modules/word-problems/3/3 Which object is about 6 meters long? A plate. A book. A car. A ring. Dointr Farned

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one thousand and one nights, also called the arabian nights is a collection of middle eastern tales compiled in arabic during the islamic golden age, dated from the 8th to the 14th century. this collection was compiled of largely middle eastern and indian stories with an uncertain date and autorship whose tales such as aladdin, ali baba and sinbad the sailor -these ones were the most popular ones, the ones that have almost become part of western folklore.

as in much medieval european literature, the stories contained in this collection are set within a frame story. its scene is central asia, as known as "the islands or peninsulae of india and china", where king shahryar kills his wife after discovering her infidelities and as well as any other who betrayed him.   then, loathing all womankind, he marries and kills his new wife each day until no more candidates could have been found. his vizier had two daughters, scheherezade and dunyazad. the elder one -scheherezade- having devised a scheme to save herself and the others insisted that her father needed to give her in marriage to the king. each evening, she used to tell a story leaving it incomplete and promising to finish it the following night. the stories kept the king very interested, so eager to hear evey ending of each story, that he puts off her execution from day to day and finally he decided to give up with his plan. these stories are contained within the collection of 1001 nights, the bulk of the text is in prose, although verse is usually used for songs and riddles to express better the heightened emotion of them.

oftentimes grammar is taught without any emphasis on it applicability to the students’ lives. while it is true that most students can get away without a strong understanding of grammar, this does not mean grammar is absent in students’ lives. the internet is arguably the most powerful form of communication now, and it is especially popular with teenagers. as such, students should be more interested in the lesson if it is connected to that which interests them. another advantage to this style of lesson is that it does not compress a vast amount of information into one lesson and a couple handouts; instead, students are given ample time to explore the usage of each group of commonly confused words without being overwhelmed. yet another advantage is the use of the class message board, which allows classroom time to be extended in order to allow for more discussion if needed, and especially to allow for shy students to interact with classmates and express their opinions without anxiety related to public speaking. a clear disadvantage is the possibility of certain students not having access to a computer or the internet at home, but this concern is rapidly decreasing. besides, students will have an entire week to complete this lesson, and could easily make arrangements to do it at the library or somewhere else that does have access to the internet. for students not allowed by their parents to use the internet or access certain web sites, exceptions can be made as to where they may search (e.g., local newspapers).