Eng7/10 Oct 5

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Good morning.

We’ll get started at 11.

Today’s agenda:

1. Email subject line- Name, Class, Time

- If you don’t put your name, class, time, I won’t know what it it.

2. Review sent comb quiz

– quality of sentences

With pressure, the quality of the sentences suffers.

We have to be able to write good sentence consistently.

- font size

I can’t read small font. Can you read this? If you send quizzed with tony font, I won’t mark it.

Some students writing looks like this.

Use 14-16 point font, please. Do you know how to change font size?

-deadline for work

I won’t take work that is submitted more than a few (3-5m late) minutes late. I have been generous so far.

If you need more time for you work, you can take a class that does not have timed deadlines. e.g. self-paced

1. teacher every day, one hour class, times tests

2. no teacher, no lectures, no timed deadlines on the tests

Can’t have both, at least in my class

3. Writing about “I Confess” and “Dead Men’s Path”

4. HW Find a copy of Animal Farm to read. We will begin 

the novel probably Wednesday.

International Teachers’ Day- Oct. 5  Thank you very much.

International Students’ Day- Nov. 17

Quiz

Combine each exercise in two different ways. 6 sentences in total. (25m)

1. We were preparing.

The preparation was for the performance.

The performance was our second.

The performance was of our play.

The dressing room was a mess.

Beginner steps

a. Find the kernel.

b. Look for new information.

c. Decide what kind of sentence you want.

d. Write the sentence.

Experienced

a. All the steps become one.

SOLUTIONS:

We were preparing for the second performance of our play, so the dressing room was a mess.

The dressing room was a mess while we were preparing for the second performance of our play.

2. Racks were scattered.

The racks were for costumes.

Trays were scattered.

The trays were for makeup.

They were scattered about the room.

SOLUTIONS

Racks for costumes and trays for makeup were scattered about the room.

Racks which were for costumes and trays which were for makeup were scattered about the room.

scattered about the room – British preposition

scattered around the room – Canadian preposition

3. Helpers were dressing cast members.

Helpers were applying their makeup.

Nearly everyone was nervous.

Everyone was nervous as the helpers were dressing cast members and applying their makeup.

Helpers were dressing cast members and applying their makeup; everyone was nervous.

6/6 Ready for Eng 11

Sentence combining is a really good test that shows you how comfortable you are with English sentences.

We’ll do another one soon.

Test #4 

Paragraph (150-200w)

Email to me by 12:15

Who was a better role model for his students: Mr. Wei or Mr. Obi?

role model- someone we admire and want to follow their behaviour