EF34

 

EF34

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 11:00.

 

For November term (Q2), I‘ll be teaching the same courses as this term.

P1 8:30-10:45     EF56, Writing 567

P2 11-1:15           EF34, Writing 34

 

There will be a lot of repeated work.

When I take a guitar lesson, I record it. I will go back and relisten and practice to that lesson dozens of times.

 

 

Social Studies Foundations – English level EF6/7, English 10

social studies – government in Canada, history, political structures in Canada

 

high-level conversation class – We don’t offer much. VCC?

 

Friday, you have no school. It is Professional Development.

 

Today’s agenda:

 

·      Continue verb tenses- simple past and past continuous

·      Begin adjective clauses

·      Begin process writing – teach how to do something, explain how something works

 

 

 

Simple Past and Past Progressive

 

simple past – one event completed in past

Sarah watched a movie last night.

 

past progessive- ‘ing’ event completed in the past

Sarah was watching a movie last night.

 

Sarah was watching a movie last night ADD SOME OTHER EVENT.

 

Sarah was watching a movie last night when UNEXPECTED/ INTERRUPTED SV.

Sarah was watching a movie last night when the lights went out.

 

Shirin was talking in the meeting when her boss interrupted her.

 

Helen was working on her laptop when her son dumped a glass of water on it.

 

Helen was working on her laptop when suddenly it crashed.

 

Try some of your own:

I was driving when my husband called me.

I was driving at night when a deer jumped out in front of me.

I was opening the door when the key broke in the lock.

I was playing with my cell phone when while we were watching a movie.

My son was playing with my cell phone when he called 911 by mistake.

I was sleeping when the alarm rang.

Tom was taking a shower when a thief broke into his house.

 

 

Paragraphs-

- narrative writing – tell a story

- descriptive writing – describe something using adjectives, descriptive language

 

 

Process writing – teach how to do something, explain how something works

 

A Process Paragraph Teaches.

 

          A process paragraph explains to your reader how to do something, how to make something, or how something works. A process paragraph walks your reader through a step-by-step process.

          When you write a process paragraph, you are writing as a teacher.  To teach well, you must speak to the student at a level that is appropriate- neither too high nor too low.  Also, you must explain each step of the process clearly but succinctly. For this, you need vocabulary!

 

This is how you do it:

          A.PREWRITING  Plan. Organize your thoughts.

1.    Break down the process into 4-5 steps.

2.    Brainstorm action words (verbs) and specific vocabulary to describe the steps in detail.

3.    Outline the points chronologically (in time).

          B.       WRITING  Write sentences. Write your paragraph.

1.    Introduce the topic in a clear TOPIC SENTENCE.

2.    Write a sentence or two for each of the steps.

3.    End with an optional concluding sentence.

 

 

 

Here is a plan for the topic “How to Fry an Egg”:

1. preheat the pan with butter or oil

2. crack egg into the pan

3. put the spatula under the edges of the egg when the edges get crispy, get the butter or oil underneath

4. when the spatula can go completely under the egg, flip it gently

5. do the same thing again for the other side

6. serve and enjoy

 

WRITING SENTENCES

 

TOPIC SENTENCE Frying an egg is very easy if you follow these steps. First, preheat the pan with butter until the butter is melted and crackling. If it smokes, there is too much heat. Then, break the egg into the hot pan. Some people can do this with one hand, but most people use both hands.

BLAH BLAH BLAH

CONCLUDING SENTENCE After the egg is fried perfectly, you can put it on a plate and serve and enjoy your delicious breakfast.

(100-150 words)

 

When you write sentences for process paragraphs, you will often write imperative sentences.

imperatives – command sentences, tell someone to do something

 

e.g You should crack the egg into the pan.

Break/Crack an egg into the hot pan. You

 

Here is a BS and OL for the topic “How to Bake a Cake”:

gather all ingredients- don’t start without all ingredients, room temperature

mix the batter- measure carefully, don’t overmix

put cake in oven- preheat oven, use deep pan

make frosting- choose colour

frost the cake after baked- not too thick, add some details

eat and enjoy- don’t eat the whole cake

 

How to Change a Tire on Your Car

How to Change a Light Bulb

How to Change a Light Switch

How to Use the Basic Functions of a Cell Phone

How to Drive a Car

How to Play Guitar

 

What’s a topic that you can teach us?

 

1.    Choose a topic that you would like to write about.

2.    Plan your process paragraph – 3-4 steps, vocabulary

3.    Write your paragraph in class and for homework.

4.    Tomorrow, we can read them out loud.