EF6 July 15

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

Cameras on. Mics muted.

 

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Quiz#3 on adverb clauses

·      Begin paragraph work

·      Small-group chatting

 

Friday

·      Begin adjective clauses

·      Continue paragraph work

 

NEXT WEEK – non-fiction

 

Monday

·      Test#1- paragraph (150-200 words)- general topic

·      Continue adjective clause work

 

 

by the time = close to ‘when’, usually for the future

When/By the time my mother comes to my house, I will have finished my homework.

will have finished-  future perfect verb tense, not used everyday

 

 

 

 

Paragraph – collection of sentences (approx. 4-7,8)

                     -EF6, Eng 10,11,12 about 150-200 words

                     -a paragraph is a pretty short piece of writing

EF6- (45m-50m)

English 12 -much shorter amount of time

 

Over the next few courses-EF6, EF7, Eng11, Eng12- there will be a speeding up for the writing.

Writing a good paragraph and writing it quickly is a challenge.

 

Grabber- (optional) also called a Hook

          -attention-getter

          -pulls the reader in to wanting to read your paragarph

 

Topic sentence- introduces the idea of the paragraph

                               - helps the reader know what the paragraph is about

                               -relate directly to the question that the teacher asked

                               -focusses on the question that was asked

 

Body – supporting sentences

          -explain, describe, give examples, etc

          - all related to the topic sentence

          -focussed on the topic sentence

 

Concluding sentence- summary of the paragraph, restatement of the

topic sentence,

-way to wrap up the paragraph

-the paragraph will not end abruptly

 

 

STRUCTURE OF A PARAGRAPH

 

Grabber (optional)

Topic sentence

Body

Concluding sentence

(150-200 words)

 

 

PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE

Grabber (optional)

Topic sentence

Body – supporting sentences

Concluding sentence

(150-200 words)

 

WRITING PROCESS How do we go about writing a good paragraph?

A.   Prewriting, planning stage

Getting out ideas together, organziing ourselves

1.    Read and understand the question. Make sure you understand what the teacher is asking you to write about.

Read the question five times. Read every word.

2.    Brainstorm ideas, key ideas, key words, vocabulary, get ideas flowing, explore your thoughts, take a few minutes and think, prime the pump

prime the pump – get ideas flowing, brainstorm

3.    Organize your ideas- TIME, SPACE, IMPORTANCE

time – telling a story, teaching how to do something

space – describing, top to bottom, side to side, zoom in or out

importance – decide which ideas are most important and which ar least important

 

 

B.    Writing stage

Write the sentences.

4.    Write rough copy (150-200 words)

Grabber

TS- Topic Sentence

3-4 points

Concluding sentence

5.    Proofread and edit

Focus on your most common problems:

-sp

-vf

-vt

-punc

-phrasing – translate from your mother language

6.    Write a good copy. You won’t have time to write a good copy. You can pass in your corrected rought copy.

 

 

Grabber- optional attention-getting device

7 ways to do a grabber.

 

 

Create a paragraph on the following topic.

Go through the process.

A.   Prewriting

B.    Writing

 

CAUTION: People who skip the prewriting/planning stage often write crappy paragraphs.

People who spend a bit of time planning what they are going to say  and then write the paragraph usually create much better work.

 

 

Practice topics. Choose one.

1.Why did you come to Vancouver?

2.Why are you studying EF6 this summer?

3.What do you like to do for fun?

 

If you like, you can email me your paragraph and I may use it as an example in class tomorrow. It will be anonymous.

 

 

 

Three Part of a Paragraph

 

Gold

 

          Why have people loved gold thoughout all of human history? Gold, a precious metal, is prized for two important characteristics. First of all, gold has a lustrous beauty that is resistant to corrosion. Therefore, it is suitable for jewelry, coins, and ornamental purposes. Gold never needs to be polished and will remain beautiful forever. For example, a Macedonian coin remains as untarnished today as the day it was made 25 centuries ago. Another important characteristic of gold is its usefulness to industry and science. For many years, it has been used in hundreds of industrial applications, such as photography and dentistry. The most recent use of gold is in astronauts' suits. Astronauts wear gold-plated heat shields for protection when they go outside spaceships in space. In conclusion, gold is treasured not only for its beauty but also for its utility.

 

Grabber

 

Topic sentence

 

BODY- Supporting sentences

First point

Second point

 

 

 

Grabbers/Hooks

                     - optional attention-getting device for writing

MY ADVICE: Use a grabber. It will make your writing way more interesting.

- for essays, for paragraphs

- grabs the reader’s attention, makes them pay attention, makes them want to read your writing

 

          Some example of grabbers

                                                             i.      -general to specific statement, funnel

-say something big and general, then narrow it down to specific

funnel

 

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    Empathy is a very normal and healthy emotion for all humans to feel toward other living creatures. The boys didn’t kill the pheasants because they too felt empathy for the helpless birds.

 

                                                           ii.      -short anecdote

short personal story, very short (1-2 short sentences)

personalizes, first person

    I grew up next to a farm, and I know that killing animals is not easy even though it is necessary. So too, the boys couldn’t …

  

                                                        iii.      -historical reference

    Humans have been farming for many thousands of years, and harvesting animals is part of farming. However, the boys couldn’t…

 

                                                        iv.      -fact or statistic

80%, four out of five, 2/3 of ..., 37,000,000 people...

   Living creatures cannot survive for more than a few hours if their core temperature drops and they become hypothermic. TOPIC SENTENCE

 

                                                           v.      -question (answered by thesis statement)

Have you ever gone hunting? For some people, it is not easy to kill an animal. TS

 

                                                        vi.      -relevant quotation by a famous person

Barack Obama once said, “Blah blah blah.”

My mother said, “Blah blah blah.”

Buddha said, “Life is suffering. We must have empathy for all living creatures.”

 

Books of quotations.- Have some quotations in your memory. It is very helpful to reference when you are writing.

 

                                                      vii.      -relevant idiom from any language, proverb, saying

-don’t translate well, have a lot of meaning

·      In English we call someone who is afraid to do something a “chicken”. However, the boys didn’t act out of fear, but of empathy when they refused to harvest the pheasants.