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Writing a paragraph

Study Subjects:

* Students at 9^th , 10^th and 11^th grade

Teachers :

NO	Name	school	Email
1	Yaseen Suheimat	Mutah Secondary School for boys	Yaseen_suheimat@yahoo.com
2	Heyam Tarawneh	Khaldiah Secondary School for girls	Heyam_maddaleh@yahoo.com
3	Nehaya Sbou'	Medeen Secondary School for girls	Nehaya_mohamd@yahoo.com
4	Khawlah Wreikat	Mutah Secondary School for girls	Peacefull_hope@yahoo.com

Means of communication:

1. Telephone.

2 . Internet email .

3. Meetings .

4. Exchanging floppy disks

The main aim of this project is to help students to write a paragraph .

* The objectives of the project are :

Stage 1 :

1. To distinguish the different parts of speech ( nouns , verbs ,

adjectives , adverbs).

2. To study and use the correct form of the verb ( tenses )

3. To distinguish simple sentences .

4. To describe a picture using simple sentences .

Stage 2:

1. To distinguish joining words as : and , but and or.

2. To distinguish between simple sentences and compound sentences

3. To join two sentences using joining words .

4. To describe a picture using joined sentences ( compound )

Stage 3:

1. To understand what is meant by linking words .

2. To distinguish between a compound sentence and complex sentence .

3. To use clauses of condition , concession , reason and result .

4. To describe a picture using complex sentences.

Stage 4:

1. To build up a paragraph describing something they did in which they apply consequence . ( time element )

2. To write a paragraph from a given sentences in which they practice and

emphasize coherence .( arrange sentences to make a paragraph)

3. To write a paragraph giving instruction on doing something for example making tea etc.

4. To write a paragraph in which they compare between two pictures or two

situations ( differences and similarities)

Procedure :

1. The participant will be divided into four groups and each group will be

given a different task which they will send by email to other participant .

2. Each participant will study the material they get by email and do the related

task.

3. A meeting will be held in each school ( teacher and students ) to discuss

what they accomplished and what other groups in the other schools have

done.

4. Contact other schools groups and discuss the development of the project.

Timetable : Stages 1--3:

No.	Group	Period	Tasks	Later work
1	G1	8^th February 15^th February/2004	To go to the net and study the part of speech (verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs)	Students are given pictures to write : 3 nouns , 3 verbs , 3 adjectives
2	G2	15^th Feb. 12 of Feb.	To go to given web sites to study simple sentences.	Students write 5 simple sentences about the same picture
3	G3	13^th of Feb 28 of Feb.	To study the use of joining words :and , but , or etc.	Students will use joining words to give compound sentences describing the picture
4	G4	1^st March 7^th of March	To surf the net writing about linking words used to form complex sentences	Students write down linking words used for reason , result , concession , contrast ..etc.
5	G5	8^th of March 15^th of March	To write about complex sentences: Conditionals, concession , result and reason	Students write 3 complex sentences describing the picture.

Timetable : Stage 4

** Every week , a meeting with the students will be held and the task each group has done will be discussed and an email will be sent to the participant from other groups giving them the result of what has been done and reply the emails have been received from them .

No.	Group	Period	Task	Later work
1	G1	16^th of march 31 of march	Students write a paragraph on a series of pictures.	They will study the paragraph written by G3 and give their remarks
2	G2		Students write a paragraph on what they did 2 days ago.	They will discuss G4 work and criticize it
3	G3		Students write a paragraph comparing between 2 pictures	They study the paragraph of G5
4	G4		Students Write a paragraph on how they make an apple pie.	They will analyze the paragraph G1 has written
5	G5		Students write a paragraph using the sentences given to then using simple , compound and complex sentences.	They discuss the paragraph of G2 and give remarks on it

** The work of other schools will be given to students to study it , discuss it and give their remarks on it .

At the end of the project , all students will be asked to write the same paragraph they have written at the beginning of the project and teachers will evaluate the extent to which the project has develop their writing activity .

Notes :

1. before starting the project , a workshop will be held with the students on which they will practice using the net to look for information , using email , forwards and replying emails .

2. After finishing stages 1--3 another meeting will be held with all participants discussing the developments up to now and deciding on what to do next stage

3. When finish stage 4 a complete assessments will be done to decide the extent to which the students ability to write a paragraph has been achieved.