Summer English Foundations 7/Composition and Literary
Studies 10
Good morning, everyone.
Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Continue last kind of clause- complex sentences-
adjective clauses
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Finish “Dead Man’s Path”
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Continue essay work
*Grabbers
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IF TIME Verb tense exercises
Friday
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“Learning Reflection and Goal Setting” Week 4
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Vocabulary exercises
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Essay work
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Continue adjective clauses
Choose vocab for Quiz 4- adjective clauses
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Test 2 “Dead Man’s Path”
FINAL WEEK
Monday – Holiday BC Day
No school
Tuesday
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Quiz 4- adjective clauses
Wednesday
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Essay- pass-in
Does not have to be a 5-paragraph essay.
The writing just has to be a
multi-paragraph essay.
Length 300ww+
I will mark all of the essay Wednesday
night. I will have to mark them quickly. The focus will be on evaluation rather
than correction. I will not have time to do detailed feedback on grammar.
Everyday topic, not related to the short stories.
e.g. Why did you choose Vancouver as your
new home?
Thursday
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Optional opportunity to do one replacement quiz
and/or one replacement test
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Friday- Final day
Marks due by 9am
Non-instructional day
No quizzes or tests
One-on-one conferences about
final reports, if you want.
You can get your final report from
the office usually the next
week. It will have the final mark
and the comments:
ORAL WRITTEN NEXT STEPS
Month off!!
Back on Tuesday, September 8th?
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Commas around adj cl
The substitute teacher who taught us yesterday did a
great job.
commas or not commas
substitute teacher- How many substitute teachers are there?
who taught us yesterday - restrictive clause,
essential clause
The substitute teacher who taught us yesterday did a
great job. no commas
The substitute teacher did a great job. not enough information
The substitute teacher who taught us yesterday did a
great job.
Our English teacher, who was sick yesterday, is back.
non-restrictive non-essential GOOD, 1 English teacher
Our English teacher, who was sick yesterday,
is back. still makes sense
Our English teacher who was sick yesterday is back.
NOT SO GOOD
comma- breath mark, take a beat 2+ English teachers
The student is from Korea.
The student who is in the left front row is from
Korea.
essential clause, restrictive
Tokyo is a huge metropolis.
Tokyo, which is the capital of Japan, is a huge metropolis.
non-essential clause, non-restrictive clause
A Your son, who is very tall, plays computer
games. 1 son
Your son plays computer games.
B Your son who is very tall plays computer games. 2+ sons
Your son who is very tall plays computer games.
How many sons for A and B? 1 or 2+
B one son out of several
SHEC, which is an adult secondary school, is on
Fraser Street.
My mother who lives on Beijing is retired. Sounds funny
My mother, who lives on Beijing, is retired. Sounds better
My mother, who lives on Beijing, is retired. Sounds
better
My mother is retired. Sounds better
Her sister who is a nurse plays hockey. 2+
Your sister, who is a teacher, lives in Iran. 1
Your sister who is a homemaker lives in Istanbul. 2+
things
The AC unit that is in Room 304 is broken.
Room 304, which is on the second floor, gets cold in the
winter.
Tim Hortons which is Fraser Street is always busy.
essential, restrictive
Sunset Community Centre, which is on Main and 51st,
has a new addition.
The community centre which is on Main and 51st
has a new addition.
I am obsessed with the chocolate cake that grandma made.
I bought some candies that my grandmother used to eat.
I love Kerr’s Black Licorice Scotch Drops, which my grandma also
liked.
I like my mother’s apple pie.
Exercise 2 & 3
Let’s try some. Please work together. It’s more fun.
1. The
book that I read it was good.
I read a book that was good.
The Bible, which I read, was good.
2. I
liked the woman who I met her
at the party last night.
I liked the woman who I met at the party
last night.
liked the woman whom I met at the party
last night. very formal
‘whom’ is unusually formal- most people
just say ‘who’
GRAMMAR BOOK whom
3. I
liked the composition that you wrote.
4. The
people who we visited yesterday were very nice.
Exercise 3
1. The
meeting was interesting. I went to it.
The meeting that I went to was
interesting.
I went to a meeting that was interesting.
I went to an interesting meeting.
SIMPLE
I went to the meeting, which was interesting.
I went to the PNE, which was fun.
I went to the PNE, which is always
fun.
which- special or unique
2. The man was very kind. I talked to him yesterday.
The man was very kind who I talked to yesterday.
misplaced modifier
The man who I talked to yesterday was very kind.
Brad Pit , who I talked to yesterday, was very kind.
Angelina Jolie, who used to be married to Brad Pitt, likes
to adopt children.
The guy who is sitting in the front row is falling asleep.
The man was very kind. I talked to him yesterday.
I talked to the man who was very kind yesterday.
Yesterday, I talked to the man yesterday who was
very kind.
The man was very kind who I talked to yesterday.
misplaced modifier
misplaced modifier- sound funny or confusing
I gave a table to my sister that has wooden legs.
misp mod
FIX
I gave a table that has wooden legs to my sister.
I gave my sister a table that has wooden legs.
He gave a toy to his son.
He gave his son a toy.
You give something to somebody.
You give somebody something.
Vancouver is one of the cities that/which were
chosen to host the FIFA World Cup.
Vancouver, which is in Canada, is one of the cities
that/which were chosen to host the FIFA World Cup.
The man saw a cat that was driving a motorcycle. misp
mod
The man who was driving a motorcycle saw a cat.
3.I must thank the people who I got a present from. awk
I must thank the people who gave/got me a present. RW
GRAMMAR BOOK I must thank the people from whom I got a
present.
4.
The picture that she was looking at was beautiful.
The Mona Lisa, which she was looking at, was beautiful.
5.
The man who I was telling you about is standing
over there.
I was telling you about the man
who is standing over there.
REVIEW
who that which
CONTINUE TOMORROW-
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Test 2- paragraph
General topic “Dead Man’s Path”
Vocabulary
enthusiasm(n) enthusiastic(adj)- show a lot of energy,
excitement, eager
IDIOM eager beaver-somebody who is ready to participate,
ready to work
CANADA He is beavering
away at his math.
The fur trade was a very important part of European coming to
Canada in the 1600s.
First Nations- southern Canada
Inuit (Eskimo-old name, don’t use it anymore)- northern Canada
Metis- mix of First Nations and French
First Peoples 11&12
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Grabbers
Grabber/Hook
Topic
sentence – topic, controlling idea
Supporting
sentences
Concluding
sentence
Grabber-
hooks your reader’s attention, grabs their attention
OPTIONAL
– HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
MY
ADVICE: When you are writing a paragraph or essay, begin your paragraph or
essay with a grabber/hook.
Grabbers/Hooks-
used in advertising
Grabber/Hook
-usually
first sentence, before the Topic Sentence
-grabs
the reader’s attention, hooks your reader attention
-makes
them pay attention, makes them want to read your writing
-effective
attention-getting device for writing, highly recommended
MY
ADVICE: Use a grabber. It will make your writing way more interesting.
PARAGRAPH
STRUCTURE
Grabber
Topic
sentence
Supporting
sentences
Concluding
sentence
Good
for paragraphs, for essays, for speeches, e.g. TED Talks https://www.ted.com/
TEDVancouver- downtown VPL
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Seven different kinds of grabbers/hooks to
choose from:
1.
- a funnel, general to specific statement
-say something big and general, then narrow
it down to you specific topic funnel
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NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH- Your first day in
Vancouver
Travelling
to a new country is very exciting and often overwhelming. My first day after
arriving in Vancouver was both of these.
GRABBER FUNNEL – TOPIC SENTENCE
NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH- An embarrassing experience
that you had
Everybody
has had an embarrassing experience. The time I met my husband’s parents for the
first time was very embarrassing for me.
GRABBER FUNNEL – TOPIC SENTENCE
TEST1 What would you have done in Mr. Wei’s
position?
GRABBER FUNNEL Often we are faced with difficult
dilemmas in life.
TOPIC SENTENCE I would have acted the same
way that Mr. Wei acted in “I Confess”.
PROCESS
How to eat a taco.
GRABBER-FUNNEL
Some food is eaten with knife and fork;
some food is eaten with chopsticks. However, tacos are eaten by hand. It can be
a mess! TS
2.
-write a short anecdote- short personal story to
illustrate a point, very short (1-2 short sentences)
VOCAB anecdote- a short personal story that
illustrates a point
personalizes your writing, establishes a
connection to your reader,
establishes empathy- same feeling
anecdote is told first-person point-of-view
“I”
first person is very personal,
friendly-sounding, close
TEST1 What would you have done in Mr. Wei’s
position?
GRABBER ANECDOTE I was a teacher in ABCLand.
I often had to make decisions about how open/honest/vulnerable I would be with
students.
TOPIC SENTENCE I would have acted the same
way that Mr. Wei acted in “I Confess”.
*The anecdote has to be really short- one or
two sentences. No long stories.
PROCESS
I
eat a lot of tacos because my mother used to make them for me. They can be
messy, but I will teach how to eat them.
3.
-historical reference- knowledge about history
PROCESS
Tacos
are a traditional food from Mexico. However, that have spread of over the
world. However, if you don’t know how to eat it, it will spread all over your
shirt.
TEST1 What would you have done in Mr. Wei’s
position?
GRABBER HISTORY Teachers in China acted very
differently than teachers in Canada.
TOPIC SENTENCE I would have acted the same
way that Mr. Wei acted in “I Confess”.
4.
-fact or statistic- numbers
80%,
four out of five, 2/3 of ..., 37,000,000 people...
TEST1
What would you have done in Mr. Wei’s position?
GRABBER
STATISTIC 90% of / Most people would prefer to hide their mistakes
rather than own up.
TOPIC
SENTENCE I would have acted the same way that Mr. Wei acted in “I Confess”.
PROCESS
How to Eat a Taco
10 million tacos are eaten every day in
North America; also, billions of napkins are wasted wiping food off tables. I
will teach you how to eat a taco more neatly.
5. -ask
a question, the topic sentence or thesis statement will be the answer PROBABLY
THE EASIEST WAY
PROCESS
How to Eat a Taco
Are you a messy eater? Have
you ever made a big mess eating tacos? Have you ever embarrassed yourself
eating a taco?
If
so, I can tell you how to do it right.
TEST1
What would you have done in Mr. Wei’s position?
GRABBER
QUESTION Have you ever been in a situation where you had to own up to a mistake
in public?
TOPIC
SENTENCE I would have acted the same way that Mr. Wei acted in “I Confess”.
VOCAB
IDIOM own up- admit your error
I
owned up to breaking the printer.
Come
on. Own up! Be honest.
6. -relevant
quotation by a famous/important person
PROCESS
How to Eat a Taco
James
Beard said, "Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” Another
universal experience is dropping taco all over yourself. I will teach how to
eat a taco without making a big mess.
TEST
1 What would you have done in Mr. Wei’s position?
GRABBER
QUOTATION My grandmother always said to be honest no matter what it costs. INDIRECT SPEECH
My
grandmother always said, “Be honest no matter what it costs.”
DIRECT
SPEECH- her exact words
TOPIC
SENTENCE I would have acted the same way that Mr. Wei acted in “I Confess”.
***PRO
TIP: Books of quotations.- Have some quotations in your memory. It is very
helpful to reference when you are writing.
Look
up quotations organized by theme.
Debating
teams- technique to begin with a relevant quotation
GRAMMAR
and PUNCTUATION FOR QUOTING DIRECT SPEECH
Jun
said, “I will be early tomorrow.”
direct
speech – exact word
Her
mother said, “Be home by 10.”
“ “
quotation marks
single
quotation marks ‘ ‘
double
quotation marks “ “ 99.99% of the time
7. -relevant idiom, proverb, or saying
from any language,
-sometimes don’t translate
well
-have a lot of meaning
-these can be really fun
and colourful
In
Japanese, people say “Even monkeys fall from trees.”
In
Mandarin, we say “If you are gold, you will shine eventually.”
In
English, we say, “Cream rises to the top.”
In
French, they say, “La creme de la creme.” The best of the best.
We
say, “All that glitters is not gold.”
In
Ukranian we say “A little gold is expensive, too.”
In
Korean, we say, “Time is golden.”
In
Chinese, we say that a good government job is a ‘golden rice bowl.’
In Farsi,
we say that a person who is making good money at a job has their “bread in the
oil.”
In
Farsi, we say a person fell in honey. That means that they got very lucky.
OTHER
IDIOMS
The
apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. (English)
Christmas
cake. (Japanese) December 25th
Playing
piano/violin (music) to a cow. (Chinese)
Reading
to a donkey. (Farsi)
Pearls
before swine. (English) -showing beautiful pearls to a pig
In
one ear and out the other.(English and other languages) – a person won’t listen
to you
REVIEW of ways to do grabbers/hooks:
1.
funnel
2.
anecdote
3.
history
4.
fact/statistic
5.
ask a question EASIEST
6.
quotation
7.
idiom/saying
Choose one. Start your paragraph off
with it. It will make your paragraph, essay, or presentation more lively and
engaging.
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Verb
Tense Exercises- harder, more challenging
Nice
place to visit- The Sunshine Coast
Gibsons
and Sechelt
Ferry
from Horseshoe Bay(35m)
Lynn
Valley
Seymour
Demonstration Forest- biking, walking
Dog
Mountain - hike
