P1 EF1011 Class 7

 

Today’s Agenda

·         Attendance

·      P2 “Adult Ed Student Information Verification”

·      “Correction Codes”

Go over

·      Return Test 1

Go over

Optional rewrite for one point

·      Continue “Literary Terms”- conflict, narrator, point-of-view

·      Continue “Ice Storm” module

·      HANDOUT “Comma Splices”

Teach, exercises

 

Wednesday

·      Continue “Literary Terms”- symbol, theme, foreshadowing

·      Continue “Ice Storm”

 

Thursday

 

 

 

 

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Format for tests

-lined, ruled paper

-orient the paper

-full name, period, class, and date top right corner

-Title- Test 1 (in the middle)

-write in pen- blue or black

-double space

-write between the margins (red lines)

-indent the first word

 

 

Structure for paragraph

Topic sentence

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentence

(at least 150 words, 150-250 Goldilocks Zone)

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Every test and quiz, you can rewrite it and pass it back to me. You can make some corrections and rewrite it. I will read it quickly and give you one point. (1pt)

The point of the RW is that you have to do some thinking as well as writing. That’s how we learn. Learning takes effort.

 

Title: Test 1 RW

Pass that back to me today or first thing tomorrow.

 

 

EXAMPLES:

And then we went to a park. ww

FIXES

We has some lunch, and then we went to a park.

Also, we went to the park.

Then we went to the park.

** Avoid beginning sentences with ‘and’ ‘but’ ‘so’. It’s casual for school or business writing.

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Literary Terms

 1.     A conflict is a problem or struggle that drives a story. Common forms of external conflict are person vs person, person vs society, person vs nature, person vs technology, and person vs supernatural. Internal conflict is person vs himself or herself.

GMOs- genetically modified organisms – genetically modified food

supernatural- ghosts, witches, magic creatures

PTSD- post-traumatic stress disorder

 

2.     The narrator is the voice that tells a story. A narrator may be a character taking part in the story or an outside observer of the story.

narrate(v)

narrative(adj)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.     Point of view refers to the location of the narrator in relation to the story and the conflict. Two common types of point of view are first-person and third-person. Second- person narration is not common.

a.     The first-person narrator is a character in the story and tells the story using the word “I” and knows the thoughts and feelings of only herself. This point of view is extremely limited. The first-person narrator may not be aware of all aspects of the story or may lie.

b.     The third-person narrator is not a character in the story. The third-person narrator relates what the characters say and do, and also what some characters think and feel. Third-person narration exists on a continuum from omniscient to limited omniscient to objective. An omniscient narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters. A limited-omniscient narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of only one or a few characters. The objective narrator knows only what the characters say and do and has no insights into their interior lives.

 

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“What Happened During the Ice Storm”

Get into small chat groups (4-6 people)

Talk about the Thought Questions.

Confer, discuss, argue, chat.

 

“What Happened During the Ice Storm” Thought Questions

** Make notes in preparation for small-group discussion **

1.     What is the setting of the story?

infer-guess

time- winter, deep winter, Dec-Feb, daytime?

place- countryside, village, farm, country?

 

2.     The word ‘But’ in the third sentence causes the mood of the story to change. How is this a pivot point in the story?

from beautiful to dangerous

too much freezing rain

 

3.     Why do the boys go out in the storm?

find pheasants (wild game bird)

help them

“harvest” them- kill them and take them to eat

 

4.     What does “harvest the pheasants” (paragraph 2) mean?

hunter- a person who hunts

hunt-chase and kill wild animals

harvest- take crops and kill animals on a farm

 

wild animal – bear, deer, raccoon, tiger

tame animal- dog, cat

domesticated animal- farm animal- chicken, pig, cow, horse, goat, sheep

game animal- an animal that you can hunt- BC -deer, mountain sheep, moose, elk

 

 

 

 

5.     What are three comparisons the writer creates between the birds and the kids in the third paragraph?

 

1.     breathing

2.     eyes moving

3.     covered with ice

 

 

 

“Adult Ed Student Information Verification”

Check that your information is correct.

If it is all correct, please sign and the date the paper. Give it back to me.

If there are errors, make corrections on the paper.

 

PEN- Personal Education Number

DOB – date of birth

 

 

P2 EF710 Class 6

 

housewarming gift

She had a housewarming party.

 

Some people have trouble conceiving.

IVF- invitro fertilization, very expensive

 

surrogate mother / baby- another woman carried developing baby

 

Canada- cannot be paid, can be reimbursed

 

IDIOM Getting paid under the table.

cash only, do not declare the income- do not pay tax

 

Every year, you have to do a tax return.

 

CRA can do an audit on a business or an individual.

Canada Revenue Agency

 

US- IRS Internal Revenue Service

 

Do you do your own taxes?

 

commit tax fraud

 

You can tell the government if you think someone is committing tax fraud. You can stay anonymous.

 

SLANG You are a rat. You are a snitch. You tell is somebody.

My sister ratted me out.

 

UBC opera students- Candide

 

UBC theatres- music, drama, lectures

UBC Chan Centre-

 

violin, violinist

 

orchestra, ensemble- classical style, formal style

 

band- rock, jazz

 

auditorium- a theatre for listening to music or spoken-word

audio- sound

video- visual, vision, seeing

audio-video  AV

 

rium- big room

 

auditorium- big room for listening

 

aquarium- aqua- water  rium-room

 

stadium

museum

 

You can look up the history of words in any language.

history of a word- etymology

 

It is a teenager fashion to wear PJ pants to school.

 

casual wear- sweat pants, PJs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·         Attendance

·      Start “Literary Terms”

·      Continue “Ice Storm” module

·      ONGOING Continue “Verbs in Simple Sentences”

 

Tuesday

·      “Adult Ed Student Information Verification”

·      “Correction Codes”

Go over

·      Return Test 1

Go over

Optional rewrite for one point

 

·      HANDOUT “Comma Splices”

Teach, exercises

·      Continue “Literary Terms”

·      Continue “Ice Storm” module

 

Wednesday

 

 

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Literary Terms

 

1.       Setting is the time, place and cultural, psychological, religious, and economic circumstances that form the backdrop of a story.

where the story happens- country, city or town, farm, house, apartment, car

when it happens- year, season, era-modern, Medieval,

 

-movie Tom Hardy Locke

 

Zootopia- cartoon, fantasy city, like a fable

modern times

 

1883

where- Oregon, the Old West, US, cowboy

when- guess?

 

2.       A character is a person, animal or thing presented as an identity in the story. A character may be characterized by the author through physical appearance, action, thoughts or words, interaction or response of other characters, and direct commentary by the author.

Her AI woman character

horror movies – house, car, doll

The Red Violin

 

Creula De Ville- cruel devil

Cinderella- Ella  cinders- burned wood in a fireplace

 

 

a.       A major character is a character that is essential to the story. If a major character were removed from the story, the story could not develop the same way.

b.       A minor character is a less important character who adds colour to the story but is not essential to the plot.

c.       A protagonist is the central or primary character in a literary work. The plot of the story revolves mainly around this character. The reader is meant to sympathize most with the protagonist.

d.       An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or an institution that works against the protagonist.

e.       Round Characters are characters who are multi-dimensional. They tend to be developed physically, mentally, and emotionally and are detailed enough to seem real. A round character demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits. 

f.        Flat Characters are characters who are one-sided and less developed. They reveal very few personality traits.

g.       Stock Characters are special kinds of flat characters who are instantly recognizable to most readers. Possible examples include “the businessperson”, “the movie star” or “the police officer”. They are mainly backdrop in a story and are not developed.

 

background actors, extras-

join an agency, do headshots

 

h.       Dynamic Characters are characters who go through a significant change during the course of the story. Changes include ones of insight, understanding, commitment, or values.

i.        Static Characters are characters who do not change through the course of the story. Events in the story do not alter a static character’s outlook, personality, motivation, perception, habits, etc., in any fundamental way.

 

 

3.       Personification is the attribution of human traits and characteristics to inanimate objects, phenomena and animals.

 

4.       Plot is the sequence of related events or actions in a story. A plot can usually be broken down into a traditional five-part plot structure. These parts are as follows:

a.       exposition - an introduction to setting, the main characters, and situations of the plot

expose(v)- to show

 

b.       rising action - the events and complications that lead to an important and dramatic point in the plot

c.       climax - the point of greatest interest and emotional involvement in the plot

d.       falling action - the events that develop from the climax and lead to the conclusion

e.       resolution or denouement - the final outcome which ties up any loose ends left in the story

formulaic romance movies- Hallmark movies

 

 

This structure can be depicted as a lopsided pyramid, with two base lines.

 

psychology- study of the mind

 

MORE TOMORROW

 

 

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Verbs in Simple Sentences

 

Exercise 1

Choose an appropriate verb for each. Use a variety of verb tenses.

e.g. Mei’s teacher and her mother ___ her progress in math class.

discussed / talked about/ are discussing/ will confer on

 

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL VOCAB

1.    The group of students ___ after school.

2.    The students ___ after school.

3.    My brother and his friend ___ on a project.

4.    ___ me the apple on the table.

5.    Each of the players ___ every morning.

6.    The teacher with her assistants ___ the rules clearly.

7.    Several books on the shelf ___ to me.

8.    The soft music ___ the baby.

9.    ___ the manager ___ the schedule?

10.           The list of instructions ______ on the wall.

11.           One of my classmates ___ the assignment.

12.           The children in the playground ___ loudly.

13.           ___ you ___ the shoes from the closet?

14.           Both the coach and the captain supported / join/ help / quit / separated / value / mentor / guide the team.

She had a job mentor.

IDIOM The mentor took her under her wing. She showed her the ropes.

 

15.           The news ___ quickly through the town.

16.           Everyone in the audience ___ at the end.

17.           The painting on the wall ___ valuable.

18.           Some of the water ___ on the floor.

 

19.           The students and the teacher solved / resolved / figured out / fixed / discussed/ sought out the problem together.

20.           The box of old letters holds / represents/ contains / is full of/ stores / hides / hid important memories.

 

 

 

 

Exercise 2

Choose an appropriate verb for each. Use a variety of verb tenses.

 

HIGHER LEVEL VOCAB

1.    Neither the list of applicants nor the committee members were/ felt / are/ feel satisfied with the final decision.

Are you satisfied with your new phone?

satisfied(v,adj) satisfaction(n)

 

 

2.    The rapid expansion of digital platforms ___ how information is consumed.

3.    What the critics admire most about the novel ___ its unconventional narrative voice.

4.    A series of unexpected events ___ led to the cancellation of the conference.

5.    The responsibility for managing international relations ___ with the executive branch.

6.    More important than the final outcome ___ the lessons learned during the process.

7.    The number of students enrolling in advanced courses ___ dramatically.

8.    The diversity of opinions within the organization ___ its

greatest strength.

9.    A detailed analysis of the data ___ before any          conclusions can be drawn.

10.                       What remains unresolved after the negotiations ___ the   issue of funding.

11.                       The collection of historical manuscripts ___ in a climate-

controlled vault.

12.                       Not only the teachers but also the principal is held accountable for the decision.

Adults are held accountable for their actions.

Children are not held accountable for their actions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“Adult Ed Student Information Verification”

Check that your information is correct.

If it is all correct, please sign and the date the paper. Give it back to me.

If there are errors, make corrections on the paper.

 

PEN- Personal Education Number

DOB – date of birth

 

 

P1 EF71011 Class 6

 

The Seawall – walk all around Stanley Park and False Creek

 

sea- ocean

wall- barrier, like a dike

 

earthquake

tremor- small shaking

 

South Hill – high ground

 

Do you live on high ground?

 

Vancouver- schools K-12 – seismically upgraded

 

Canada- provinces

US- states

Japan- prefectures

 

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·         Attendance

·      “Adult Ed Student Information Verification”

·      Start “Literary Terms”

·      Continue “Ice Storm” module

·      ONGOING Continue “Verbs in Simple Sentences”

 

Tuesday

·      “Correction Codes”

Go over

·      Return Test 1

Go over

Optional rewrite for one point

 

·      HANDOUT “Comma Splices”

Teach, exercises

·      Continue “Literary Terms”

·      Continue “Ice Storm” module

 

Wednesday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**

“Adult Ed Student Information Verification”

Check that your information is correct.

If it is all correct, please sign and the date the paper. Give it back to me.

If there are errors, make corrections on the paper.

 

PEN- Personal Education Number

DOB – date of birth

 

 

 

 

**

 

Literary Terms

 

1.       Setting is the time, place and cultural, psychological, religious, and economic circumstances that form the backdrop of a story.

time and place- Where does the story happen? When does the story happen?

 

“Suits” Netflix

setting where? eastern US, New York City, downtown Manhattan, in a law firm

setting when? modern times, present day

 

“Zootopia”

setting where- country of animals

setting when – modern

 

“Game of Thrones” HBO

setting where – medeival Europe, fantasy,

setting when- approx.. 1400s

 

setting- where and when

 

“What Happened During the Ice Storm” What is the setting?

 

2.       A character is a person, animal or thing presented as an identity in the story. A character may be characterized by the author through physical appearance, action, thoughts or words, interaction or response of other characters, and direct commentary by the author.

a.       A major character is a character that is essential to the story. If a major character were removed from the story, the story could not develop the same way.

b.       A minor character is a less important character who adds colour to the story but is not essential to the plot.

c.       A protagonist is the central or primary character in a literary work. The plot of the story revolves mainly around this character. The reader is meant to sympathize most with the protagonist.

d.       An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or an institution that works against the protagonist.

Movie “The Shawshank Redemption”

e.       Round Characters are characters who are multi-dimensional. They tend to be developed physically, mentally, and emotionally and are detailed enough to seem real. A round character demonstrates varied and sometimes contradictory traits. 

f.        Flat Characters are characters who are one-sided and less developed. They reveal very few personality traits.

g.       Stock Characters are special kinds of flat characters who are instantly recognizable to most readers. Possible examples include “the businessman”, “the movie star” or “the policeman”. They are mainly backdrop in a story and are not developed.

stock(n)- simple soup, chicken stock

 

background actors- extras- long days, 12 or 14-hour days

spoken lines – more $$

 

h.       Dynamic Characters are characters who go through a significant change during the course of the story. Changes include ones of insight, understanding, commitment, or values.

i.        Static Characters are characters who do not change through the course of the story. Events in the story do not alter a static character’s outlook, personality, motivation, perception, habits, etc., in any fundamental way.

 

3.       Personification is the attribution of human traits and characteristics to inanimate objects, phenomena and animals.

 

4.       Plot is the sequence of related events or actions in a story. A plot can usually be broken down into a traditional five-part plot structure. These parts are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.       exposition - an introduction to the main characters, settings, and situations of the plot

expose(v)- to show

b.       rising action - the events and complications that lead to an important and dramatic point in the plot

c.       climax - the point of greatest interest and emotional involvement in the plot

d.       falling action - the events that develop from the climax and lead to the conclusion

e.       resolution or denouement - the final outcome which ties up any loose ends left in the story

This structure can be depicted as a lopsided pyramid, with two base lines.

 

MORE TOMORROW

 

 

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19.     The students and the teacher solved/resolved/worked on the problem together.

20.     The box of old letters keeps / holds / contains /has/ kept / held/ contained / had / is filled with important memories.

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise 2

Choose an appropriate verb for each. Use a variety of verb tenses.

 

HIGHER LEVEL VOCAB

1.       Neither the list of applicants nor the committee members were/are satisfied with the final decision.

Are you satisfied with your new phone.

 

2.       The rapid expansion of digital platforms changes/has changed how information is consumed.

3.       What the critics admire most about the novel is / was its unconventional narrative voice.

 

4.       A series of unexpected events ___ led to the cancellation of the conference.

5.       The responsibility for managing international relations ___ with the executive branch.

6.       More important than the final outcome were the lessons learned during the process.

 

7.       The number of students enrolling in advanced courses has increased / has decreased / is changing dramatically.

She enrolled/registered in a yoga class.

She registered/signed up for a yoga class.

 

He enrolled in an exercise class, but he didn’t go.

She enrolled in UBC.

 

The number of Canadians travelling to the US has decreased dramatically over the past two years.

 

8.       The diversity of opinions within the organization is / creates / generates its greatest strength.

 

9.       A detailed analysis of the data must be done / needs to completed / is needed before any conclusions can be drawn.

 

I need to go home. I must go home. I have to go home.

I should go home. not as strong

 

Absolutely! For sure!

Most definitely!

COOL SLANG Mosdef!

COOLER SLANG Say less!

 

 

10.     What remains unresolved after the negotiations ___ the   issue of funding.

11.     The collection of historical manuscripts ___ in a climate-

controlled vault.

12.     Not only the teachers but also the principal is held accountable for the decision.

As adults, we are held accountable for our actions.

Children are not held accountable for their actions.

 

HIGHER LEVEL

Not only the teachers but also the principal is held accountable for the decision.

Not only the principal but also the teachers are held accountable for the decision.

P2 EF710 Class 5

 

Today’s Agenda

·         Attendance

·         “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 1

·      Continue “Ice Storm” module- poem ‘trees in ice”

·      Start “Literary Terms”

·      ONGOING Continue “Verbs in Simple Sentences”

·      Test 1 - paragraph to pass in (last 50 minutes of class)

 

Monday Agenda

·      Continue “Ice Storm” module

·      Continue “Literary Terms”

·      ONGOING Continue “Verbs in Simple Sentences”

 

Tuesday

 

 

 

“Self-Assessment Reflection”

Take out the PLOs, please.

 

We will do one every Friday.

 

Don’t write on it yet.

 

 

 

VOCAB

 

-self- myself, yourself, personal, not teacher

reflexive, looking inward

 

-assessment(n)- assess(v)- evaluation, how good, level, examination, check, mark, estimate

 

-reflection(n)  reflect(v)- thinking, inner-check, consider, mirror, deep thinking, internal process

 

 

BC education – student-centred

Students can make their own education goals.

 

 

Focus: Your work in this class this week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strengths- power, ability, mentality, skills, achievement, development, improvement, success

 

Challenges- difficulties, problems, negatives, going wrong, tricky, obstacles, areas for improvement

 

Goals- target, aims, dream, approach, future dream, the things you want, hopes, reach

 

Plans- project, program, schedule, practice regime, organized, step-by-step, commitment, solution

 

Goal-setting- powerful way to make improvements

 

 

 

Fill out Week 1

Pass it in to me by the end of the class today.

 

 

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“trees in ice”

precipitation(n)- rain, snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain(super-chilled rain)

 

VOCAB

gaunt(adj) very thin, unhealthily thin

She had a gaunt face after Covid19.

 

prong-

 

parts of a tree- trunk- branches(limbs)- twigs

 

two kinds of trees:

deciduous- oak, maple, apple, cherry, fruit tree-apple,plum,pear

evergreen- pine, spruce, cedar, fir

 

flame – fire

 

barren- no life, lifeless, nothing growing

The moon is barren.

 

pierce- poke a hole

 

O degrees Celsius is the freezing point.

100 degrees Celsius is the boiling point.

 

Fahrenheit- US 32 degrees is the freezing point.

Vancouver Special- style of house

change the façade- the outer look

 

glitter(n)- tiny shiny pieces of reflective material

sparkle(v)

SLANG bling(n)- gold, diamonds, jewelry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Test 1 (50m)

Dividers.

Phones, devices put away.

Take out a few pieces of paper.

Full name, period, class, date in top right corner.

Double space, write between margins.

Write a well-organized paragraph of at least 150 words. Choose one topic:

1.    How do you feel about winter?

2.    Describe a winter activity you’d like to try.

3.    Write about your favorite winter experience.

 

P1 EF71011 Class 5

 

Superbowl- NFL National Football League final

 

 

football- soccer

American football – football

 

Today’s Agenda

·         Attendance

·         “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 1

·      Continue “Ice Storm” module- poems

·      Start “Literary Terms”

·      ONGOING Continue “Verbs in Simple Sentences”

·      Test 1 - paragraph to pass in (last 50 minutes of class)

 

Monday Agenda

·      Continue “Ice Storm” module

·      Continue “Literary Terms”

·      ONGOING Continue “Verbs in Simple Sentences”

 

Tuesday

 

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trees in ice

 

precipitation(n)- rain, snow, sleet-half rain, half snow, hail- frozen balls of ice, freezing rain

There is a 30% chance of precipitation today.

 

VOCAB

gaunt(adj) – very thin, sickly thin

prongs- thin branches

 

roots- trunk- limbs/branches- twig

 

IDIOM put down roots  She put/is putting down roots in Canada.

 

barren(adj)- nothing growing, no life

 

deciduous trees- lose their leaves- cherry, apple, oak, maple

evergreen trees- keep their needles- pine, fir, cedar, spruce

 

0 Celcius is the freezing point.

100 Celcius is the boiling point.

 

US Fahrenheit 32 is the freezing point.

 

black ice – thin layer of ice on a highway that you cannot see

 

glitter(v)- shine like a diamond

Her eyes glittered.

She put glitter on her eyelids.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Test 1 (50m)

Dividers.

Phones, devices put away.

Take out a few pieces of paper.

Full name, period, class, date in top right corner.

Double space, write between margins.

Write a well-organized paragraph of at least 150 words. Choose one topic:

1.    How do you feel about winter?

2.    What activities do you like to do in winter?