Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 9:15
Today’s agenda
·
FIRST THING Quiz#1 simple sentences
I chose six of the seven that made it onto
the blog.
·
Teach paragraph format and content
Pass-in paragraph Monday Test#1- I will
give you a basic topic
·
Go over Wordlist 1.1 speaking and listening from
yesterday
Friday
·
Return Quiz#1
Go over
Optional RW
·
Continue paragraph work
Test#1 Monday – paragraph
·
Begin compound sentences
Monday
·
Test#1- paragraph
·
Continue compound sentences
·
Quiz#1
Paper
Pen
Phones away
Write a simple sentence for each.
Pass it in by 9:50
1.
learn SSVV
2.
favourite SVV
3.
picture Imperative(command)
4.
like SSV
5.
excited SV
6.
exercise Interrogative(question)
EXTRA
A left-handed person
right-handed
ambidextrous – can use both hands for tasks, writing,
chopping, throwing
Culturally around the world, left-handedness is frowned upon.
Sometimes left-handed boys who are forced to use their right
hands will develop a stutter.
stutter- unable to speak smoothly
Everything is designed for right-handers.
left(adj) Italian
sinasta ‘sinister’ evil
French
gauche ‘rude, uncultured’
IDIOM He had a left-handed idea. crazy, stupid idea
Cultural- eating with left hand is forbidden
Ethiopian cuisine-
Your right hand is your eating hand. Your left hand is your personal
hygiene hand.
VOCAB personal hygiene- wash your face, brush your teeth,
cut your nails, take a bath
Teach paragraph format and content
“Introduction to Paragraphs EF45”
Introduction to Paragraphs EF45
Paragraphs
-
collection of sentences (4,5,6,7 sentence on
one topic)
-
around 150 words-
TRICK FOR
COUNTING WORDS-
Count two
lines.- average # of words per line
Count how
many lines are in the paragraph
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types/modes of writing:
1.narrative
writing - tell a story, you are the narrator of a story (Test#1), comfortable
telling their own stories
2.descriptive writing – describes
something, descriptive vocab, adj adv, five senses
3.process writing- teach how to so
something, explain how something works, step-by-step
4.persuasive writing- give your
opinion on a topic and give reasons why you hold that opinion, try to convince
someone, persuade someone
VOCAB mode-
a focus, a way- cell telephone “low-battery mode”
laptop “low-power
mode”
“Put your
phone in Airplane Mode.”
your focus
at the moment- “I can’t talk right now. I am in work mode.”
*Narrative
writing – You tell a short personal story about something that happened to you.
e.g. What did you last Sunday?
Write
about a funny thing that happened when you were a kid.
narrative(adj)
narrate(v) narrator(noun-person who tells a story)
*Descriptive
writing – describe something – use your five senses
five
senses- sight, taste, smell, hearing, touch
senses –
the ways that we connect with the outside world
e.g. Describe a mountain.
What did your grandmother look like?
*Process
writing- teach, step-by-step instruction
- teach
how to do something
-explain
how something works
*Persuasive
writing – give opinion, give reasons for your opinion
Do you wear
a mask while shopping in a store? YES/NO- give some reasons
Should we
wear masks when we are shopping indoors?
Should
marijuana be legal in Canada?
There will be some crossover between modes. Keep your focus on one
of the modes primarily.
Writing a paragraph
Begin a grabber/hook – attention-getting sentence I’ll talk about
it later.
Write a topic sentence
Topic sentence- introduces the idea of the paragraph
e.g. Describe a mountain.
TOPIC SENTENCE There is a beautiful mountain scene.
What did you last Sunday?
TOPIC SENTENCE Last
Sunday for me was a very busy day.
Do you like living in Canada?
TOPIC SENTENCE I like
living in Canada for three reasons.
HANDOUT
“Blood Types and Personalities”
TOPIC blood type
CONTROLLING IDEA linked to personality traits
traits- behavior, feature of your personality “caring” “short-tempered”
“anxious” “driven”
Topic sentence is the first introduction sentence to the
paragraph. It tells the reader what to expect, what the paragraph will be
about.
TOPIC SENTENCE
SUPPORTING SENTENCES- gives the details, give the reasons,
What did you last Sunday?
TOPIC SENTENCE Last
Sunday for me was a very busy day.
SUPPORTING IDEAS
1 woke up at 7am, had guests
2 made breakfast for everybody- eggs, toast, coffee
3 took bus downtown- shopping, Art Gallery, Aquarium, Seawall
4 went to a Italian restaraunt for dinner at 8- pizza, pasta,
Ceasar Sald, red wine
5 back home, watched a scary movie together
Blood type paragraph
1.Type O
2.Type A
3.TypeB
4.Type AB
TOPIC SENTENCE
SUPPORTING SENTENCES
CONCLUDING SENTENCE – final sentence, ends the paragraph
I had a really good day with my guests.
EXAMPLE PARAGRAPH
What did you last Sunday?
TOPIC SENTENCE Last
Sunday for me was a very busy day.
SUPPORTING SENTENCES
I woke up early at 6am because I had two guests from Iran.
We had a lot of fun when we made breakfast together. We had eggs,
toast, and coffee.
Then we took the bus downtown. We went clothes shopping on Robson
Street. Then we went to the Art Gallery and
the Aquarium. Then we walked around the Seawall.
At 8, we went to a Italian restaraunt for dinner. We shared pizza,
pasta, Ceasar Salad, and six bottles of red wine.
Then we went back home and watched a scary movie together.
CONCLUDING SENTENCE I had a really good day with my guests.
GOOD COPY
Last Sunday for me was a very busy day
because I had two guests from Iran. I woke up early at 6am before every else,
made coffee, and prepared to cook breakfast. We had a lot of fun when we made
breakfast together. We had scrambled eggs, toast, and coffee. Some of us had regular
black coffee, and some of us had lattes. When we finished eating, we got ready
to go. We took the bus downtown. We went clothes shopping on Robson Street. One
of my guests was looking for a winter jacket. Then we went to the Art Gallery
and the Aquarium. Then we walked around the Seawall. At 8, we went to an
Italian restaurant for dinner. We shared pizza, pasta, Ceasar salad, and a
bottle of red wine. Then we went back home and watched a scary movie together.
I had a really good Sunday with my guests.
152 words
150+ words is a good length
** We’ll continue tomorrow with paragraph work **
“Word List 1.1” from yesterday
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