EF6 8:30 June 9

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

Cameras on. Mics muted.

Today’s agenda:

 

 

Wednesday – Hump Day, transition from the beginning to the end of the week

 

1.    Continue with “Roses Sing on New Snow”

2.    Sentence combining

 

Tomorrow or Friday– Test#3 “Roses Sing on New Snow”

 

Tomorrow – teach about literary paragraph

 

We are on track to write 6 quizzes, 6 tests, 1 essay

Let me know what you think: Should we push for more paragraph tests, or will 6 be enough?

I will offer a replacement test in a couple of weeks. This will be the same format as the replacement quiz.

 

 

 

“Roses Sing on New Snow”

Basic Questions

 

1.    What is the setting of the story?

2.    Why does Maylin cook in her father’s restaurant?

3.    Is Maylin a weak or a strong person?

4.    What are some reasons the governor couldn’t cook “Roses Sing on New Snow” the same as Maylin did?

5.    In what ways was Maylin a dynamic character?

 

 

More in-depth

6.    What are some possible reasons Maylin named her dish “Roses Sing on New Snow”?

7.    What did Maylin mean when she told the governor, "This is a dish of the New World. You cannot recreate it in the Old."

8.    What did Maylin mean when she asked the governor, "If you and I sat down with paper and brush and black ink, could we bring forth identical paintings?"

9.    What theme (main idea or comment on human nature) is the story conveying?  Why did Paul Yee write the story, do you think?

 

 

 

Sentence combining – put into practice the grammar and sentence style work that we have studied

simple, compound, complex

- very effective way to improve sentence writing and speaking

- practice old patterns, stretch and try new ideas

 

 

Backstage

PROCESS:

1.                We were preparing. KERNEL- the foundation of the sentence

FIND NEW INFORMATION, AVOID REPETITION

The preparation was for the performance.

The performance was our second.

The performance was of our play.

The dressing room was in a state.

 

 

We were preparing

for the performance

our second

of our play

The dressing room was in a state

 Combine these bits of information all together into one sentence.

What kind of sentence do we want? gut feeling- simple compound complex?

‘in a state’ idiom – very messy, very upset

“Emiko was in a state when her boyfriend broke up with her.”

 

COMPOUND

We were preparing for the second performance of our play, and/so the dressing room was in a state.

 

COMPLEX – adv cl

The dressing room was in a state because we were preparing for the second performance of our play.

While we were preparing for the second performance of our play, the dressing room was in a state.

 

We can practice writing a wide variety of sentences. You need the practice.

 

Serena Williams is arguably the best tennis in the world. She still hits the ball hundreds of time a day for practice.

 

 

Try some of these for homework:

 

2.                Racks were scattered.

The racks were for costumes.

Trays were scattered.

The trays were for makeup.

They were scattered about the room.

3.                Helpers were dressing cast members.

Helpers were applying their makeup.

Nearly everyone was nervous.

4.                The female lead could not do something.

She could not get her wig to stay on properly.

The male lead was having a tug-of-war.

The tug-of-war was with a pair of suspenders.

The suspenders-would not cooperate.