Double Comparitives

Using the information we have just studied, write something you believe and explain it.


Use: The more, The Less, The comparitive

Make sure to explain your answer.

New T.V. Show

Read the following T.V. show proposal.

T.V. Show Proposal

English 101 is a heartwarming drama that focuses on the lives of three high school students and their English teacher. The show is set in an international high school that will be shut down unless students and teachers can find a way to save it.

Target Market: Young teens will love watching this after-school show because they'll identify with the main characters, the school setting, and the situations.

Characters: Each episode revolves around English teacher Roberto Garcia and a small group of students. Maria is a senior who dreams of becoming a hip-hop star. Sam is the brilliant and handsome honor students. John is the shy basketball star.

Story Line: Everyone loves Maple, but unless they come up with a plan, it will be closed to make room for a new shopping center. Each week cast members struggle with their own lives as they also struggle to save their school.

Similar to what I did, you must write a proposal for a new T.V. Show. It should meet 3 criteria.

1. Name and brief description

2. Target Market and brief description

3. Characters with a brief description

4. Story Line and brief description

Interesting News

The following articles are from the Onion, a phony internet journal. Read one of the following and report what you thought using the grammar studied on page 37.
so, such, such...that, so...that, so much/little...that, so many/few...that

1. Mayan calendar predicts bad movie
2. Museum allow painting to be touched
3. Temporary priests due to lack of money
4.

T.V. Shows

This week's assignment is extremely easy! You need to write about 3 movies, T.V. shows, books, plays, etc., shows using the vocabulary on page 40.

Clichéd, engrossing, formulaic, insipid, inspiring, moving, predictable, riveting, touching.

Write 3 in total, not 3 for each. Make sure you use the vocabulary.

E True Xoxollywood Story - The Life of Robert

Look at the following pictures and invent a story about one of them.

USE: it + is, was, has been + Past Participle

USE: it + is, was, has been + Past Participle

Hoaxes and Tall Tales

This week, each of you will do a brief investigation on one of the following either Hoaxes or Tall Tales. First of all, let me explain what a hoax is. It kind of like a big, elaborate lie; for example, the three naufragos. A tall tale, on the other hand, is an exaggerated story told by people who were beginning to inhabit The United States.

Each option can only be used once! So if you see two comments on one hoax or tall tale, choose another one. There should be enough choices, I think.

Click on one of the following links to investigate, then read the instruction on the bottom.

Hoaxes

Piltdown Man

Loch Ness Monster (Feel free to look elsewhere for

Bigfoot/Yeti information, but these sites are

Chupacabras well-founded coming from

War of Worlds international newspapers)

Crop Circles

Tall Tales

Paul Bunyan

Pecos Bill

Johnny Appleseed

Roberto Garcia

After investigating about one of the above, write two to three sentences about what you learnt using the following verbs in a reporting clause:

argue assert claim report

admit agree assume believe doubt explain feel

ie. Many people assume (that) Robert is the smartest person in Mexico.

Don't forget you can use some new vocabulary, too.

believable convincing dubious fishy misleading

plausible conceivable far-fetched iffy phony

Superstitions

Are you superstitious? Take the follwing test to find out.
Click on submit answers to find out.

Now write a superstition you know. Make sure not to repeat what your other classmates have said so read what everyone has written.