Monday, 12 December 2022

EF67 Class 21- quoting text

 

EF67

Good morning, everyone.

 

Today’s agenda

·      Continue quoting module- your example from homework

·      Begin adjective clauses

·      Continue “I Confess”

 

Tuesday

·      Continue “I Confess”

·      Review paragraph work

·      Continue adjective clause

Quiz Thursda

·      Prepare for paragraph test tomorrow

 

Wednesday

·      Test paragraph

·      Continue adjective clause

Quiz Thursday

·      HW

 

Thursday

·      Quiz – adjective clauses

·      Begin noun clause

 

Friday

·      Xmas class

 

 

 

Quoting text

Usages of “ “  quotation marks

1.    titles of short stories

2.    direct speech

3.    irony- casual speaking

4.    borrowing text from stories, articles

 

Second reading of the story- desk reading

-         find quotable words and phrases

-         choose short phrases, 1,2,3,4 words

-         place the quotation into our sentence

-         must be in context

-         must be meaningful

-         must be grammatical

 

HIGHER-LEVEL QUOTING –

1. [ ] square brackets

2. ...  ellipsis

 

NOTE ......  NOT ENGLISH

 

... different purpose

 

Mei loves dogs, cats, fish, ...... NOT ENGLISH

Mei loves dogs, cats, fish, etc. ENGLISH

Mei loves dogs, cats, fish, and so on. ENGLISH

 

These are the examples of incorporating quoted text you sent for homework.

 

1.    The birds were "huddled" together to protect themselves from the ice storm.

2.    The things outside were "shiny with ice" because the ice storm started. XXX

The things outside were "shin[y] with ice" because the ice storm started.

[ ] change the form of the word

[ ] square brackets – very valuable and powerful tool

“shine” changed to “shin[y]”

 

3.    When the boys found the birds, the bird's eyes were "blindfolded with ice". 

4.    In the “freezing rain” the farmers tried to harvest the pheasants.

5.    Finally the boys decided to save the “helpless pheasants”.

6.    In the ice storm, the breath was visible because “quick little white puff” and “slow puffs of stream” came out in the air. LONG- Choose one.

In the ice storm, the breath was visible because “quick little white puff” came out in the air.

 

7.    It is was easy to find the pheasants in the ice storm because they “huddled” together, and that looked like some “dark spots” in a white shining world.

8.    In winter and in icy rain,it was very cold,so the pheasants”were blindfolded with ice and didn’t flush”. TOO LONG

 

In the winter and in the icy rain In the icy winter rain, it was very cold, so the pheasants “were blindfolded with ice”.

 

9.    The boys took pity on the pheasants, and “they covered all the helpless pheasants “. TOO LONG

The boys took pity on the “helpless pheasants”, so they protected them.

 

10.                       Everything was shining  in freezing rain even the branches of the trees were “glistened like glass”.

RW Everything was shining in the “freezing rain”; even the branches of the trees “glistened like glass”.

 

11.                       When the boys were breathing looks like “slow puffs of stream “.

RW    When the boys were breathing, it looked like “slow puffs of steam”.

 

 

12.                       We can see how beautiful the winter view was before the ice storm; tree branches “glistened like glass” and stuff outside shin with ice.

Who is ‘we’?

 

13.                       When the farmers went down the road, they weren’t trying to help the pheasants back to the farm, but tried to “harvest ” them with clubs.

RW When the farmers went down the road, they weren’t trying to help the pheasants back to the farm, but they tried to “harvest ” them with clubs.

 

 

14.                       The thin ice layer on the boys coats were “splintering in flakes” when they tried to take off their coats.

 

15.                       When the boys found the pheasants, the pheasants was “huddled” and sitting helpless with their eyes “froze shut”.

16.                       During the ice storm, many farmers went “ice skating” to hunt down the hopeless freezing pheasants. 

 

17.                       The young boys didn’t have the intention to “pounce” on the pheasants; instead, they covered the birds with their coats. 

18.                       The boys and the pheasants were nearly “blindfolded” during the foggy harsh blizzard weather. 

19.                       During the storm, the freezing rain continued; as a result, the tree branches “glistened” like mirrors. 

20.                       The pheasants were out in the "freezing rain" until the boys arrived.

21.                       The boys walked to their homes even though the house was "blurry lights." Meaning?

22.                       The boys and pheasants were standing in the " shining and dripping with icy rain."

23.                       Some of the pheasants turned their heads “from side to side”, and they looked around as if they didn’t know what to do.

24.                       The pheasants were “blindfolded with ice” because they were all covered with ice and frozen. 

25.                       On the way home with the pheasants, the boys were “unsure of their footing”.

26.                       In the freezing rain, the pheasants were motionless because their eyes were “blindfolded”.

27.                       Even though the boys were running in the ran without coat, they give the pheasants “dry and warm”.

RW Even though the boys were running in the rain without coats, they give the pheasants “dry and warm”.

 

28.                       The boys didn’t “pounce and yell Bang” the pheasants; instead, they covered them with own coat that was really sympathetic.

29.                       The boys who was ranning in the “slippery” fields saved the pheasants after.

The boys who were running in the “slippery” fields saved the pheasants afterwards.

 

30.                       The boys saved the "crouching pheasants" by covering them with warm coats.

31.                       The rain has made the tree and its branches "Glisten like a glass"

 

32.                       The pitiful pheasants looked like "unborn birds glazed in a egg white"  TOO LONG punc

 

 

33.                       The young boys were unsure whether "to pounce on a pheasant or to yell Bang". TOO LONG

 

34.                       The boys stayed immobile in the "icy rain" to look for the pleasants.

 

 

35.                       They raised their heads and moved from " side to side "; hawever, they were covered their eyes.

RW         They raised their heads and moved from "side to side "; however, they were covered their eyes.

their eyes were covered

 

36.                       The pleasants pheasants found a layer that it was " warm and dry " inside. Meaning?

 

Good work try. Mixed success. Some really good. Some need continued work.

It’s just work.

Organized practice will fix these problems.

 

You have to do the practicing.

 

 

 

 

 

[   ] square brackets

very valuable and powerful tool for quoting

Change the form of a word for grammar reasons

e.g

“dripping with icy rain”

 

Both the boys and the birds were “dripping with icy rain” when they met each other.

 

Both the boys and the birds “dripping ed with icy rain” when they met each other.

Both the boys and the birds “dripp[ed] with icy rain” when they met each other.

 

HOMEWORK

Try some more sentences with quoted text. Use “I Confess” as your source.

Email some to me. We can share them tomorrow.

 

“red flag of citation”(1)       (1) on page 1

Mr. Wei, the teacher, was very proud of the “red flag of citation”(1) that he received from the administrator.

      

GRAMMAR POINT- Appositive

 

My sister lives in Spain. Her name is Kathy. 2 SIMPLES

My sister, Kathy, lives in Spain. appositive

Junko wants to visit her family in her hometown, Karuizawa.

Mei’s home country, Singapore, is undergoing a cold snap.

 

I am rooting for my favourite team, Morocco.

 

 

“exert one’s authority”

Mr Wei knew that he had to “exert one’s authority”(1) in order to keep the students in line.

 

HIGHER-LEVEL OPTION

Mr Wei knew that he had to “exert [his] authority”(1) in order to keep the students in line.

 

 

 

Q4

responsible   honest   straightforward   diligent   flexible   terrified

committed   disciplined   sincere   self-motivated   intelligent

a go-getter   hardworking   moral   naughty (young)

 

 

 

 

 

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