Summer English Foundations 7/Composition and Literary
Studies 10
Good morning, everyone.
Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Distribute and talk about Prescribed Learning
Outcomes (PLOs)
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Continue compound sentences
Prepare for Quiz 1
Explain the structure of the quizzes
Choose vocabulary
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“Choosing a Phone Plan”
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Begin “Literary Terms”
Friday Agenda
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Attendance
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Quiz 1 (20m) Beginning of class
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“Learning Reflection and Goal-Setting” Week 1
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Vocab exercises
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Talk about plagiarism, academic honesty
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Begin “Literary Terms”
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Begin “I Confess” module
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Begin paragraph structure
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Begin next kind of sentence- complex sentences-
adverb clauses
Monday
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Continue adverb clauses
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Continue paragraph work
NEXT WEEK
Test 1 - paragraph
Verb tenses
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Ministry of Education in BC
from www.bced.gov.bc.ca
EF7/Composition 10/Literary Studies 10- same courses
PLOs “Prescribed Learning Outcomes”
Every Foundations course has PLOs.
-guidelines for what the teacher has to teach
-areas of focus
-areas to explore in the course
-basis for evaluation
-standards for marking
Explore vocabulary
Prescribed Learning Outcomes
-prescribed(adj)- like an order, mandatory, not an option
-prescription(noun) The doctor wrote me a prescription.
SLANG script-
IDIOM An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.
JOKE A garlic a day, keeps everyone away.
A doctor prescribes(v)
some medicine. – need to take, tells you
Some teachers teach prescriptive grammar. –hard grammar
rules
who/whom
past perfect verb tense
double-negative rule
Some teachers teach descriptive grammar. –soft grammar
guidelines
-focus on authentic usage
IDIOM never ever – definitely not, strong I have never ever drunk alcohol.
Never never ever give your real name on the internet.
-learning(verb,adj,noun) – synonyms- knowledge(n), study(v),
understanding(n), discover(v), research, educating, developing, growing,
getting better, explore, improve, 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
Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs) – 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.”
inspire XX aspire
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
My focus for marking:
ORAL- talking
A1 – engage with others in sustained conversation
-contribute ideas and support the ideas of others
-analyze diverse points of view
A2- demonstrate an understanding of detailed information
communicated through a variety of spoken sources
Spoken mark 1 x/10
Spoken mark 2 x/15
WRITING – sentences, paragraphs, essay
C1- enhance meaning by using conventions, forms, and
structures of writing and representing according to purpose
-grammar and usage
-punctuation, capitalization, and Canadian spelling
. , ;
? “ “
: -
!- rarely used in school writing
hyphen - She has a
three-year-old baby.
He
took a three-hour flight to Toronto.
It
was April 27th.
dash – casual
semicolon
She likes Vancouver; the parks are great for her kids.
She likes Vancouver- the parks are great for her kids.
C3- variety of descriptive, narrative, and expository
essays/paragraphs
process, compare/contrast
C5- generate, develop, and organize ideas for writing
setting the
topic
limiting the
topic
brainstorming
ideas
organizing
ideas
These are the main PLOs that I will be focusing on for
teaching and marking.
Which of the PLOs are you good at already?
Which ones do you want to get better at?
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Continue with compound sentences
REVIEW
SOBA so or but
and
for nor yet- rarely used
SV, SOBA SV.
SV, and SV.
It is mostly cloudy today, and it might rain later.
SV, but SV.
Mei loves Chinese tea, but her friend prefers decaf lattes.
SV, so SV.
Jun worked late last night, so she is groggy today.
VOCAB can’t sleep regularly- insomnia
You should count sheep if you can’t get to sleep.
He is out like a light.
SV, or SV.
You can save your money to buy a house, or you can invest in
stocks.
I will bring cookies to the party, or you can do it.
AVOID:
She likes skiing, and I like snowboarding, so we go to Cypress
Mountain in the winter.
SV, and SV, so SV. XXX Not great style.
She likes skiing, and I like snowboarding. Therefore, we go
to Cypress Mountain in the winter.
SV, SOBA SV. Clear?
**LEVEL 2 of compound sentences
; semicolon
She likes skiing, and I like snowboarding.
She likes skiing, and ; I like snowboarding.
She likes skiing; I like snowboarding.
Mei loves Chinese tea, but her friend prefers decaf lattes.
Mei loves Chinese tea, but ; her friend prefers decaf
lattes.
Mei loves Chinese tea; her friend prefers decaf lattes.
Jun worked late last night, so she is groggy today.
Jun worked late last night, so ; she is groggy today.
Jun worked late last night; she is groggy today.
What is the difference?
Jun worked late last night; she is groggy today.
Jun worked late last night. She is groggy today.
Your choice. The semicolon glues them together more.
**Level 3 of compound sentences
; semicolon
1 She likes skiing, and I like snowboarding.
2 She likes skiing; I like snowboarding.
3 TRANSITIONAL TERM She likes skiing; I like snowboarding.
She likes skiing; also, I like snowboarding.
She likes skiing; however, I like snowboarding.
GRAMMAR
SV; TRANS, SV.
PUNCTUATION
; TRANS,
, SOBA
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Options so far that we can choose.
SIMPLE
He called his sister. She wasn’t home.
He called his sister. Unfortunately, she wasn’t home.
COMPOUND
He called his sister, but she wasn’t home.
He called his sister; she wasn’t home.
He called his sister; unfortunately, she wasn’t home.
Mei loves Chinese tea, but her friend prefers decaf lattes.
Mei loves Chinese tea; her friend prefers decaf lattes.
Jun worked late last night, so she is groggy today.
Jun worked late last night; she is groggy today.
GRAMMAR TERM
transitional terms – adverbial conjunctions
Thousands of them-
He wanted a puppy for Xmas; sadly, he didn’t get one.
She had a great job interview; happily, she got an offer.
I misplaced my phone; fortunately, I found it again.
She gets 100% on all of her tests; clearly, she is a conscientious
student.
VOCAB conscientious(adj) – hardworking and organized
doggedly(adv)- relentlessly pursuing a goal, never quitting
dogged(adj)
Canada got into the FIFA World Cup; amazingly, they won some
games.
He has pain in his arm and shortness of breath; definitely,
he should get to Emergency.
Jun was driving home on Highway 1; suddenly, a deer ran in
front of her.
VOCAB one deer, two deer, one fish, two fish, one sheep, a
thousand sheep
one camel, two camels, one horse, two horses, cows, dogs,
cats, mouse/mice, sharks, two moose, two elk, two salmon, two bulls,
goose/geese,
We watched Canada Geese flying overhead.
Crows will swoop at you.
American Eagle, the Bald Eagle
You can see eagles in Brackendale in the fall.
Brackendale Eagles Provincial Park
birds of prey (hunting birds) – eagle, falcon, hawk, owl
Let’s choose some vocabulary for the quiz tomorrow.
We will choose ten compound sentence words.
1. so
2. or
3. but
4. and
5. however
6. therefore
7. instead
8. also
9. on the other hand
10. as a result
We will choose ten vocabulary words.
1. consider(v)
2. public(adj,n)
3. experienced(adj)
4. promise(v,n)
5. strange(adj)
6. prepare(v)
7. immediately(adv)
8. tense(adj)
9. children(n)
10. hope(v,n)
I will mix and match six of each.
EXAMPLE QUIZ
Write a compound sentence for each.
1. however
promise
I made her a promise; however, I broke my promise.
He promised to come to her party; however, he couldn’t in
the end.
2. therefore
strange
There was a strange man staring at me on the bus; therefore,
I changed seats.
There was a strange man staring at me on the bus; therefore,
I got off the bus a few stops early.
3
4
5
6
immediately
There was a strange man staring at me on the bus; immediately,
I got off.
There was a strange man staring at me on the bus; therefore,
I got off immediately. MORE NATURAL-SOUNDING
He won the lottery; therefore, he quit his job immediately.
the lottery, the 6/49
*Ten-minute break*
** Dialogues**
“Choosing a Phone Plan”
Let’s get into some small chat groups of 5-6 people.
Speak English.
Talk about Warm-Up Questions and Vocabulary Preview
Later, we will practice and perform the dialogues.
Vocabulary Preview
1. prepaid(adj)
downpayment(n)- deposit
She put a deposit on her new dress.
damage deposit- renting
He put a suit on layaway.
He paid up front for his new driveway.
We pay as we go.
They like to pay cash.
He put it on credit card. He put in on plastic.
You pay cash. He puts everything on his card.
He tapped.
Cash is king!
under the table- tax evasion
CRA uses IA to do means checks on people and businesses.
Canada Revenue Agency- tax department in Canadian government
2.fixed-
The restaurant has a fixed menu.
Their mortgage has a fixed rate.
Her mortgage has a floating rate.
mortgage- loan for a house
car loan
She got her dog fixed. neutered
She has a fixed income. She has a small income. She is on a
tight budget.
3.discount- 30% off, 2 for 1, buy
one, get one free
4.commitment She has
a commitment to her friends. She is a true-blue friend.
career(n)- longterm job
5.consider(v) consideration(n)
I will mull it over.
6.stream video – not downloaded
stream(n)- very small river
Tears were streaming down her face.
7.browse(v)- window shopping,
shopping
The most popular web browsers are Chrome and Safari.
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