Good morning, everyone.
We
will get started at 8:30.
Cameras
on. Mics muted.
Today’s
agenda:
1.
Sentence review- What we have done so far.
2.
Begin sentence combining
3.
Begin Literary Terms- I emailed “Literary Terms” to you this morning.
Check your email.
I will be away Tuesday, Thursday,
and Friday. I have provincial meetings to discuss adult education. We work on
ideas about how to preserve and grow adult education in BC.
There
will be a substitute teacher- Barbara Rowland
The
class will have the same Zoom link
News
this weekend- former residential school in BC, discovery of couple hundred
graves – First Nations children
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/tiny-shoes-and-lowered-flags-memorials-spread-for-215-first-nations-children-found-buried-in-mass-grave-in-b-c-1.5448699
Terrible
part of Canadian history.
- a terrible past
The goal of the Canadian government was to destroy First Nations
cultures. The result has been a lot of trauma. This trauma continues through
generations.
Canada is attempting to recognize the truth of what happened and
to change.
The last residential school closed in 1996. There are thousands of
people who are still around who went to Residential Schools. Their lives were
damaged, and also the lives of their families, children, communities.
Heal the trauma.
When I went to school, I learned nothing about Residential
Schools. It was a big secret that nobody wanted to talk about.
The secret is out. It is time to talk about it. It time to process
it.
Through discussion, acceptance, empathy, compassion, responsibility
will come some healing.
trauma – some difficult event in your past- witnessing or
experiencing
Test#1 paragraph
Do you have any sentences that you want to discuss in Chat?
1.
Reading enriches my mind, makes me get more senses of authentic
English, and helps me a lot on English writing too.
Reading
enriches my mind, helps/allows me get a good sense of authentic English, and helps me a lot in English writing, too.
2.
The only answer I can find for that would be my false consumption
about getting judged and heumilated by
others which have never happened.
The
only answer I can find for that would be my false assumption about getting
judged and humiliated by others; in reality, this has never happened.
Many
of us are very sensitive to public embarrassment.
3.
When I heard this First Nations news, it made me cry.
4.
I enjoy spare time to go outdoor walking and practice yoga at
home.
In
my spare time, I enjoy walking outdoors and practicing yoga at home.
5.
My grandmother told me before, “Don’t be lazy, and keep moving.” Setting
goals is a good way to make my life better, so I want to achieve three things
this year.
GRABBER.
TOPIC SENTENCE
6.
This goal needs many years saving, so I started from this year to
budgeting for my apartment.
-
buying an apartment- This goal will require many years of saving, so I started
from this year to budget for my apartment.
7.
When I was a kid I had a dream to travel abroad and to learn a
different language. Nowadays, I live in Canada and I speak a second language.
8.
In short, I like to do some things in my spare time, doing
meditation, reading book, and cleaning the house.
In
short, I like to do some things in my spare time such as doing
meditation, reading books, and cleaning the house.
In
short, I like to do some things in my spare time: doing meditation,
reading books, and cleaning the house.
colon : list after a colon
Maria is taking three classes: Math 11, English 10, and Chemistry
12.
9.
Since I came to Canada I heard a lot about first nation situation
, and the first nation situation is; as the same, of my people, which is the
opposite of the humanity. punc divide
Since I came to Canada, I heard a lot about First Nations’
situation. The First Nations situation is the same for my people. This is the
opposite of humanity.
10.
Thirdly, I want to acquire a Diploma/Degree in Immigration Consultation
because I want to help immigrants like me to achieve their dreams in a
different country and a different life. cap
11.
Its unbliveball new hapined in
Canada. RW?
12.
When I stay in Canada in these past three plus years, I usually
study English in my spare time. vt
When I have stayed in Canada these past three plus years, I
usually have been studying English in my spare time. present perfect
13.
I could forget the time when I read a splendid book; for the time,
I enjoyed it because I read a such nice book.
When
I read a splendid book, I could forget all about time; time flew by because I
read a such nice book. past tense
On Wednesday, we will do another paragraph. This will be Test#2.
Test#2 will be the same format as Test#1. I will give you a general topic.
150-200 words.
Grabber
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
** Mind the deadline. You have 60 minutes to write the paragraph.
It is not 65 minutes. 60 minutes should be plenty of time to write a paragraph.
If you pass your work in late, I won’t count it for marks.
If you need more flexibility with time, then self-paced courses
may be a better choice.
If you are not finished, pass in what you have. **
Typing is a challenge. If you want to get better at typing, you
can find typing classes on line for free.
https://www.typing.com/student/login
You can improve your typing with daily practice.
If you practice every day for five minutes, in a year you will be
the Typing Queen/Typing King.
I practice, but I still type like a chicken eating.
**New Topic**
Sentence combining work
- Great way to learn to write good sentences.
Put into practice all of the grammar and sentence style work that
we have done so far.
Combine the key words in all of the short sentences into one
longer, dense sentence.
1.
The teenagers meet after school. KERNEL- centre,
main sentence, skeleton, frame
Look for new information in the following
sentences.
They meet at the river.
They meet for a barbecue.
They meet for a party.
Our goal is to combine all these elements into one sentence.
We have to decide what kind of sentence do we want to write:
simple, compound, complex.
Gut reaction- simple
The teenagers meet after school at the
river for a barbecue for a party. SIMPLE SENTENCE with PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
Move prep phrase around:
After school, the teenagers meet at the river for a barbecue party.
For an after school party, the teenagers meet at
the river for a barbecue.
You decide what sounds better to you.
The teenagers meet after school
at the river
for a barbecue
for a party
COMPOUND
The teenagers meet after school at the river, and they
meet for a barbecue party.
COMPLEX
After school, the teenagers meet at the river for a party
which is a barbecue.
Stick to simple, compound, complex
HOMEWORK- Try a few a these. You can share them with Barbara
tomorrow.
Friday Night
1.
The teenagers meet after school.
They meet at the river.
They meet for a barbecue.
They meet for a party.
2.
Some people bring cars.
These people are older.
They park on the beach.
They turn up their radios.
3.
Others bring tape decks.
The tape decks are portable.
Others bring tapes.
The tapes supply hours of music.
4.
Everyone brings food.
They bring enough to feed twice the number
present.
There will be none left.
5.
It is a typical night.
The night is Friday.
It is typical for these kids.
It is typical for this time of the year.
It is typical in this town.
6.
All enjoy the freedom.
The freedom is temporary.
They are free to be together.
They
are free to eat.
They are free to listen to music.
They are without direction.
The direction is from parents.
The direction is from teachers.
The direction is from employers.
Barbara is a real expert in First Nations issues. If you want,
forget about the sentence writing and just talk with about FN.
I was going to start Literary Terms today, but we talked about Residential
Schools instead. Barbara may start Literary Terms tomorrow.
Summer class – EF6. If you take my EF6 in the summer, it will very
similar. Same content, mostly same material- my classes evolve and change slowly
from term to term.
Example sentence:
In brief, I don’t waste my time on entertainment, and I
will focus on my child, my English, and my health. awk
I don’t wasting my time. XXX
I don’t like wasting my time.
I don’t waste my time.
cause – causal, informal speaking
because – for writing or formal speaking, for school
