Good morning.
We will get started at 8:30.
Where the light
is brightest, the shadows are deepest. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Today’s Agenda:
· Finish
practice of compound sentences, semicolons and transitional terms
Choose words for the quiz tomorrow
· Begin
literary theme “Power: Use and abuse of power”
· Reading
strategy – two step reading process
· Canadian
Modernist nature poetry
“trees in ice”
· Why
read fiction?
· Characteristics
of a short story
· Begin
“What Happened During the Ice Storm”
· Test#1
paragraph goalsetting (final 55m)
Wednesday
· Quiz#3
compound sentences
· Begin
complex sentence- adverb clauses
· Continue
“What Happened During the Ice Storm”
· Begin
“I Confess”
· Review
paragraph form and structure
Grabbers
Thursday
· Review
paragraph form and structure
Quoting text
· Continue
“I Confess”
· Continue
adverb clauses
Friday
· Quiz#4
adverb clauses
· Continue
quoting text “”
“Dead Man’s Path”
Friday or Monday
·
Review for quiz tomorrow
Compound sentences:
SV, SOBA SV.
SV; SV.
SV; TRANS, SV.
Choose 10 transitional terms for the quiz tomorrow.
I will choose six of them.
1.
SOBA
2.
however
3.
in addition
4.
similarly
5.
for instance
6.
also
7.
therefore
8.
in other words?
9.
furthermore
10.
generally
The bus service in Vancouver is not very efficient;
generally, it takes much longer to take the bus than to take your car.
Language acquisition/learning is a slow process
that requires steady effort; generally, an adult can achieve a reasonable level
of proficiency/competence/skill/fluency in seven years with sustained effort.
similarly – in the same way, in a comparable
situation
Hockey is a game played on ice and involves a
team of six attempting to put a puck into a net; similarly, lacrosse, although played
on grass, has teams of six that try to score on a net.
Jan loves cats; similarly, Don loves dogs.
in other words
My car is not working, and I can’t afford to
rent one; in other words, I will not be able to go camping this weekend with
everyone.
If you have kids, you have to pay for their
clothes, school, food, sports, etc; in other words, having children is
expensive/ a huge financial drain.
drain the sink – water runs out of sink
financial drain – money runs out of your pocket
“You always have your hand in my pocket.”
etc. et cetera- Latin- et and cetera others and others
You have to pay for your kids clothes, food,
sports, education, etc. MOST COMMON
You have to pay for your kids clothes, food,
sports, education, and others.
You have to pay for your kids clothes, food,
sports, education, among other things.
You have to pay for your kids clothes, food,
sports, education……
NOT ENGLISH
…… REPLACE WITH etc.
LATIN TERMS
i.e id
est that is
e.g. exemplia
gratis for example
a.m. ante
meridian before midday (noon)
p.m. post
meridian after midday
Choose ten vocab words from “What Happened
During the Ice Storm” for the quiz tomorrow
1.
freezing (v)(a)
2.
farmer(n)
3.
helpless(a)
4.
glisten(v)
5.
splinter(n)(v)
6.
blurry(a)
7.
vegetarian(n)
8.
slippery(a)
9.
yell(v)
10.
warm(a)(v)
Doris is a very
warm person.
Warm regards,
Warmest regards,
Quiz#3 compound
sentence
Choose 10 transitional terms for the quiz tomorrow.
I will choose six of them.
1.
SOBA
2.
however
3.
in addition
4.
similarly
5.
for instance
6.
also
7.
therefore
8.
in other words
9.
furthermore
10.
generally
Choose ten vocab words from “What Happened
During the Ice Storm” for the quiz tomorrow
1.
freezing (v)(a)
2.
farmer(n)
3.
helpless(a)
4.
glisten(v)
5.
splinter(n)(v)
6.
blurry(a)
7.
vegetarian(n)
8.
slippery(a)
9.
yell(v)
10.
warm(a)(v)
I will choose six
from each group.
1.
however vegetarian
Sarah is a
hardcore vegetarian; however, her husband is a butcher.
in particular – give a specific example
Dennis, who is autistic, is a true animal lover;
in particular, he feels a deep connection to horses.
autistic – on the spectrum, wide range of
behaviours and cognitive differences
light spectrum – red to violet
spectrum – wide range
introverted person- social contact drains
their emotional battery
extraverted person- social contact charges
their emotional battery
ambiverted person – mix of both, situational,
context
ambi- both
ambidextrous- can use both hand to write, play sports
cross-dominated – use a mix of left and right
hand depending on the activity
Reading Strategies
Some people find reading for school to be
challenging. They may not read much in their personal life. It seems like video
is replacing books for information delivery and entertainment.
In school, you will have to read large amounts
of content daily. In college and university you will be reading and processing
large amounts, dozens and dozens of pages a day.
Personally, I strive to be a daily reader.
For school, I read a book or a text at least
twice. (3-4 times)
FIRST READING – armchair reading
- relaxing chair, cup of tea
-
quiet place, earplugs, helps with concentration
-
Turn off the phone! – hurts your concentration
-
minimize the distractions
*** multitasking is a lie- You cannot do two activities that require
brainpower at once. i.e. listening to music and studying at the same time
First reading – read for basics of the story:
setting, characters, conflict, plot
SECOND READING- desk reading, school or work
desk, with a pencil
**make notes as you read- You have to make
notes on what you read.
- jot down key words and ideas as you read
them, “quotations”
“glistened like glass”para1
I use a computer now, but I used to use pencil
and paper.
You have to make notes because you will
forget. If you don’t refresh the new information, it will be gone in three
days.
-Keep your notes in a safe place. You can go
back and refer to your notes many years later. The notes will jog your memory
of what the content of the book was. You can use text notes or mind maps. Mind
maps are visual representation of information.
Notetaking is a very powerful tool.
I don’t make notes on every book I read. I do
keep notes of things that jump out at me while I am reading. I keep notes on my
phone. To be honest, all of my notes are a big mess right now.
Our class blog is just a collection of notes
from the daily class.
My school reading routine is first reading and
second reading. Then I feel like I am ready for class. It takes time, but you
get faster and better at it with practice.
ADVICE: First reading- armchair. Second
reading- desk and pencil.
GOALSETTING FOR READING:
I am a person who sets goals for myself.
My personal daily goal for reading is 30 pages
of a book.
One and a half weeks is about one book.
If you wish, your personal daily goal for
reading could be 15 pages.
NOTE: If you are a person who does not usually
read, a good to start reading is to pick up a book that is on a topic that you
find interesting.
e.g. science, sports, fashion, architecture,
movies, music, history, war, cooking, etc.
It is an enjoyable experience to read about a
topic that you are interested in.
PERSONAL OPINION: If you watch Tiktok and
Youtube videos all the time, your brain will turn to mashed potatoes.
Youtube is nice, but it is like eating baby
food.
You must sink your teeth into a good book.
Go to VPL. Get a library.
Go to the Young Adult section – teenager books
Ask the librarian.
“trees in ice”
poem-
not traditional poem
free verse- no set line length
-
no rhyme, no end rhyme
-
modern style, early 20th century
relates to “What Happened During the Ice Storm”
freezing rain coating everything
freezing rain – super-chilled rain, freezes on
impact
“silver thaw” regional expression, Canada
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