Eng7/10 Sept 17

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Today’s agenda

1. Group of Seven paintings – nature paintings

2. Share examples of adverb clauses.

3. “What Happened During the Ice Storm”

Friday – Noun clauses

-paragraph on “What Happened During the Ice Storm”

Monday- adjective clauses

Yesterday’s notes are up on the blog now. Mina found them.

-nature poem – “Trees in Ice”

Canadian free verse poetry- 

Canadian nature painting – Group of Seven

women Canadian painters - Emily Carr – Vancouver Art Gallery

- Mary Pratt

Write a few of your examples that you wrote for homework in the chat box to share:

1. Even though my son is 14 ; however, he is taller than me. XXX

SOLUTIONS

Even though my son is 14, he is taller than me. COMPLEX

My son is 14 ; however, he is taller than me. COMPOUND

even though, however XXX

2. I will play volleyball if it rains. 

3. I will play volleyball even though it's raining.

4. The little kid was as tall as a tree.

5. The little kid is as tall as a tree. V - verb

6. I haven't eaten anything since I got up. 

7. Whenever a child is grumpy, it could be she is hungry.

8. I need to practice English everyday so that I have confident confidence to talk with people in English. vf

I am confident. (adj)

I have confidence. (noun)

XXX – No good! Wrong! Mistakes! Problem! Not a good sentences.

euphemisms – polite words instead of the real word, e.g. ‘dies’ ‘pass away’

‘restroom’- 

teachers use euphemism – “Wrong!” “Good try.” “Interesting.”

9. If you don’t stay home, there will be trouble.

10. Before I go to bed, I brush my teeth. Floss, too.

11. Sarah saves her money because she wants to build a new house someday.

12. Talk to me when you are at home already.

13. They went to the park, but they didn't enjoy it. COMPOUND

14. I will call you as soon as I return home.

15. She still loves him even though he doesn't love her anymore.

16. We go hiking every Sunday unless it hard rains.

17. She is as beautiful as a queen.

18. We have to work since we have to support our family.

19. Tom is as tall as his brother (is).

20. Gerald and his uncle are going to fishing tomorrow if it's not going to it doesn’t rain. vf

21. I showed up late because there was a lot of traffic.

22. Sarah isn't wearing a/her jacket even though it is so very cold.

very cold – freezing, ice, frigid, wintery, bone-chilling

IDIOM- It is a three-dog night. It is a very cold night.

23. Whenever you see a rainbow, a rain shower has poured just finished.

24. I like painting; however, my wife does not like it. COMPOUND

“Ice Storm”

livestock – animals kept for profit on a farm: cows, sheep, horses, pigs, chickens, geese

game animals – wild animals that you can hunt: deer, elk, wolves, mountain goats, bear

game birds- ducks, grouse, pheasants

- author highlights similarities between the boys and the pheasants

Why did the boys save the birds rather than harvest them?