Tuesday, 26 May 2020

EF5/6 May 26

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See you at 1:30.


Good afternoon.

 

Today’s agenda:

1.   Summer school

2.   Structure of a paragraph

3.   Process for writing a paragraph - topic sentences

4.   adjective clauses

5.   Homework       Read about Rosa Parks

https://www.biography.com/activist/rosa-parks

 

 

 

We’ll get started at 1:30.

 

Our picture today is from Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick

 

Summer school will be online this summer, probably from July 2nd to Aug 5th ( five weeks).

I don’t know what I’m teaching yet; when I know, I’ll tell you.

 

Registration for summer classes will begin next week. More information will be coming out soon. You will get an email, and I will tell you what I know when I know.

 

Summer schedule –

English Foundations 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

English 10, 11, 12

PLUS!!

math, science

 

You can choose one (1) course in the summer.

You can take a break over the summer if you like and come back in September.

 

English Foundations 7 and English 10 are really the same.

Government rule: Graduated adults take EF7.

Non-graduated adults take English 10.

 

English Foundations 7 and English 10 are taught in the same class at the same time by the same teacher.

 

When you finish English Foundations 7, you go to English 11.

When you finish English 10, you go to English 11.

In English 11, everyone is together.

In English 12, everyone is together.

 

You can apply to colleges and universities with your Grade 12 marks.

 

FREE ADVICE #5: it is very important to get as much out of these classes as you can as you go. When you finish them, you can’t go back.

 

Learn as much as you can now. Don’t wait.

 

Grab this opportunity.

Carpe diem! Seize the day! Don’t wait. Do it now.

 

If you want to learn English, do it now.

If you want to learn how to dance, do it now.

Decide what you want to do, and do it!!

 

 

REVIEW – structure of a paragraph

 

Topic sentence – addresses the question directly, linked to the question, usually the first sentence, puts the paragraph on-topic

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentence

 

 

Q: Why did Maylin argue with the governor?

 

TS: use vocab form the question, use synonyms

 

An excellent source of synonyms   

https://www.thesaurus.com/

 

Maylin, protagonist, main character

argue, argument, disagree, fight?, challenge

governor, head, leader, official

 

TS: Maylin, the protagonist in “Roses Sing on New Snow”, challenged the governor from South China because of four reasons.

 

EGood afternoon.


Today’s agenda:

1. Summer school

2. Structure of a paragraph

3. Process for writing a paragraph - topic sentences

4. adjective clauses

5. Homework Read about Rosa Parks

https://www.biography.com/activist/rosa-parks




We’ll get started at 1:30.


Our picture today is from Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick


Summer school will be online this summer, probably from July 2nd to Aug 5th ( five weeks).

I don’t know what I’m teaching yet; when I know, I’ll tell you.


Registration for summer classes will begin next week. More information will be coming out soon. You will get an email, and I will tell you what I know when I know.


Summer schedule – 

English Foundations 1,2,3,4,5,6,7

English 10, 11, 12

PLUS!!

math, science


You can choose one (1) course in the summer.

You can take a break over the summer if you like and come back in September.


English Foundations 7 and English 10 are really the same.

Government rule: Graduated adults take EF7.

Non-graduated adults take English 10.


English Foundations 7 and English 10 are taught in the same class at the same time by the same teacher.


When you finish English Foundations 7, you go to English 11. 

When you finish English 10, you go to English 11.

In English 11, everyone is together.

In English 12, everyone is together.


You can apply to colleges and universities with your Grade 12 marks.


FREE ADVICE #5: it is very important to get as much out of these classes as you can as you go. When you finish them, you can’t go back.


Learn as much as you can now. Don’t wait.


Grab this opportunity.

Carpe diem! Seize the day! Don’t wait. Do it now.


If you want to learn English, do it now.

If you want to learn how to dance, do it now.

Decide what you want to do, and do it!!



REVIEW – structure of a paragraph


Topic sentence – addresses the question directly, linked to the question, usually the first sentence, puts the paragraph on-topic

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentence



Q: Why did Maylin argue with the governor?


TS: use vocab form the question, use synonyms


An excellent source of synonyms    

https://www.thesaurus.com/


Maylin, protagonist, main character 

argue, argument, disagree, fight?, challenge

governor, head, leader, official


TS: Maylin, the protagonist in “Roses Sing on New Snow”, challenged the governor from South China because of four reasons.


Exercise. Pick four or five topics. Write a specific and interesting topic sentence for each:

1. music

2. health

3. education

4. Vancouver

5. pets

6. money

7. Covid19

8. cell phone

9. travel

10. sleep


music

We don’t want this:

Music is good. boring

Music is nice. not interesting, not engaging

I like music. nobody cares


We want something interesting, something we would like to read.

music

Listening to music can help people who have anxiety.

Singing with a group of people is very good for your mental and physical health.

Senior citizens who have a pet in their house report feeling happier than seniors who do not.

Pets are a lot of work.

Topic sentence – first sentence


HOMEWORK: Just write the topic sentences. We’ll share some topic sentences tomorrow.


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