Mister James Teaches English

The older students have started working on a module that is called Reading for Culture. It is made up of the following themes: What is Culture? We will be identifying culture through the course, so I do not want to add a big definition here. However, it may be enough to say that culture is how you understand the world around you and how you are understood by those around you. This idea will be developed through background readings and discussion that focus on culture in daily life, what cultures do students experience and witness, do students have a close affinity or participate in any particular cultures? The major goal of this course is to identifying cultures in texts; this consist of reading and discussions around set texts. We will be reading articles, stories and novels with the goal or focus of identifying culture and cultural elements in a complex text. These cultures are made up of elements that operate under broad headings such as: Work - how is work represented or referred ...

  Some grade grade 2s and 3s are reading The Night of the Living Dummy. BOOK SUMMARY  Identical twins Lindy and Kris Powel are always competing against each other, but the competition becomes really bizarre when they both get ventriloquist dummies. At first, Lindy’s dummy, Slappy, seems to be the big trouble maker. Slappy slaps Kris, insults her, and scares her almost to death in the girls’ bedroom at night. Then a horrifying incident happens late at night in the kitchen involving Kris’s dummy, Mr. Wood. And, finally, Lindy confesses that she knows who has been causing all the trouble—she has! Kris is furious at her twin, but at least she is no longer afraid of the dummies. However, that soon changes after Kris finds a mysterious note inside the pocket of Mr. Wood’s shirt. Soon after she reads the strange words on the note, Mr. Wood begins to take on a life of his own. First, he insults two elderly neighbors when Kris tries to put on a show. Then, even worse, he behaves ...

  A  dragon  is a  legendary creature , belonging to  mythology  and  fantasy . There are stories about dragons in  Chinese  culture,  European  culture, South American culture, and many others. There are many kinds of dragons in the different cultures. In general: A dragon has none to four legs, claws, scales and possibly spikes. Optional wings. A dragon is usually powerful. A dragon can look like a  snake  with  wings , or like  reptiles . A dragon has a tail and a neck. A dragon has a mouth with teeth. Some dragons can be heard about in stories, (e.g) George and the Dragon. Some dragons prefer to nest. Sometimes they have horns. This is rare but some dragons have scarlet tails. A dragon usually flies. The  Chinese dragon  is associated with the emperor of  China  so it can use the symbol of the imperial power. Some dragons live in Western European and Eastern Asia. A dragon usually breathes...

  "The Sneetches" by Dr. Seuss Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches Had bellies with stars. The Plain-Belly Sneetches Had none upon thars. Those stars weren't so big. They were really so small You might think such a thing wouldn't matter at all. But, because they had stars, all the Star-Belly Sneetches Would brag, "We're the best kind of Sneetch on the Beaches." With their snoots in the air, they would sniff and they'd snort "We'll have nothing to do with the Plain-Belly sort!" And whenever they met some, when they were out walking, They'd hike right on past them without even talking. When the Star-Belly children went out to play ball, Could a Plain Belly get in the game... ? Not at all. You only could play if your bellies had stars. And the Plain Belly children had none upon thars. When the Star-Belly Sneetches had frankfurter roasts Or picnics or parties or marshmallow toasts, They never invited the Plain-Belly Sneetches. They left...