P2 EF71011 Class 6

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Email- full name and class in subject line

·      Narrative paragraphs

Read aloud

Review paragraph structure and format

Test 1 tomorrow- narrative paragraph

Explain how Test 1 will go

·      Finish with “Adult Hobby” article

·      Sentence overview “Overview of Sentence Types”

·      DISTRIBUTE Next week’s article, Thought Questions, and crossword

 

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 1

·      Test 1- narrative paragraph

 

 

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narrative paragraph

Practice for the test tomorrow.

 

-150-220ww

-one block of writing, one paragraph

-indent the first word

-write within the margins

 

 

 

 

 

Structure of the paragraph

Hook/Grabber

Topic sentence

Supporting sentence- tell the story

Concluding sentence

 

Hook/grabber-

7 way

1.funnel

2.anecdote

3.history

4.fact or statistic

5.question

6.quotation

7.saying, idiom, adage

 

GRABBER IDEAS?

QUESTION Have you ever been in an embarrassing situation?

Have you ever been distracted from your surroundings by your phone?

QUOTATION I always tell my kids, “Keep your eyes open. Be aware of your  surroundings”. However, I don’t always take my own advice.

STATISTICS Most adults spend five hours a day staring at their phones. I am the same, and I paid a price for it.

HISTORY When there were no cell phones, people were less distracted in public. Now people barely look up. I was embarrassed when I acted this way.

 

embarrassing situation

coffee shop

not paying attention, on phone

line moved

“You’re so slow.” talking to stranger, not friend

he was surprised

everyone was laughing

embarrassing but now funny

lesson – pay attention to our surroundings

 

 

 

Who is the next brave person in the class?

 

 

-didn’t keep a promise to grandma

-felt guilty

 

 

GRABBER?

-young students

-throwing water on each other

-caught by teacher

-off the hook; got off scot-free

-learned what consequence could have been

 

 

GRABBER- quotation from mother

-CocaCola- rare

-drank the Coke though a tiny hole

-buried empty bottle in the snow

-Mom knew “Snow will melt and everything will be revealed.”, coincidence

-felt guilty

-admitted everything

-stopped lying

 

 

 

 

GRABBER-anecdote

-summer break

-no homework done

-worked all night for five days

IDIOM I pulled an all-nighter. I burned the midnight oil.

Lesson- make a plan to complete work, get organized

IDIOM Wait until the last minute to do the work.

VOCAB procrastinate(v) – avoid work or something unpleasant until the last minute

He procrastinated about cleaning the kitchen.

 

 

GRABBER

job interview

IDIOM “I froze. I froze up.”

Lesson- have to improve oral English

 

PHYSICAL RESPOND TO THREAT: Fight, freeze or flee.

 

 

Grabber- Saying

sweet-two meanings-1.taste 2.comfort,emotional

sweet, sugar, physical affects

-eating sugar, feeling unwell

-prescription for high-glucose

-Lesson- too much of anything is not good

IDIOM

uncontrolled high blood sugar- diabetes- lack of insulin

Type 1 diabetes   Type 2 diabetes

 

VOCAB pet names- Honey, Sweetie, Sweetheart

 

 

Grabber

Ghost story

midnight

half asleep

footsteps- nobody there

breath on neck

shadow- man with Japanese sword

ran outside, called police

lack of rest

religion – ghost comes to a person who is not healthy

wears protective items

 

VOCAB hallucination(n)

hallucinate(v) – see or hear something that is not really there

He has aural hallucinations.

oral -speaking

aural- listening

 

 

Grabber?

scary/funny experience

 

VOCAB fun(adj) - enjoyable

             funny(adj) -  humorous, causes you to laugh

The party was fun. The movie was funny.

Skiing is fun. Skiing is funny.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grabber?

scary but fun

cockroach

phobia of cockroaches

traumatic

Lesson?

phobia- irrational fear

 

 

Grabber- question

wanted a cat

took home a stray cat

hide from mother

punished – house chores

cat allowed to stay

LESSON Don’t give up your dream. Work for it.

 

 

Grabber Funnel

scary noises, middle of the night

frozen with fear

animals?

flashlight – only spiders

termites?

LESSON The scariest stuff is from our mind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grabber- question

lost item from childhood- scary

housekey

around neck

felt grown up

key disappeared

lost the key

punished- never trust again

LESSON be more careful with belongings

 

 

Grabber- anecdote

Philippines- traditions

come to Canada- reunite with mother

miss comfort of home country

Lesson- value your culture

 

 

elementary school

multiplication tables

didn’t remember 5X8

embarrassed

mother angry about teacher

teacher became angry- mistreated me

LESSON? Never laugh at a student.

IDIOM My mother went to bat for me. help them fix a problem

 

IDIOMS in North America – related to baseball

 

 

 

 

 

GRABBER- Ice cream!

little English when first came to Canada

Skincare store, salesperson- “I am looking for eyes cream.”

-stammer (v)- talk in a halting way

He stammers when he is nervous.

- eyes cream, eye cream

mostly funny. You saw the funny side.

LESSON Practice expressions, make sure correct

 

 

Grabber- question

embarrassing experience

Grade 4- face on fire, embarrassed

encouraging smile from teacher

Lesson- Be brave.

 

 

Grabber- adage

real friend

considered her a real friend

part-time job ice cream shop

summer job every day

end of summer- no pay

refused to pay, volunteer

felt foolish being tricked by someone so cunning

ADJ cunning- smart but dishonest

Lesson: Don’t be too trusting.

overly trusting, naïve, vulnerable

She broke your trust. She betrayed you.

cheated

 

 

 

Grabber- question

made tea for parents

used salt instead of sugar

laughing

Lesson- Always check if salt or sugar.

 

 

Grabber-

unforgettable story

hang out with friends

food stall- skewers

same look, same price

other students there

Lesson: Nice memories.

 

 

Grabber

straightforward person

spoke briskly

isolated from coworkers

continued to speak my way

Lesson: More important to speak positively, after reflection