Once again, just before the schools break for Chinese New Year's, Martina and Jimmy conduct their workshop. This workshop was done in the TELL2 school SK Kampong Tengah with students from TELL2 teacher Ms. Maisyara's class. The students seemed to enjoy making mind maps much more than answering comprehension questions. They were also excellent at using the mind map to re-tell the story that they mapped.

Students started off a little confused with the journal entries, however as soon as they understood that they could write about anything they wanted, they set to work. Many students' groups wrote about their favorite video games, teachers, and football teams. Many groups also wrote more than the required number of sentences because they enjoyed it so much.

This kind of enthusiasm for English language writing is exactly what Martina and Jimmy are looking to get out of this workshop! We hope that teachers will see this enthusiasm and use these skills throughout the year for these students.

Martina works with her students to help them make mind maps of the story. Jimmy encourages the students to ask the "WH" questions. SK Kampong Tengah teacher Ms. Maisyara helps her students figure out how to get started.

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