Point of view (POV)

Writing Tips - Cause / Because

Cause -> Oorzaak

Because -> Omdat

I'm tired cause I didn't sleep well 

I'm tired because I didn't sleep well

  The cause of his death is still unknown

NO

YES

YES

Writing Tips - Spelling

All (alles)

BUT

Alright, always

Off (uit)

BUT

of course, the roof of the house

Full, full of wonder (vol, vol met wonderen)

BUT

wonderful, beautiful

Writing Tips - False Friends

Engelse woorden die lijken op Nederlandse woorden

EN	NL
Room	Kamer
Pet	Huisdier
Sip	Slok

NL	EN
Room	Cream
Pet	Cap
Sip	Sad

Creative Writing

Aim: To write a free text, like a blog.

• Step 1: Choose a topic
• Step 2: Think about a story
• Step 3: Plan out your story
• Step 4: Start writing following the structure you laid out in your plan
• Step 5: Proofread your work (or have someone else do it)
• Step 6: Correct any grammar/vocabulary mistakes in your text.

What would you do if this was the last day on earth?

Write down a short story (in a word file) about what you would do... Be creative.  Don't be afraid to make mistakes!

Try to write for 10 minutes straight

Share your story with a classmate

Check for errors and decide who's story is the most creative, funny, adventurous, crazy or realistic?