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Good morning, everyone.
Today’s agenda
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Continue quoting module- your example from
homework
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Begin adjective clauses
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Continue “I Confess”
Tuesday
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Continue “I Confess”
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Review paragraph work
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Continue adjective clause
Quiz Thursda
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Prepare for paragraph test tomorrow
Wednesday
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Test paragraph
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Continue adjective clause
Quiz Thursday
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HW
Thursday
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Quiz – adjective clauses
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Begin noun clause
Friday
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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
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find quotable words and phrases
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choose short phrases, 1,2,3,4 words
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place the quotation into our sentence
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must be in context
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must be meaningful
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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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