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VSB Educational Assistant Diploma Program

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Our next program opens for applications on January 12, 2026, for classes that begin March 30, 2026.

 

To register for a free online Information Session, from 7-8:30 PM, go to www.burnabycce.ca.  Scroll to EA Programs and select VSB EA Information Sessions.  We use the ZOOM platform to deliver the session.  Sign up for one of the following dates and bring your questions.

 •       Wednesday, December 17, 2025

•        Tuesday, January 26, 2026

•        Wednesday, February 11, 2026

 

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Today’s agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue work on “Opinion Paragraphs”

Test soon- pass-in paragraph

·      Begin noun clauses

·      HW   Finish practice opinion paragraph

 

Wednesday

·      Return Quiz3- adverb clauses

Go over

Optional RW for a point

·      Continue noun clauses

Quiz4 soon

·      Prepare for Test2 (opinion paragraph) tomorrow

 

Thursday

·      Test2

·      Continue noun clauses

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 5

·      Vocabulary exercise

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Final week before Winter Break, Christmas Break, Xmas Break

 

 

 

Opinion – usually a controversial topic- many strong opinions, debatable

e.g Trump is a very controversial person.

 

Pro or con

 

e.g. Should marijuana be legal in Canada?

controversial topic

-strong emotional opinions, gut feeling: strong YES or strong NO 

-less common MAYBE, undecided

 

 

 

 

OPINION

YES – should be legal-

give some good reasons:

-your personal choose, free country

-can be helpful for anxiety, depression

-medical benefits- cancer, pain relief, glaucoma

-business opportunities

-tax money to government

-stop illegal trafficking

-reduce organized crime

-quality control is regulated

-reduced police and court involvement

 

Choose 3-4,5 best reasons.

 

 

 

NO- should not be legal

-don’t want kids to try it

-harmful to mental health

-lose memory

-bad smell

-peer pressure to try

VOCAB peer pressure- friends talk you into it, teens

-reduce motivation to learn and work, less productivity

 

Choose 3-4,5 best ideas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROUGH PARAGRAPH

First draft- the first version

Second draft- a little bit better

Third draft

Fourth draft 

Final draft, Good copy- pass-in

 

 

Writing is pain.

Many people these days rely on AI. AI does not sound natural.

 

AI is a wonderful tool.

I use it all the time.

You can use it as a teaching guide.

 

I have to believe it will not replace human creativity.

 

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Rough copy-

Should marijuana be legal?

 

Topic sentence- topic, controlling idea

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentence

(150-200ww)

Avoid sitting on the fence. Choose a side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TS The legalization of marijuana is a contentious issue. Most people have clear opinions. However, the topic is complex, and there are pros and cons to the legalization of marijuana. First there are some pros. …

Alternatively, there cons. In conclusion, marijuana should not be legal because there are too many risks despite the benefits. Perhaps marijuana could be prescribed by a doctor rather than being for sale publicly.

 

 

What should Vancouver do about drug addicts on East Hastings?

-safe housing

-safe supply

-jail

-put on an island

-rehabilitation

-OPINIONS

-open hospital , psychiatric hospital

-offer more treatment

-offer safe-injections sites

-offer housing

-rehab – rehabilitation

-put them on an island

-put all in jail

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TOPICS:

1. What animals make better pets: dog or cats?

2. What is the best kind of ice cream?

 

 

 

 

 

3. Should high school courses be free for adults?

SHOULD

1. government responsibility to new immigrants and native-born

2. help to get good, better jobs

3. help people communicate

4. more highly-educated people- help people to go to universitty

5. better jobs- more tax money for everyone

6. increased funding for schools

7. raises people out of poverty

8. reduce financial burden on families, students

9. United Nations Declaration of Human Rights.

 

SHOULD NOT

1.    get a job!

2.    why should I pay for you?

3.    some people don’t appreciate it, treat it with respect

waste the opportunity, resources

4.    education not a priority

5.    depends on financial need of the student, depends on income

6.    depends on how the Canadian economy is doing

7.    depends on post-secondary program

 

 

HOMEWORK

Put together a rough draft of a persuasive paragraph.

Choose one of the following topics:

1. Should high school courses be free for adults?

2. Should students be allowed to use cell phones in class?

3. Is AI good for society or not?

4. Is it better to do exercise in the morning or at night?

5. Chopsticks or forks?

Goldilocks zone- 150-200ww

 

 

 

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Listening

1.    Are most people under two meters (six feet) tall or over two meters (six feet) tall?

2.    Does the moon revolve around the earth?

3.    What do you mix with black paint to get the colour grey?  US color gray

4.    Which continent lies directly west of Asia?

5.    How many grams are in a kilogram?

 

 

 

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Quiz3

Dividers.

Lined, ruled paper.

Phones and devices away.

Write a sentences with an adverb clause for each.

Pass in by 12:50

1.    until            business

2.    while           carefully

3.    after            proud

4.    even though slippery

5.    because     furious

6.    so that        vacation