Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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“Prescribed Learning Outcomes module” (PLOs). Go
over Oral and Written.
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Begin paragraph work- pass-in paragraph tomorrow,
Test1
Easy topic
Should be review
“Structure of a Paragraph – full teaching EF67”
Talk about “Gold” paragraph
Structure and format
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Begin “Ice Storm” module- poems
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IF TIME Start “Literary Terms”
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ONGOING Continue “Verbs in Simple Sentences”
Friday Agenda
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 1
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Continue “Ice Storm” module
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Test 1 - paragraph to pass in (last 50 minutes of
class)
Monday Agenda
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Continue “Ice Storm” module
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IDIOM I made it by the skin of my teeth. It was
almost late, but just got there on time. I got my flight by the skin of my
teeth.
FROM LAST CLASS
The list (of instructions) is written on the wall. (prepositional
phrase)
The instructions are written on the wall.
The class is very hardworking.
The class members are very hardworking.
class, team, committee, group,
family – collective nouns
GRAMMAR simple subject vs complete
subject
The kids who are playing
by the school next door to my house is/are noisy.
simple subject- one word
complete subject – subject plus
any modifers
Mary (with her sister) makes cupcakes for seniors. UNUSUAL
Mary and her sister make cupcakes for seniors. MORE AUTHENTIC
SIMPLE SENTENCE SSV
Either Mary or Sam is/are
a good student. VERY UNUSUAL
Mary and Sam are both good
students. AUTHENTIC
-Common error in phrasing
Other countries people live in Vancouver. XXX
People (from many other countries) live in Vancouver.
TO COME:
Paragraph writing: Topic sentences, Grabbers
Sentence writing- compound sentences
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English Foundations 7, Prescribed Learning Outcomes
Ministry of Education in BC
from www.bced.gov.bc.ca
EF7 and CompLitStud10- same classes
EF7
PLOs “Prescribed Learning Outcomes”
Every Foundations course has PLOs.
-guidelines for what I have to teach
-areas of focus
-areas to explore in the course
Explore vocabulary
Prescribed Learning Outcomes
-prescribed(adj)- like an order, mandatory,
not an option
-prescription(noun)
A doctor prescribes(v)
some medicine. – need to take, tells you
You got a prescription from your doctor.
Some teachers teach prescriptive grammar.
–hard grammar rules
who/whom
past perfect verb tense
Some teachers teach descriptive grammar.
–soft grammar guidelines
-learning(verb,adj,noun) – synonyms-
knowledge(n), study(v), understanding(n), discover(v), researching, educating,
developing, growing, getting better, explore, improve, increase, comprehension
-outcome(n)- result, find, discovery, as a
result, finish, end, conclude, completed, complete, therefore, final, sum
up, at the end, what you got, aftermath, summation, summative
PLOs (Prescribed Learning Outcomes) – the
things that we should be able to do by the end of the course.
Setting goals- plan, target, aim,
trajectory, path, vision, purpose, dream?, destination, ambition, project,
aspiration(n), aspire(v)
“I want/aspire to be an immigration lawyer.”
“My aspiration is to run my own business.”
“My plan/aspiration/ambition is to be an
interior designer.”
Stretch your comfort zone.
IDIOM your comfort zone – just doing what
does not challenge you, used to it already, comfortable, no risk, no pressure
The PLOs will encourage us to grow.
IDIOM our comfort zone – no pressure, feel
comfortable, feel confident
take risks in order to grow
challenge ourselves
Do you challenge yourself?
-learning a new/ different/ additional
language
-make more money
-talking with kids
-communicate with other people
-immigrating/emigrating
VOCAB immigrate- come into a country
permently emigrate-leave a country
permanently
She emigrated from China. She immigrated to
Canada.
immigrate(v) immigration(n) immigrant(n,
person)
-getting PR
Levels of mastery: EMERGING DEVELOPING
PROFICIENT EXTENDING
Going outside our comfort zone is
challenging, frightening, destabilizing, stressful, etc.
On the other hand, this is where growth
comes from.
-personal growth, professional growth,
confidence, mastery, become expert, gain expertise
professional – get paid
semi-professional –
amateur- no money
I am a serious amateur musician.
-explore, grow
MY MOTTO: I have to say ‘yes’ to new good
experiences, especially for music.
motto- special words you can tell yourself
The PLOS are opportunities for growth.
Our PLOS- goals for the course.
HOMEWORK Looked over for homework
A.ORAL LANGUAGE
B.READING AND VIEWING
C.WRITING AND REPRESENTING
D.EVIDENCE OF THINKING
ORAL
A1 – engage with others in sustained
conversation
contribute ideas and support the ideas
IDIOM I lost my train of thought.
C1- enhance meaning … by using conventions, forms, and structures of
writing
MEANING – you already should know- EF6 -simple,
compound, and complex sentence structures
MEANING – you already should know-EF6 -past,
present, and future verb tenses, including simple, progressive, present perfect
C3 - clear, well-constructed sentences with
a range of sentence lengths
and patterns
C5- generate, develop, and organize ideas
for writing
setting
a purpose
limiting
the topic
brainstorming
ideas
organizing
ideas
Opportunities to talk in English:
-at work
-roommates
-friends
-classes in the library
-chatting with daughters
-chat with ChatGPT- follows your level
-volunteering e.g. seniors centre
-in class with classmates
-My wife- playing sports, hiking group,
walking group, dance class
Listening for pronunciation and phrasing
-watching TV, movies
-Duolingo
-radio, e.g. CBC, 690am- excellent pronunciation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation- national
radio and TV
-podcasts- radio but internet-based, not
live
genres- history, news, music, story-telling,
sports, fashion, politics, etc.
SUBSCRIBE / UNSUBSCRIBE
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BIG QUESTIONS to think about when you read
through them
1. Which
PLOs feel most important to you? Which ones resonate with you? Which ones stand
out to you as being relevant to your life?
resonate(v)- vibrate, shake, has deep
meaning, feel deeply
relevant- related, connected to, important,
meaningful
2. Which
of the PLOs do you already do well? Which ones are your strengths. Which one
are you already good at?
-PROFICIENT/EXTENDING
3. Which
of the PLOs do you want to improve upon? Which ones reveal some weakness that
could strengthen? Which ones do feel would be worthwhile working on?
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EMERGING, DEVELOPING
Every Friday, we will do a “Self-Assessment Reflection”.
I will talk about
this tomorrow. The reflection will be based on the PLOs. What were your strengths
and challenges over the past week. What will be your areas for improvement for
next week.
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Marking- based on PLOs
EF7 and CompLit10- marked the same, in SHEC- treated the
same
Comp11- marked a bit harder
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“Gold” paragraph
How does it look on the page?
-one block of writing
-double spaced
-left-justified -
justified
-first word is indented
-computer keyboard TAB key, width of your finger or thumb approx.
-Title: Test1, Quiz 2, Test 2, Quiz 3
-top right corner- full name, class, period, date Joe Ahmed, EF7, P2, Feb 6, 2026
-write within the margins, red lines on the sides of your
paper
-write in blue or black ink
Write at least 150 words, 150-250 max
IDIOM Good things come in small packages.
IDIOM Less is more.
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I will often give a choice of two topics. You can choose one.
Test1
Write down the topic.
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Content of a paragraph – review from EF4,5,6
1.Topic sentence- usually first sentence, aside from a
Grabber/Hook
tells the reader what the paragraph is about, gives your
take on the topic
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topic and controlling idea- how you are choosing
to address the topic, your take on it
2.Supporting sentences- points, evidence, examples, details
of what you want to talk about (3 is the magic number)
3.Concluding sentence
NOTE: The topic sentence and the concluding sentence are often
very
similar.
A paragraph is like a sandwich. Let’s write a tasty
paragraph.
ADVICE:
Before you start writing a paragraph:
1. Read
the question several times. Make sure you know what the question is asking you
to do.
2. Make
a plan. Choose 3-4 ideas that you want to write about in the paragraph. Stick
to that plan.
3. Generate
some vocabulary to use- synonyms, antonyms,
last a long time- eternal(adj) eternity(n)
passive vocabulary, active vocabulary
Write those words down. Writing down the words helps new
words to bubble up.
gold golden gilt
a gold ring
golden hair, golden days, the golden years, golden era,
Golden Retriever.
heart of gold, song “Heart of Gold”
goal
New friend for vocabulary: thesaurus.com
SLANGY cute, cutie-pie, sweety-pie
She is as sweet as candy.
He is a sweetheart.
He is my sweetheart.
Pet names (does not mean names for animals) cute names for
your husband, wife, children: pumpkin, honey, sweetie, babe, sugar,
honey-bunny, etc.
