Dianahera's Teaching

Monday, March 23, 2020

Coronavirus

Students and teachers must stay at home. Teaching and learning are done at home. Other people are suggested to stay at home too, it is better to work from home. Wuhan, Italy, UK, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia also do the same instruction to their people. All schools are closed now. We have to stay at home for 14 days.

Overview

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.

Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness.

The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol based rub frequently and not touching your face.

The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).

At this time, there are no specific vaccines or treatments for COVID-19. However, there are many ongoing clinical trials evaluating potential treatments. WHO will continue to provide updated information as soon as clinical findings become available.

Prevention

To prevent infection and to slow transmission of COVID-19, do the following:

Wash your hands regularly with soap and water, or clean them with alcohol-based hand rub.
Maintain at least 1 metre distance between you and people coughing or sneezing.
Avoid touching your face.
Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
Stay home if you feel unwell.
Refrain from smoking and other activities that weaken the lungs.
Practice physical distancing by avoiding unnecessary travel and staying away from large groups of people.

Symptoms

The COVID-19 virus affects different people in different ways. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease and most infected people will develop mild to moderate symptoms and recover without requiring special treatment. People who have underlying medical conditions and those over 60 years old have a higher risk of developing severe disease and death.

Common symptoms include:

fever
tiredness
dry cough.

Other symptoms include:

shortness of breath
aches and pains
sore throat
and very few people will report diarrhoea, nausea or a runny nose.

People with mild symptoms who are otherwise healthy should self-isolate and contact their medical provider or a COVID-19 information line for advice on testing and referral.

People with fever, cough or difficulty breathing should call their doctor and seek medical attention.

adopted from https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus#tab=tab_1

Now, you write your experiences to study from home during coronavirus!

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Be Patient and Be Grateful

Be Patient and Be Grateful

Now we have to stay at home because of Corona virus. Teaching and learning must be at home and from home. It is suggested not to go home somewhere. It is better not to use our “free time” to go outside such as visiting friends, going to mall, etc. that can be endanger your health because it is not very good to be among a lot of people.

So if you stay at home, learn at home, it means that you are also patient. Obey your parents, obey your teachers…..just try to be comfortable doing activities at home.

If you miss your friends that you usually chat with in every morning at school, then you can call them via video call. Be grateful, we still can use our internet to connect each other. We can still say hello and chat via our whatsapp. We can also do activities with our families at home such as cooking, making tea from the leaves at our gardens.

There are still many kinds of activities that we can do. You can also write your experiences and post on your blogs. That will make your blogs look interesting and you can visit your friends’ blogs. It will expand your knowledge.

You can also give comment on your friends’ blogs. Your friends will be happy to read your comment. That shows that you also care of them. Your home is your class now. Your environment around you is your book now.

You can also learn about plants at your garden. Look for the benefits of that plants and you can use as you know and as you wish such as you can make tea from papaya leaves, tea from guava leaves, or make perfume from frangipani( plumeria) flower.

If you do not have mask anymore, you can make mask from guava leaves too. I think you can get those leaves in your garden or maybe you ask your neighbor beside your house. Don’t worry though you cannot go to mall or market to buy your needs, you can get from the plants around you. Allah gives them for you. That is the proof that Allah loves us.

Let's try to be patient and be grateful for whatever happens on us. Actually the real successful persons are those who can be grateful for whatever happens.

" ......And We will certainly bestow, on those who patiently persevere, their reward according to the best of their actions." ( Qur'an Surah An-Nahl: 96)

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Explanation Text Vs Procedure Text

Explanation Text VS Procedure Text

Procedure Text

Title	How to make lemongrass and ginger drink
Ingredients	Ø 2 sticks of lemongrass, trim the base and remove outer skin, cut to 6" length and bruise the white part Ø 1 inch old ginger, peeled and sliced Ø 2 tablespoon brown sugar or enough brown sugar as you wish Ø 4 cups of water
Instructions /steps	Put water, lemongrass and ginger into a pot. Cover and bring to a rolling boil. Lower heat and continue to boil for about 20 minutes. The ginger will begin to bloom and fragrant. The tea will have reduced to 3 cups. Add in brown sugar and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat and serve immediately or left to cool and topped with ice cubes before serving or serve when it is warm

Explanation Text

Title	How lemongrass and ginger drink is made
General Statement	During the Corona cases, it will be very better if we can make our bodies in a good stamina. We have to try to consume food or drink that can help us to make our bodies always strong in many kinds of conditions and situations. Here how lemongrass and ginger drink is made
Sequenced of explanation	First 4 cups of water, 2 sticks of lemongrass and 1 inch of ginger are put into a pot. Then the pan is put on the stove and let the water boil in the lower heat and continue to boil for about 20 minutes. The ginger will begin to bloom and fragrant. The tea will have reduced to 3 cups. After that brown sugar is added and stir until dissolved. Next the pan is removed from heat and serve immediately or left to cool and topped with ice cubes before serving or serve when it is warm.