English 9: Turning the Third Page

This week our topic is all about Verbals. What is Verbals? It is a word derived from a verb that functions in a sentence as a noun or modifier rather than as a verb. Infinitive and gerunds are also included in verbal. Verbal have three different kinds. One of them is Gerund, What is a gerund? It is a verbal that ends with -ing that functions as nouns. Next is Infinitives, What is Infinitives? this is a verbal that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb, It is often preceded by the particle "To". Lastly, What is Participles? It is a verb that is used as an adjective, It can also be used as a past participle or a present participle. there are also following tests and assessments to be answered so we can apply the learnings we earned. there are also practices held on the given module.

This week we discussed Tone, Mood, Technique, and Purpose. In this discussion, we had some visitors and observers. We are asked about our insight into our topics. So we start at the tone, What is tone? tone simply the writer's attitude towards a subject, characters, or audience. Examples of tone are; Bitter, accusatory, critical, optimistic, sincere, etc. While Mood is what a reader feels while reading the story or a scene. What is Technique? It is the style that authors used in conveying their messages in a manner that effective and meaningful to their readers. In writing, there are four types of writing techniques; Descriptive Writing, Narrative Writing, Persuasive Writing, and Expository writing. Next, is Purpose, What is Purpose? it is simply the main reason for writing. There are three basic purposes for writing it; a)To inform, b)To persuade, and c)To entertain. This week we are also tasked to use these learnings in expressing the scene we want to create that we must...

For this week we just discussed Literary Devices. Before we discussed we had our Flag Ceremony since its Monday. What is Literary Device? It is a tool used by writers to hint at larger themes, ideas, and meaning in a story or piece of writing. Literary devices have many types. One of Literary devices used are Simile and metaphor, these two are the most used literary devices, It refers to the drawing of comparison between the two unrelated and dissimilar things, people, beings, places, and concepts. We discussed 8 literary devices but it can be counted as 9 when we separate simile and metaphor. Other literary devices are; foreshadowing, flashback, symbolism, rhyme, oxymoron, repetition, and rhetorical questions. We also are asked to give some examples. At the end of our discussion, we had some assessments and tests. We also have some announcements about some of my teachers' concerns.

This week our topic is all about Judging the validity of Evidence. Before we proceed to our topic our teacher gave us a spelling quiz to help us grow our vocabulary. In the spelling, we spelled words like; cliche, liaison, minuscule, etc. After our spelling activity, we had our Anglo-American Literature Icon, Stephenie Meyer. Stephenie Meyer is an American Novelist and a film producer, she is known for writing the famous vampire romance series Twilight. Some of Stephenie Meyer's books are New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, etc. We also have our Figure of Speech in focus. This week the figure of speech in focus is Paradox. What is Paradox? It is a figure of speech that is a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true. One example sentence of a Paradox is Save money by spending it. Our activity is making a blog as a performance task.