tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31108583320003326762024-02-19T19:55:20.665+08:00The 1 Maju Group Blog ProjectThis blog is authored by the English langauge teacher of 1 Maju in SMK Puteri Titiwangsa to enrich his students' English language capabilities.
This project started & ended in 2008.Jarod Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461649372779136460noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110858332000332676.post-77930431549212847842008-09-29T20:54:00.004+08:002008-09-30T03:33:10.268+08:00Post-Mortem: 1 Maju Group Blog Project<div style="text-align: center;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 144px;" src="http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/1767/lookthroughmicroscopewf5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">picture taken from </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Gene.Lalicker/Faces#5169848063179748866">picasaweb.google.com</a> </span></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Introduction:</span><br />My time at SMK Putri Titiwangsa has come to an end & so has my time with 1 Maju.<br />With that, the 1 Maju group blog project has to be shut down & evaluated.<br />This blog post will discuss the advantages & limitations of the group blog project I have observed as the supervising teacher of this project.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Advantages</span>:<br />- Positive Group Work<br />The nature of this project is to provide activities for students to complete in groups.<br />In the class, I saw a lot of genuine group work being done. For example, discussions, negotiations and delegation of tasks.<br />Students often worked together to complete an assignment before handing it in for final draft checking.<br />With group work, students were provided more challenging tasks to share the learning burden & to come up with solutions together.<br />There was also a lot of learning from each other & viewing from different perspectives taking place.<br /><br />- Motivating<br />The students really took ownership of their blogs and started to decorate it.<br />Many even put extra effort into their posts by adding pictures & incorporating different fonts.<br />They were creative & they did their best to produce a good piece of work.<br />Every time I mentioned that they were going to do something for the blogs, the class instantly jumped into life!<br />Writing has always been thought of as a chore but this project has produced an exception.<br /><br />- Language Enrichment<br />I used the group blogs mainly to internalise <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_process">Process Writing</a>.<br />Furthermore, when my students discussed, drafted & wrote their essays, there was also a lot of general language practice.<br />Grammar, vocabulary & spoken language practice were integrated with the writing practice.<br />The main focus was Process Writing & this was drilled into them successfully.<br />Today, any 1 Maju student can recite the 6 commandments of Process Writing & elaborate on each step.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Limitations</span>:<br />- Individual Focus Lacking<br />Due to the size of the class, I had to put more people into groups (6 in a group).<br />I only had 5 groups because prior to the commencement of the project, only 5 students have had experiences with blogging. I got these students to lead the groups.<br />Having a large number of students in the groups makes it very difficult to develop or assess individual ability.<br />This is an important requirement for any activity taking up classroom time because, at the end of the day, individual ability is what is assessed in the school examinations.<br />Having larger group work hindered individual language proficiency development by causing dependency on one member for certain tasks (exp: proof-reading).<br /><br />- Sleeping Partners & Partners Left Out<br />There was also the problem with group members not doing anything for the group as well as some quiet group members being left out altogether.<br />Having more prominent personalities in a group may have caused the quiet students to be left out or to decide to let the 'better' students do all the work.<br />Then again, I did also observe, that in some groups, the prominent personalities proactively included the quieter students.<br />However, in most groups, they were just sitting at the side watching the discussion.<br /><br />- Deadlines Not Honoured<br />There was also the issue of groups not getting their posts up on the internet on time.<br />They had their drafts written and checked on time but putting it online was a problem because not all students had internet access & not many students could go online at will.<br />I could have taken them to the computer lad but I had a syllabus to finish.<br />Therefore, they were forced to do the posting at their own time.<br />Internet access was found to be a limiting factor to completing assignments.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span><br />Group blogs is an excellent activity for language enrichment.<br />Blogs are mainly written so it is a great avenue for writing practice.<br />Writing group blogs have been found to be motivating & exciting for students.<br />Just like all types of group work, group blogs have been found to develop leadership, negotiation skills, cooperative learning, viewing from different perspectives & ICT skills amongst others.<br /><br />However, there are a few considerations to take into account.<br />First of all, the groups cannot be too big. Grouping needs to provide each student with almost equal opportunity for participation. (4 in a group would be ideal.)<br />Secondly, the internet access of students has to be seriously considered. There must be a few students in the group who have internet access at home & are able to use it anytime.<br /><br />I would love to carry this project on with this class because this activity was clearly motivating & it gave them a unique avenue for expression & production.<br />However, this is not possible because I have left the school.<br />Therefore, I will assess the situation in my future school &, if the conditions are ideal, I will implement a similar or improved version of this project.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thanks for Your Participation 1 Maju!</span>Jarod Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461649372779136460noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110858332000332676.post-84676189737546573382008-09-26T22:43:00.001+08:002008-09-30T03:03:16.861+08:00Conclusion: Group Merit System<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOysdCGtN8kGp5ymKSjUMhYuyYYewnDz0TekFxCcCrpN_Ywb_jB-0eMZJRppva11HpYEO52fYx4URGid3OBty93c1kQiDaRxs-xIXlVG6Zy6nhVKHVQj9n4_PRu63JtdupLUdDwg9Xdmx/s400/Total+Group+Points.jpg" alt="" border="0" />Varedaest is the winner of the Group Merit System at 27 points.<br />2 points above the runners-up (NoNam3 & Seven Ai).<br />For their victory, Varedaest was rewarded with a bag of Hershey's Almond Kisses.<br /><br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 138px;" src="http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4774/hersheyskissesag8.jpg" alt="" border="0" />The rest of the class was rewarded with Cadbury's Choclaires for their enthusiasm & participation in the Group Merit System.<br /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/7222/cadburychoclairsjv0.jpg" alt="" border="0" />It was tight!<br />All of you competed with such fervour!<br />You were all great!<br /><br />Enjoy the treats!<br />=)Jarod Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461649372779136460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110858332000332676.post-20817037272409538542008-09-18T11:17:00.000+08:002008-09-18T15:16:33.363+08:00Group Merit System Total<div style="text-align: center;">As of Thursday, 18 September:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOysdCGtN8kGp5ymKSjUMhYuyYYewnDz0TekFxCcCrpN_Ywb_jB-0eMZJRppva11HpYEO52fYx4URGid3OBty93c1kQiDaRxs-xIXlVG6Zy6nhVKHVQj9n4_PRu63JtdupLUdDwg9Xdmx/s1600-h/Total+Group+Points.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOysdCGtN8kGp5ymKSjUMhYuyYYewnDz0TekFxCcCrpN_Ywb_jB-0eMZJRppva11HpYEO52fYx4URGid3OBty93c1kQiDaRxs-xIXlVG6Zy6nhVKHVQj9n4_PRu63JtdupLUdDwg9Xdmx/s400/Total+Group+Points.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247256536504413986" border="0" /></a>Details:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(click to read the details!)</span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZXDjYq0PYqycxKo64Lp-Jpj64uMuu-l2R8_CyyuG-h3hQ4rhfc7yRXyBPsofuFn_wbjuAJz-JWee-sdNVX558fI4o7lF1tj4JG7kqBxa1v32_OQVLD7OFcLasijxEj0eLOftRF7r7TUX/s1600-h/Latest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZXDjYq0PYqycxKo64Lp-Jpj64uMuu-l2R8_CyyuG-h3hQ4rhfc7yRXyBPsofuFn_wbjuAJz-JWee-sdNVX558fI4o7lF1tj4JG7kqBxa1v32_OQVLD7OFcLasijxEj0eLOftRF7r7TUX/s400/Latest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247256530374541122" border="0" /></a>Jarod Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461649372779136460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110858332000332676.post-30925916590220592162008-08-05T23:15:00.001+08:002008-08-21T11:41:19.754+08:00Assignment 3: Essay Writing<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf9Vk7r83lbRs9UzugVOTnajEqA2s6J6YDE38xjzFFRFsNJtc5YMKo_mYFQ-nyO1NEqPDDvCi0quvGYDN3sK58lpZC3omXJ0Z7FrXx9dJe0J972rCpxuV6kHUWa79g-88XVGTg-KUbyQv/s1600-h/Assignment.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf9Vk7r83lbRs9UzugVOTnajEqA2s6J6YDE38xjzFFRFsNJtc5YMKo_mYFQ-nyO1NEqPDDvCi0quvGYDN3sK58lpZC3omXJ0Z7FrXx9dJe0J972rCpxuV6kHUWa79g-88XVGTg-KUbyQv/s200/Assignment.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224612131922099010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Image taken from </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://liskw.wordpress.com/2007/11/23/second-assignment/">liskw.wordpress.com</a></span><br /></div><br />For their third assignment, I wanted to get them to be conscious about the essay writing process.<br />So I decided to give them a free topic writing assignment which focuses on the process of writing.<br />And I got them to work together in groups to complete the essay.<br />After the completion of the group essays, I will require them to do one individually.<br />The best individual essay will be allowed publication on the respective group blogs.<br /><br />In this assignment, I will walk with them through the various stages in writing: from the choosing of ideas, to the planning, the revising & the publishing of an essay.<br /><br />An example essay will be posted up on my personal blog soon.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Guiding Statements/Questions:</span><br /><ol><li>Choose Topic</li><li>Brainstorm for Ideas</li><li>Plan: pick best ideas & arrange them</li><li>Draft: expand the ideas & start writing the essay</li><li>Revise: check grammar, spelling, flow, cohesion & etc</li><li>Rewrite</li></ol>Jarod Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461649372779136460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110858332000332676.post-10975362895443947032008-07-17T10:26:00.001+08:002008-07-19T14:50:53.049+08:00Assignment 2: Our Favourtie Restaurants!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf9Vk7r83lbRs9UzugVOTnajEqA2s6J6YDE38xjzFFRFsNJtc5YMKo_mYFQ-nyO1NEqPDDvCi0quvGYDN3sK58lpZC3omXJ0Z7FrXx9dJe0J972rCpxuV6kHUWa79g-88XVGTg-KUbyQv/s1600-h/Assignment.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf9Vk7r83lbRs9UzugVOTnajEqA2s6J6YDE38xjzFFRFsNJtc5YMKo_mYFQ-nyO1NEqPDDvCi0quvGYDN3sK58lpZC3omXJ0Z7FrXx9dJe0J972rCpxuV6kHUWa79g-88XVGTg-KUbyQv/s200/Assignment.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224612131922099010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Image taken from </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://liskw.wordpress.com/2007/11/23/second-assignment/">liskw.wordpress.com</a></span><br /></div><br />Theme: Health<br />Topic: Your Health, Your Wealth<br /><br />I have decided to give them an assignment on their favourite restaurants.<br />In this assignment, I ask them to write about their favourite restaurants & evaluate how healthy the resturants are.<br />The objective is to write about health, so if they found their restaurant unhealthy, they will need to specify how they will compensate.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Guiding Statements/Questions:</span><br />- Their favourtie restaurant - What? Where? Why?<br />- Do you think it is healthy?<br />- If yes, why?<br />- If no, how will you compensate?Jarod Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461649372779136460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110858332000332676.post-35178808075035803862008-07-17T10:23:00.003+08:002008-08-21T06:16:07.592+08:00Assignment 1: Introduction<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf9Vk7r83lbRs9UzugVOTnajEqA2s6J6YDE38xjzFFRFsNJtc5YMKo_mYFQ-nyO1NEqPDDvCi0quvGYDN3sK58lpZC3omXJ0Z7FrXx9dJe0J972rCpxuV6kHUWa79g-88XVGTg-KUbyQv/s1600-h/Assignment.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 195px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf9Vk7r83lbRs9UzugVOTnajEqA2s6J6YDE38xjzFFRFsNJtc5YMKo_mYFQ-nyO1NEqPDDvCi0quvGYDN3sK58lpZC3omXJ0Z7FrXx9dJe0J972rCpxuV6kHUWa79g-88XVGTg-KUbyQv/s200/Assignment.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224612131922099010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Image taken from </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://liskw.wordpress.com/2007/11/23/second-assignment/">liskw.wordpress.com</a></span><br /></div><br />I think that the first post in a blog should be an introduction to their personalities & the blog.<br /><br />Therefore, the first assignment is writing an introduction to their blog.<br />This should also give them a good feel of each other, group work & the writing of blogs.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Guiding Statements/Questions:</span><br />- Who they are<br />- The purpose of the blog<br />- What they want from their blog<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >MOST OUTSTANDING POST FOR ASSIGNMENT 1:</span><br /><a href="http://sevenai95.blogspot.com/2008/07/seven-aiseven-ai.html" title="permalink">.Seven Ai.Seven Ai.</a><br />by <a href="http://sevenai95.blogspot.com/">Seven Ai</a><br /><br />After looking through all the blogs.<br />I found this one to be the most outstanding.<br /><br />In that blog post:<br />All the guiding statements & questions were answered clearly.<br />The English was appropriate and contained no mistakes.<br />They also had pictures that were clearly label and justified.<br />The writing was very cheerful & it was able to retain my interest.<br /><br />This post is the most outstanding post for Assignment 1: Introduction<br />The group gets 3 merit points.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Excellent Posts (2 merit points):</span><br /><a href="http://varedaest.blogspot.com/2008/07/welcome-and-hye.html">Welcome to VAREDAEST!!!!</a><br />by <a href="http://varedaest.blogspot.com/">Varedaest</a><br /><br />a chain of posts:<br /><a href="http://noname-1maju.blogspot.com/2008/07/hopezz-from-blog.html">❀ⓗⓞⓟⓔⓩ From The BlOg❀</a><br /><a href="http://noname-1maju.blogspot.com/2008/07/why-this-blog-is-called-nonam3.html">Why This Blog is Called 'NoNaM3'<br /></a><a href="http://noname-1maju.blogspot.com/2008/07/purpos3-of-this-blog.html">ஐPurPos3 of This BLoGஐ</a><br /><a href="http://noname-1maju.blogspot.com/2008/07/all-about-lee-mei-yan.html">☼ ALL AbOut LeE mEi YaN ☼</a><br /><a href="http://noname-1maju.blogspot.com/2008/07/regn3s-biodata.html">ReG!n3's biOdATa.....</a><br /><a href="AlL%20AboUt%20g18%7E%7E%7E%20%C3%A2%C2%93%C2%96%C3%A2%C2%91%C2%A0%C3%A2%C2%91%C2%A7/%C3%A2%C2%93%C2%96%C3%A2%C2%91%C2%B1">AlL AboUt g18~~~ ⓖ①⑧/ⓖ⑱</a><br /><a href="http://noname-1maju.blogspot.com/2008/07/about-shin-y3e.html">aBoUt ShIn Y3e...</a><br /><a href="http://noname-1maju.blogspot.com/2008/07/about-oniy3n-leader-of-nonam3.html">。◕‿◕。 The LeaDeR oF NoNaM3 。◕‿◕。</a><br /><a href="http://noname-1maju.blogspot.com/2008/07/about-violacea-english-ajk08.html">AbOuT VioLaCea.... (The English AJK~~'08)</a><br />by <a href="http://noname-1maju.blogspot.com/">NoNam3</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Good Posts (1 Merit Point):</span><br /><a href="http://eeclub1995.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post.html">ωєℓ¢σмє тσ συя ωσяℓ∂..</a><br />by <a href="http://eeclub1995.blogspot.com/">EE Club</a><br /><br /><a href="http://golba6-golba6.blogspot.com/2008/08/info-about-creators-of-this-blog.html">Info about the creators of this blog..</a><br />by <a href="http://golba6-golba6.blogspot.com/">Golba6</a>Jarod Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461649372779136460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110858332000332676.post-76996421232605276962008-07-17T07:28:00.002+08:002008-07-19T11:51:14.279+08:00The Blog Assignments<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmR_qtD-O0LDf3-ba2SKvBKT32BM1ZE-xZtNJ2I9rPnazjS1LyV-E3xZuJ9ZcJOsSfnYOL2W3hyrt0bmNn_zl1icWfSrRUl28Ig6Q3AWrBJSsHc1N3Qee84XcM7sgDKaeiI7icdT0zJJDP/s1600-h/students.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmR_qtD-O0LDf3-ba2SKvBKT32BM1ZE-xZtNJ2I9rPnazjS1LyV-E3xZuJ9ZcJOsSfnYOL2W3hyrt0bmNn_zl1icWfSrRUl28Ig6Q3AWrBJSsHc1N3Qee84XcM7sgDKaeiI7icdT0zJJDP/s200/students.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224558954059240674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Image taken from </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.classpress.com/">classpress.com</a></span><br /></div><br />During these 3 months, I will incorporate blogs into their language practice tasks.<br />These tasks will be called 'Assignments'.<br />The main language practice will be writing. But I strongly enourage the incorporation of relevant pictures in their posts.<br /><br />I will not give an assignment just for the sake of giving one.<br />I follow the scheme of work.<br />I will use the assignments to fulfill the topics & objectives described therein.<br />An assignment will usually involve group discussion, planning, drafting & writing on paper before production & publication on the group blogs.<br /><br />Each assignment will have it's own blog post.<br />Included in this post will be the instructions & justifications of the assignment.<br />I will post it up as soon as I have assigned them to the groups.<br />The most outstanding work from the groups will be highlighted & featured on the respective assignment post.<br /><br />Do give them your support by reading & posting constructive comments!Jarod Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461649372779136460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110858332000332676.post-38750109387684686142008-07-16T11:30:00.003+08:002008-08-21T05:59:16.812+08:00The Group Merit System<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWyEV6x6E3o7QZ-fRlmhDAcDnPaHTGm3TvAthiUJkGMM-aaqQy0FuOkFm82RD5NgTIrHHqi3fLwwKZHiVuocHlpHP-kpVfmX1sodyvo4aeLbeDwb6ILFhyrudfO3Bz8Z61A6DTdWSkL24/s1600-h/Smiley.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWyEV6x6E3o7QZ-fRlmhDAcDnPaHTGm3TvAthiUJkGMM-aaqQy0FuOkFm82RD5NgTIrHHqi3fLwwKZHiVuocHlpHP-kpVfmX1sodyvo4aeLbeDwb6ILFhyrudfO3Bz8Z61A6DTdWSkL24/s200/Smiley.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223859984353243282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Image taken from </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/%7Ehelwig/smileys.html">www.cg.tuwien.ac.at</a></span><br /></div><br />With the existence of the group blogs, there is also the existence of a permanent grouping system.<br />Upon these student groupings, I will base a Group Merit System.<br /><br />The "Group Merit System" is a system where students in earn merit points for their groups.<br />The group with the highest ammount of merits wins a reward from Mr Yong at the end of his time with them.<br /><br />Here is how they will earn merits or demerits...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Merits</span><br />- winning blog post awards (Most outstanding - 3 pnts / Excellent - 2 pnts / Good - 1 pnt)<br />- everyone in the group has handed in exercise books on time<br />- winning classroom games<br />- being cooperative in class<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Demerits</span><br />- one person in the group did not hand in an exercise book on time<br />- distruptive class behaviour (after 2 warnings)<br />- refusal to follow instructions (after 2 warnings)Jarod Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461649372779136460noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110858332000332676.post-76706590613509492572008-07-16T10:31:00.008+08:002008-07-17T22:03:47.181+08:00The Group Blogs<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDo3Wd540Uioad4zDmL8w9mAzm2RcjWbsM5lid87EzUzajCqgmORFqVIefnDRKG71-6E67jwltAJfNlb-i1lDijfdYFX9y6yfsvOUdwxEOTnU523pKdLv_xS_EzLypDT0PjZcLWbVTysgN/s1600-h/Groupwork.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDo3Wd540Uioad4zDmL8w9mAzm2RcjWbsM5lid87EzUzajCqgmORFqVIefnDRKG71-6E67jwltAJfNlb-i1lDijfdYFX9y6yfsvOUdwxEOTnU523pKdLv_xS_EzLypDT0PjZcLWbVTysgN/s200/Groupwork.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223855137743900674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Image taken from </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.tamworthmanor.co.uk/curriculum/curriculum.htm">tamworthmanor.co.uk</a><br /></span></div><br />The students have gotten into groups and have started their own blogs.<br />The name of the groups have been linked to the respective group blogs.<br />These groups are permanent & will not change for the whole duration of this project.<br /><br />Here are the groups & their members:<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://varedaest.blogspot.com/">Varedaest</a><br />+ Stephanie Khor (Leader)<br />+ Faten Amira<br />+ Neng Daris Salamah Elmi Putri<br />+ Nur Hazimah<br />+ Fatin Nadhirah<br />+ Nor Maslina<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://eeclub1995.blogspot.com/">eE Club</a><br />+ Low Kar Kee (Leader)<br />+ Lim Ee Ming<br />+ Lai Chia Wei<br />+ Cheong Man Dee<br />+ Ain Suk Kei<br />+ Tong Huei San<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://golba-6.blogspot.com/">GOLBA 6</a><br />+ Vanessa Chin Yeng Zien (Leader)<br />+ Chai Xing Yi<br />+ Goh Jia Yi<br />+ Norasfarizan<br />+ Nurul Aini Syamimi<br />+ Low Zi Shin<br /><br /><a href="http://sevenai95.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Seven Ai</span></a><br />+ Natasha Eliyana bt Azahari (Leader)<br />+ Siti Nur Shabrina bt Che M Khazani<br />+ Syarifah Jamiamirah bt Syed Jamaluddin<br />+ Syafiqah bt Rosli<br />+ Hazatul Fitriah bt Harozaman<br />+ Nurizani Edora bt Rohizat<br />+ Razrina Nazira bt Mohd Razman<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://noname-1maju.blogspot.com/">NoNaM3</a><br />+ Pang Tze Yen (Leader)<br />+ Violacea Low<br />+ Low Sin Yan<br />+ Goh Xin Ro<br />+ Beh Shin Yi<br />+ Lee Mei Yan<br /><br />Do read their blogs & show them your support by posting comments!Jarod Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461649372779136460noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110858332000332676.post-84508392873256754582008-07-16T10:15:00.001+08:002008-07-17T12:20:51.707+08:00Introducing the 1 Maju Student Group Blog Project!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Vk7FShh6rX8bUA7nzVJMPkNxZTtSegDhkqZD6fd9lsrt9E9i7XgN4rEwXMV0NS4VM9M9YNH133fTY0XY4CCz9Y2Lw8Ql38t24Jfj18Q0wB6BnVw9gZ4Ky0eaYetdVoKLnmR4pRlnZ9js/s1600-h/Girl+Apple.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Vk7FShh6rX8bUA7nzVJMPkNxZTtSegDhkqZD6fd9lsrt9E9i7XgN4rEwXMV0NS4VM9M9YNH133fTY0XY4CCz9Y2Lw8Ql38t24Jfj18Q0wB6BnVw9gZ4Ky0eaYetdVoKLnmR4pRlnZ9js/s200/Girl+Apple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223827415342032130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">taken from </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.fotosearch.com/IMR128/is773-004/">fotosearch.com</a></span><br /></div><br />Greetings & welcome to the blog for the SMK Puteri Titiwangsa 1 Maju student group blogs project.<br />This blog will be the main hub for the project where assignments are explained & justified.<br />This blog will also link to the students' group blogs & highlight outstanding work.<br /><br />I am a trainee teacher fondly addressed by my students as Mr Yong.<br />I was part of a government programme where trainee teachers are sent overseas for a few years to learn the art of second language teaching.<br />In my case, I was in Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, for my bachelor's degree in Teaching English as a Second Official Language (TESOL).<br /><br />With my mind fresh with ideas, I decided to come up with a project to carry out with my high-proficiency & high-motivation Form 1 English langauge class, 1 Maju.<br />This project involves the giving of specific assignments to students for group discussion & writing. After that, they post their works on a blog for the world to see.<br />The purpose of this project is to provide students who have good language proficiency with an avenue for enrichment & language use within a context.<br /><br />During the process of the project, they will learn (among others):<br />- creative writing<br />- writing for a specific audience<br />- using pictures to aid understanding of writing<br />- peer-editing<br />- leadership skills<br />- people skills<br />- team dynamics<br />- ICT skills<br />- research skills<br />- citation skills<br /><br />Intead of just writing all the time, I am planning to get my students to produce videos & other forms of graphic media that reflects practise of the English language in a specific context.<br />I will then, get the students to share these productions on their blogs in a cohesive manner.<br /><br />I hope that this project will inspire a love for the language in the students & help enrich their ability in applying the language.<br />I also hope to provide a living, working example for like-minded teachers who want to do something relevant & useful with their students.<br /><br />Bookmark this blog & leave constructive comments if you want to see a passionate teacher lead his students into the 21st century!Jarod Yonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461649372779136460noreply@blogger.com21