P1 EF71011 Class 20

 

Sentence work coming up:  causal verbs

                                                   sentence combining

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue “Dead Man’s Path”

“Thought Questions”

Module- discuss

Prepare for Test 4 with “ “

Test 4 on Thursday

·      Continue final kind of sentence “Compound-Complex Sentences”

 

Wednesday

·      Continue “Dead Man’s Path”

“Thought Questions”

Module

Prepare for Test 4 with “ “

Test 4 on Thursday

·      Continue final kind of sentence “Compound-Complex Sentences”

 

Thursday

·      Test 4

 

Friday

·      “Self-Reflection Assessment” Week 5

·       

 

Monday

·      “Midterm Self-Assessment Reflection”

 

Tuesday, March 10

·      Opportunity to replace one quiz, test, both or neither

 

Wednesday, March 11

·      Midterm recommendations

 

Thursday, March 12

·      Midterm recommendations

 

Friday- final day before Spring Break

 

 

 

“Dead Man’s Path” Thought Questions

1.    What is the setting in the story?

PLACE

-Ndume Central School

-village, Ani

-Nigeria- search town name, writer’s name ‘Chinua Achebe”

-Nigeria was a colony of Great Britain

colony- one country takes over another country- rules that country, takes control, forces a new language, etc.

What are some countries that were colonized by other countries?

Eritrea by Italy

India by GB (Great Britain)

Hong Kong by GB

Taiwan by Japan

Chad by France

Tanzania by Germany

Canada by France and GB

Iran by GB

Australia by GB

South Africa by the Dutch

South and Central America by Spain

Brazil by Portugal

Vietnam by France

 

colonization

 

 

TIME

-January 1949

- time when Nigerian people were thinking independence for their country, Nigeria ruled by Nigerians, not by the English

 

What are some parts of the world looking for independence?

-Tigran from Ethiopia

-north of Iraq

-Kalistan from Palkistan

-Basque from Spain

-Catalonia from Spain

-Tibet from China

-Alberta from Canada

-Quebec from Canada

-Scotland from UK

 

colonialization plays a part in the story

 

2.    What is Mr Obi’s relationship to the school?

-headmaster (British term)- principal, leader of the school

-brand new, not even started yet

-similarity to Mr.Wei

-brand new as a teacher, brand new as a headmaster, brand new to education

“young and energetic”

-came from somewhere else

 

How does he feel about the school?

-“backward” “unprogressive” “traditional”

-does not respect the school or the teachers

-does not respect the villagers or the old priest

-very arrogant

- he thinks he’s better, smarter than everybody else

-selfish, a bit narcissistic

Narcissus- Greek myth- ancient story about the world

Echo-

medical -echocardiograph

 

 

-thinks highly of himself

 

 

HUMOUR

-Mr.Obis’s education- “sound secondary school education” high school

-Mr.Obi’s physicality- not a great specimen “not unhandsome”

emphaizsing the negative

-4 X -4=16 XXX

 

NOTE: negative + negative = positive   NOT TRUE!

She never never eats meat. emphasis

 

3.    What are five words to describe Mr. Obi’s personality?

POSITIVE

-ambitious

-proud

-idealistic

-driven

-hardworking

-bold

-confident

NEGATIVE

-stubborn

-inconsiderate- does not consider other people’s opinions

-arrogant

-narrow-minded

-disrespectful

-ignorant 1.rude 2.lacking knowledge

-sharp-tongued

 

 

 

4.    What are Nancy’s ambitions concerning Micheal’s position in the school?

-“the admired wife”

-“the queen of the school”

-“envy her position”

-“set the fashion”

-narcissistic

 

 

5.    What are two conflicts in the story?

person vs person, society/culture, nature, technology, supernatural

 

-person vs society/culture

Obi vs traditional beliefs of the villagers

 

-person vs person

Obi vs the priest

“satisfied smile” smirk

 

 

6.    What does village priest mean when he says “[L]et the hawk perch and let the eagle perch.”?

 

-hawk, eagle- wild birds, hunting birds, birds of prey

pray prey

Brackendale eagles

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MQ1MVzvD604

perch(v)- bird sits on a branch of a tree, high place

crows and ravens

Let the hawk perch, and let the eagle perch.

-mind their own business

-share the space

-peacefully cohabitate

 

-school and village can coexist

-enough space for villagers and the school

 -progressive/modern education and traditional beliefs

-respecting each others’ space without dominating each other

 

 

 

 

 

P2 EF710 Class 19

 

**

I am scheduled to teach these courses for Quarter 4, April-June. This could change at the discretion of administration.

P1 (9:15-11:30) English Foundations 6

P2 (12-2:15)  English Foundations 7/English 10/Composition 11

*I do not recommend you take English courses from the same instructor over and over.

My P2 course will be 95% the same as our current course.

If you do take this course again with me, please know that it will essentially the same.

If you have taken EF6, WI567, and EF7 from me, I have nothing new to teach.

 

**

Writing Improvement 567 will not be offered again until next school year (Sept-June, 2026-2027). The schedules for the next school year have not been set yet. Our school course schedules are set quarter to quarter, the month previous to the start of the next quarter. We will know about September schedule in August, November schedule in October, February in January, April in March, Summer in May, usually.

 

You have the option to take Writin

 

g Improvement 567 self-paced now or next school year. Talk to the teachers in Self-Paced room, Room 203.

 

You can take a maximum of two courses at the same time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

**

Events in Iran!!

-happy- Ayatollah is dead, leader of the regime

regime- government that will not leave, many years or generations

          not democracy

Ayatollah- religious leader, authoritarian

authoritarian, dictator, autocrat- one person has all the power, oppressive, oppression- the government keeps its people down

 

Supreme Leader- North Korea, Kim Jung Il

 

Ayatollah in power for 47 years

-hardline-

replacement- Will he be a hardliner?

 

 

The Iranian government killed more than 30 000-40 000 people in two days.

 

diaspora- the people of a country who live outside the country

 

The future of the region

What will happen next?

 

The internet has been cut off in Iran.

-         no foreign press

-          

Little information getting out

 

World War 3?

 

 

 

Why did Trump bomb Iran?

-other countries would be his target, first Iran, then others

-support for Isreal

-Iran has power, big country, weaken Iran, divide Iran

-Trump wants to keep American hegemony in Middle East

hegemony- power and control

-take over the government of Iran

-oil, gas, natural resources

like Canada, Iran, Ukraine, Greenland- full of natural resources

-nuclear weapons

-distraction, divert attention from Epstein files  Trump is mentioned almost 1000000 times.

 

 

Are you worried?

-price of oil

-future of an independent Canada

 

 

The Middle East

 

On Saturday, a girls’ school was bombed. 67 young girls died

 

Iran was threatening to close a major shipping lane.

 

We are worried about the future.

 

Young people- Remember, the world has seen troubled times before.

Don’t despair.

despair- give up hope, be despondent

Get up. Brush your teeth. Go to school.

Keep going.

 

Historically, the US has gotten into ‘forever wars’. Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc.

 

I try to find news sources that I trust.

 

 

Beginning of our fifth week.

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Return Test 3

Go over

“I Confess Test 3 example process”

·      Continue final kind of sentence “Compound-Complex Sentences”

·      Continue “Dead Man’s Path”

Prepare for Test 4 this week

 

Tuesday

·      Continue final kind of sentence “Compound-Complex Sentences”

·      Continue “Dead Man’s Path”

Prepare for Test 4 which day?

 

 

*Tuesday, March 10

Opportunity to replace one quiz, test, both or neither

 

*Wednesday and Thursday, March 11 &12

Midterm recommendations

 

 

 

**

Test 3

 

Focus on C1, C5, and quoting.

You can do an optional RW for a point. Pass it in today or first thing tomorrow.

 

 

Why did Mr. Wei, the teacher, choose to confess his mistake to his class of students?

 

 

PROCESS- steps to follow for doing good answers

 

1.PREWRITE- make a plan about what we are going to say

2.WRITE- write sentences

 

 

Prewrite Stage-planning

1.    Read the question.

Why did Mr. Wei, the teacher, choose to confess his mistake to his class of students?

why did Mr Wei confess

 

Is this the question?

-What is the story about?

-What did you learn from the story?

-What does the story teach us?

If not, don’t write about that.

You have to plan an answer that is on-topic.

An off-topic answer is not worth much.

 

 

2.    Generate ideas, with “”

-only 150ww, choose 3-4 points

 

 

 

 

 

Why did Mr. Wei, the teacher, choose to confess his mistake to his class of students?

 

-want to be a good example, role model “admitting one’s mistakes” “changing one’s ways”

 

-ashamed about blaming Wang Wei , embarrassed  “blood rush to my head” “quite dizzy” “at a loss for words” “shamed to show my face”

doesn’t want Wang Wei to carry the blame unfairly

 

-took responsibility for his actions, “red flag of citation” represents courage to admit mistakes

he damaged school property

 

3.    Organize the ideas

 

1.ashamed

2.be a good example

3.take responsibility

 

What order of importance? IMPORTANCE

ONE TECHNIQUE: Put the best point last.

Everyone’s will be a little different.

We have a plan to follow.

 

Write Stage

4.    Write the first draft.

Topic sentence- linked to the question, the writing prompt

Why did Mr. Wei, the teacher, choose to confess his mistake to his class of students?

 

Topic sentence:

Mr. Wei confessed/admitted his mistake to the class for three reasons.

There are several reasons why Mr Wei decided to admit his error to his class. First of all, he felt ashamed about blaming Wang Wei for carving the desk. He was embarrassed abut accusing the innocent student for what he had done. The teacher felt the “blood rush” to his face when he realized his error. Mr. Wei was “shamed” by his accusation, and he didn’t want Wang Wei to carry the blame unfairly. Secondly, Mr. Wei want to be a role model to the students. He thought that “admitting one’s mistakes” was the right way to behave. He wanted to demonstrate to his class how “changing one’s ways” was a sign of a good person. Thirdly, he wanted to take responsibility for his actions, because the “red flag of citation” represented courage to admit mistakes. He had damaged the school property when he was young; part of holding “strict standards” for himself included being honest about his errors. In conclusion, Mr. Wei decided to fess up about his mistakes.

 

six out of six

six over six

 

 

 

Point 1

-subpoint with “”

Point 2

-subpoint with “”

Point 3

-subpoint with “”

 

5.    Proofread, edit

6.    Pass in

 

You can do an optional RW for a point. Pass it in today or first thing tomorrow.

 

 

 

P1 EF71011 Class 19

 

**

I am scheduled to teach these courses for Quarter 4, April-June. This could change at the discretion of administration.

P1 (9:15-11:30) English Foundations 6

P2 (12-2:15)  English Foundations 7/English 10/Composition 11

*I do not recommend you take English courses from the same instructor over and over.

My P2 course will be 95% the same as our current course.

If you do take this course again with me, please know that it will essentially the same.

**

Writing Improvement 567 will not be offered again until next school year (Sept-June, 2026-2027). The schedules for the next school year have not been set yet. Our school course schedules are set quarter to quarter, the month previous to the start of the next quarter. We will know about September schedule in August, November schedule in October, February in January, April in March, Summer in May, usually.

 

You have the option to take Writing Improvement 567 self-paced now or next school year. Talk to the teachers in Self-Paced room, Room 203.

 

You can take a maximum of two courses at the same time.

 

**

Events in Iran

 

Regime change – kicking out the long-term leaders of a country

destroying country with bombing

regime- government that stays for years and years, maybe generations

-         hang on to power

 

destroy(v) destroyed(adj), destruction(n)- completely ruin, break into pieces, unable to be used any more, completely broken

destruction  ANTONYM construction

destroy- ruin   construct-build

 

Will the regime change in Iran?

-can’t predict

-complicated

-protesters against government- maybe 40000 killed in two day by the government police/soldiers

 

Bombing Saturday

-girls’ school bombed, maybe 160 people killed, including children

- school is in on Saturdays in Iran

 

Internet cut off in Iran.

Have you been able to contact family or friends?

There are huge line-ups for the bank, groceries, gas stations, etc.

 

The Iranian government is attacking other countries: Qatar, Israel, Dubai, Jordan, Bahrain, Omar, etc. and military bases.

 

The Middle East is a tinder box.

 

Why did the US do this now?

-cheap gas and oil

-Iran’s nuclear weapons program

-not friendly to the US

-US wants every country to cooperate with them

-Trump- hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes

good business for the Trumps

-The US has a history of doing this sort of thing

-weaken China, friendly with Iran

- Trump wants to draw attention away from the Epstein files. He is mentioned almost 1000000 times in the Epstein files. He has been accused of terrible sexual crimes, including with underage girls.

 

The Iranian people want regime change. They have been protesting.

Will this be a short war or a long war?

-Trump four weeks

-World War 3?

-US forever wars – Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc

 

Are you worried?

-nuclear weapons

-terrorism

 

The Iranian leader was killed. He was 86. There are plenty of people waiting to take over. Will they be as hard-line as the Ayatollah?

 

**

These are all old men. They will not have to live with the consequences.

 

I will keep watching the news. I understand that not everybody tells the truth. I look for news sources that I trust.

 

**

Iran has 90 million people. There are uncountable different groups.

 

dictator- autocrat – one person has all of the power, all of the say

democracy- ruled by the people, free and fair elections

 

**

Too much money will make you evil.

IDIOM Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

 

What do we do next?

-study

-keep going

-work hard

-make money

-Don’t despair. feel like giving up because of disappointment

 

The world has seen situations like this many many many times before.

 

Canada is a peaceful country.

 

New law Afghanistan-

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/01/asia/taliban-afghanistan-domestic-violence-legal

 

 

We live in troubled times.

 

 

Beginning of our fifth week.

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Return Test 3

Go over

“I Confess Test 3 example process”

·      Continue final kind of sentence “Compound-Complex Sentences”

·      Continue “Dead Man’s Path”

Prepare for Test 4 this week

 

Tuesday

·      Continue final kind of sentence “Compound-Complex Sentences”

·      Continue “Dead Man’s Path”

Prepare for Test 4 which day?

 

 

*Tuesday, March 10

Opportunity to replace one quiz, test, both or neither

 

*Wednesday and Thursday, March 11 &12

Midterm recommendations

 

 

 

**

Test 3

Why did Mr. Wei, the teacher, speak so rudely to Wang Wei, the student?

 

PROCESS- for doing good answers

1.PREWRITE- make a plan

2.WRITE- write sentences

 

Prewrite Stage-planning

1.    Read the question.

why? teacher talk rude to student

 

Is this the question?

-What is the story about?

-What did you learn from the story?

-What does the story teach us?

If not, don’t write about that.

You have to plan an answer that is on-topic.

An off-topic is not worth much.

 

2.    Generate ideas, with “”

Why teacher rude to student?

-want to show “who was in charge”

*-follow the experienced teachers “gave them an inch, they would take a yard”

*-lost his temper “too angry” “harsh voice”

*-young and inexperienced “two months” “

 “not let superiors down”

 

-only 150, choose 3-4 points

3.    Organize the ideas

 

 

 

What order of imprtaance? TIME, IMPORTANCE

1.young and inexperienced

2.follow the teachers

3.lose temper

 

*TECHNIQUE: You can put the most important one last.

 

1.lose temper

2.follow teacher

3. young and inexperienced

Everyone’s will be a little different.

We have a plan to follow.

 

Write Stage

4.    Write the first draft.

Why did Mr. Wei, the teacher, speak so rudely to Wang Wei, the student?

Topic sentence- linked to the question, the writing prompt

 

There are three important reasons why the teacher, Mr. Wei, talked rudely with the student, Wang Wei, in the story “I Confess” by Wei Wenjuan. First, Mr. Wei quickly lost his temper when he heard  from the “monitor” that the top of the desk in the classroom has been “carved” and damaged. Mr. Wei was working hard to impress his new “superiors”; therefore, he wasn’t happy that a student has caused this issue. Next, Mr. Wei was following the advice of the older teachers. They had told him clearly not to give the young students “an inch” or they would “take a yard”. Finally, Mr. Wei was a very young and inexperienced teacher. He really didn’t know how to deal with classroom conflicts. He felt that he needed to “exert one’s authority” over the supposedly guilty student. All in all, Mr. Wei did not act fairly when he talked rudely to the student.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Point 1

-subpoint with “”

Point 2

-subpoint with “”

Point 3

-subpoint with “”

 

5.    Proofread, edit

6.    Pass in

 

 

Focus on C1, C5, and quoting.

You can do an optional RW for a point. Pass it in today or first thing tomorrow.

 

 

P2 EF71011 Class 18

 

Today’s Agenda- end of 4^th week

·      Attendance

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 4

·      Finish “Parallelism”

·      Begin final kind of sentence “Compound-Complex Sentences”

·      Continue “Dead Man’s Path”

 

Monday

·      Return Test 3

Go over

“I Confess Test 3 example process”

·      Continue final kind of sentence “Compound-Complex Sentences”

·      Continue “Dead Man’s Path”

Prepare for Test 4 when?

 

 

 

*Tuesday, March 10

Opportunity to replace one quiz, test, both or neither

 

*Wednesday and Thursday, March 11 &12

Midterm recommendations

 

 

 

 

Exercise 2- More challenging sentences.

Fix the parallelism error in each sentence. Write the corrected sentences on your own paper.

1.    The manager values honesty, to work hard, and employees who are creative.

What kind of words do we want?

 

The manager values employees who are honest, hardworking, and creative. adj

The manager values honesty, diligence/hard work, and creativity. noun

 

wf- word forms

work hard V ADV

She works hard every day.

 

hard work  ADJ NOUN

He does hard work.

 

hardworking

Mei is a hardworking person.

 

COMMON CONFUSION

hardly work- barely work

hard =// hardly

She has hardly any time for herself.

 

JOKE Working hard or hardly working?

 

2.    She decided to apply for the scholarship, attending the interview, and that she would submit her portfolio early.

She decided to apply for the scholarship, attend the interview, and submit her portfolio early. verbs

 

portfolio- a collection of your creative work

portfolio- a list of all of your financial investments

 

She decided on applying for the scholarship, attending the interview, and submitting her portfolio early. gerunds

 

In Canada, the usual retirement age is 65.

You can retire early if you are able.

You can retire later in many jobs.

Some jobs have forced retirement.

You can collect CPP (Canada Pension Plan) at 60. It will be reduced.

You can wait until you are 70. It will be increased.

 

3.    The new policy aims to reduce costs, improve efficiency, and increase customer satisfaction. infinitives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.    He enjoys hiking in the mountains, to swim in the ocean, and long bicycle rides.

He enjoys hiking in the mountains, swimming in the ocean, and riding bicycles.  missing ‘long’

He enjoys hiking in the mountains, swimming in the ocean, and riding bicycles for long distances.

He enjoys hiking in the mountains, swimming in the ocean, and long-distance cycling.

He enjoys hiking in the mountains, swimming in the ocean, and cycling for long distances.

 

long-distance cycling  no ‘s’ for hyphenated modifiers

She is 20 years old. She is a 20-year-old woman.

 

He enjoys mountain hiking, ocean swimming, and long-distance cycling.

 

*This is what writing for school is like. Write, and rewrite. Repeat.

Writing is painful.

 

5.    The professor expected students to complete the assignment on time, participating in class discussions, and that they conduct independent research.

The professor expected students to complete the assignment on time, (to) participate in class discussions, and (to) conduct independent research.

 

6.    The charity focuses on providing food to families, educating children, and supporting healthcare programs.

*beuatiful balanced parallel structure

 

The charity focuses on providing food to/for families, education for children, and programs for healthcare. noun + prep

*detail-oriented writing

 

7.    The job requires strong communication skills, being able to solve problems quickly, and attention to detail.

The job requires strong communication skills, quick problem-solving ability, and careful/precise/proper/meticulous attention to detail.  tough?

The job requires strong communication skills, quick problem-solving ability, and detail-oriented/meticulous attention.

 

scrupulousness / conscientiousness

 

keen- eager, enthusiastic

 

8.    She is known for her leadership abilities, to mentor younger colleagues, and inspiring confidence in others.

She is known for her leadership abilities, mentorship to younger colleagues, and inspiration to others. nouns

 

She is known for her leading abilities, mentoring younger colleagues, and inspiring confidence in others.

 

She is known for her ability to lead, mentor younger colleagues, and inspire confidence in others.

 

IDIOM Marry in haste. Repent at leisure.

IDIOM Love at first sight.

 

You have to keep them guessing.

 

 

9.    The committee plans to review the proposal carefully, discussing possible revisions, and a final vote will be taken.

The committee plans to review the proposal carefully, discuss possible revisions, and take a final vote.

 

take a vote- show of hands

Show of hands. How many people want to …?

 

The committee plans are reviewing the proposal carefully, discussing possible revisions, and taking a final vote.

 

The committee plans on reviewing the proposal carefully, discussing possible revisions, and taking a final vote.

 

The committee is planning on reviewing the proposal carefully, discussing possible revisions, and taking a final vote.

 

Verb tenses:

simple present

simple past

simple future

present progressive/continuous

present progressive

present perfect

present perfect progressive

 

 

This weekend, I plan/am planning on going to a birthday party, catching up on sleep, and going out on a date. simple present – authentic English, grammar?

This weekend, I will go to a birthday party, catch up on sleep,

and go out on a date. simple future

This weekend, I am going to go to a birthday party, catch up on sleep,

and go out on a date. simple future

 

I am going to have/throw a party at my house.

 

 

10.                       Success in life depends on working hard, that you stay

determined, and having clear goals.

Success in life depends on working hard, staying determined, and having clear goals.

Success in life depends on having clear goals, working hard, and staying determined.

 

determined- keep going, don’t take no for an answer, don’t give up.

a bull at a gate- never quit

A determined person has grit.

had has- common typo ‘s’ and ‘d’ are next to each to each other on the keyboard

grit- a strong determined personality, resilient

grit- how rough something is, e.g an emory board, exfoliate

She had some grit in her eye. She had sleep in her eye.

IDIOM the sandman-

 

Metallica “Enter Sandman”- music heavy metal rock music

 

 

the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus

 

 

**

Test 3

Divider

Phones, devices away

You can have your story out for the test.

 

Write a paragraph of least 150 words on the following topic. Include quoted material.

 

 

Why did Mr. Wei, the teacher, choose to confess his mistake to his class of students?