Choose one of the countries mentioned in the editorial and find an online article, a newspaper article or a news broadcast about that country. Read or show your item to the class.
Remember to use reliable newspapers or websites in your research.
REVISING CAPITAL LETTERS AND PUNCTUATION 1. Without looking back at the editorial, rewrite this passage correctly:
for example up to half a million central american migrants jump on to freight trains heading to the us every year many die from heat or thirst or become the victims of violent robbery they are likely to be the poorest citizens who cannot afford to pay a smuggler to organise their journey these trains known as la bestia or the beast carry cargo northwards these would be migrants lie on the roof of the moving train with nothing to hold on to facing loss of limb or life if they fall
2. Using this passage as an example, write at least three bullet points on the importance of capital letters and punctuation. Some points are started for you here.
* A sentence must begin with a ________ ________. * Names of countries get a _______ ________.
* A short pause in a sentence is marked by a __________. * A sentence should end with a _______ ________. * _______ _______ s are placed around the titles of things.
Poetry What I will learn:
rhyme scheme; imagery; alliteration PREPARE D
The first poem you will read in this lesson is by Robert Frost. It was written when he was living in the White Mountains in the north-east of the USA. It tells the story of a man with a horse and cart who stops to look into the woods as he travels home one snowy night in late December.
