Friday, September 3, 2010

P.E.E.R: Kill A Man

Post your answer to the Assessment Practice Question as a comment to this post BELOW.

In case you missed it the Question states;

Simpler, direct, and much more neat
is to see that he is living somewhere in the middle
of the twentieth century, and leave him there.


What comment is Brock making about living in modern society?

Use the P.E.E.R acronym to structure your response.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

FYI



English Elephant has gone GLOBAL!

In only our FIRST month of operation we've had visitors from the United States, Canada and even Israel!

I wonder what they think of the boys at LaSalle Bankstown and their English work!

P.E.E.R

P = POINT
Should be a topic sentence that leads into the paragraph.

E = EXAMPLE
The example comes from your text/s and should be relevant to your argument.
Gives substance to what you are trying to communicate.

E = EXPLANATION/EFFECT
Explain the quote/technique and provide CONTEXT.
How does it help shape meaning for the audience?

R = REVIEW
Re-state the question and directly answer it.
Show the marker that what you are discussing actually has some relevance to the question.