JOURNAL TEMPLATE

JOURNAL TEMPLATE

To help you start your weekly journal report, here is a sample for you to follow:
Please indicate who is present and who is absent at every meeting in your weekly journal.
Group 1

Date

Discussion/Activities

Week 3   (7.3.2014)

1.     We all met for the first time. 2.    The group members were Alifie, Hamadi, Lee Wong    Seng, Lisa and Dayana. 3.    We decided to choose Hamadi as the group leader and  Lisa as the assistant. 4.    For future meetings, we decided to have them at  Serumpun Cafe. 5.    We have chosen 5 projects;       i) Greeting cards           iv) mini posters     ii)Bookmarks                 v)  fridge magnets     iii) T-shirts

PREPARING FOR A SALE

1. FINISHING & PACKAGING -adds value to your products

-Printing Vs handwriting

-Type of paper

-casing, envelope, bag, box

- Pack 2 in one bag

 

WHERE TO BUY THE MATERIALS?

Paper Crafts Supplier

1. HIAP MOH PAPER CO (M) SDN BHD

    8, Jalan 4/118B, Off Jalan 3/118B, Desa Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, WP Kuala Lumpur, 56000

    03-9172 6229

2. BIG BOOK SHOP

3. POPULAR BOOK SHOP

4. Photocopying shops

 Art & Craft Materials

 

1. MULTIFILLA (M) SDN. BHD.

www.multifilla.com‎

No 1, Jalan 2/2 Taman Industri Selesa Jaya, 43300, Balakong, Selangor, 43300

03-8961 3686

    Art & Craft materials supply warehouse. Hard to find tools, equipment on display. Knowledgeable and friendly service. 

 Printing Services

 

WENG SING SDN BHD

Lot 452-A & 446, Jalan 18/2A

Taman Sri Serdang

 43300 Seri Kembangan

Selangor   D.E.

Malaysia

Tel : 03-8948 7244 (HQ)

Tel : 03-8941 6618 (New Branch)

Fax : 03-8945 5168

Email : weng_sing@yahoo.com

ABOUT LAX 2009: LANGUAGE ART

LAX 2009
Language Art
Description

•In this activity, students produce creative pieces such as greeting cards, bookmarks, stickers and motivational posters using adages, proverbs, and idioms in English.

•At the end of the activity, students organise an exhibition/sale to display their work. 

•In groups of 5-6, students:

–design and produce at least five creative pieces per student,

–video record their weekly meetings where each student has to describe his/her work, and

–organise an exhibition/sale of their work in UPM.

 Implementation
 

•Students meet two hours per week for six weeks to complete the task. 

•Facilitators monitor student attendance and participation.

•Venues will be at appropriate locations.

 Reminder

 

•Think

•Think of what you have learnt in your English language lessons, e.g.

–Adjectives

–Idioms

–Proverbs/Sayings

–Tenses

•You MUST incorporate the use 

of English language in your artwork. 

 Example:

•Printed T-Shirt

*Fridge magnets

*Bookmarks 

SAMPLE LIST OF PROJECTS

GREETING CARDS                                       CONGRATULATORY CARDS

1. Birthday                                                        Graduation  
2. Mother's Day                                                Wedding
3. Father's Day                                                  Engagement
4. Teacher's Day                                               New Appointment                


POEMS                                                            Get Well Card

BOOKMARKS

MINI POSTERS                                               T-Shirts

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

WEEK (Based on UPM Academic Calendar)	ITEM	INSTRUCTIONS
3 (7.3.2014)	First meeting Ice breaking within group	1. Get to know one another 2. Appoint a group leader. 3. Write down what happened in each weekly session. Use the journal template. 4. Video record some of your discussions (about 3 minutes) and upload them onto the blog each week. 5. Decide on the project that you will be doing weekly. Refer to list of projects. Each week everyone in the group will do the same project.  Example week 2-birthday card  6. Decide on how, when and where you are going to meet and have your discussion each week. 7. Assign one or two person who will be in charge of the group’s blog. Discuss on how you would want your blog to look like. Make sure it has basic details of your group members (name, contact number, current add) and do not forget to put up pictures too! 8. Your blog url should look something like this  www.lax2009group**.blogspot.com
4-7 (10.3.2014 - 6.4.2014)	Doing the project     Discussion	1.Decide on a project each week (refer to list of projects). Video record the meeting session. 2. When you are done, discuss and answer the questions given for that particular week. 3. Video record some of your discussions (record each week's discussion-about 10 mins each week) 5. Upload your video recordings onto you blog and write a journal entry for each week on your blog.
8 (14.4.2014)	Choosing the best 3 of each roject       Discussion	1. In this meeting,  every member will bring his/her completed projects and group members will choose the best 3 of each project. The chosen projects will be available for sale at a carnival organized by CALC sometime in April or early May.

Photo credit: Google images

WHAT IS LAX?

Lax are activities related and conducted in English outside of the conventional classroom. The activities are conducted 2 hours weekly.

There are 2 types of LAX

            Type 1: 6 points Lax which is equivalent to 12 hours (2 hours x 6 weeks).

            Type 2: 12 points Lax which is equivalent to 24 hours (2 hours x 12 weeks).

All these points will go into your graduation requirements.