Good morning, everyone.
This is the 8:30 am class for these courses:
English Foundations 5
English Foundations 6
Composition/Writing 567
We will get started at 8:30.
Are you in the right place? Do you know what class you are
in? If you are not sure, I can help you solve that mystery.
If you are on the waiting list, I will talk to you during
class.
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Teacher: Al Haley
Email address: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Call me by my first name: Al
Joke: Call me whatever you want; just don’t call me late for
supper.
-when you translate or explain jokes, the humour dies
Today’s agenda:
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Welcome!
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Covid protocols
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Discuss structure of course/overview of course
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Class procedures
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Quizzes and tests
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ICEBREAKER Spoken work- introductions
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Homework activity
Tuesday
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Classmate introductions- spoken
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Email protocol, emailing tests, attachments
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Goalsetting
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Begin sentence types- simple
Everyday I will post an ‘agenda’ -the topics to be covered
that day
agenda – agenda for a meeting, a person’s agenda (what they
want to do)- plan, goals
business meeting, meeting – agenda- list of topics to be
dealt with in the meeting
Everything that goes on this screen, I will put up on our
class blog.
You do not have to make notes as we go although making notes
during clas is an excellent way to improve retention.
I would like to call you by your first name if you don’t
mind.
If you have a English name, just let me know, and I will try
to remember.
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Covid protocols: masks, clean hands
masks – can’t see faces, lose a lot- facial
expressions, lip reading
spray your hands, spray your desk
NEWS- north east south west- Never eat sour weiners.
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Are you vaccinated? If not, get vaccinated. They
are safe and effective.
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EF5, EF6, CW567- These classes are at similar
levels, so it is a good split class.
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EF5, EF6, and CW567 students will learn the same
material. I will mark the EF6 students a little harder than the EF5 students.
EF – English Foundations
CW – Composition and Writing
There are self-paced alternatives if you would prefer to
learn on your own.
- self-motivated, self-directed, self-assessing
-for self-paced students – 90% do not finish the course
SLANG ‘the teacher’s pet’ – a student who tries to ingratiate
themselves to someone in charge
This is a relaxed class. We will do a lot of good work, but
I try not to be too serious.
Have fun. Learn a lot.
Enjoying what you are doing is very important.
MY ADVICE: You have to find a way to enjoy whatever you are
doing. You’ll feel better, and you will do better work.
eagerness- enthusiasm(n), enthusiastic(adj)
**CLASS BLOG***
Everything I put on this screen will be posted to my class blog
afterward.
I will update my blog every day after class.
The blog is here: haleyshec.blogspot.com
Write it down! You need this
URL: haleyshec.blogspot.com
haleyshec.blogspot.com
You can check the blog as much as you like. There is no sign
in, no password. It’s all public and accessible. People from all over the world
visit my blog. It’s cool.
Our blog is a tremendous resource that you can use. You can
use it this term. You can keep using it after you finish this course, until the
end of time.
o Go to the blog now. Make sure you can
open it.
o Let me know if you are having trouble
opening my blog.
o Any trouble getting in? We’ll figure it
out. Let me know.
If yes? Good!
If no? Let me know.
My class blog goes back about 10 years. It is searchable. If
there is something that you are looking for, you can search for it.
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Course dates: Monday, February 7th to
Friday, April 22. (Final day).
Monday to Friday, 8:30-10:45am
Regular high school – classes are 50m-1hr
VCC – some lectures are four hours
Our classes are 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Nine weeks of class
South Hill calendar: https://www.vsb.bc.ca/Student_Learning/Adult_Education/Contact_us/Documents/Year%20at%20a%20Glance%20Calendar%202021%202022.pdf
Holidays – Non-instructional Days
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BC Family Day - Monday, February 21st-
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Spring Break - Monday, March 14 – Saturday, March
26 (incl.)
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Good Friday- Friday, April 15th
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Easter Monday- Monday April 18th
I think that is all.
10-minute break
Food bank volunteer
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Split class EF5, EF6 and CW567 writing
When you are successful in this
class:
English Foundations 5 --- move up
to next level, EF6
English Foundations 6 --- move up
to next level
Not called English 10 anymore.
You go to one of these courses:
1.English Foundations 7
2.Composition 10 and Literary
Studies 10
(used to be called
English 10)
EF7 and Composition 10 &
Literary Studies 10 is the same class at South Hill.
English 10 is now called
Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10
EF7/Composition 10, Literary
Studies 10 – taught together, very similar courses
Ministry of Education rules:
-English Foundations 7 (EF7) is for Graduated Adults. A
Graduated Adult is a person who had finished high school anywhere in the world.
-Composition and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called
English 10) is for people who have not finished high school anywhere in the
world.
e.g. under 19, students who turned 19 and aged out of
regular high school in Vancouver, left school young for many reasons: family
trouble; health problems- physical, pychological- depression, anxiety, etc; war
in their country; political unrest; got a job to support their family; not
allowed to go or were not able to go to school when they young
Wide range of reasons why people don’t finish school.
**IMPORTANT**
No matter what the reason, you are welcome here. I am really
glad you’re here.
Composition Writing 567 is an auxiliary (extra) course. You
will still have to take your regular EF5 or EF6 to move up.
Sometimes people take EF6 and Comp/Writing 567 at the same
time.
*auxiliary- extra – on the back of your TV AUX, in your car
AUX, extra input
IF YOU WOULD LIKE EXTRA HELP WITH WRITING
Consider Composition Writing 567 – supplemental course,
extra writing instruction
Check the South Hill schedule:
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After EF7/CompLit10 – English 11 – English 12
English 11 – just one class, everyone together
English 12- just one class, every together
English 12 is the highest level English class for high
school.
Colleges and universities require English 12, for the most
part.
You can apply for post-secondary (college, university) with
English 12.
post-secondary – college, university
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All post-secondary programs will have their own
entry requirements.
Do you have some ideas what you
want to do after high school?
You can start to research what
prerequisites your postsec requires.
Go to the college website. Look up the program, Check
“ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS”
e.g. Douglas College, Film Studies
We have academic advisors at South Hill Education Centre
(SHEC) who can help you figure out post-secondary options, what programs are
available, and what the prereqs are.
Sylvia Blessin – advisor for this class
FREE ADVICE: Start to make a
plan now. Don’t wait.
Make a plan.
Follow your plan.
If you don’t have a plan yet, do
some deep thinking about it.
What is it you
want to do?
What do you want
to spend every working day doing?
Do you have a plan?
You can do it! Have confidence. Believe in yourself. When
you look in the mirror, say something encouraging to yourself.
Positive self-talk is very important.
** THE THINGS WE
WILL BE STUDYING IN THIS CLASS
FOCUS OF MY CLASS
*WRITING
- very
important, most important for school, high school, college, university, job,
life
· Being able to write
well is a wonderful gift that you can give to yourself. I can help. I will
teach you, but you have to do it.
FOUR SENTENCE TYPES
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
COMPOUND COMPLEX
I will teach you these in great detail.
We will do quizzes on sentence types.
PARAGRAPHS- different kinds of paragraphs
narrative writing
literary paragraph -writing about
short stories
MAYBE - ESSAY – several paragraphs together,
five-paragraph essay
* READING
short stories
poems
news articles, current events
No novel for this class
*LISTENING AND SPEAKING
-I will be talking a lot. You will be talking too.
I will speak at a normal pace, slightly slower than if I
were talking with my friends. It helps people to understand if you speak a bit
slower than usual. For expert examples of very good public speaking, listen to
CBC radio. 690 AM. 105.7 FM. Listen to how the announcers speak. They
speak at a nice relaxed pace. News, interviews, interesting subjects
Commercial radio announcers tend to talk much more quickly.
My opinion – the quality of the discussion is very low.
e.g.
KISS FM,
· Speak as much as you
want. Chime in. Join the conversation. Don’t be shy. Ask as many questions as
you want.
· “Sorry. I have a
question. May I ask a question?” YES!! You don’t have to ask. Don’t be shy.
· I will be paying
attention to who talks and who is silent.
· Don’t be a Silent Sam
or a Quiet Quan.
· Be a Talking Tim and a
Chatty Cathy.
CONTINUE TOMORROW
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