Thursday, 14 September 2023

EF45 Class 8 paragraph work

 

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

 

-         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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