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Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 11:00.
Today’s agenda:
• Sentence combining, your examples
• Begin persuasive writing,
“Persuasive Writing” I will email this to you today.
• Replacement quiz for people who signed up for it (Last 30 m)
Tuesday
• Check your marks with me if you want.
Bring your quiz and test papers in to check.
• Persuasive writing, your persuasive paragraphs from homework
• Sentence combining
• Small group chatting/ Chewing the fat
Wednesday
• Final test, persuasive paragraph
Thursday
• Letter writing, business letter or email, formal letter or email
Friday
• Review
• Marks day
Sentence combining
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
Taking these sentence styles, punctuation, clauses, SV, and putting it all together.
SENTENCE COMBINING
two or three or four short sentences- choosing the key elememts in each sentence
combining those elements together
SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX
1. The ugly colour helmets were for safety. v
2. People were rollerblading and walking.
3. We rode slowly in the middle.
4. I was out of breath and my legs were sore because we rode for an hour without stopping.
5. John drives an old green Ford.
6. I forgot to send my older brother a birthday card.
7. The kind man gave his mother quickly a quick hug because she was tired. wf
8. Jim walks/walked slowly to the grocery store on the corner. agr vt
9. Look for the white towel that is in the cupboard which is by the door. prep
10. Kate married a friendly car salesman on Friday.
11. He was patient in room 2134 and the teacher taught a interesting lesson on writing business letters. MEANING?
The patient teacher taught a interesting lesson on writing business letters in room 2134. SIMPLE
12. We were required to wear helmets.
13. The helmets were for safety although their color was ugly.
14. The Seawall was busy and crowded.
15. People were walking or rollerblading.
16. I rode in the middle when we rode slowly.
17. I was out of breath, and my legs were sore because we rode for an hour without stopping.
18. My brother rode in front, and our friend rode behind.
19. John drives a green Ford that is old . COMPLEX adj cl
20. John drives an old green Ford. SIMPLE
21. John drives a Ford that is old and green . COMPLEX adj cl
22. The Seawall was busy and crowded . SIMPLE
23. The Seawall which was crowded was busy . COMPLEX
24. The Seawall was busy, and it was crowded. COMPOUND
25. Look for the white towel in the cupboard by the door . SIMPLE
26. Look for the towel that is white in the cupboard by the door. COMPLEX
27. Look for white towel, and it is in the cupboard by the door . COMPOUND
28. forgot to send my older brother a birthday card.
29. The kind man gave his tired mother a hug quickly.
30. His mother was tired, so the kind man gave her a hug quickly.
31. The kind man gave a hug quickly who was to his tired mother.
32. Jim walked slowly to a grocery store on the corner.
33. Jim walked slowly to a grocery store that is on the corner.
34. Kate married a friendly salesman cars car dealer/salesman on Friday.
35. Kate married a friendly salesman on Friday, and he is a sells cars.
36. A friendly salesman cars who Kate married on Friday. RW
37. I liked the sad movie that/which was about the war in Viet Nam.
38. I liked the sad movie, and it was about the war in Viet Nam.
39. 9-The patient teacher taught an interesting lesson on writing business letters in room 2134.
40. The patient teacher taught an interesting lesson in room 2134, and it was on writing business letters.
41. Robin entered the cold and dark apartment, and he looked the door, and he hung up his heavy coat. REP
SVVV SIMPLE
You got up this morning, got ready for school, and left your home on time. SVVV
S V, V, and S.
42. Robin entered that was the cold and dark apartment. He locked the door and hung his heavy coat. RW
Robin entered the apartment that was cold and dark. adj cl
43. The helmets were for safety, and they were an ugly colour. COMPOUND
44. The Seawall was busy and crowded.
45. People were walking and rollerbladeding.
46. We rode an hour without stopping, so I was out of breath and my legs were sore.
HOMEWORK: Try some of the exercises in “Friday Night” and
“Backstage”. We can talk about them tomorrow in class. Sent some to me by email if you want.
Paragraph writing:
Four modes of writing – mode of writing – style, intention, purpose
1. narrative – tells a story
2. descriptive – using descriptive vocabulary to appeal to the five senses
3. process- teach how to do some job, task, acting as an instructor
4. persuasive –
Persuasive Writing
persuasive (adj)
She is a very persuasive salesperson. She could sell anything to anyone. She could sell ice to the Inuit.
persuade(v) talk somebody into doing something, convince somebody of your opinion, make them agree with you
convince, talk into, sway
persuasion (n)
Some people are very persuasive. They have golden tongues. They have a way of making people agree with them.
CHOOSE ONE TOPIC:
1. Do you prefer dogs or cats? Why?
2. Do you prefer your home country or Canada? Why?
3. Should marijuana be legal in Canada? Why?
1. PLAN -before you write any sentences, 5 minutes
Make a little plan.
Get your thoughts organized.
Get your ideas in order.
We really want to avoid writing an unorganized mess.
Decide your opinion on the topic.
Come up with 3-4 good reasons why you hold that opinion.
2. WRITE Write your paragraph based on the plan that you made.
Grabber
Topic sentence
3-4 supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
(100-150ww)
Tomorrow, we can read some out loud. One bonus point for everyone who volunteers to read their paragraph out loud.
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