P1 EF71011 Class 25

 

Sentence work coming up:  causal verbs

                                                   sentence combining

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Animal Farm

Finish comparison of Marx’s and Old Major’s speeches, if necessary

Begin Chapter 2

·      Sentence Exercises

Talk about upcoming sentence quizzes

·      Opportunity to replace one test.

Optional replacement test with be a new topic / paragraph about one or more of the stories we have done: “What Happened During the Ice Storm”, “I Confess”, and “Dead Men’s Path”. (last 50m)

·      HW   “Midterm Self-Assessment Reflection”, getting ready for midterm recommendation Wednesday and Thursday

 

Wednesday, March 11

·      Midterm recommendations

·      Animal Farm Finish Chapter 2

·      Quoting section- Animal Farm notes

·      Sentence work

 

Thursday, March 12

·      Midterm recommendations

·      Sentence work

·      Animal Farm Chapter 3

 

Friday- final day before Spring Break

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 6

·      Quiz 1- sentence quiz

·       

 

Two-week Spring Break

 

 

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Animal Farm Finish Chapter 1

Animal Farm Chapter 2

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LECTURE NOTES FROM CHAPTER 2

 

  intelligent animals have “new outlook on life” (9)

  invigorated by Old Major’s speech

  secret activity, duty to prepare

 

  pigs “cleverest of the animals” (9)

clever – might not be a compliment, suggests tricky

Snowball- associated with Trotsky

Napoleon- associated with Stalin, brutal dictator

allusion to Napoleon Bonaparte

 

Squealer- Pravda, Government Propaganda Department

Fox News – propaganda news for Donald Trump

 

The novel can be read as an allegory of the Russian Revolution, 1917

 

  “complete system of thought” Animalism

distillation of Old Major’s ideas, simplified for the animals

 

 

  Boxer and Clover “most faithful disciples” (11)

disciple – religious, follows a religious teacher

Boxer is a true believer.

               very strong, not smart

 

o   Moses – Biblical name, Raven

symbolism - black like clergy, Mr. Jones “especial pet” (10)

Sugarcandy Mountain, heaven for animals (10-11)

reassuring the animals that a better life is waiting for them in heaven

 

  recall Marx's quotation about religion

Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people. The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness.

**Students have this quotation already.**

 

religious government – theocracy  theo – god  cracy-government

 

theology--- study of religion

 

freedom of religion -In Canada, we have freedom to belief what we want.

 

 

  Mollie in the farmhouse (14) -protective of the smaller animals, motherly

 

  Mr. Jones weakened, rebellion more easily achieved

 

  animals hungry- most basic need

 

Victor Maslow - “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need”

 

You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body's sermon on how to behave. -Billie Holiday

 

Animal Farm Chapter 2

Thought Questions

 

1.    After Old Major dies, who develops his ideas?  Why? 

 

-         the pigs- Snowball and Napoleon, also Squealer

-“cleverest”

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2.    What is Boxer and Clover’s attitude toward Animalism?  Why?

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3.    Why don't the pigs like Moses the raven talking about Sugarcandy Mountain?

o   - Moses – Biblical name, Raven

symbolism - black like clergy, Mr. Jones “especial pet” (10)

Sugarcandy Mountain, heaven for animals (10-11)

reassuring the animals that a better life is waiting for them in heaven

 

P2 EF710 Class 24

 

Sentence work coming up:  causal verbs

                                                   sentence combining

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Return Test4

Go over

Optional RW for one point

·      Discuss optional replacement test tomorrow

·      Begin Animal Farm Chapter 1

·      “Midterm Self-Assessment Reflection”, getting ready for midterm recommendation Wednesday and Thursday

·      Sentence Exercises

Talk about upcoming sentence quizzes

 

Tuesday, March 10

·      Animal Farm

Finish comparison of Marx’s and Old Major’s speeches, if necessary

Begin Chapter 2

·      Sentence work

·      Opportunity to replace one test.

Optional replacement test with be a new topic / paragraph about one or more of the stories we have done: “What Happened During the Ice Storm”, “I Confess”, and “Dead Men’s Path”. (last 50m)

 

Wednesday, March 11

·      Midterm recommendations

·      Sentence work

 

Thursday, March 12

·      Midterm recommendations

·      Sentence work

 

Friday- final day before Spring Break

·      Quiz 1- sentence quiz

 

Two-week Spring Break

 

 

 

Test 4

In the short story “Dead Men’s Path”, why did Mr. Obi and the priest disagree about closing the path? Include quoted text.

 

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Writing process for answering questions in school

 

PREWRITING STAGE (PLANNING)

1.    Read the question

Make sure you know what the teacher is asking you to write about.

Read every word. Take a minute.

 

In the short story “Dead Men’s Path”, why did Mr. Obi and the priest disagree about closing the path? Include quoted text.

 

2.    Generate ideas with “ “

1 different background/culture/education

Priest-village  Obi-from away, not from village

Priest-traditional  Obi-“modern”

Obi- secondary education  Priest-not mentioned

 

 

 

2 different beliefs/values

-Priest-backward thinking, focussed on old traditions, focused on the past “ancestral foot path” “practices of our fathers”

-Obi forward-thinking, progressive, focused on the future “eradicate such beliefs” “laugh at such ideas” “high standard of teaching”

 

3 Obi- stubborn, short-tempered, smug, will not compromise, wants to impress the inspector. will not both to coexist “cannot allow”

Priest- flexible, open-minded, wise, wants to find a peaceful compromise “let the hawk perch and let the eagle perch”

 

** A short story is a buffet in Vegas for quotations.

 

 

3.    Organize the ideas

 

 

 

WRITING STAGE

4.    Write the sentences.

Topic sentence

In the short story “Dead Men’s Path”, written by Chinua Achebe, the protagonist  Mr. Obi and the priest disagreed about closing the path for several key reasons.

 

Write supporting sentences with “ “.

Write a concluding sentence.

Aim for 150+ words. Not too long.

 

5.    Proofread and edit. Fix errors.

Correction Codes:   sp   vt   vf   punc   agr   CS   frag

 

6.    Pass it in.

 

Marking:

Most everything is covered by the correction codes.

 

Final comments= based on PLOs

Focus          C1- sentence writing

                     C5- planning and organization

                     quoting

Emerging/Developing/Proficient/Extending

 

Optional RW for a point.

Pass it in today or first things tomorrow.

 

 

He thought that using the path was against “school regulations”.

 

Mr. Obi represented the interests of the school; meanwhile, the priest represented the interest of the village.

They had different positions. VAGUE

They had different positions in the community. roles, jobs

 

TRANS “as the society develops”

 

againsted V

against(prep)

The priest fought/argue/worked against Mr. Obi closing the path.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

**

Animal Farm

tuberculosis TB

Eric Blair

pen name- George Orwell

 

Let’s get into chat groups (4-5 people)

Discuss Chapter 1 Thought Questions

 

Animal Farm Chapter 1

Thought Questions

 

1.    What is your first impression of Mr. Jones of Manor Farm?

-farmer, owner of the farm

buys and sells animals

-drinker, drunk, alcoholic, smoke tobacco

-careless- forgot to put animals away

-bad temper

-violent- shotgun out of the window

-irresponsible

-lazy

- not a good guy-

-antagonist

 

2.    Who is Old Major?  Why does he assemble the animals?

-old pig “white boar”

-“wise and benevolent”

-old- 12 years old, senior

-400 kids

-All show animals have show names.

-respected by the animals

 

-had a dream

-communicate his vision

-wanted to tell the animals before he died

-encourages animals to rebel

 

3.    What does Old Major say about the nature of the lives of the animals on the farm?

-“miserable, laborious, and short”(3)

-work, no leisure, no rest

-not enough food

-no freedom

-‘”misery and slavery”

-no “the meaning of happiness or leisure”(3)

P1 EF71011 Class 24

 

Sentence work coming up:  causal verbs

                                                   sentence combining

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Return Test4

Go over

Optional RW for one point

·      Discuss optional repl test tomorrow

·      Begin Animal Farm

·      “Midterm Self-Assessment Reflection”, getting ready for midterm recommendation Wednesday and Thursday

·      Sentence Exercises

Talk about upcoming sentence quizzes

 

Tuesday, March 10

·      Animal Farm

Finish comparison of Marx’s and Old Major’s speeches, if necessary

Begin Chapter 2

·      Sentence work

·      Opportunity to replace one test.

Optional replacement test with be a new topic / paragraph about one or more of the stories we have done: “What Happened During the Ice Storm”, “I Confess”, and “Dead Men’s Path”. (last 50m)

 

Wednesday, March 11

·      Midterm recommendations

·      Sentence work

 

Thursday, March 12

·      Midterm recommendations

·      Sentence work

 

Friday- final day before Spring Break

·      Quiz 1- sentence quiz

 

Two-week Spring Break

 

 

 

Test 4

In the short story “Dead Men’s Path”, what were Mr. Obi’s goals for the school? Include quoted text.

 

**

Writing process for answering questions in school

 

PREWRITING STAGE (PLANNING)

1.    Read the question

Make sure you know what the teacher to writ about.

Read every word. Take a minute.

2.    Generate ideas with “ “

1.education level

-modernize the school  ”modern methods”

-high-quality teaching   “high standards”

 

2.school compound

-beautiful garden   “delightful”

-flowers “place of beauty”

 

** A short story is a buffet in Vegas.

 

3.    Organize the ideas

 

 

 

 

WRITING STAGE

4.    Write the sentences.

Topic sentence

e.g. In the short story “Dead Men’s Path”, Mr. Obi had two goals for the school.

Write supporting sentences with “ “.

Write a concluding sentence.

Aim for 150+ words. Not too long.

 

5.    Proofread and edit. Fix errors.

sp   vt   vf   punc   agr

6.    Pass it in.

 

 

Marking:

Most everything is covered by the correction codes.

Final comments= based on PLOs

Focus          C1- sentence writing

                     C5- planning and organization

                     quoting

Emerging/Developing/Proficient/Extending

 

 

 

 

**

Animal Farm

 

Animal Farm Chapter 1

Thought Questions

 

1.    What is your first impression of Mr. Jones of Manor Farm?

-farmer

-careless- forgot to lock the door, didn’t feed the animals

-alcoholic

-disorganized

-doesn’t care

-violent- shoots the shotgun

-35-45 why?, guess

-uncool vibes COOL

 

2.    Who is Old Major?  Why does he assemble the animals?

-       old pig, “boar”

-       12 years old

-       wise “wise and benevolent appearance”

-       a senior animal on the farm

-       spiritual leader

 

-       has a dream

-       vision

-       take over the farm

-       OM speech pp3-5

-       sounds like Marx (tomorrow)

-        

 

3.    What does Old Major say about the nature of the lives of the animals on the farm?

-“short” “miserable” “slavery” “laborious”

 

 

4.    Who does he blame for the state of the animals’ lives?  What solution does he propose?

-Man

-human beings

-animals should rebel and control the farm, take over the farm

 

5.    On p. 6, Old Major tells the animals how to know their friends and how to know their enemies. Who are the animals’ friends?  Who are the animals’ enemies?

-“All human beings are enemies. All animals are friends.”

-“Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy”

-question about birds

 

 

 

6.    List the ideals outlined by Major that should occur after the rebellion.

*middle to bottom of page 6

 

 

7.    On p. 6, Old Major tells the animals not to adopt the vices of man.  What are these vices?

 

 

 

8.    In your own words, summarize the main ideas of the song “Beasts of England”.

-freedom

-ideal live

-fairness

-world run by and for animals

-revolution

-animal’s dream, Old Major’s childhood

 

 

 

9.    Make a list of the characters introduced in this chapter.  Find some adjectives to describe these characters.

l  Notes for question 9

 

■     Characters                      Characteristics

 

  Mr. Jones                                      farmer, drunkard, violent,

                                                       irresponsible, doesn’t care for animals

                                                       properly

 

  Old Major                                     pig, elder, visionary, respected,                                                                                                                                “majestic-looking” “benevolent”                                                                                                                “stout” (1)

 

  Bluebell, Jessie, Pincher           dogs

 

  Boxer                                             horse, “enormous” “strong as two

ordinary horses” (2) likes to work “tremendous power of work”, not smart, “steadiness of character”, reliable, honest, naïve

 

  Clover                                            horse, “stout motherly mare”                                                  middle-aged, four foals, gentle to                                        ducks (2)

 

  Muriel                                           goat, minor character

 

  Benjamin                                      donkey, oldest, bad-tempered,

                                                              “cynical”, “never laughed”,

                                                              humourless, wise, “devoted to Boxer”                                                                        (2)

Boxer and Banjamin are close friends- opposites attract

 

  Mollie                                            mare, pulled Mr. Jones trap,

                                              “mincing” “lump of sugar”

                                              (3), flirting mane, ribbons

 

  Cat                                                 lazy, disengaged, spoiled, minor

                                                       character

 

  Moses                                           raven, tame, major character,

                                                       represents the church, religion

 

  Rats                                               wild, outcasts

 

 

 

P2 EF710 Class 23

 

Sentence work coming up:  causal verbs

                                                   sentence combining

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Self-Reflection Assessment” Week 5

·      Final kind of sentence “Compound-Complex Sentences”

Sentence quizzes coming up stating next week

·      Test 4 (final hour)

·      HW   Sentence Writing Exercises. Choose some- you don’t have do them all. Review for sentence work so far.

 

Monday

·      Begin Animal Farm

·      Discuss optional repl test.

·      “Midterm Self-Assessment Reflection”

·      Sentence Writing Exercises

Talk about upcoming sentence quizzes

 

Tuesday, March 10

·      Opportunity to replace one test.

Optional replacement test with be a new paragraph about one or more of the stories we have done: “What Happened During the Ice Storm”, “I Confess”, and “Dead Men’s Path”.

 

Wednesday, March 11

·      Midterm recommendations

·      Sentence work

 

Thursday, March 12

·      Midterm recommendations

 

Friday- final day before Spring Break

 

 

 

Compound-Complex Sentences

 

 

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX

 

COMPOUND-COMPLEX

 

A compound-complex sentence is a mix of compound and complex. That is, a compound-complex sentence is a compound sentence with a dependent clause added to it.

 

Examples:

*Mei loves dogs, but she doesn’t like cats. COMPOUND SENTENCE

 

Mei loves dogs, but she doesn’t like cats because they can be weird.

COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE- adverb clause

Mei loves dogs because they are loyal, but she doesn’t like cats because they can be weird.

 

Mei loves dogs because they are loyal. COMPLEX

Mei loves dogs. SIMPLE

 

*Jun liked the view from the smaller apartment; however, he opted for the big apartment. COMPOUND SENTENCE

opt(v)- choose 

PHRASAL VERB verb + preposition  opt for = choose

 

option(n)- choice

optional(adj)

She liked the red phone, but she opted for the blue one.

 

Jun liked the view from the smaller apartment; however, he opted for the big apartment that had a walk-in closet.

COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE- adjective clause

 

 

 

*Karim is supposed to pick me up at the airport, but he probably will forget. COMPOUND SENTENCE

 

Karim is supposed to pick me up at the airport, but I think that he probably will forget. COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE- noun clause

 

Karim is supposed to pick me up at the airport, but I think that he probably will forget because he is really busy. COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE- noun clause adverb clause

 

How many dogs can you walk?

 

Another example:

We are going to get take-out tonight. SIMPLE

We are going to get take-out tonight, so make up your mind what you want. COMPOUND-COMPLEX   noun clause

 

Make up your mind! Imperative

 

Exercise A- Easier sentences.

Each sentence is missing a word in an dependent clause. Rewrite each sentence by adding an appropriate word.

1.    Even though/Although/Though/When it was raining, we went to the park, and we had a great time.

2.    She finished her homework before dinner, and/so she played the video game that she got for her birthday.

She finished her homework before dinner; therefore/after that, she played the video game that she got for her birthday.

She finished her homework before dinner; then she played the video game that she got for her birthday. no comma with ‘then’

 

3.    When/Once/As soon as/Since/Because the bell rang, the students packed their bags; then they left the classroom.

 

4.    I want to buy the shirt that I like, but I don’t have enough money.

 

5.    He said (that) he would make breakfast for everyone after he got up; however, he won’t have time to clean up afterwards.

 

She said she will be here at 7. AUTHENTIC-SOUNDING

She said that she will be here at 7.

 

6.    We can go to the beach if the weather is nice, or we can stay home.

We can go to the beach if the weather is nice; otherwise, we can stay home.

We can go to the beach because the weather is nice, or we can stay home.

We can go to the beach when the weather is nice.

 

Kids’ song: Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day.

 

7.    While/When I was reading, my brother was playing games, and my sister was listening to music.

8.    Because she studied hard, she passed the test, so/and her parents were proud.

Because she studied hard, she passed the test; as a result/therefore, her parents were proud.

 

Because she studied hard, she passed the test; as a result/therefore, her parents were proud.

 

because S+V  because she studies hard

due to NOUN due to her hard work

Example:

Because it is raining, we can’t go to the beach.

Due to the rain, we can’t go to the beach.

I was absent yesterday due to illness.

ill/sick(adj)

illness/sickness(n)

ailment- old-fashioned word

 

The meeting was postponed because the boss wasn’t available.

The meeting was postponed due to the boss’ availability.

What is your availability next week?

 

9.    The dog barked loudly when/because it saw the stranger, and the neighbors came outside to look. The neighbors are nosy.

VOCAB nosy(adj)- NEGATIVE curious in a slightly rude way

She is nosy. She always wants to know other people’s business.

IDIOM He always sticks his nose into other people’s business.

 

10.If/Provided that/ Since/Because/As long as you help me with the dishes, I will help you with your project; we will finish faster.

 

Because you help me, I will help you.

transactional-

IDIOM You scratch my back; I scratch yours.

LATIN Quid pro quo.

 

Since she moved to a new city, she felt lonely at first; she eventually met many friends.

Since she moved to a new city, she felt lonely at first; happily/fortunately/luckily/however/eventually/finally/afterwards?, she eventually met many friends.

quickly   slowly

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test 4

Write a well-organized paragraph of at least 150 words on the following topic. Include quoted text. You can have the story out.

 

In “Dead Men’s Path”, why did Mr. Obi and the priest disagree about closing the path?