English Foundations 5/6
Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 8:30
Today’s agenda
• adjective clause examples- that which
• Let me know by today at 3 if you want to do the replacement test on Wednesday. Same deal as the replacement quiz.
Tell me which Test 1,2,3,4 you would like to replace.
The replacement test will be a paragraph on “The Wise Woman of Cordoba”
• Talk about “The Wise Woman of Cordoba”
• Letter writing, business letter
• Sentence combining – coordination and subordination
Wednesday
• Letter writing, your examples
• Sentence combining
• Optional replacement test on “Wise Woman of Corboba”
Thursday
• Begin review
• Final test- paragraph on a general topic, not a short story
Friday
• Review
• Marks day
• I can give you your final mark.
** REVIEW**
Adjective clause examples- that which
that – things, animals
which- special things (special to you), unique things (only one)
I live in a very big house that is located in Washington.
I live in my childhood house which is located in Washington. (special)
He is a very curious boy who plays video games.
He is a very curious boy who plays video games that are made by Sony.
Jane works in a large company that is located in northern Quebec.
Jane works in her family’s company which is located in northern Quebec.
You have to make a judgement call.
**
“The Wise Woman of Cordoba”
“And with her magic powers she fulfilled nonetheless their wishes”
-dramatic, purple writing, overwritten, extra description, style good for storytelling, engaging, unneccessary words for effect
“And with her magic powers she fulfilled nonetheless their wishes”
SAME MEANING- plain wriitng, not exciting to listen to
“She used her magic power to fulfill their wishes.”
“mad laughter” mad – crazy, unsettling, scary
fairy tale-
“They all lived happily ever after.”
ambiguous ending – no clear ending
bewildered(adj)- very suprised, confused, don’t understand what’s going on
“In those days witches were burned to death”
- refers to Witch Trials – Medieval (1300-1500s) Europe, up to the 1800s in North America, Africa, etc, in the present
- prescientific time, superstition, bad luck, bad spirits, witches
Trial by Water- superstition - water rejected evil
Trial by Fire-
Salem Witch Trials – 1692
Mexico – Catholic country
Letter Writing
Business letters – practical writing skills, practical writing for work, living in Canada, everyday useful writing,
-official writing, more formal, not casual writing
Reasons to write Business-style letters:
(Even emails can benefit from using the more formal style of a business letter –sets a professional, serious, mature tone)
e.g. Student emails to teachers.-
“What!!!????”
“what day the class end”
“im gonna miss class today what u gonna do in class?”
Very unprofessional looking.
We can do better.
A more professional and more formal tone and structure is advised.
-polite, not too casual
REASONS TO WRITE A BUSINESS-TYPE LETTER
1. interdepartmental letters (within a company)
2. cover letter for a resume (special style)
3. application letters to colleges and universities
In the Spring, many of our Grade 12 students are frantic about getting applications in to colleges and universities. The letters that they write are very important. I remember spending about two hours cowriting a letter with an E12 student.
4. letter to a government agency, Canadian government or another country (e.g. Canada Revenue Agency, immigration, Canada Pension, City Hall)
NOTE: Communicating with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is really difficult.
5. employer (e.g. promotion, transfer, raise, personal leave, quit)
6. business person
7. court (e.g. jury duty)
8. lawyer
9. writing to your child’ teacher
10. report to a supervisor
11. incident report (e.g to police or ICBC)
Have you ever had to write a letter like that?
FORMAL, not casual and personal like a personal letter
Formal – organized (structure), official, appropriate tone, appropriate language, unemotional, a little bit of emotion can be effectice (less is more)
• Distribute “Business Correspondence” p.c.
WRITE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE
Mei (Sarah) Zhou
Mei “Sarah” Zhou
GIVEN NAME FAMILY NAME
Zhou, Mei “Sarah”
FAMILY NAME, GIVEN NAME – I would not do it this way in a letter
666 Your Street
Vancouver, BC
V5P 2B6
June 21, 2021
THE NAME, TITLE AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON YOU ARE WRITING TO
Mary Williamsonson
Director, Shaw Communications
123 Cordova Street
Vancouver, BC
V5R 2D2
Re/RE: Client/Reference/Case/Account/Purchase #4722859 (Re-regarding)
OPEN YOUR LETTER WITH A GREETING, SALUTATION
CHOOSING THE TITLE CAN BE TRICKY: Mr? Mrs? Ms?
Robin Smith
Hui Yu Chen
Singh Kaur
Dear Grandma, comma for a personal letter ,
comma- friendly, casual, not formal
Sarah Chen colon for a business letter :
more formal, not friendly, business :
Dear Mr. Chen:
Dear Mrs. Smith:
Dear Ms. Smith:
Dear Miss Smith:
Dear Mme Benoit:
Dear Sir or Madam:
Use a colon for a business letter, professional, formal, business, not friendly or personal
GREETING
To Mr. Pacquiao: sounds cold, very formal
To Sarah Chen:
To my dearest Mme Benoit: TOO MUCH
e.g. student emails
To my dear teacher: TOO PERSONAL
Dear Maria, A BIT MORE RELAXED
Hi Al, QUITE INFORMAL AND RELAXED, FRIENDLY
Hello Al, SLIGHTLY MORE FORMAL, BUT STILL FRIENDLY
Dear Sarah: colon is formal, first name is casual
Dear Sarah, SEEMS LIKE A BETTER CHOICE
Hello Justin,
You’re doing a good job as Prime Minister of Canada.
WAY TOO INFORMAL
To the Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau:
To Her Excellency, President Janice Alloud:
To His Excellency, AAA BBB:
To Her Excellency, Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon:
Research what title the person might have.
Health Insurance BC
PO Box 9035 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, B.C. V8W 9E3
Dear MSP,
To whom it may concern,
To who it concerns,
To someone who can concern,
Dear Sir or Madam, : Choose one , OR :
NOT AS GOOD- impersonal, sometimes necesasary, for example when you are writing to the government
Dear Sir or Madam,
To whom it may concern, (reference letter)
ADVICE: It is always better to get the name of the person who you are writing to. Call and find out. Ask, “Who can I address me letter to?”
Hi there, VERY CASUAL
Hi all, VERY CASUAL
Hi everybody, VERY CASUAL
Dear Sir:
Dear Madam,
Dear Sir Chan,
Dear Madam Smith,
Dear Teacher Jones,
Dear Teacher,
My Dear Teacher,
Dear Sir Teacher Jones,
too submissive
honorifics, titles – Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss, Professor, Doctor, teacher, President, Dean, Prime Minister, Vice-President, Chancellor, Father, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, Corporal, Officer, manager, Sheriff, Mayor, MP, MLA, Principal, Senator, Queen, King, Prince, Princess, Emporer
Dear Professor Mahed,
Dear Teacher Jones, XXX
Teacher Haley polite translation
To Mayor Kennedy Stewart:
In class – Sir, Madam – very polite
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