Good morning, everybody.
We will get started at 11:00.
Cameras on. Mics muted.
Last week and a half of the class.
This week:
Monday- parallelism, persuasive writing
Tuesday- continue with persuasive writing
Wednesday- Test#5 persuasive writing
Thursday- ??
Friday- Review of grammar, sentences, paragraphs
Next week:
Monday- Continue review of grammar, sentences, paragraphs
Tuesday- Final Test#6 – paragraph (100-150w), general topic
Wednesday, June 30, FINAL DAY
– no instruction day, marks day, email me during classtime, I will email your mark to you
Today’s agenda:
• Parallelism
https://chompchomp.com/structure01/
• Persuasive writing
• Breakout group chatting
Summer term is registering now. If you have not registered yet, you can register.
Possible topics to cover in the last few classes:
adjective forms – simple, comporative, superlative
simple comporative superlative
happy happier happiest
number of syllables – 1 or 2 syllables er iest
happy happier happiest
3+ syllables more most
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
(1) cold warm colder warmer coldest warmest
(2) tricky trickier trickiest
(3) wonderful more wonderful most wonderful
(4) incredible more incredible most incredible
(5) unbelievable more unbelievable most unbelievable
CASUAL I had such a good time yesterday. It was unbelievable.
WRITING I had a really great day yeserday.
I had such a good time yesterday that I want to do it again.
CASUAL It was so warm yesterday.
WRITING It was very warm yesterday.
It was so warm yesterday that we all went swimming.
REVIEW THE BLOG: adverb clauses so...that
Parellelism parallel – geometry- two lines going in the same directions
paralleism in English – words in a series have to be the same type of word
The dog is small, furry and has big eyes. NOT PARALLEL
small, furry and has big eyes
small – adjective
furry- adjective
big eyes – noun
adjective, adjective, and noun. XXX
adjective, adjecive, and adjective.
The dog is small, furry, and cute.
Sarah likes to go skiing, hiking, and she likes her bike. XXX NOT PARALLEL
skiing- noun, gerund
hiking – noun, gerund
and she likes her bike – clause SV
Sarah likes to go skiing, hiking, and biking. PARALLEL
A real friend should be loyal, trustworthy, and kind. PARALLEL- all adjectives
A real friend should demonstrate loyalty, trustworthiness, and kindness. PARALLEL- all nouns
Sylvia needs to go to work, pick up her kids, and study her math.
Tishena was brushing her hair, freshened her lip-gloss, and took deep breaths
vt-
was brushing past progressive
freshened simple past
took simple past
Change them all to the same verb tense:
simple past: Tishena brushed her hair, freshened her lip-gloss, and took
deep breaths
past progressive: Tishena was brushing her hair, was freshening her lip-gloss, and was taking deep breaths.
Excellent sentences with parallel structures.
Celine looked behind the toilet, in the laundry basket, and checked under the bed, but she could not find her pet snake.
behind the toilet prepostional phrase
in the laundry basket prepositional phrase
under the bed prepositional phrase
Celine looked behind the toilet, in the laundry basket, and under the bed, but she could not find her pet snake. PARALLEL
Getting your sentence parallel is a big step in your writing.
It takes practrice and really paying attention the stuctures that you are writing. It makes your writing much much better.
Not only did Dennis apply an extra layer of deodorant, but he also polished each tooth.
Not only did Dennis apply an extra layer of deodorant, but also he polished each tooth.
Try some more on your own if you like.
I’d be happy to talk about them in class if you want.
Breakout group chatting. Relaxed talking with our colleagues/ colearners.
Suggested topic to get the conversation going:
Talk about the importance of family in your life.
Types of paragraphs:
narrative paragraph- tell a story
descriptive paragraph – dersribe something
process paragraph – teach how to do something
persusaive writing – give an oipinion, convince somebody
persuasive (adj) persuade (v) – convince, argue, make somebody understand your point of view, give your opinion
Grabber
Topic sentence
3-4 Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
HOMEWORK: Think about this topic. Come up with 3-4 reasons why you agree or disagree.
Marijuana should be legal. Do you agree or disagree?
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