EF6WI567 Class 4

 Today’s agenda

·      Attendance

·      Talk about paragraph form- HANDOUT

Review of paragraph format and structure

Practice

·      “Overview of Sentence Types” HANDOUT

Begin sentence work

·      Sentence Pretest -sentence writing practice

·      IF TIME “Jon Meets Amy” idiomatic English

 

Tuesday

·      Latin abbreviations

·      Begin paragraph types

·      Sentence work

Begin Simple sentences

Quiz coming up

 

Wednesday

 

 

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Paragraph format

-One block of writing, a box

-Indent the first word- start writing a few spaces over, 1-2cm, width of your thumb   keyboard TAB key

-Doublespace- leave a blank line between each line you write

-Write between the margins (red lines on the lines paper)

-Full name and class in the top right corner

-Write in pen, blue or black ink. Black ink gets higher marks.

-Orient the paper properly. Right-side up. Not upside down. No backwards.

 

VOCAB

Clothes- inside out He had his shirt on inside out.

She put her sweater on backwards.

The little kid put his shoes on the wrong feet.

 

Paragraph content/ Structure of a paragraph

Topic sentence -usually the first sentence

                               -addresses the topic, gives the topic, responds directly

to the question

VOCAB question- writing prompt- the thing that you are going write about

                     -allows the reader to know what to writing prompt was

                     The reader can infer what the writing prompt was.

VOCAB       infer(v)- guess, make a good guess

imply(v) gives hints without giving a clear answer

 

Topic sentence- Braille paragraph- sets up the paragraph for the reader

 

 

Supporting sentences- examples, reasons, descriptions, content, information, details

Around 4-6 sentences

 

Concluding sentence- wrap-up, way to neatly finish the paragraph, closer

 

 

Let’s practice:

Choose one of the topics and write a short paragraph.

1. My favourite food to cook/eat.

2. My favourite person in the world.

3. My favourite way to relax.

 I will come around and help. Please work together. It’s more fun.

 

ingredients- the food your use to cook with

 

 

 

 

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Paragraph Structure and Format

 

                                                                                                               Joe Samson

                                                                                                                               EF5

                                                                                                November 17, 2025

Test 1

 

Knowing how to write a paragraph is incredibly important. It is something that you must know how to do. You will use it in school, work and life. There is a specific structure that you must follow when you’re writing a paragraph. Every paragraph must have a strong

topic sentence, supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence. This structure helps the reader to follow your ideas. Also, you must write in short clear sentences. Every sentence must be simple, compound, or complex. We are learning these sentences in class. Through good paragraphs, you can communicate your ideas clearly and effectively.

 

 

 

FORMAT

Use lined, ruled paper.

Write in pen.

Double space.

Indent the first word.

Write between the margins.

Full name and class in top right corner.

 

VOCAB left justified

right justified

 

 

Using a computer- choose font size, 14pt or 16 pt font

This is 8-point font.

This is 12-point font.

This is 14-point font.

This is 16-point font.

 

This is Calibri font.

This is Times New Roman font. – business, NY Times newspaper

This is Arial font.

This is Comic Sans font.

 

My advice: Choose a font that you like and stick with it.

 

 

 

-Let’s take a 10-minute break-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Overview of Sentence Types”
Four sentences types

SIMPLE SENTENCES- this week

COMPOUND SENTENCES- next week

COMPLEX SENTENCES- in two weeks

COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES- mix of compound and complex

 

 

Overview of Sentence Types

 

*SIMPLE SENTENCE- one independent/main clause,

SV

The sky is blue.

SSV

You and I are talking on the phone.

SVV

The dog is sleeping and is snoring.

SVVV (probably the maximum}

The kids are running, yelling, and eating.

SSSV (probably the maximum)

Joe, Sarah, and Michelle went dancing.

SSVV

The old man and his granddaughter go to the park and have fun.

Imperative, command sentence - tell somebody to do something

Come in. Watch out. Sit down. Open the window, please.

Interrogative sentence - question, interrogate (ask questions)

What are you doing? What time is it? Where did you park the car?

 

*COMPOUND SENTENCES

-First level of compound sentences   , SOBA   , so      , or    , but , and

FANBOYS

It is raining, so we can't play soccer.

You can come to school, or you can go to work.

I like chocolate, but I don't eat it everyday.

Joan likes hiking, and she also likes skiing.

-Next level of compound sentences: ; substitute semicolon for, SOBA

FANBOYS

It is raining, so we can't play soccer.

 

 

It is raining; we can't play soccer.

You can come to school, or you can go to work.

You can come to school; you can go to work.

I like chocolate, but I don't eat it everyday.

I like chocolate; I don't eat it everyday.

Joan likes hiking, and she also likes skiing.

Joan likes hiking; she also likes skiing.

 

-Next next level of compound sentences  

transitional terms   therefore   alternatively   however   also, etc

It is raining, so we can't play soccer.

It is raining; we can't play soccer.

It  is raining; therefore, we can't play soccer.

MODELS FOR COMPOUND SENTENCES:

You can come to school, or you can go to work.

You can come to school; you can also go to work.

You can come to school; alternatively, you can go to work.

I like chocolate, but I don't eat it everyday.

I like chocolate; I don't eat it everyday.

I like chocolate; however, I don't eat it everyday.

Joan likes hiking, and she also likes skiing.

Joan likes hiking; she also likes skiing.

Joan likes hiking; also, she likes skiing.

 

VOCAB etc.  et cetera- Latin ‘and others’

 She likes cats, dogs, rabbits, etc.

 

*COMPLEX SENTENCES

-Adverb clauses – because   if   when   unless   until   after   although, etc

main clause adverb clause

Sarah doesn’t want to talk to Maria because they had an argument.

Because Sarah and Maria had an argument, Sarah doesn’t want to talk to her.

We won’t go to the beach if it rains.

If it rains, we won’t go to the beach.

-Noun clauses - brain, tongue

brain- think, believe, know, guess, understand, imagine, remember, forget, etc.

tongue- say, whisper, state, yell, remind, claim, argue, etc.

+ that why how

Mohammed thinks that he should call his brother.

He thought about how he could fix his car.

The little girl believes that there is a monster in her closet.

Maria said that we need more printer paper.

Junko didn’t tell us why she quit her job.

-Adjective clauses - describe nouns, use who that which

who-people   that-things, animals   which- special things, unique things Fatima's neighbour, who is 86 years old, still lives on her own.

Marta has some nice boots that she got from a fancy store in Tokyo.

Beijing, which is the capital of China, is a huge ancient city.

 

*COMPOUND COMPLEX SENTENCES

Mei loves to eat chocolate, but Junko doesn't like it because she is allergic to it.

I can’t go to the party that Clara is throwing, but you should go if you want to.

 

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What can I do already?

Write a sentence for each. Write your sentences on your own paper.

e.g. job   get

Ex1 I got a new job last month. SIMPLE

Ex2 I will get a better job. SIMPLE

Ex3 Jun got a job, and she gets a high salary. COMPOUND                                                                   

Write one sentence per pair.

1.    drive           get

2.    dogs            but

3.    play             and

4.    snow           so

5.    happy         because

6.    relax            when

Share these tomorrow. No phones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.    go                if

8.    park            that

9.    neighbour who

10.                       study          since