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Good morning, everyone.
We’ll get started at 8:30.
Today’s agenda
1. Canadian podcasts
2. Adjective clauses
3. TOMORROW “Literary Terms”
4. HW We will begin reading The Jade Peony this week. Did you find a copy?
I’m trying to avoid contact because of Covid-19
- library
- purchase a paperback
- find text online – A fellow student found a link
If you can’t find a copy, I have some here. We will have to figure out how to distribute them.
Read Chapter 1 for Wednesday
For each chapter, I will give you thought questions – guide to help you read and get some of the main points in the novel.
- keep notes on each question, sentences not necessary, the notes will guide you in your study of the novel
Often I will ask for a short answer to one of the questions – quiz. Your short answer will be based on your reading, our discussion of the chapter, and your notes.
READ FOR HOMEWORK:
Background on Chinatown:
http://www.ccnc.ca/toronto/history/info/content.html
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanada/is-victoria-home-to-north-america-s-oldest-chinatown-1.5152652
https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/secretlifeofcanada-rzk75KJ0-20190528.mp3
English 11 – the expectation is that you are reading the novel and making notes.
It is possible to fake that. – go online, read the summary, find websiotrs that explain everything to you
I’m hoping that you won’t do that to yourself. I’m hoping that you will take on the challenge of reading this novel in English. It is the only way to become a better reader – to read.
-respect out intelligence- take on the challenge of reading the text
- any dummy can read a summary
- we want more- we want to do the work ourselves, learn and improve
I often read two books at the same time as long as they are very different topics.
The Jade Peony is a lovely, funny, sad novel. We’ll enjoy it. I invite you to jump and take on the novel.
- the first few pages of any novel are the hardest – figure out the setting, characters, conflicts
Stick with it. Don’t quit. The effort is worth it.
It takes a while to get into the groove.
IDIOM- “get into the groove” gets used to a new schedule
Sarah started working as a manager at her new job just six months ago; the work is very challenging, and it is taking her a while to get into the groove.
2 different activities
“reading”
“looking up words”
If you stop reading and look up every word that you don’t know, than that will be a miserable experience.
ADVICE #4: Read the chapter. Don’t look up words. You will get 90% of the meaning from the words that you know. The rest you can guess at from the context of the story.
If there are words that you want to look up, save that for after your finish reading.
ADVICE #5: Make Notes about plot, setting, character, Thought Questions- for our classwork
Make Notes about new vocabulary – for you to improve vocab
ADVICE #6: My process for reading books for school, high-school, university, teaching
Read the chapter twice. First time, comfortable chair, cup of tea, relax, enjoy- plot, story, characters,
conflict
Second time, desk, pencil and paper, making notes about the text, symbols, metaphors, meaning, vocab
If you don’t have time to do the reading, then school, university is going to be very challenging.
Everyone is busy- *** You must defend some time for your schoolwork.***
20m? 30m? 1hr?
It is extremely important to stay on top of the work.
HARD TRUTH THAT YOU MAY NOT LIKE: If the book has too many words that you do not know, and you are unable to follow the story, that means your English isn’t fluent enough for Eng 11.
I think that you will be able to read the novel and enjoy despite the challenges.
Chapter 1 for Wednesday.
Podcasts
Some of my favourite podcasts:
- This is Actually Happening
- The Bulletproof Musician
- Canadian True Crime
- Casefile True Crime
- The Confessional with Nadia Bolz-Weber
- The Daily Stoic
- Dear Sugars
- Global News Podcast
- CBC Ideas
- The Moth
- Radiolab
- The Sunday Magazine
- This American Life
- Where Should We Begin with Esther Perez
-Witness History
- Canadian podcasts: https://www.narcity.com/entertainment/ca/24-canadian-podcasts-youll-want-to-binge-listen-right-away
Adjective clauses:
Sentence types
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX - adverb clauses
- noun clauses
- adjective clauses
Adjective- describes a noun – colour, size, shape, age
sky blue, emerald green, hazel
tiny, huge, humungous, teeny
round, square
brand-new, ancient
adjective clause- for more involved description
Sarah raises chickens that have four legs. adjective clause
How do they taste?
She doesn’t know. She hasn’t been able to catch one yet.
adjective clauses – that which who
whom – too formal, not usually used
that – things not alive, people (sounds a little impersonal), animals
who – people
which – special things, unique things
that - She rides a bicycle that her brother gave her for her birthday. adj cl
She rides a bicycle that is a little too big for her. adj cl
who - Shara’s father is a man who never laughs or smiles.
Shara’s mother is a person who loves to laugh.
which - I have a simple gold ring that which my grandfather left me when he died. adj cl adv cl
Cameroon, which is famous for its good food, is a small country in central Africa.
Cameroon – unique, only one
We’ll pick this up tomorrow.
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