Unit 2 GrammarMechanics Subjects Verbs Agreement Subjects and

Unit 2: Grammar/Mechanics Subjects Verbs Agreement Subjects and verbs must AGREE with one another in number (singular or plural). Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.

Unit 2: Grammar/Mechanics

Unit 3: Story Writing Types of Story Fairytale Fables Myth Tall Tales Legend • The best-known would be Grimm's fairytales about imaginary folk, such as elves, giants, witches, gnomes, and fairies • a short moral story not based on fact, using animals as characters, such as, Aesop's Fables - The Fox and the Grapes, Lion and the mouse and others. • a story about gods and heroes, explaining the workings of nature and human nature. an exaggerated story, often humorous story based on the life of a real person in which events are depicted larger than life

Unit 3: Steps to follow When Writing a Story THEME: This is essentially what your story is about. PLOT: This is the sequence of cohesive events which take place within the story as a means of fulfilling or bringing to life or materialising your theme. The plot contains the (1) Conflict – means a problem or some trouble or mishap. Every story must have this in order to make it interesting. This conflict must increase to a (2) Actions – these are all the events which come as a result of the Conflict/problem. This helps to further build the story, the suspense. (3) Climax, until it is finally worked out or resolved at the end of the story. (4) Resolution – is the solving of the puzzling conflict

Story The beginning is where we’re introduced to the characters, especially the main character and his/her problem Unit 3: Structure of a The middle is where the action and the plots develops. The main character will face difficulties such as opposition from people or a challenging environment. The end is where the main character truimps over his/her biggest challenge (or fail, in the case of a tragedy). The resolution should be satisfying and conclusive for the reader.

Unit 4: Summary Writing v A summary is condensed version of a larger reading. v A summary is not a rewrite of the original piece and does not have to be long nor should it be long. v To write a summary, use your own words to express briefly the main idea and relevant details of the piece you have read. v Your purpose in writing the summary is to give the basic ideas of the original reading While reading the original work, take note of what or who is the focus and ask the usual questions that reporters use: What? Who? When? Where?