We
will get started at 8:30.
Cameras
on. Mics muted.
Today’s agenda:
1.
Confirm/troubleshoot reading comments
2.
Organization and naming files for class
3.
Begin sentence work
4.
Breakout group chatting – casual relaxed talking
in small groups
Topic for discussion: Adapting to a new
country is difficult challenging.
-get used to, changing
5.
HW Write
some simples sentences in different styles.
6.
Read CBC article for tomorrow, website
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victoria-captain-cook-statue-vandalized-1.6088828
agenda- the proposed topics to discuss, the plan
This is the agenda for the meeting.
agenda- a desire to achieve a personal goal (negative word),
a secret goal that someone wants to achieve
manipulative (adj) manipulate (v) manipulation (n) – mani-
hand
He is being friendly with me, but I think he has an agenda.
Adult Education does not allow student access to Microsoft Word,
so we have to figure it out on our own. That is unfair, but that’s the way it
is.
Almost all of you have figured out how to send attachments to me
and how to read my comments. Nevertheless, a few students are still having trouble seeing
my comments on[AH1] their writing.
I use Microsoft Word to mark your writing and provide comments.
Microsoft Word is the software that Vancouver School Board
provides to teachers. If you have MSWord, you should be able to view my
comments on your writing.
Go to Review - Show Markup - Comments.
Free advice#1: Purchase or
download a good word processor. Learn
how to use it. You will use it for years to come in school, work
and life.
A good free one is OpenOffice. It works really well.
Googledocs is also a good online choice.
Wordpad comes with Windows
For Apple, I don’t know.
If you do not have MSWord, you may be able to view my comments on
your writing using an online viewer.
I found this one: https://onlinedocumentviewer.com/Viewer/
You may be able to find another one that you like better.
The complexities of different document formats
is not something that you or I can fix.
Organization and Naming files:
When you send a file, you should give it a meaningful name.
e.g. “Joe Chen, EF6, Quiz#1”
Keep this file in a folder on your computer. Keep a folder
just for this class, EF6. That will help things organized.
That is most of the housekeeping taken care of.
- housekeeping – organization of a class or a meeting, not
the curriculum
For the week or two- about sentences
Depends on the class
basic writing skills – useful for anything you will do in
English
Being able to write good sentences is a challenge- high
school, university
break down some basic structures of sentences-
Sentence types:
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
COMPOUND/COMPLEX
These are basic sentence styles that will allow you to write
anything, to express any thought or idea.
* Extra information to explore:
http://facultyweb.ivcc.edu/rrambo/eng1001/sentences.htm
* REMINDER: Everything will go on the blog. My blog goes
back almost ten years.
Sentences Types: It’s all about clauses
clause – group of words with a subject and verb
SV
independent clause – independent- take care of yourself,
cook your own supper, wash your own clothes, not depending on someone else
in- dependent
in, un, im, a – prefix- meaning negative, not: inconsolable,
unhappy, impossible, impersonal, atypical, athiest, incapable, unnecessary
independent clause – can be a sentence by itself, does not
need help
independent clause – simple sentence
dependent clause- needs another clause for support
dependent person- depends on someone esle for support:
child, infirm,
e.g. If it rains
today. not a sentence
Because she was
late. not a sentence, ok for casual talking, not for school writing
½ a sentence
COMMON ERROR- sentence fragment
FIX: ADD SOMETHING, OR TAKE SOMETHING AWAY
1.
If it rains
today.
If it rains
today, we won’t go to the park. COMPLEX
We won’t go to the park if it rains today. COMPLEX
2.
Because she was late.
She was
late. SIMPLE
Because Maria was late, she was upset.
Maria was upset because she was late. COMPLEX
Independent clauses are also called main clause.
Dependent clauses are also called subordinate clauses.
EXTRA INFORMATION: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/independent_and_dependent_clauses/index.html#:~:text=An%20independent%20clause%20is%20a,Shop%20for%20his%20chemistry%20quiz.&text=A%20dependent%20clause%20is%20a,not%20express%20a%20complete%20thought.
Let’s take 10. Back at 9:55.
Simple Sentence
A simple sentence is one independent clause that has a
subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
One simple sentence – one idea.
Notice that there are some important requirements for a
simple sentence:
1. Must have a subject and a verb.
2. Must express a complete thought.
3. Must only have one clause.
Examples of Simple Sentences:
1. Joe went to
the store.
2. Sarah and Jessie are
going swimming.
3. The frog jumped
and landed in the pond.
4. Keep your eyes open
for bargains. NO SUBJECT- implied subject “You”
5. The pizza smells delicious.
6. There is a fly
in the car with us.
‘Here’ and ‘there’ are not subjects
There is/are people
on the street.
There is/are a
person on the street.
7. Look on top of the
refrigerator for the key. “you” implied subject- imperative
8. The printer is out
of paper.
9. Will you help me with the math homework?
10. The music is
too loud.
Adapted
from :https://www.softschools.com/examples/grammar/simple_sentence_examples/445/
Forms of simple sentences:
-SV subject verb
My dog is
asleep.
The ice cream looks
delicious.
Vancouver is a
nice city.
-SSV subject subject verb
The rivers and trees are beautiful.
Your sister and mother fight all the time.
Peanut butter and bananas go well together.
-SVV subject verb verb
Sara swims and plays volleyball at the community centre.
Clouds come and go.
-Imperative – command sentence, tell somebody to do something
(You) Come in. implied subject We don’t say ‘you’, but that’s what we mean.
Be careful.
Watch your step.
Watch out.
Stay safe.
Shut up!
Drop dead! – strong words for fighting, like with kids
Get out!
Sit down.
Have a cookie.
Sleep well.
Eat healthy.
Stay cool.
Sit! Stay.
Stay tuned.
Get ready.
-Interrogative- question
What time is it?
Who are you talking to?
What are you doing tomorrow?
Is that your dog?
Would you like to have some tea?
Where is the book?
What’s for dinner today?
Extra information to explore:
-I will email you 2 .pdf files on simple sentences
-https://englishgrammarhere.com/example-sentences/50-examples-of-simple-sentences/
-https://examples.yourdictionary.com/simple-sentence-examples.html
HW
Write a few examples simple sentences of your own.
SV SSV SVV
Imperative Interrogative
We will share these tomorrow in Chat.
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