H4 - Period 1 - Writing nr.2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Writing - H4 

Period 1

Today's goals

After this lesson, you ...

•  know what is expected of you for the writing test.
•  know how to structure your composition.
•  can avoid common mistakes in writing.

Spelling & punctuation

- Commas and full-stops (, .)

- Apostrophes  (don't, Linda's book)

- Spelling of words

Not sure? You are allowed a dictionary, use it.

- Distinction between capital (A)/lowercase (a) letters

(I, first word of a sentence, days of the week, months of the year, holidays, countries, languages, nationalities, religions, people's names and title, places, company names and organisations)

your vs. you're

there vs. they're vs. their

____ house is over ____.

1. There, their
2. They're, there
3. Their, they're
4. Their, there

I don't know where ... going

1. there
2. their
3. they're

_____ all very nice students!

1. Your
2. You're

.... teacher is very nice!

1. Your
2. You're

When I do not know a word, I .... use a dictionary

never

hardly ever

sometimes

often

very often

Controlevragen bij woordenboekgebruik

1. zoek ik een werkwoord / zelfstandig naamwoord (ZN) / bijvoegelijk naamwoord (BNW), enz.
2. past de eerste betekenis het beste bij mijn zin, of moet ik verder lezen, kijk ook naar de voorbeelden!!!

Word order

Word order

Put in the right order:
he - new - song - now - is - a - singing .

Put in the right order:
stay - up - late - on - weekdays - do mum - and - dad - not .

Tips

- Organise your thoughts and ideas. 

- Do not forget about paragraphs (use a blank line to start a new paragraph).

- Always check and edit your work before you hand it in.

- Avoid words like gonna, stuff, homie etc.

- I should be able to read your work (handwriting).

Correct the sentences

Jack is terrible upset about losing his keys.

Everyone have seen that movie.

Kevin is extreme clever.

I have lived in canada since 10 months.

De toets

Je krijgt de keuze tussen twee onderwerpen

Vier alinea's

140-150 woorden

Handgeschreven

30 minuten

Woordenboek toegestaan

Structure

Title

Paragraph 1: Introduction - introduce your topic

Paragraph 2: First body paragraph - positive points

Paragraph 3: Second body paragraph - negative points

Paragraph 4: Conclusion - summary of the information from the body paragraphs and final answer

Organise your thought and ideas

Which topic what do you know about this topic

positives

negatives

Finished!

Well done, you have finished today's lesson.

Now you ...

- know what is expected of you for the writing test.

- know how to structure your composition.

- can avoid common mistakes in writing.