Example of book review 2

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory is a book about a poor boy who wins a chance to visit a mysterious and magical chocolate factory along with four other children. Strange things happen to the children as they tour the factory and their bad behavior gets the better of them!

There is even an old movie made of this book. Roald Dahl has such a crazy imagination! So many strange and funny things happen in the book. I laughed a lot and I found his ideas very interesting. Imagine all four of your grandparents sleeping in the same bedroom in your house. How funny!

Roald Dahl tries to teach us something about good and bad with the five children in this book. For example, the character Veruca Salt is rather spoilt. I think we can all relate to knowing children who are spoiled and most of the time we either just don't like them or we are jealous of them. I can't wait to share this book with my friends.

This is a great book and well worth reading. Have fun!

Example of book review 1

This is an amazingly funny book. The Wimpy Kid series should not be confined to people under 18 so I highly urge adults to read all three as soon as possible. My sides hurt and my eyes watered. The book is so funny and each one is better than the last which means ‘The Last Straw’ is the funniest so far. The author has a knack of mentioning things that kids and kids who have become older can all identify with. It's simply great.

My favourite scene in this book was the gym class in which middle school students are urged by their gym teacher and other teachers to dance the Hokey Pokey! What a nightmare! What fun! Rowley is the sad friend who is embarrassing to be with and makes a great stooge for our hero. Mum is supposedly "hip" and so ‘uncool’ that she needs to be kept in the house and not let out for activities that involve being "with it". Dad can't stay on a diet and Greg's New Year's Resolution is telling everybody else what's wrong with them!

Just a wonderful book and I think that we will see more of them. This is truly a classic series and too good just to be isolated in the kids' section. Adults get your "Young Adult" reading done right away!

Amodes: Book Review

Dear gentlemen,

I have given instructions to you on what to do for your Book Review today during lessons. I have also given you the guidelines on a piece of paper with the template on the pther page. This is a reminder for you and please show this to your parents on what you are supposed to do.

Some things to take note of:

• you may use any kind of storybooks as long as it is not from animes or cartoons like Ben 10
• examples of interesting stories: myths & legends, classics, contemporary, thriller, mystery, adventure and more
• do not use stories like: Mr Midnight, Singapore Ghost Stories
• stories used must be for your reading age and above: chapter books
• you may use the class library storybooks
• must stick to the writing format found in the template given - use the template
• be expressive with what you think and feel about the book and give your recommendations

Thanks for your kind attention and have fun reading and share good books for your friends to read by recommending them!

e-Learning exercise 2010

Dear all,

I'm glad that you are here reading our blog. I hope you will enjoy the tasks given. Below are the instructions:

1) Complete Situational Writing Practice: Informal E-mail (page 35).

• Read the task and questions thoroughly.
• Identify the contents of the answers. (You need to highlight and number them.)
• Write according to the Purpose, Audience and Context.
• Ensure that you have the correct opening sentence, tense and closing.
• Make sure that your language is appropriate.

2) Complete a tutorial and 2 activities from LEAD Portal.

• Log into LEAD portal.
• Look for the box on the right hand column that says 'English: Writing Buddy'. It is the 2nd box from the top box that says 'Lower Primary (Listen and Read)'
• Look for 'Primary 5' and click onto it.
• Click onto 'Text Types' on the left hand side.
• Click onto 'Tutorial (Purpose and Structure)'.
• Write some important points from the tutorial. There will be a discussion in class.
• After going through with the tutorial, complete Activities 1 and 2 (Purpose and Structure).

I look forward to getting some inputs on narrative writing from you on Tuesday!

Cheerios,

Ms Tan ;)