Mister James Teaches English

Writing a poem is about observing the world within or around you. A poem can be about anything, from love to loss to the rusty gate at the old farm. Writing poetry can seem daunting, especially if you do not feel you are naturally creative or bursting with poetic ideas. With the right inspiration and approach, you can write a poem that you can be proud to share with others in the class or with your friends. Do writing exercises.   A poem might start  as a snippet of a verse, a line or two that seems to come out of nowhere, or an image you cannot get out of your head. You can find inspiration for your poem by doing writing exercises and using the world around you. Once you have inspiration, you can then shape and mold your thoughts into a poem. [1] Brainstorming for Ideas Try a free write.  Grab a notebook or your computer and just start writing—about your day, your feelings, or how you don’t know what to write about. Let your mind wander for 5-10 minutes and see what you ...

What Is a Paragraph? A paragraph is a distinct section of writing covering one topic. A paragraph will usually contain more than one  sentence . A paragraph starts on a new line. Sometimes, paragraphs are indented or numbered. (Whatever format you use, be consistent.) The "perfect paragraph" will start with a topic sentence. It will have detail sentences in the middle and end with a concluding sentence. It will only cover one topic from start to finish. The length of a paragraph is supposed to be determined by the topic, but often writers will create a paragraph simply to ensure they're not presenting too much text in one chunk. A paragraph could be part of a text that informs people, describes something, critiques something, compares things, persuades people, lists a process, makes an argument, offers a solution or narrates a story. And, the level of detail will vary from text to text. All this diversity means that it's not always easy to determine what "one top...

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  11-year-old Charlie Bucket, his parents, and four grandparents all live in poverty in a small house outside of town. One day, Charlie's Grandpa Joe tells him about the legendary and eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka and all the wonderful sweets he made until the other chocolatiers sent in spies to steal his secret recipes, forcing Wonka to close the factory to outsiders. The next day, the newspaper announces that Wonka is re-opening the factory and has invited five lucky children to come on a tour after finding a Golden Ticket in a Wonka Bar. The story was originally inspired by Roald Dahl's experience of chocolate companies during his schooldays. Cadbury would often send test packages to the schoolchildren in exchange for their opinions on the new products. At that time (around the 1920s), Cadbury and Rowntree's were England's two largest chocolate makers and they each often tried to steal trade secrets by sending spies, posing as employees, into the other's fact...

  Steps for Writing a Song 1. Choose and Compose a Title of your Song. What do you think you would like to be that sums up the heart of your song’s message? You will need to come up with the subject of your song. A good way is also to brainstorm song titles as well.  2. Write from Experience or Fantasy. You may wish to brainstorm possible lyrics. What you want to say about your title and what you think your listeners might want to know? These are the questions to want to ask yourself. You may write some sort of an experience or feelings. 3. Choose a Song Structure. Currently, the most popular structure is: Verse / Chorus / Verse / Chorus / Bridge / Chorus. Thus, a formula of: ABABCB. Also, analyze the chord structures of your favorite songs. Are they verse, verse, chorus, and then bridge, or do they just repeat verses and choruses? Say your favorite song is “Someone Like You” by Adele, what is the song structure of like? 4. Construct a Temporary Chorus and Verse. What do y...

This is an amateur video that attempts to explain theme in the simplest terms possible using the movie Cinderella

This is unusual for this blog.....a post in Swedish. But because this radio broadcast is so much about modersmål I figured it should be on this blog.  Modersmålet är det första språk som barnet lär sig. Vilket språk har du vuxit upp med? Har ni flera språk i familjen? Hur viktigt är det för dig att få prata ditt modersmål? Hur känns det för dig när du hör någon prata på ditt modersmål vid ett oväntat möte? Programledaren Soili kan ibland känna att det är nästan som att träffa en släkting när hon råkar träffa en annan finländare. I många familjer talas det två eller flera språk – har du velat passa vidare ditt modersmål till dina barn? Du kanske har bytt språk och känner att du numera uttrycker dig ledigare på något annat språk? Men hur funkar det att ge kärlekslöften eller vara riktigt arg på ett språk som inte är ditt första?