E7/10 Sept 21

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Today’s agenda

1. Review paragraph on “What Happened During the Ice Storm”

2. Share your examples of noun clauses

3. HW Review “Literary Terms”. I emailed this to you yesterday.

Read the short story “I Confess” for Wednesday

Tomorrow – adjective clauses

Why did the boys save the pheasants?

In the short story “What Happened During the Ice Storm” by Jim Heynen, the boys saved the pheasants because of human nature  their natural humanity/ they were empathic to the suffering of the birds. First of all, the kind-hearted human nature is the main reason for children to save the pheasants. The freezing rain kept coming so that farmers can could hunt the pheasants, which can could only be hurdled  in the roadside ditches. The farm boys had learned from their adults to get the pheasants and obviously had an intention to kill those pheasants. When the boys found the pheasants, who were “blindfolded with ice and didn’t flush.”  they had no idea how to deal with this situation; in addition, the pheasants “looked like unborn birds glazed in egg white.” How could you kill those babies? Therefore, the boys changed their minds and took off their warm, dry coats to cover those innocent freezing pheasants.

1. Topic sentence – clear- expressing our ideas with specific, accurate vocabulary

- on-topic – addresses the question directly

- balance between recognizable and formulaic, same pattern

- no first person, “I”

The rain was freezing and everything was covered in ice. OFF-TOPIC, plot summary

The boys saved the pheasants because of several reasons. basic Topic Sentence

Why did you move to Canada?

I moved to Cnada for several reason.

Why did Mr Wei confess to the class?

Mr Wei confessed to the class for several reason.

TS can become formulaic, same thing over and over. Students learn something that works, and they stick to it and don’t anything up.

I just read a story. I really liked it. I will not talk about why the boys decided not to kill the pheasants.

I no first person narrative, you’re not in the story, the question is not about you, it’s about the story

What is the scariest or funniest thing that ever happened to you? – “I’ first person, appropriate, personal story

When you are writing about fiction, avoid first person “I”. You are not in the story. Were you one of the boys? Were you one of the pheasants?

“In my opinion, tThe boys save the pheasants because the pheasants look pitiful in that tough weather.” 

MY ADVICE #8: Leave it out. Everybody knows it is your opinion. Your name is on the test.

2. Supporting sentences - supporting the TS

- not plot summary

- verb tense – students switch between past and present – very confusing

- mostly good ideas – CHALLENGE: trouble expressing your ideas clearly 

BIG SECRET #2- Writing is hard for everyone.

BIG SECRET #1 – FANBOYS is bad advice, SOBA is good advice

3. Concluding sentence- if appropriate

We will do another paragraph in a few days.

Noun clauses: 

Please write a few examples of your sentences that include noun clauses from homework in the Chat to share:

1. Can you believe what he said?

2. Kevin wants to know how many languages you can speak. 

3. Benson asked me where his car keys was were.

4. I believe that everything happens for a reason.

5. I understand everything that happened to you. adj cl

6. I know that you are my good best friend. awk good friend OR best friend

7. The story showed how people changed their thoughts and behaviors in a challenging situation.

8. I remember how hard working you were in the office.

9. I don't remember that how much it cost.

10. I saw how the accident happened.

11. cCould you tell me who your teacher was last year? cap punc

12. I know that the students studied their assignment.

13. Tom knows knew that he gets would get in trouble if he could not come back home on time. vt

14. She thinks that her mother will come home late.

15. I will play basketball whenever I have free time. adv cl – describes when you will play

16. She wants to know who is coming to the meeting.  

17. hHome is where I want to be now.

Writing a sentence with no capital letter is like walking around with two different styles of shoes on.

18. Mary is not responsible for what Billy did.

19. I understood that our instructor explained paragraph writing.

20. w Whoever cleaned the house deserves a thank you.

21. My friend told me that she will sleep all day and night because she broke up with her boyfriend. noun clause adverb clause

Your friend will tell you, “There are plenty of fish in the sea.”

IDIOM: “plenty of fish in the sea”

- there are a lot of boys

- many choices of boys

7 billion people in the world – lots to choose from

“soul mate” – the one person in the world who is perfect for you.

BAD ADVICE!!! There are tens of thousands of people who are right for you.

22. I wonder whether you like tennis.

23. He said that people need keeping continue to need their jobs during the pandemic. vf

24. My classmates wants to learn how to get English better better English.

FREE ADVICE #9: No one can make you happy. Only you can make yourself happy. If you can’t do it, no one else can. You have to learn to help yourself. The more you can help yourself, the better you will be as a partner.

The skies are much clearer today. The rain cleared up the smoke.