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Good morning, everyone.
We’ll get started at 8:30.
Today’s agenda
1.
Continue review
of sentences - compound
2.
Paragraph format
3.
Test #1 = opinion
paragraph based on the CBC article that you read for homework (50m)
4.
Homework Review sentences types.
On Monday, we will continue
with sentence types: COMPLEX SENTENCES- adverb clauses, noun clauses, adjective
clauses
We will read our first short
story next week.
“Correction Codes” – I will email
these to you today. We can go over them on Monday.
Friday is the happiest day.
Do you have any plans for the weekend?
- friends reunion
- work?
- stay at home
- laundry
- dishes
- clean the house
- relax and play music
weather?
- sunny
- smoke in the air from fires
in Washington State, smell, see
You should be speaking out loud
in class.
Sentence types:
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
-SV, SOBA SV.
, SOBA – so or but and
, - need the comma for compound
sentences
Your examples:- Please write
an example or two in the chat box to share.
1.
Today is Friday, and I’m looking forward to a reunion this weekend. am looking
2.
My visa will be
expired soon, so I need to extend it.
3.
The weather is
nice today, so Andrew will be playing soccer outside.
4.
He studied hard
for the test, but the result upset him.
5.
My son has to
work, so he has to pay for his college. LOGIC?
My son has
to pay for his college, so he has to work. he works because of $ for
college
6.
My mom has a pink
car, but my dad has a blue car.
7.
Taking a bus is
cheaper, but it takes much longer to reach your destination.
8.
Bob wants to
drive a car, but he forgot the/his keys in the office. punc
9.
Ian wants to hang
out with his friends, so he called in sick.
hang out –
phrasal verb hangout (n) – a place
to hang out
He hangs out
in the mall. The mall is his hangout.
10.
I really need to
go to work, but I am too sick to drive.
11.
This car is too
very fast, but the other car is not.
12.
Summer is ending
soon, so I need to go camping soon. , so
13.
He want to go
picnic, but the wether is raining. agr awk
He wants to go on/for a picnic, but it is raining.
it=the weather
It is sunny. - authentic,
natural-sounding, real, native-speaking
The weather is sunny. –
unusual, not authentic
14.
Samuel played
basketball for five years in high school, but he still couldn’t play in
college.
15.
My parents need
me back home, but I can not leave my family here.
16.
The store was
closed, so we had to come back home.
It is very difficult to be caught between two places.
17.
Everyone was busy,
so I went to the movie alone.
18.
Covid-19 makes
our lives harder than before, but I enjoy staying at home and
slowing down
the step pace of my life so far. ww
pace-how quickly
She runs at a slow pace. The math teacher covers the material
at a very brisk pace.
19.
My son got up
early this morning because he needs to go to school today.
, SOBA
My son needs to go to school today, so he got
up early this morning.
My son got up early this morning because he needs to
go to school today. COMPLEX
20.
The gym teacher
explained that we could either do soccer, or we could choose to do
basketball.
I like dark chocolate
but hate white chocolate. SIMPLE – one
clause SVV
I like dark chocolate,
but I hate white chocolate.
COMPOUND – two clauses SV, but SV
; semicolons compound sentences
I like dark chocolate, but
I hate white chocolate.
I like dark chocolate;
I hate white chocolate. semicolon
I like dark chocolate;
however, I hate white chocolate.
TRANSITIONAL WORDS AND TERMS –
make our writing sound top-quality, academic, smart, professional, polished,
beautiful
; however,
; therefore,
; nevertheless,
; on the other hand,
; to tell the truth,
; otherwise,
I will email “Transitional
Terms” and “Correction Codes” this morning. I’ll email you an exercises, too.
Format of paragraphs:
1.
Font 14-16 point
font
Sometimes
students use a small font.
Sometimes
students use a huge font.
2.
Choose a font
that is easy to read
This is easy
to read.
This is not easy to read.
This is not easy to read.
This is not easy to read.
3.
Doublespace.
When we write paragraphs for school,
we always have to double space our writing. This is standard for all high schools
and colleges.
4.
Indent the first
word. Use the TAB key (beside the Q key).
Test # 1 Paragraph (150-200w)
Do not copy from the internet
or the article. I want your writing, not copied writing.
(50m) Email it to me by 10:06.
ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Based on the CBC article and
your own ideas, do you think kids should be back in school?
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