Mong Literacy I

Assignment: Write a paragraph about a fruit, in this case, the orange, then make a list or words to explain what you know about the orange. 

Title: Lub Txiv Kaab Ntxwv

What do you know about orange?  Write some words to describe it:

Now, re-arrange the words above in the order that make the most sense.

  1. txiv ntawm tsob ntoo
  2. ntsuab thaum tseev miv
  3. kheej/yeej
  4. ab/qaub
  5. luaj lub nrig
  6. dlaim tawv dlaaj-lab
  7. muaj nplai
  8. muaj kuam/nplaum
  9. muaj noob
  10. qaab zib

Once the words are in order, you should write the main topic sentence.  A topic sentence describe only about ONE thing or idea in a paragraph.  You must state the topic in a way without telling everything about what you will be writing about.  Here are a few examples:

Kuv nyam noj txiv kaab ntxwv heev.

Txiv kaab ntxwv yog ib yaam txiv kws qaab kawg.

Muaj ntau yaam txiv tab sis kuv nyam noj txiv kaab ntxwv tshaaj.

Now that you have your topic sentence written, you can start writing your first draft.  Don't forget to include the title in your draft as well as the conclusion.

Txiv Kaab Ntxwv

   Txiv kaab ntxwv yog ib hom txiv kws qaab kawg.  Cov  txiv nuav txi ntawm tsob ntoo.  Thaum nwg tseem miv, cov txiv ntsuab ntsuab.  Yog muaj phua noj, nwg yuav ab hab qaub.  Cov txiv nuav kheej kheej hab luaj le ib lub nrig thaum luj lawm.  Tsi taag le, dlaim tawv yuav dlaaj-lab.  Yog thaum muab dlaim tawv tev lawm, lub plawv txiv ua tej nplais.  Cov nplai nuav muaj kua hab muaj noob.  Yog cov kua paim tsua ntawm yug txhais teg, nwg yuav nplaum qos ntxag.  Cov nplai txiv nuav yog muab noj, nwg zooj zooj hab cov kuam yuav paim lug ntub yug qhov ncauj.  Kuav txiv kaab ntxwv qaab zib, feem ntau.  Nwg kuj muaj ib co kws tsua tsuag hab tsi qaab le.  Txawm le caag los txiv kaab ntxwv yeej zoo noj heev.  Yog tsi muaj txiv kaab ntxwv noj ntshe yuav tsi paub nyob.

After the first draft is completed, let it "cool-off" for a night before editing it.  This way, you have more time to think about what you want to add or delete from the draft.  Now, you begin the final copy.

Txiv Kaab Ntxwv

   Txiv kaab ntxwv yog ib hom txiv kws qaab kawg.  Cov  txiv nuav txi ntawm tsob ntoo.  Thaum nwg tseem miv, cov txiv ua tej lub quav tsuag miv hab ntsuab ntsuab.  Yog muajb phua noj, nwg yuav ab hab tej zag qaub.  Cov txiv nuav kheej kheej hab luaj le ib lub nrig thaum nwg luj lawm.  Tsi taag le, dlaim tawv ntawm lub txiv yuav dlaaj-lab.  Yog thaum muab dlaim tawv tev lawm, lub plawv txiv ua tej nplais.  Cov nplai nuav muaj kua hab muaj noob.  Yog cov kua paim tsua ntawm yug txhais teg, nwg yuav nplaum qos ntxag.  Cov nplai txiv nuav yog muab noj, nwg zooj zooj hab cov kuam yuav paim lug ntub yug qhov ncauj.  Kuav txiv kaab ntxwv qaab zib, feem ntau.  Nwg kuj muaj ib co kws tsuag tsuag hab tsi qaab zib le.  Txawm le caag los txiv kaab ntxwv yeej zoo noj heev.  Cov kws khu mob has tas yog yug noj txiv kaab ntxwv, yug yuav muaj zug hab tsi muaj mob.  Yog tsi muaj txiv kaab ntxwv noj ntshe yuav tsi paub nyob.

Finally, you can publish the final copy.

Txiv Kaab Ntxwv

   Txiv kaab ntxwv yog ib hom txiv kws qaab.  Cov  txiv nuav txi ntawm tsob ntoo.  Thaum tseem miv, cov txiv ua tej lub quav tsuag miv hab ntsuab ntsuab.  Yog muab phua noj, nwg yuav ab hab tej zag qaub.  Cov txiv nuav kheej kheej hab luaj le ib lub nrig thaum nwg luj lawm.  Tsi taag le, dlaim tawv ntawm lub txiv yuav dlaaj-lab.  Yog thaum muab dlaim tawv tev, lub plawv txiv ua tej nplais.  Cov nplai nuav muaj kua hab muaj noob.  Yog cov kua paim tsua ntawm yug txhais teg, nwg yuav nplaum qos ntxag.  Cov nplai txiv nuav yog muab noj, nwg zooj zooj hab cov kuam yuav paim lug ntub yug qhov ncauj.  Kuav txiv kaab ntxwv qaab zib, feem ntau.  Nwg kuj muaj ib co kws tsuag tsuag hab tsi qaab zib le.  Txawm le caag los txiv kaab ntxwv yeej zoo noj heev.  Cov kws khu mob has tas yog yug noj txiv kaab ntxwv, yug yuav muaj zug hab tsi muaj mob.  Yog tsi muaj txiv kaab ntxwv noj ntshe yuav tsi paub nyob.