Quotation mar
Ramadan- first day yesterday
religious observance- fast
She is an observant Catholic.
fast- no eating or drinking
We have to fast for 12 hours before we get a blood test.
Ramadan - Muslim- fast
for 30 days,
-no food or drink from sunrise to sunset
Kids do it gradually year after year.
first two days- headache, feeling tired
after a few days- clear mind, lose weight?
I admire your dedication.
Some people fast for health reasons.
He went on a three-day fast.
breakfast- break fast
UPCOMING SENTENCE WORK:
Parallelism
Sentence combining
Today’s Agenda
·
Attendance
·
Return Test 2
Go over, talk about
Emphasis C1 & C5
Optional RW for one point. Pass it in today or first thing tomorrow.
·
Teach using quotation marks in academic writing “ ”
This will take several classes. We will do
lots of practice.
·
IF TIME Continue “I Confess”
“Characteristics of Short Stories”
·
IF TIME Continue sentence work- “Complex
Sentences”
Friday
·
“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 3
·
Prepare for Test 3 on “I Confess” probably
Monday
Monday
**
Test 2
Dividers
Take out several sheets of paper.
You can have the story out.
You can have “Transitional Terms” out.
All other notes, phones, devices put away.
Write a well-organized paragraph of at least 150 words on
the following topic:
Why did the boys decide to save the pheasants?
PREWRITING (make a plan)
1. Read
the question. Make sure we understand the question.
2. Brainstorm
ideas.
3. Organize
the ideas
*Not a plot summary.*
WRITING
4.Write the first draft.
-sentences
Topic sentence- linked to the question
e.g. Why did the boys decide to save the
pheasants?
TS The boys decided to save the pheasants for
three reasons.
TS The boys made the decision to not harvest
the pheasants for several key reasons.
DIFFERENT
PARAGRAPH
TS The boys decided to save the pheasants because
they were kind-hearted deep down. There are three examples of this.
TS The rain fell
all day. Everything was covered in ice. XXX plot summary
Write our supporting sentences.
e.g. Secondly, when the boy saw the pheasants frozen on the ground
they realizes that they were all in the same situation. Both the boys and the
birds were struggling and suffering the same harsh conditions. They were all covered
with ice and cold. Both groups were vulnerable and delicate.
5.Proofread and edit. sp, vt, punc, vf
6. Pass it in. I mark it.
NOTES: Do not copy from the story.
MARKING: PLOs
*Focus on C5
-generate, develop, and organize ideas
-setting a purpose What are we writing about? based on the
question
-limiting the topic
Focusing on the question
*Focus on C1-
-using conventions, forms and structures of writing
-organization of ideas
-grammar and usage
-all the details about sentence writing
- sentence structure, verb tense,
verb form, punctuation, phrasing
*Copying words from the story.
Later today- Using “ “ quotation marks
REMEMBER: You will have
an opportunity to replace one test and/or quiz on the second last day of the
course.
*verb tense- Choose a verb tense and stick with it. Use all
past tenses or use all present tenses. Avoid switching verb tenses.
Using past verb tenses is probable easier. The question was
in past tense. The story was in past tense.
Quotation marks “ ”
‘ ‘
‘ ‘ -
single quotation marks
“ ” –
double quotation marks – used much much more often
“ “
99% of the time
“didn’t
flush”
Uses
of quotation marks 1.titles e.g.
short stories
2.reported speech
3.irony,
ironic finger quotes (for talking, casual) CASUAL
4. borrowed words from a text
1.
titles – short story, chapter in a book, magazine
article, -newspaper article, part of a book, not a whole book
short
stories
“I
Confess”
“What
Happened During the Ice Storm”
<<
I Confess >> Chinese, not English
math
5 > 3
-name
of a book
The
Identity Trap italics ctrl i
Grammar
In Use
The
Identity Trap handwriting
Grammar
In Use
How
to Know a Person
How
to Know a Person
name
of a newspaper
Korean
Daily
Korean
Daily
The
Vancouver Sun
The
Province
The
Vancouver Sun
The
Province
magazine
Fretboard Journal or Fretboard Journal
article
“Bluegrass Now”
National
Geographic or National Geographic “Sumatra”
Vogue
Vogue
Elle
Elle
Readers
Digest Readers Digest
movie
or TV show Bad Guy Holes Titanic
Standup
Comedy
Title
of a novel, book by itself, magazine , something that has its own covers
magazine
“Fretboard Journal”
Fretboard
Journal or Fretboard Journal
ctrl
i- on a keyboard
name
of a font style- italics
Animal
Farm Animal Farm italics
writing
with a pen, underline Impact
writing
on computer, use italics Impact
In
the novel Shanghai Girls, the theme of ….
In
the novel Shanghai Girls, the theme of ….
In “I
Confess” the teacher ….
The
song “I Believe” is about hope.
The
Micheal Jackson song “Beat It” is from Thriller.
“The
Sniper” “Charles” We can tell that these are titles of
short
stories.
<<What
Happened During the Ice Storm>> NOT ENGLISH
<<The
Sniper>> NOT ENGLISH
“The
Sniper” THE ENGLISH WAY
Math 5>4 greater than 4<6 lesser than
>
alligator’s mouth The alligator always
eats the bigger number.
“ “ usually double quotation marks, not single
‘ ‘
“
“ ‘
‘ normally we use double
quoatation marks, 95% of the time
e.g.
In
the story “What Happened During the Ice Storm”, the boys changed their minds
about killing the pheasants.
English
“ “
Farsi
( )
brackets ??
Chinese
<< >>
The
class really enjoyed reading Animal Farm.
The
class really enjoyed reading “Roses Sing on New Snow”.
Luis
is reading a book called Two Pieces of Clothes. computer
Luis
is reading a book called Two Pieces of Clothes. handwriting
Charlotte’s
Web is a very popular kids’ book.
“Animal
Farm” XXX, not both, just one or
the other
either
belt or suspenders
IDIOM
He is a belt and suspenders kind of person.
kids’
book - ‘
apostrophe, shows possession
Joe’s
new bicycle is pretty rad/cool.
Joe’s
sister’s bike is also really nice. one sister
Joe’s
sisters’ bikes are also really nice. two sister, three sisters
The
student’s writing is improving. 1 person
The
students’ writing is improving. all of them
Is
the noun singular or plural. Put the apostrophe after the word.
The
dogs’ leashes got tangled.
punctuation
– umbrella term – comma, period, apostrophe, semicolon, colon, exclamation
point, quotation mark, hyphen, dash
Jun
read an article in The Vancouver Sun called “What does Putin Want?”.
Jun
read an article in The Vancouver Sun called “The Future for Ukraine”.
italics (ctrl+i)
Good
Food has an article called “Old-Fashioned Apple Pie”.
Good
Food has an article called “Old-Fashioned Apple Pie”.
bold-
not necessary, used for visual effects
Netflix
series The Sinner “Episode 1: The Argument”
All
the Light We Cannot See
Black
Mirror
2. reported
speech, direct speech- exact words that someone says, quote, quotation
“ “ quotation marks
reported speech, direct speech- exact words
that someone says, quote, quotation
Mary said, “I am going to be late today.”
You said, “I will pick up the kids.”
Barack Obama said, “Yes, we can!”
He said, “Hello.”
Her mother said eat something. XXX
Her mother said, “Eat something.”
The little boy yelled, “Give me my toy
back!”
exclamation point- loud or high energy
She said, “What a surprise!”
indirect speech- not the exact words, just
the idea
My sister said, “You should be careful.”
direct speech, quotation
My sister said that I should be careful.
indirect speech, no quotation
Mary said that she will be late today.
indirect speech, no quotation
Mary said, “I will be late today.” direct
speech, quotation
SCENARIO- situation
You said that you would buy some milk.
NOUN CLAUSE
I said, “I might buy some milk.”
We all yelled, “Happy birthday!” exclamation point
high emotion, high energy
*Fiction writers like to break the rules.
You said that you would pick up the kids.
indirect, no quotation
You said, “I will pick up the kids.” direct,
quotation
My friend said I don’t want to go to the
party. I said you should go. XXX
FIX
My friend said, “I don’t want to go to the
party.” I said, “You should go.”
My friend said (that) he didn’t want to go
to the party. I said (that) he should go.
My mother said you have to do your homework.
CONFUSING
FIXES
My mother said, “You have to do your
homework.”
My mother said that I have to do my
homework.
Using quotation marks “ “ double quotation marks 99% of the time
‘ ‘
single quotation marks 1% of your time , university papers
Barack Obama said that we can do it!
DIRECT She
said, “That will be fine.”
INDIRECT She
said that that will be fine.
3.
Mary
said that she is going to be late today. indirect speech, noun clause
COMMON
ERROR
Mary
said that I am going to be late today.
CONFUSING
DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
FIXES
Mary
said that she is going to be late today. noun clause indirect
Mary
said, “I am going to be late today.” direct
MIXING
VERB TENSES IS OK SOMETIMES
Joe
said that he will go to Hawaii for vacation.
COMMON
ERROR My mother said that you should do your homework. Who is ‘you’?
FIXED
My mother said to me, “You should do your homework.” direct
FIXED
My mother said that I should do my homework. indirect
My
daughter said, “Let’s go to the pet store.” DIRECT SPEECH
My
daughter said that we should go to the pet store. INDIRECT SPEECH
that
we should go to the pet store - noun clause
let’s
– let us
**FURTHER
INSTRUCTION ON QUOTING DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/quotation_marks/index.html
4.
to show irony,
finger quotes- informal, casual speaking
three kinds of irony –
ironing
1. verbal irony – say something but mean the
opposite,
not
hurtful, gentle humour
“ “
finger quotes
sarcasm- meant to hurt someone, rough
humour, biting humour
He is a sarcastic person.
SPOKEN Joan went to a party last night. She
missed work today because she is “sick”.
SLANG She has the “party flu.” She is
hungover. She has a hangover.
a hangover- headache, dehydration, and
nausea from drinking too much the night before
“exam flu”
“Friday flu”
2. dramatic irony – you know something that
the character in the book
or movie doesn’t know
3. situational irony- you try to do something
to help someone but you wind up hurting them, you get the opposite result from
what you intended
IDIOM wind up – what happens in the end
“Dora wanted
to move to Chicago, but she wound up going to Toronto.”
“Sue is
studying business in college. She will probably wind up being a manager in a
company.”
proposterous
(adj) – ridiculous, outrageous
MOST IMPORTANT FOR US
5. quoting from
a story- borrowing words from a story , putting them into your paragraph, essay,
citation, citing
Borrow words from a text. Incorporate the
words into our writing. Include the words in our sentence.
-borrowing
words without quoting them is plagiarism.
“blindfolded
with ice”
The boys saw
that the birds were “blindfolded with ice”. Therefore, the boys felt empathy
for them.
*Incorporate-
put words from the story into your sentence.
“helpless
pheasants”
The boys
were looking at the “helpless pheasants” and felt sorry for them.
“icy rain”
Both the
boys and the birds were covered with “icy rain.”
Both the
boys and the birds were covered with frozen rain.
**Choose a
few quotations for a paragraph. You want
a balance.
** You have
use your best judgement when to quote works.
Why am I
using this word? Is it a word that I would normally use? Is it a word from the
story?
The boys hadn’t
brought any “clubs, or sacks” to harvest the birds.
The boys
were unprepared. For example, they didn’t bring any “clubs” to harvest the birds.
The boys
were unprepared. For example, they didn’t bring any tools to harvest the birds.
REWROTE THE IDEA IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The boys
were unprepared. For example, they didn’t bring any tools, such as “clubs, or
sacks” to get the birds.
If it is special
word/s from the story, quote it/them.
“Tree branches
glistened like glass.”
All of the
plants and buildings “glistened like glass” when the ice froze on them.
Ready for
UBC!
Read the
idea. Rephrase it, restate it in your own word.
This is the
basic idea of quoting from a text. We will practice it a lot in class.
