EF2/3 email addresses for advocacy letters

VSB Trustees:
Patti Bacchus: patti.bacchus@vsb.bc.ca
Mike Lombardi: mike.lombardi@vsb.bc.ca
Allan Wong: allan.wong@vsb.bc.ca
Joy Alexander: joy.alexander@vsb.bc.ca
Fraser Ballantyne: fraser.ballantyne@vsb.bc.ca
Penny Noble: penny.noble@vsb.bc.ca
Stacy Robertson: stacy.robertson@vsb.bc.ca
Christopher Richardson: christopher.richardson@vsb.bc.ca
Green Party
Janet Fraser: janet.fraser@vsb.bc.ca

BC Government:

BC Premier, Christy Clark: premier@gov.bc.ca
Minister of Education, Peter Fassbender: www.fassbender.ca

MLAs:

Vancouver-Fairview: george.heyman.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-False Creek: sam.sullivan.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Fraserview: suzanne.anton.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Hastings: shane.simpson.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Kensington: mabel.elmore.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Kingsway: adrian.dix.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Langara: moira.stillwell.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant: jenny.kwan.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Point Grey: david.eby.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Quilchena: andrew.wilkinson.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-West End: spencer.herbert.mla@leg.bc.ca

EF2/3 Simple Ways to Combine Sentences exercises

1. The girl won the race and is happy. SIMPLE
The girl won the race, so she is happy. COMPOUND
The girl who won the race is happy. ADJ CL
The girl is happy because she won the race. ADV CL
The happy girl knows that she won the race. N CL
2. The Chinese student sits next to me. SIMPLE
The student is from China; also, she sits next to me. COMPOUND
The student who is from China sits next to me. ADJ CL
I know that the student who sits next to me is from China. N CL, ADJ CL
I know the student is from China because she sits next to me. N CL, ADV CL
The student who sits next to me is from China. ADJ CL

3. The friendly taxi driver took me to the airport. SIMPLE
The taxi driver who took me to the airport was friendly. ADJ CL
The friendly taxi driver who took me to the airport was old.
The taxi driver was friendly, and he took me to the airport.
The taxi driver was friendly; also, he took me to the airport. COMPOUND
The taxi driver took me to the airport because he was friendly.
The taxi driver was friendly when he took me to the airport. ADV CL

4. I am running late and have to skip breakfast. SIMPLE
I am running late, so I have to skip breakfast. COMPOUND
I am running late; therefore, I have to skip breakfast. COMPOUND
I have to skip breakfast because I am running late. ADV CL
I who am running late have to skip breakfast.
She who is running late has to skip breakfast.
***no adjective clauses after pronouns***
My sister who is running late has to skip breakfast. ADJ CL
I think that I have to skip breakfast since I am running late. N CL, ADV CL

English 11 sentence combining practice

Money

1.     Money isn’t everything, but it’s a long way ahead of what comes next.  COMPOUND

Money isn’t everything; however, it’s a long way ahead of what comes next. COMPOUND

Although money isn’t everything, it’s a long way ahead of what comes next. ADVERB CL

Money, which isn’t everything, is a long way ahead of what comes next.  ADJECTIVE CL- Meaning lost

2.     Money is like a queen that gives rank and beauty.

Money is like a queen in that it gives rank and beauty.

Like a queen, money gives rank and beauty.

3.     Money is like muck because it is not good unless it is spread around.

Like muck, money is not good unless it is spread around.

4.     Money can’t buy friends, but it gives you a better class of enemy.

Although money can’t buy friends, it can give you a better class of enemy.

5.     In the question of money, everybody is of the same religion.

Everybody is of the same religion when it comes to money.

Everybody is of the same religion in the question of money.

EF2/3 Verb tense- present

Bob Lee
He was born in 1995.
He has two brothers and a sister.  His parents are divorced.
He is currently a second-year student.
He is studying biology.  He studies biology.
He plans to be a doctor.  He is planning to be a doctor.
He wants to be a doctor.
He goes to school.  He has a part-time job.  He spends time with his girlfriend.  He likes to spend/spending time with her.
He likes to play basketball.  He likes to go skiing.  He likes to ski.  He skis.
He uses computers.  He plays computer games.  He listens to music.  He likes to listen to music to learn new songs to impress his girlfriend.
He watches only a little bit of TV every day.
He has visited Mexico once and Canada twice.
He sings in the university chorus.
He sings in the church choir.

He sings Christmas carols.

English 11 emails for advocacy letters practice

VSB Trustees
Vision Vancouver
Patti Bacchus: patti.bacchus@vsb.bc.ca
Mike Lombardi: mike.lombardi@vsb.bc.ca
Allan Wong: allan.wong@vsb.bc.ca
Joy Alexander: joy.alexander@vsb.bc.ca
NPA
Fraser Ballantyne: fraser.ballantyne@vsb.bc.ca
Penny Noble: penny.noble@vsb.bc.ca
Stacy Robertson: stacy.robertson@vsb.bc.ca
Christopher Richardson: christopher.richardson@vsb.bc.ca
Green Party
Janet Fraser: janet.fraser@vsb.bc.ca

BC Government
BC Premier, Christy Clark: premier@gov.bc.ca
Minister of Education, Peter Fassbender: www.fassbender.ca

MLAs
Vancouver-Fairview: george.heyman.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-False Creek: sam.sullivan.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Fraserview: suzanne.anton.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Hastings: shane.simpson.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Kensington: mabel.elmore.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Kingsway: adrian.dix.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Langara: moira.stillwell.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant: jenny.kwan.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Point Grey: david.eby.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-Quilchena: andrew.wilkinson.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vancouver-West End: spencer.herbert.mla@leg.bc.ca

EF2/3 sentence combining solutions

Sentence combining
1. You should dress warmly because it’s getting cold.
It’s getting cold, so you should dress warmly.
2. Carla came to the party, but Rick didn’t come to the party.
3. I’m taking some time off in July when it will be warmer.
I’m taking some time off in July because it will be warmer then.
4. I put the tired children to bed.
I put the children to bed because they were tired.
I put the children who were tired to bed.
5. Both Sandra and Connie go to school at night.
Sandra and Connie are going to school at night.
6. I’d like some milk and sugar in my coffee.
7. The young thief was charged as a juvenile.
The thief was charged as a juvenile because she was young.

You are a minor.
8. Jack is a good friend who always helps me.
Jack is a good friend because he always helps me.
Jack, who is a good friend, always helps me.
9. I’ll call you before I leave this evening.
I’m going to leave this evening, and I will call before I leave.
10. We’re going to the factory where Greg works.
We’re going to the factory, and Greg works there.
We’re going to the factory that Greg works at.

Ex2
1. Linda made a great spicy seafood dish.
Linda made a great dish that had spicy seafood in it.

9. We didn’t have a picnic or play ball because the weather was terrible.
We had a picnic and played ball because the weather was beautiful.
I can speak Korean and Spanish.
I can’t speak Korean or Spanish.
She likes karaoke and dancing.
She doesn’t like karaoke or dancing.

2. I have to do the laundry, make the beds, and clean the living room.
I like dogs, cats and fish.
I like dogs, cats, and fish. OXFORD COMMA

3. Bob received that was from his parents in Miami.
Bob received a letter from his parents who live in Miami.

4. We are going to the station to meet my brother at nine o’clock.
We are going to meet my brother at the station at nine o’clock.
We are going to meet my nine o’clock station brother.
5. Ken, Laura and Ed are all good typists.
6. I am sending some books and magazines in a package to my sister who lives in Columbia.
There are some books and magazines in a package that I am sending to my sister who lives in Columbia.
I am sending some books and magazines in a package to Columbia for my sister.
7. Let’s take the train to the beach when the weather clears.
Let’s take the train to go to the beach when the weather clears.
When the weather clears, let’s take the train to the beach.
When the weather clears, let’s go to the beach by train.
8. Jeff, who is a hard worker, works in the sales department ten hours a day.
Jeff is a hard worker who works in the sales department ten hours a day.
Jeff works in the sales department ten hours a day, and he is a hard worker.
Jeff is a hard worker because he works ten hours a day in the sales department.
Jeff works hard ten hours a day in the sales department.
10. I’m going to wear the warm red sweater which my sister made for me.

ENGLISH 11 Sentence combining variety- "Big Game Hunting" & "The Building"

Big Game Hunting
5. He must take care of the horses and the gear, supervise the food, ensure the safety of his clients, and make sure that they shoot and catch with photography whatever they seek.
5. He must take care of the horses and the gear and supervise the food.  Most of all, he must ensure the safety of his clients while making sure that they shoot and catch whatever they are seeking to photograph.
BETTER

The Building
1. When the streets that surrounded the seventeen-story-high building were deserted, the supervisor who was directing the levelling blew a shrill high whistle; then the technician who was in charge of blasting sent an electric signal that ignited the explosives.

1. When the streets that surrounded the seventeen-story-high building were deserted, the supervisor directing the levelling blew a shrill high whistle; afterwards, the technician in charge of blasting sent an electric signal, igniting the explosives.
2. Billowing dust clouds rose in all directions from ground level.
From ground level in all directions rose billowing clouds of dust.
3. They enveloped the lower floors and then reached out toward the onlookers who were in other buildings.
After enveloping the lower floors, they reached out toward the onlookers in other buildings.
4. At first, the structure seemed unaffected by the blast; then it trembled slightly and gently slid straight downward into the dust cloud.
Although it seemed at first to be unaffected by the blast, it trembled slightly before sliding gently straight down into the dust cloud.
5. The echoing explosion, which could be heard miles away, shook nearby windows and stunned the cringing onlookers.
The echoing explosion, which could be heard miles away, shook nearby windows, stunning the cringing onlookers.
6. Workers, police and onlookers cheered loudly, and waved their arms; they smiled at each other when the dust settled, revealing a mountain of broken bricks and steel.
Workers, police and onlookers cheered loudly and waved their arms; when the dust settled and revealed a mountain of broken bricks and steel, they smiled at each other.

ENGLISH 11 Adverb clauses

INCORPORATING QUOTED MATERIAL
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
noun clauses yesterday

ADVERB CLAUSES
adverbs describes verbs
“ly” quickly, slowly, carefully, well
He talks slowly.  She runs quickly.  They cut the paper carefully.
complex information- use a clause

because, if ,when,
WAE p228- more complete list

Jook Liang likes Wong Bak because he is kind to her.
Because Wong Bak is kind to Jook Liang, she likes him.
whenever- Whenever they get together, they have a good time.
wherever- People stare at them wherever they go.

as...as They spend as much time together as they can.
They see each other as often as they can.

since They have been friends since he was five years old.
They are friends since they mean so much to each other.

Whereas most people are afraid of Wong Bak’s face, Jook Liang is not.

Contrary to most people, Jook liang is not afraid of Wong Bak’s face. NOT ADVERB CLAUSE

English 11 Incorporate quoted material into sentences

Poh Poh does not like to show affection to Jook Liang: “elbowed away”. (33) NOT INCORPORATED

Jook-Liang tried to give her grandma a hug, but Poh Poh “elbowed [her] away”. (33)
INCORPORATED- PART OF YOUR SENTENCE

Jook-Liang tries to give her grandma a hug, but the little girl is “elbowed away” (33) by Poh Poh. INCORPORATED- SIMPLER

English 11 Noun Clauses

SIMPLE SENTENCES

SV “Jook Liang is a five-year-old girl.”

SVV “Jook Liang is five years old and lives in Chinatown.”

SSV

SVVV

SSSV

complete subject + complete predicate

Jook Liang is a five-year-old girl.

predicate and verb slightly different but related

SV. Trans, SV.

Wong Bak was an ugly old man.  Despite this, Jook Liang loved him.

COMPOUND SENTENCES

SV ,FANBOYS SV for, nor, yet- LOW FREQUENCY

SV ,SOBA SV

SV ; SV. SEMICOLON

SV ; TRANS, SV

Wong Bak was an ugly old man; despite this, Jook Liang loved him.

Wong Bak was an ugly old man.  Despite this, Jook Liang loved him.

COMPLEX SENTENCES

NOUN CLAUSES WAE ­Ch12

ADVERB CLAUSES WAE Ch13

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES WAE Ch14

NOUN CLAUSES

think, feel, believe. know, guess, say, hope

“that”

“I think that it will rain later.”

“She feels that he is telling the truth.

“Jook Liang believes that Wong Bak is the Monkey King.”

“She hopes that he will come back.”

He says that she is a “bandit princess” (30).

Poh Poh says that her granddaughter is “mo yung girl” (32).

noun clause as subject of a sentence- unusual

That Poh Poh had a tough childhood is obvious.

It is obvious that Poh Poh had a tough childhood. MORE USUAL

She doesn’t know that Wong Bak is leaving.

Father doesn’t say that her fiend is going away.

Jook Liang doesn’t care that Wong Bak is ugly.

IF WHETHER

Jook Liang doesn’t mind whether her dress is old or not.

Jook Liang doesn’t mind whether or not her dress is old.

Jook Liang doesn’t mind whether her dress is old.  X

Jook Liang doesn’t mind if her dress is old.

Jook Liang doesn’t mind that her dress is old.

Wong Bak doesn’t care if/ whether Jook Liang is a good dancer or not.

I have to do my work whether I want to or not.

I must weather the weather whether I like the weather or not. PUN

EF2/3 Links to websites about Phrasal Verbs

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm

http://www.learn-english-today.com/phrasal-verbs/phrasal-verb-list.htm

ENGLISH 11 Sentence combining exercises "Big-Game Hunting"

VARIETY
He has a warm red coat. SIMPLE
He has a red coat which is warm. COMPLEX- ADJ CL
He has a red coat; it is warm. COMPOUND

Big-Game Hunting

1. Joshua is an eleven-year-old who works for his father as a wilderness guide, a trail cook, and an equipment foreman. COMPLEX ADJ CL
Joshua, an eleven-year-old, works for his father as a wilderness guide, a trail cook, and an equipment foreman. APPOSITIVE
Eleven-year-old Joshua works for his father as a wilderness guide and a trail cook; also he works as an equipment foreman. COMPOUND

2. His father owns a ranch which caters to people who like hunting, fishing and exploring the outdoors on horseback.
His father owns a ranch which caters to people who like hunting and fishing while exploring the outdoors on horseback.
His father owns a ranch, and the ranch caters to people who like hunting, fishing and exploring the outdoors on horseback.
3. Joshua has accompanied his father, who has loved the outdoors all his life, on overnight hunting trips.
Joshua, who has loved the outdoors all his life, has accompanied his father on overnight hunting trips.
Since Joshua’s father was on overnight hunting trips, Joshua has accompanied his father who has loved the outdoors all his life.
Joshua has accompanied his father on overnight hunting trips; therefore/as a result, he has loved the outdoors all his life. prepositional phrase
Joshua has accompanied his father when he was on hunting trips; adverb clause

ENGLISH 11 Sentence Types

Sentence types:
SIMPLE SENTENCE
SV subject & verb
Wong Bak is an elderly man.
SSV
Wong Bak and Jook Liang like to go / like going to movies together.

like, love, hate, prefer, start, begin, continue, can’t stand=don’t like FOLLOW BY INFINITIVES OR GERUNDS
“like to go”  “like going”
“I prefer to stay home.”  “I prefer staying home.”
“He likes to ski at Seymour.”  “She doesn’t like skiing at Seymour.”

SVV
“Jook Liang dresses nicely and practices her dancing.”

SVVV
SSSV

POWERFUL- say something important, effective for conveying xxx
“Work hard.”  “Be nice to your sister.”


COMPOUND
SV    SV

FANBOYS- for and nor but or yet so (coordinating conjunctions)

She likes to dance, and he loves to watch her.

FANBOYS
UNUSUAL- I am wearing a sweater, for it is cold today.
It is not raining, nor is it cold.
It is sunny, yet it is cold.
for nor yet- LOW FREQUENCY- not commonly used by authentic English speakers

SOBA- more useful, more authentic, HIGH FREQUENCY
Jook Liang was waiting for Wong Bak, but he was late.

COMPOUND SENTENCES ; semicolon, semicomma
Jook Liang was waiting for Wong Bak, but he was late.
Jook Liang was waiting for Wong Bak; he was late.
,and = ;   ,but = ;   ,so = ;

She likes to dance, and he loves to watch her.
She likes to dance; he loves to watch her.

; LOW FREQUENCY
She likes to dance; he loves to watch her. LINKS THE TWO SENTENCES
She likes to dance.  He loves to watch her.


TRANSITIONAL WORDS AND PHRASES
Jook Liang was waiting for Wong Bak; however, he was late.
Jook Liang was waiting for Wong Bak; nevertheless, he was late.
Jook Liang was waiting for Wong Bak; sadly, he was late.
Jook Liang was waiting for Wong Bak; worryingly, he was late.
She likes to dance; he loves to watch her.
She likes to dance; also, he loves to watch her.

, but = ; however,
, and = ; also,
, so = ; therefore,
, or = ; otherwise,

She likes to watch Shirley Temple, and he does too.
She likes to watch Shirley Temple; likewise, he does.
She likes to watch Shirley Temple; also, he does too.
She wants to impress Wong Bak, so she wears ribbons on her shoes.
She wants to impress Wong Bak; for this reason, she wears ribbons on her shoes.

SIMPLE SENTENCES WITH TRANSITIONAL WORDS AND PHRASES
She likes to watch Shirley Temple.  Likewise, he does.
She likes to watch Shirley Temple.  Also, he does too.
She wants to impress Wong Bak.  For this reason, she wears ribbons on her shoes.

PRACTICE SIMPLE AND COMPOUND
1. cloak
2. knapsack
3. visitor
4. puppet
5. face
6. Chinatown
7. dinner
8. creature
9. thrill
10. mask

SENTENCE VARIETY- DIFFERENT STYLES, DIFFERENT SENTENCE TYPES- MAKE YOUR WRITING MORE INTERESTING, MORE EXCITING

COMPLEX SENTENCES
adjective clauses who, that, which
Jook Liang, who is a five-year-old, loves to dance.
Wong Bak has a cloak which was a gift from Johnson.
Sekky is a baby who is always sick.


adverb clauses because, when, if
Jook Liang loves Wong Bak because he is kind to her.
Because Wong Bak is kind to Jook Liang, she loves him.

noun clauses that
think, feel, know, say, believe
Jook Liang thinks that Wong Bak is the Monkey King.
He says that she is his “bandit princess”.

SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX- VARIETY IS THE KEY

English 11 Practice paragraph with ""

Topic: stepmother’s position in family
Controlling Idea -low status

1 sold to family, brought over from China from poor family

2 “concubine” “house servant” (7)

3 even though became wife and mother,
  Popo “insisted” “Stepmother” even to her children

4 “did not protest” didn’t have power, low self-esteem?
  “bide her time”

RC, EDIT GC

Stepmother had low status in the family due to her circumstances.  First of all, she was sold as property to the family.  This must have made her seem like a possession in the family.    Second, her role was as a “house servant” (7) and sexual servant.  This means that she was not respected, at least at first.  Third, even when she became more like a real wife, and actually had two children with the father,  Popo decided that her own children should call her “Stepmother.”  This even though she was, in fact, the childrens’ mother.  Finally, because she had little power in the family, she “did not protest” even though she must have felt unequal.  Nor did the father stand up for her.  From the above examples, we can see that Stepmother had a poor position in the household.

English 11 Using quoted material in answers

“What does Wong Bak look like?”

“half-flopped puppet” (16)
“Gnarled thick fingers” (17)
“crooked legs” (17)
“haggard weight bearing down” (16)
“enormous hump” (16)
“wide-eyed, wet-nosed creature” (17)

BASIC
Wong Bak had an “enormous hump” (16) and “crooked legs” (17).

Wong Bak had a twisted broken body; his “enormous hump” (16) made it difficult for him to stand up straight.  He also had “crooked legs” (17) which forced him to walk shakily with two canes.

In fact, his “wide-eyed, wet-nosed” (17) face made him look strange to most people.  However, his wrinkled face reminded Jook Liang of the Monkey King.

INCORPORATING QUOTATIONS


His old head had a “balding, grey crown” (16).
Wong Bak had “[g]narled thick fingers” (17) from years of hard work.
USE SQUARE BRACKETS [ ] TO MAKE SMALL GRAMMATICAL OR STYLISTIC CHANGES
Wong Bak had had a difficult life which had made his fingers “[g]narled [and] thick” (17) NOT BEAUTIFUL

REWRITE
Wong Bak had had a difficult life which had left him with “thick fingers” (17) which were twisted from years of hard work.
MUCH SIMPLER AND MORE ELEGANT

English 11 The Jade Peony Thought Questions

The Jade Peony Though Questions

Part One: Jook Liang, Only Sister
Chapter One
1. Draw a family tree showing the relationships in Jook Liang’s family.
2. Describe Stepmother’s position in the family.
3. What is the setting of the story?
4. Why had the “ENEMIES OF FREE CHINA” game been imported to Canada?
5. What was the “day of shame”?
6. Why was father worried about Wong Bak’s visit?
7. Wong Bak is called by several names.  What are they?

Chapter Two
1. Describe the relationship between Jook-Liang and Poh-Poh.
2. What do we learn about Poh-Poh’s childhood in China?
3. Why does Poh-Poh pay so much attention to Sek-Lung?
4. REWRITE What is some evidence of cultural conflict within Jook-LIang?
5. Describe the relationship between Jook-Liang and Wong Bak.

Chapter Three
1. What are Father and Wong Bak working on at the beginning of the chapter?  Why is there so much secrecy?
2. Why is Wong Bak returning to China?

Part Two: Jung-Sum, Second Brother
Chapter Four
1. Why is Jung-Sum so happy about his new pet?
2. According to Poh-Poh, what do turtles represent in Chinese culture?
3. Why does Jung-Sum call the turtle King George?
4. Why does Dai Kew give Jung-Sum a dollar?

Chapter Five
1. What chore is Jung-Sum given at the beginning of the chapter?
2. What does Poh-Poh say about Jung-Sum that suggests he may be different from other boys?
3. When Jung-Sum first meets Poh-Poh, who does he think she is?
4. What has happened to Jung-Sum’s parents?  What was his live like with them?
5. How does Jung-Sum feel about boxing?
6. Describe the history of the coat, and its transformation.
7. Describe Gee Sook.
8. Why does Poh-Poh frequently say, “I die soon”?

Chapter Six
1. What evidence is there of Old Yuen’s bad luck?
2. Describe Frank.
3. What does Jung-Sum learn about himself after the fight?

Chapter Seven
1. How does Frank treat Jung-Sum?  How does Jung-Sum feel about this?
2. What gift does Frank give Jung-Sum?
3. According to Poh-Poh, what does the moon represent?
4. How does Father react to Poh-Poh’s stories?  Why?
5. Describe Poh-Poh’s jade peony.

Chapter Eight
1. What frustration does Sek-Lung have about family names in Chinese?
2. What conflict does Sek-Lung feel about being Chinese and being Canadian?
3. Who is Chen Suling?
4. What does Third Uncle say about the term “Stepmother”?

Chapter Nine
1. What do we learn about Grandmama’s past?
2. Why does Grandmama make her last windchime?  Why is the making of the windchime a source of conflict in the family?
3. What do the colours pink and white represent in this chapter?
4. What does Grandmama leave Sek-Lung?  What does this gift symbolize?
5. What comment does this chapter make about love?

Chapter Ten
1. Why couldn’t Sek-Lung go to school like his sister and brothers?
2. Who teaches Sek-Lung?  How do they feel about this?
3. Who does Sek-Lung believe will help him get to school?
4. How does the family react to Sek-Lung’s belief that he has seen Grandmama’s ghost?
5. Discuss the quotation, “The World of Chinatown was the world of what if.



Chapter Eleven
1. What does Kiam think about ghosts?
2. What does Sek-Lung think that Grandmama wants him to tell the rest of the family?
3. How does the family try to finally free itself of Grandmama’s ghost?
4. According to Sek-Lung, what has caused his health to finally improve?



Chapter Twelve
1. What does the jade peony remind Sek-Lung of now?
2. How does the childrens’ play echo what is taking place in the world?
3. What is the attitude of many people in Vancouver to the Japanese and Japanese Canadians?
4. Miss Doyle rules with “compassionate terror.”  Explain.
5. What does Miss Doyle emphasize when talking to the class about the day’s battles?  Who is the hero of many of her stories?
6. What is Sek-Lung referring to when he says, “We had glimpsed paradise.”


Chapter Thirteen
1. What does the story of the fireflies indicate about the attitude of older Chinese to education?
2. Describe Sek-Lung’s bombing run debacle.
3. Describe Mrs. Lin.
4. What does father worry about?
5. Give example of how anti-Japanese sentiment is permeating the family and community.



Chapter Fourteen
1. Where does Meiying take Mei-Lung?  Why is he surprised?
2. Why is Meiying’s relationship doomed from the start?

Chapter Fifteen
1. How does Sek-Lung feel about Kaz?
2. What evidence shows Stepmother knows what is going on between Kaz and Meiying?
3. How does Meiying win over Sek-Lung?
4. What evidence shows all is not well with Meiying?
5. What are some examples of increasing anti Japanese sentiment?
6. What are some examples of tension within the family regarding this anti-Japanese sentiment?
7. What does Stepmother reveal about her feelings about her position in the family?
8. What happens to Meiying?
9. What is the significance of the final scene in the novel?

English11 Read history of Chinese in Canada

Read history of Chinese in Canada

http://www.ccnc.ca/toronto/history/info/content.html

EF 2/3 Grammar Overview 1 POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

Grammar Overview

Find the mistake in each sentence:

1. You can have an apple or an orange. SIMPLE SENTENCE

2. You can have an apple, or you can have an orange. COMPOUND SENTENCE

.or  , and   ,but   ,so   FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so

3. The English teacher began talking / began to talk right at 10:20.
She likes to ski.  She likes skiing.
He hates to ski.  He hates skiing.
He dislikes tofu.


4. The small children are playing in the park.
The small child is playing in the park.
SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT

5. They are going to see a movie.
They are going to the theatre to see a movie.
They are going out to see a movie.
PREPOSITIONS

6. Can I have your old phone?  If you buy that new one?
SENTENCE FRAGMENT
Can I have your old phone if you buy that new one?
If you buy that new phone, can I have your old one?
ADVERB CLAUSE
when
When it’s cold, I wear a sweater.
I wear a sweater when it’s cold.
because
I will come late because I feel sick.
Because I feel sick, I will come late.


7. In the park by the tree over there.
The dog is in the park by the tree over there.

8. He can go to Science World.
MODALS can could would should might may will must

9. He has a coat.  The coat is red.
He has a red coat.  He has a coat which is red.  He has a coat that is red.
He has a cat who is red.
He has a coat, and the coat is red.

10. My aunt was a good student when she was a child.

11. His daughter is a five-year-old girl.
NOUN MODIFIES A NOUN NO S
His daughter is five years old.
His daughter is a five-year-old girl.
This is a two-hour English class.

12. She asks him to help her fold the laundry.

13. The boxes of photographs are stored/ are kept in the attic.
PASSIVE VOICE

14. It’s supposed to rain today.
Let’s cancel our picnic because it’s supposed to rain today.

15. She wants to go, but she has to work.  Maybe she’ll be late.
RUN ON SENTENCE

16. This is the happiest day of my life!
ADJECTIVE FORM


17. Shelley, my best friend, has two dogs.
APPOSITIVE
Shelley who is my best friend has two dogs.
ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

English 11 CBC "No Desk Job for Me: Young Women in the Trades"

http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/documentaries/2014/06/15/younger-women-in-trades/ (

EF2/3 sentence combining

1. We were riding red and white rented bicycles on the Seawall.
We were riding red and white bicycles which we had rented on the Seawall.

2. We wore red helmets which were required for safety.
We wore red helmets because they were required for safety.


3. The Seawall was busy and crowded with people who were walking and rollerblading.

4. We rode slowly.  I rode in the middle, my brother rode in front, and our friend rode behind.
We rode slowly with me in the middle, my brother in front, and our friend behind.

5. After we rode for an hour without stopping, I was out of breath.  My legs were tired, but I was happy.

6. I was out of breath, and my legs were tired because we rode for an hour without stopping.  However, I was happy.

I was happy after we rode for an hour without stopping even though I was out of breath and my legs were tired.

EF23 sentence combining practice

Run-0n sentence exercises

1. It’s getting late, so we should leave soon.
2. Call me early in the morning because my train leaves at 8 o’clock.
3. The prices are getting lower; however, they’re still high.
The price are getting lower but are still high.
4. I’d like to see that movie, so tell me if you decide to go.
5. I’d like to take you out for dinner since it’s your birthday.
I’d like to take you out for your birthday dinner.
6. We cancelled our trip when the car broke down.
The car broke down, so we cancelled our trip.
7. I’m tired, so let’s finish the project in the morning.
8. Dress warmly as it gets cold here at night.
9. The bus is late, so I’ll be late for work.
10. Don’t give the children candy because it’s not
good for them.
SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX

English 11 sentence combining possible solutions

1
Rock Collecting
1. Jeremy walked along the river bank looking for rocks after his chores were done.
After Jeremy’s chores were done, he walked along the river bank looking for rocks.
2. He had been collecting rocks for three years, but he had been interested for longer since his family visited his Uncle Cliff.
3. His mind wandered as he remembered.
4. Jeremy stayed after they had walked down the narrow stairs to the basement to see the latest additions to the collection.
5. There were rocks everywhere: on the floor, under the bench and on the tables.
6. Some were being cut, some were ready for the tumbler, and some were lying on the table ready to be made into jewelry.
7. Jeremy’s uncle answered all his questions and explained all the processes as they worked side by side in the cluttered basement.
8. He awakened from his daydream and continued to search for a rock or a fossil, hoping his uncle would be proud of him someday.
He awakened from his daydream and continued to search for a rock or a fossil; he hoped his uncle would be proud of him someday.
***Awakening from his daydream, he continued to search for a rock or a fossil, hoping his uncle would be proud of him someday.

Eng11 Canadian Railroad Trilogy READ FOR TUESDAY

Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Gordon Lightfoot

There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
when the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
Long before the white man and long before the wheel
when the green dark forest was too silent to be real

But time has no beginnings and hist'ry has no bounds
as to this verdant country they came from all around
They sailed upon her waterways and they walked the forests tall
built the mines, mills and the factories for the good of us all

And when the young man's fancy was turnin' to the spring
the railroad men grew restless for to hear the hammers ring
Their minds were overflowing with the visions of their day
and many a fortune won and lost and many a debt to pay

For they looked in the future and what did they see
They saw an iron road runnin' from the sea to the sea
Bringin' the goods to a young growin' land
all up through the seaports and into their hands

Look away said they across this mighty land
from the eastern shore to the western strand
Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
we gotta lay down the tracks and tear up the trails
Open 'er heart let the life blood flow
gotta get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow

Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
we're gonna lay down the tracks and tear up the trails
Open 'er heart let the life blood flow
gotta get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow
get on our way 'cause we're movin' too slow


Behind the blue Rockies the sun is declinin'
The stars, they come stealin' at the close of the day
Across the wide prairie our loved ones lie sleeping
beyond the dark oceans in a place far away

We are the navvies who work upon the railway
swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun
Livin' on stew and drinkin' bad whiskey
bendin' our backs 'til the long days are done

We are the navvies who work upon the railway
swingin' our hammers in the bright blazin' sun
Layin' down track and buildin' the bridges
bendin' our backs 'til the railroad is done

So over the mountains and over the plains
into the muskeg and into the rain
up the St. Lawrence all the way to Gaspe
swingin' our hammers and drawin' our pay
Layin' 'em in and tyin' 'em down
away to the bunkhouse and into the town
a dollar a day and a place for my head
a drink to the livin' a toast to the dead

Oh the song of the future has been sung
all the battles have been won
On the mountain tops we stand
all the world at our command
We have opened up the soil
with our teardrops and our toil

For there was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
when the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
Long before the white man and long before the wheel
when the green dark forest was too silent to be real
when the green dark forest was too silent to be real
And many are the dead men too silent... to be real

English 11 Homework

Read “She’s Like the Swallow”
Read “Lish Buy-a Broom”
BALLAD
SIMILE
METAPHOR
Begin Ch9 “Argumantative Essays”

English 11 Poetry to read for Wednesday

Read poems in The Poet’s Craft

“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love", p25
“Acquainted with the Night”, p32
“She’s Like the Swallow”, p36

Go over poetry terms at end of book

RHYME
RHYME SCHEME
RHYTHM
BALLAD
SIMILE
METAPHOR

English 11 Higher level sentence combining possible solutions

1. The driver slammed his sportscar into the car lot, squinted into the afternoon sun, and checked his rearview mirror. SIMPLE
The driver slammed his sportscar into the car lot, and he squinted into the afternoon sun; then he checked his rearview mirror. COMPOUND
The driver slammed his sportscar into the car lot as he squinted into the sun while he checked his rearview mirror. COMPLEX
The driver who slammed his sportscar into the car lot squinted into the sun while he checked his rearview mirror COMPLEX.
The driver slammed his sportscar into the car lot while squinting into the sun as he checked his rearview mirror.
**

2. The life of John F. Kennedy was like a bridge that spanned the country, rose above the landscape, and connected people and ideas. SIMPLE
The life of John F. Kennedy was like a bridge that rose above the landscape, spanning the country, and connecting people and ideas. SIMPLE
*** The life of John F. Kennedy was like a bridge that connected people and ideas as it rose above the landscape and spanned the country ,spanning the country. COMPLEX

The shrill discordant shouts which felt tense with hostility and were full of human pain echoed. COMPLEX
The shouts which were shrill and discordant echoed with tense hostility and human pain. *** COMPLEX

English 11 West Side Story lyrics CORRECTION http://www.westsidestory.com/lyrics.php

http://www.westsidestory.com/lyrics.php

English 11 West Side Story URLs

http://www.tuts.com/images/seasonshowdocs/wss_study.pdf

Intro p10

Characters p11

Plot summary p13

http://www.westsidestory.com/site/level2/lyrics/maria.htm

"Jet Song"

"Maria"

"America"

English 11 Summary of Romeo and Juliet

Lots of summaries on line.  Here’s one:

http://www.shakespearenavigators.com/romeo/Sceneidx.html

EF2/3 verb tense exercises

Shifts in Verb Tense
Check the following sentences for confusing shifts in tense. Fix any unsatisfactory verb shifts.

1. If the man buys a new car, he will sell his old one.

2. While Barbara put in her contact lenses, the telephone rang.

3. Billions of people will watch the Olympics before they are over.

4. By the time the movie opened, many fans bought tickets for it.

5. After my aunt visits her mother in the hospital, she will speak to the doctors.

6. I am very mad at my sister because she is rude.

7. The teacher marked the tests as soon as the students left.

Call me as soon as you get home.
Call me when you get home.
Call me asap. (as soon as possible)

8. He hopes the Canucks will win.

9. She wants to show you the green dress (that she bought). adjective clause COMPLEX

10. The boy said that he drank the juice. noun clause COMPLEX














B. Complete these sentences, using the tense suggested.

1. We are patient, so we will get a reception job. (use future tense)

He is a patient at VGH.

2. The dog runs in the park and chews the bone. (use present tense)
The dog had some medicine.
The child had one chewable vitamin.
Swallow the pill whole with water because it is bitter.

3. By the time the fog lifted, I went had gone home by bus. (use past perfect tense)

4. We will leave for Calgary as soon as we finish the job. (use present tense)

5. The youngest student has studied for four years. (use present perfect tense)

6. Yesterday our track team won the competition and got many ribbons/ gold medals. (use past tense)

7. Before the carpenter builds a wall, he always prepares a lot of wood/ he always measures. (use present tense)

8. Before the doctor sees that patient, she will need an appointment/ she will wash her hands/ she will gets her report/ she will put on latex gloves. (use future tense)

9. When the letter arrives, we will open it.
The letter arrived, we opened it.
After the letter arrived, I opened it.



11. When the final report is published, it will be popular. (use future tense)
When the final report is published, I will send it to you.

EF2/3 Verb tense sentences

Bob Lee
Bob has two brothers and one sister who are living with their mother.  His parents are divorced.
Bob studies biology.  He plans to be a doctor.
He has a part-time job in the library.  He visits his family some weekends.
He plays basketball.  He likes to ski.  He plays games on computers.  He listens to music.
He has been to Mexico.  He has visited Canada twice.
Right now, he is studying for a midterm exam.

Robert Lee
Robert was 72 when he died.
He had five brothers and four sisters.  His father died of TB when he was 14.
He worked in a factory.
He helped his mother.
He listened to the radio.  He liked to play baseball.  He usually went to church.
He played the harmonica.

Roberta Chong-Davis
She will be born in 2046.  She will have 15 brothers and 36 sisters.  She will be a scientist and an astronaut.  She will enjoy singing opera in space.  She will go rocket skating.  She will enjoy dancing on the moon.
She will visit Vancouver’s Scienceworld.  Also, she will go on vacation on Mars and Venus.

planets- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

English 11 interviews about Japanese internment

http://tellingthestoriesofthenikkei.wordpress.com/tag/japanese-canadian-internment/

English 11 Japanese internment history

http://www.cbc.ca/history/EPISCONTENTSE1EP14CH3PA3LE.html

English 11 The Jade Peony Chapter 15 thought questions

Chapter Fifteen
1. How does Sek-Lung feel about Kaz?
2. What evidence shows Stepmother knows what is going on between Kaz and Meiying?
3. How does Meiying win over Sek-Lung?
4. What evidence shows all is not well with Meiying?
5. What are some examples of increasing anti Japanese sentiment?
6. What are some examples of tension within the family regarding this anti-Japanese sentiment?
7. What does Stepmother reveal about her feelings about her position in the family?
8. What happens to Meiying?
9. What is the significance of the final scene in the novel?

EF2/3 sentence combining

Exercise 1
1. You should dress warmly because it is getting very cold. COMPLEX
It’s getting very cold, so you should dress warmly. COMPOUND
2. Carla came to the party, but Rick didn’t.
Rick – short for Richard
Carla came to the party, so Rick didn’t.
3. I’m taking some time off in July because it will be warmer then.
4. I put the children to bed because they were tired.
The children were tired, so I put them to bed.
I put the tired children to bed.
I put the new phone on the desk.
5. Sandra and Connie go to school at night.
Sandra and Connie both go to school at night.
Sandra and Connie are going to school at night.
We like ice cream
We both like ice cream.
6. I’d like some sugar and milk in my coffee.
I’d like my coffee with milk and sugar.
How do you take your coffee?
I like my coffee black.
I take it black.
7. The thief was charged as a juvenile because she was young.
“He was charged as an adult.”
The young thief was charged as a juvenile.
8. Jack, who is a good friend, always helps me.
Jack is a/my good friend who always helps me.
Jack is my good friend, and he always helps me.
9. I’ll call you before I leave this evening.
I’m going to leave this evening, but I’ll call you before I leave.
10. We’re going to visit the factory that Greg works in.
We’re going to visit to visit the Greg works factory. NO
We’re going to visit the factory where Greg works.
which Greg works in.

English 11 Skiing sentence combining

Skiing

1.     The slopes on Mt. Whistler are covered with skiers who are laughing, yelling, and enjoying themselves.

The slopes at Whistler are covered with skiers who are laughing, yelling, and enjoying themselves.

The skiers who cover the slopes at Whistler are laughing, yelling, and enjoying themselves.

2.     Light snow which is falling and swirling in the air adds centimetres to the base, ensuring good skiing in the future.

Light snow which is falling and swirling in the air adds centimetres to the base; this ensures good skiing in the future.

Good future skiing is ensured by the light snow which swirls in the air.  It falls, adding centimetres to the base.

3.     The village is experiencing large crowds of tourists, fabulous weather, and a growing international reputation.

The village has a growing international reputation for fabulous weather; therefore, it is experiencing large crowds of tourists.

***The village is experiencing large crowds of tourists due to its growing international reputation for fabulous weather.

4.     People come from the US, Europe, and Japan to ski the deep powder, enjoy the social life, and get tanned in the sunshine.

***People come from the US, Europe, and Japan to get tanned in the sunshine while skiing the deep powder; also, they enjoy the social life.

English 11 The Jade Peony Chapter 13 Thought Chapters

Chapter Thirteen
1. What does the story of the fireflies indicate about the attitude of older Chinese to education?
2. Describe Sek-Lung’s bombing run debacle.
3. Describe Mrs. Lin.
4. What does father worry about?
5. Give example of how anti-Japanese sentiment is permeating the family and community.

English 11 The Jade Peony Chapter 14 Thought Questions

Chapter Fourteen
1. Where does Meiying take Mei-Lung?  Why is he surprised?
2. Why is Meiying’s relationship doomed from the start?

English 11 The Jade Peony Chapter 12 Thought Questions

Chapter Twelve
1. What does the jade peony remind Sek-Lung of now?
2. How does the childrens’ play echo what is taking place in the world?
3. What is the attitude of many people in Vancouver to the Japanese and Japanese Canadians?
4. Miss Doyle rules with “compassionate terror.”  Explain.
5. What does Miss Doyle emphasize when talking to the class about the day’s battles?  Who is the hero of many of her stories?
6. What is Sek-Lung referring to when he says, “We had glimpsed paradise.”

English 11 The Jade Peony Chapter 11 Thought Questions

Chapter Eleven
1. What does Kiam think about ghosts?
2. What does Sek-Lung think that Grandmama wants him to tell the rest of the family?
3. How does the family try to finally free itself of Grandmama’s ghost?
4. According to Sek-Lung, what has caused his health to finally improve?

English11 The Jade Peony Chapter 10 Thoughts Questions

Chapter Ten

1.    Why couldn’t Sek-Lung go to school like his sister and brothers?

2.    Who teaches Sek-Lung?  How do they feel about this?

3.    Who does Sek-Lung believe will help him get to school?

4.    How does the family react to Sek-Lung’s belief that he has seen Grandmama’s ghost?

5.    Discuss the quotation, “The World of Chinatown was the world of what if.

English 11 Jade Peony Chapter 9 Thought Questions

Chapter Nine
1. What do we learn about Grandmama’s past?
2. Why does Grandmama make her last windchime?  Why is the making of the windchime a source of conflict in the family?
3. What do the colours pink and white represent in this chapter?
4. What does Grandmama leave Sek-Lung?  What does this gift symbolize?
5. What comment does this chapter make about love?

English 11 The Jade Peony Thought Questions

The Jade Peony Thought Questions

Part One: Jook Liang, Only Sister
Chapter One
1. Draw a family tree showing the relationships in Jook Liang’s family.
2. Describe Stepmother’s position in the family.
3. What is the setting of the story?
4. Why had the “ENEMIES OF FREE CHINA” game been imported to Canada?
5. What was the “day of shame”?
6. Why was father worried about Wong Bak’s visit?
7. Wong Bak is called by several names.  What are they?

Chapter Two
1. Describe the relationship between Jook-Liang and Poh-Poh.
2. What do we learn about Poh-Poh’s childhood in China?
3. Why does Poh-Poh pay so much attention to Sek-Lung?
4. REWRITE What is some evidence of cultural conflict within Jook-LIang?
5. Describe the relationship between Jook-Liang and Wong Bak.

Chapter Three
1. What are Father and Wong Bak working on at the beginning of the chapter?  Why is there so much secrecy?
2. Why is Wong Bak returning to China?

Part Two: Jung-Sum, Second Brother
Chapter Four
1. Why is Jung-Sum so happy about his new pet?
2. According to Poh-Poh, what do turtles represent in Chinese culture?
3. Why does Jung-Sum call the turtle King George?
4. Why does Dai Kew give Jung-Sum a dollar?

Chapter Five
1. What chore is Jung-Sum given at the beginning of the chapter?
2. What does Poh-Poh say about Jung-Sum that suggests he may be different from other boys?
3. When Jung-Sum first meets Poh-Poh, who does he think she is?
4. What has happened to Jung-Sum’s parents?  What was his live like with them?
5. How does Jung-Sum feel about boxing?
6. Describe the history of the coat, and its transformation.
7. Describe Gee Sook.
8. Why does Poh-Poh frequently say, “I die soon”?

Chapter Six
1. What evidence is there of Old Yuen’s bad luck?
2. Describe Frank.
3. What does Jung-Sum learn about himself after the fight?

Chapter Seven
1. How does Frank treat Jung-Sum?  How does Jung-Sum feel about this?
2. What gift does Frank give Jung-Sum?
3. According to Poh-Poh, what does the moon represent?
4. How does Father react to Poh-Poh’s stories?  Why?
5. Describe Poh-Poh’s jade peony.

Chapter Eight
1. What frustration does Sek-Lung have about family names in Chinese?
2. What conflict does Sek-Lung feel about being Chinese and being Canadian?
3. Who is Chen Suling?
4. What does Third Uncle say about the term “Stepmother”?

ENG11 sentence combining

Swimming Pool

1.    The public swimming pool opens during the winter at 6 PM every evening, and Gino goes regularly.

Gino goes regularly to the public swimming pool which opens during the winter at 6 PM every evening.

2.    He offers to take Mario who is his brother and five years old but is afraid of water and never wants to go. UGLY, NO STYLE

He offers to take his five-year-old brother, Mario, but Mario is afraid of water and never wants to go.

He offers to take his five-year-old brother, Mario, who is afraid of water; however, Mario never wants to go.

NOUN MODIFIES A NOUN- NEVER BE PLURAL

“a books room” “a five-years-old boy”

He is five years old.  He is a five-year-old boy.”

“This is a nine-weeks class.”

“a groceries store.” “a grocery story”

“I need to buy some groceries at the grocery store.”

Subway

1.    The train pulled out of the grimy station that was covered with graffiti.

The train pulled out of the grimy, graffiti-covered station.

10.    The middle-aged man who crossed and uncrossed his legs while he was holding a newspaper open to the business section and paying little attention to the others tried to concentrate on the small print of the stock market report.

The middle-aged man who was holding a newspaper that was open to the business section paid little attention to the others; he crossed and uncrossed his legs as he tried to concentrate on the small print of the stock market report.