Summer English Foundations 7/ Composition and Literary
Studies 10 Period 1, Class 1
Day 2
Good morning, everyone.
Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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SHEC courses- structure and progression
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Postsecondary opportunities
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FINISH Introductions
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Sentence writing work from homework
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Begin review of sentence types HANDOUT
Wednesday Agenda
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Talk about plagiarism, academic honesty
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Begin simple sentences
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Start “Literary Terms”
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Distribute “Literary Terms” and “What Happened
During the Ice Storm”
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HW Read
and make notes “What Happened During the Ice Storm”. We will work on this
Thursday
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Thursday Agenda
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Begin “Ice Storm” module
Friday Agenda
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 1
***Course structure***
Split class- two or more classes put together
We are a small school, so we often have to split classes.
English Foundations 7 / Literary Studies and Composition 10-
These classes are not identical, but close enough. In SHEC, we put them
together.
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Levels of classes in SHEC
English Foundations - EF - core courses
EF- for adult learners, not K-12
VOCAB core- centre, most important
apple core
EF 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
TWO PATHS: EF7 OR Composition 10 &
Literary Studies 10 (used to be called English 10)
You go to one of these courses:
1. English Foundations 7
OR
2. Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called
English 10)
EF7 and Composition 10 & Literary Studies 10 is the same
class at South Hill.
English 10 is now called Composition 10 and Literary Studies
10
also Media Studies 10, 11, 12
EF7/Composition 10, Literary Studies 10 – taught together,
very similar courses
Ministry of Education rules:
-English Foundations 7 (EF7) is for Graduated Adults. A
Graduated Adult is a person who has finished high school anywhere in the world.
-Composition and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called
English 10) is for people who have not finished high school anywhere in the
world.
e.g. under 19, students who turned 19 and ‘aged out’ of
regular high school in Vancouver, left high school for many reasons: family
trouble; health problems- physical, psychological- depression, anxiety, etc;
war in their country; political unrest; not a safe country; got a job to
support their family; not allowed to go or were not able to go to school when
they were young
Wide range of reasons why people don’t finish school.
Wide range of reasons why people are here at South Hill.
Everybody has a story.
**IMPORTANT**
No matter what the reason for being here, you are welcome
here. I am really glad you’re here.
I’ve been teaching at SHEC since 1993.
Adult Education was my first choice.
You are choosing to be here.
Most of us have goals that we want to achieve.
-improve English for life in Vancouver
-get a better job, better than ‘survival job’
-go to college or university, post-secondary
-make new friends
-build a community
-English provided great opportunities
-start a business, establish a business, become an
entrepreneur
-get Permanent Resident status(PR), citizenship- English
requirement
It is your choice to be here. It is my choice to be here.
Let’s bring our best to class. We’ll learn more and have
much more fun.
**
EF7 OR Literary Studies 10 & Composition 10
EF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
EF 7 is the highest level of English Foundations.
There is no EF8, EF9 or EF10
EF7 / CompLit10 - English 11
EF7, junp to CompLit.11 – A bit confusing!
CompLit 10-11
When you get to the English 11 level, everyone if together is
in the same class.
Literary Studies 11 & Composition 11
You also have a choice to do First Peoples 11
First Peoples 11- focussed on First Nations, Inuit, Metis -
Indigenous studies
-English 12 level
Literary Studies 12 & Composition 12
You also have a choice to do First Peoples 12
*All of these are good for college and university applications
First Peoples 11 and 12 focussed on First Nations
Very useful and interesting.
In Canada, knowledge of First Nations is essential- good
citizen, jobs, careers
-essential for higher-level employment
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE EXTRA HELP WITH WRITING- sentence,
paragraph, essay
Writing Improvement 567 is an auxiliary (extra)
course. You will still have to take your regular EF5, EF6, EF7 to move up.
It will be offered in September.
I will know my teaching assignment in August. Hollie will be
tell me.
I teach- details about sentence writing, paragraph writing
sentences- sentence types, clauses, punctuation, verb tense,
verb form
VOCAB auxiliary(adj)- extra AUX– on the back of your TV AUX,
in your car, extra input
auxiliary- casual employee She is an
auxiliary worker. She has no set hours and no regular schedule. She is on-call.
auxiliary verb- helper verb
Consider Writing Improvement 567 – supplemental course,
extra writing instruction
*Many people rely on ChatGPT to do their writing in English.
We should be cautious about that. ChatGPT sounds like ChatGPT. It does not sound
like you.
**
English 12 is the highest level English class for high
school in BC.
Chemistry 12, Calculus 12, Physics 12, Anatomy and
Physiology 12 (used to be Biology 12) – some are in-class, some on online
You can do these at SHEC.
-online courses - self-paced, on computer
Questions- Ask in Room 203- Self-Paced room (September-
June)
difficult? can’t talk with anyone, no other students, boring
-relaxed, casual, wear pajamas and slippers, 3am
self-paced- you pick the time to study
Statistic: What percentage of people finish their self-paced
course in BC?
40%? 50%? 90%?, less then 30%?,70%?
In BC, 95% do not finish.
Self-paced is great for people who are woriking all the
time, have weird schedules, have small kids, etc.
It might work for you.
We have to know ourselves.
Colleges and universities require English 12 and other
12-level courses, for the most part.
**
You can apply for post-secondary (college, university) with
English 12, Chemistry 12, Math 12, etc.
You can go to postsec if you want and if your marks are
good.
You will be applying as a mature student.
VOCAB mature student- older than 21? 23?
You will have your courses and the marks.
It is not unusual at all for adults to study in postsec.
**Levels of schooling in Canada
-elementary – K-7- Kindergarten – Grade 7,
German kinder- child garten-garden
*Some districts have Middle School (Junior High School)
Grades 7-9, 6-8
-secondary- high school
Vancouver- Grades 8-12
Toronto- Grades 9-12
Nova Scotia- Grades 10-12 Elementary K-6
Junior High School 7-9
-post-secondary – college, university
post- after
pre- before
University
- undergraduate program, bachelor degrees, BA- Bachelor of
Arts, BSc- Bachelor of Science, BFA- Bachelor of Fine Arts
-graduate school- masters degree MA-Masters of
Arts, MSc- Masters of Science, MFA- Masters of Fine Arts
-post-graduate- PhD, doctorate, Doctor
**
-college- certificate, diploma, program
-university- grant degrees- bachelor, masters,
doctorate
Many people will start at a college and then transfer to a
university in the 3rd or 4th year.
MY ADVICE Avoid private colleges and universities. The
quality is low. The price is high.
Stick to the public colleges and universities if possible:
VCC, Langara, Kwantlen, Douglas, Capilano University, BCIT, SFU, UBC, etc.
***
All post-secondary programs will have their own entry
requirements.
Do you have some ideas what you want to do after high
school?
If you have ambitions to to go to college or university, you
can start planning now.
e.g. entrepreneur- business owner
carpenter-
skilled trade
medical
lab assistant
caregiver
for seniors
social
worker
librarian
assistant
You can start to research what prereqs your postsec
requires.
prereq- prerequisites
requisite- required
EF6 is a prereq to EF7.
**
college- offers programs, certificates, often 1-2 yrs
university- offers degrees, often 3-4 years
What kind of job do you want?
SILLY QUESTIONS I ASKED MY CHILDREN
In your job:
1. Do you want to stand up or sit down?
2. Do you want to work indoors or outdoors?
3. Do you want to interact with people or be on your own?
** WEBSITE TO HELP YOU CHOOSE A CAREER AND COLLEGE **
Education Planner https://educationplannerbc.ca/
MY ADVICE:
Start thinking about it. Start planning.
There is a lot of opportunity.
You can do it.
It will be difficult and expensive, but you can do it.
A lot of adults in Canada go to post-sec either part-time or
full-time.
Our academic advisors are very knowledgeable and helpful:
Jacquie, Sylvia, Joanne, Dana.
Colleges and universities have their own advisors.
Look at the college/university website for information
sessions.
**
Sentence Types:
What can I do already?
Write a sentence for each. Write your sentences on your own
paper.
e.g. job get
Ex1 I got a new job last month.
Ex2 I will get a better job when I finish at South Hill.
1. dogs but
My friend has two dogs, but her husband doesn’t like them.
SV, but SV. COMPOUND
2. play and
I used to play volleyball and badminton.
SV. SIMPLE
He plays soccer and volleyball. SIMPLE SV
He plays soccer, and she plays
volleyball. COMPOUND
He plays soccer; she plays
volleyball. COMPOUND
He plays soccer; however, she plays
volleyball. COMPOUND
3. snow so
I like snow, so I will go to Whistler
in the winter. COMPOUND
CASUAL SPEAKING The food is so
good.
WRITING The food is very good.
CASUAL It’s so hot today.
SCHOOL WRITING very, extremely,
quite
4. happy because
He is very happy because he won
the lottery. COMPLEX SENT- adverb clause
Complex sentence- adverb clause
He is very happy because he won
the lottery. no comma
Because he won the lottery, he is very happy. comma
5. relax when
Complex sent- adverb clause
When I have free time, I will go to
a peaceful place to relax.
I will go to a peaceful place to
relax when I have free time.
6. go if
I told my coworker to go home if she is not feeling well.
I told my co-worker, “Go home if you are not feeling well.”
He told her to take a rest.
He told her, “Take a rest.” DIRECT QUOTATION
“ “ quotation marks
GRAMMAR
I said, “Please come in.”
7. park or
You either can either park either here or in the parking lot. SV simple
PRONUNCIATION either-
neither-
8. sit since
I sat in the bank since I had an
appointment. COMPLEX- ADVERB CL
VOCAB since – two meanings 1.because
2.time
She moved to Canada since her brother
was already here. REASON because
She has lived in Canada since
2023. TIME
9. study for
I don’t study for my tests. SIMPLE
VERB TENSE- simple present-
always, habit
I didn’t study for my test.
simple past- just once
VOCAB for- preposition
I have a gift for you.
GRAMMAR BOOK- for- compound sentences
She has sunscreen on, for it is a
very sunny day. NOT AUTHENTIC
She has sunscreen on because it
is a very sunny day. AUTHENTIC
10.sister who
I told asked my sister who
she was talking to. noun clause
My sister who has been living
in Vancouver is a caring teacher. adjective clause
**10-minute break**
Overview of Sentence Types
*SIMPLE SENTENCE- basic, easy?
SV = subject verb
subject – noun, pronoun- person, place, thing,
idea(concept)
verb- action words, state of being
SV
The sky is blue.
*Remember capital letter and period.
SSV
You and I are
talking on the phone.
SVV
The dog is sleeping and is snoring.
SVVV (probably the maximum}
The kids are running, yelling, and having fun.
SSSV (probably the maximum)
Joe, Sarah, and Michelle went dancing.
The comma before ‘and’ is your choice.
Joe, Sarah, and Michelle went dancing. a bit
old-fashioned
Joe, Sarah and Michelle went dancing. more modern-looking
Both are ok.
The Oxford comma.
She likes dogs, cats and horses. SV
She likes dogs, cats, and horses. SV
SSVV
The old man and his granddaughter go to the
park and have fun.
My classmate and I try to find an answer to the
question. SSV
My classmate and I meet together and try to
find an answer to the question. SSVV
VERB TENSE – simple present
VOCAB answer(v,n)
I answered the question. VERB
I gave him my answer. NOUN
My friend and I discussed the question and
answered it. SSVV
Imperative, command sentence - tell somebody to do something
Come in. Watch out. Sit down. Open the window,
please.
Nike slogan: Just do it!
Google’s old slogan: Don’t be evil.
Advice to children: Be polite. Follow your
dreams. Get a good job. Get off the phone.
Open the window.
Open the window, please.
The magic word.
What’s the magic word?
Could you please open the window? NOT
IMPERATIVE
SUBJECT VERB.
Can you open the window? NOT IMPERATIVE
Open the window.
Don’t open the window.
Open the window, please. comma
Please open the window. no comma
Don’t provoke me.
Lock the door when you leave.
OCD – obsessive compulsive disorder
obsessive- uncontrolled thoughts
compulsive- uncontrolled actions
VOCAB paranoid(adj) -thinking people are out
to get them, harm them
Interrogative sentence - question, interrogate (ask questions)
What are you doing? What time is it? Where did
you park the car?
Can you close the window, please?
“Simple Sentences” HANDOUT
Simple Sentences
Notice that there are some important requirements for a simple
sentence:
1. Has at least one subject
(or implied subject)
and one verb.
2. Expresses a complete
thought.
3. Has only one clause.
4. Begins with a capital letter
and ends with a period.*
* For all
sentences.
Simple sentences come in many forms:
SV
SSV
SVV SSVV
Imperative
Interrogative
These are examples
of simple sentences.
What are their SV structures?
1.
The scientist and her grad student run
experiments and make notes.
2. The orchestra performed
the symphony beautifully.
3. She writes and recites wonderful poetry.
4. Jess and Marie enjoy reading romance novels. gerund-noun
Mary
Marie
Maria
5. The engineer designs electrical systems for factories.
6. The professor and her students explore distant galaxies through telescopes.
7. The surgeon performed a life-saving operation
on the old woman.
8. What medium does the artist work in?
9. Stand up straight.
Don't slouch.
10.
The kids teach their friends the fun
game.
11.
The teenagers dream and worry about their futures.
12.
The musician writes and sells songs for
a living.
writes- PRONUNCIATION r l
write / light
special - especial
13.
The entrepreneur and her investors will launch a new tech startup next month.
