I attended Reshogofaditswe High School. I observed grade 9 classroom, that consist of 40 learners. It was an eye opening experience, as I have not done my teaching practice at a High School before. The atmosphere at the school is very welcoming.
The classroom I observed was an english classroom. Learners each had their own desk, which faced another. It makes for a questionable setting, especially because some of the learners were sitting with their backs to the board, meaning they had to turn to see the board. All the learners sat on plastic chairs. The classroom was very crammed, which made it harder for the teacher to move around the classroom. The teachers desk was placed in front of the classroom, this in my opinion puts the teacher at the disadvantage of not being able to keep an eye on all
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Narrative essay
Narrative writing is largely the presentation of a series of event in some meaningful order. The following are possible features of a narrative essay:
• Write a story/a past event/fiction
• use a story line that is convincing
• usually use the past tense
• use captivating introductory paragraph
• Reflect a point to be made
Descriptive essay description is used often more to create atmosphere and mood: films do this visually, writers do this with words, where the choice of words is more determined by their connotations than by the accuracy of their denotative use.
• describe someone/something to allow the reader to experience the topic vividly
• Create a picture in words
• Choose words and expressions carefully to achieve the desired effect
• use images of sight, sound, hearing, taste and touch
• use figures of speech. Some of the points covered during the discussion.
Language structures and conventions
The focus was placed on word choice. Learners were asked to use a variety of adjectives when writing a descriptive or narrative