Tuesday
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Finish course introduction
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Email protocol, emailing tests, attachments
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Spoken
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Classmate introductions- spoken
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HW Read “Black
History Month”
Speaking out loud – very important, essential skill
shy, intraverted, reticent- don’t like to talk
Push yourself. Step out of your comfort zone.
- commuinicate, express yourself, express your ideas clearly
- job, school, career, socially
You have to practice. Jump in.
- mimic, follow, copy
- practice, adapting, making the language my own
If you are not speaking out loud, you are sitting in a car
with the engine turned off.
· Speak as much as you want
can. 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. – reticent, quiet person
· Be a Talking Tim and a
Chatty Cathy.
IDIOM- a Chatty Cathy – someone who talks a lot, talkative
She is a Chatty Cathy. She likes to talk a lot. She is
gregarious. She is a very talkative person. She is very social.
He is very quiet. He is very taciturn. He never opens his mouth.
He is as quiet as a mouse.
Some people are more extraverted. – seek social interaction
Some people are more introverted – prefer solitude and deep
connections with few people
People fall on the spectrum between extraverted and
introverted.
If you are quiet and shy, no problem. You still have to talk
in order to get better.
Sometimes we have to push ourselves out of our comfort
zones.
shy – afraid of social judgement
If you want to learn to swim, you have to jump into the
pool.
You can take the opportunities to use English in your daily
life.
The best way to learn a language is socially.
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MARKS:
YOUR MARKS WILL COME FROM THESE:
-QUIZZES- 6 points per quiz, worth about 25-28% of your mark
Quiz1- 6 simple sentences
Quiz2- 6 compound sentences
POSSIBLY Quiz2b- 6 compound sentences
Quiz3- 6 complex sentences with adverb clauses
Quiz4- 6 complex sentences with noun clauses
Quiz5- 6 complex sentences with adjective clauses
Quiz6- 6 compound complex sentences
Vocabulary for the quizzes will come from the non-fiction
and news articles we read together in class. We will choose the vocabulary for
the quiz together.
After we have finished all of the quizzes, there will be a opportunity
for a replacement quiz, with which you may replace one of your quiz marks. The
replacement quiz will cover all of the sentence types, not just the topic of
the quiz you are replacing. You will have to sign up for this replacement quiz.
I will talk more about that in a few weeks.
· TESTS- 12 points per
test- worth about 52-58% of your mark
Test1,2,3,4,5?- 150-200 word paragraphs on the topic we are
covering at the time.
After we have finished all of the tests, there will be an opportunity
for a replacement test, with which you may replace one of your test marks. The
replacement test will cover a new topic, not the topic of the test you are
replacing.
You will have to sign up for this replacement test.
NEW THING FOR MY EF6 Test6,7?
Short presentations 6 pts for writing, 6 points for
presenting
· **MAYBE**
ESSAY- worth about 10% of your mark
One 300+ multiparagraph essay on a general topic
There will be NO opportunity for a replacement essay, as
your essay will be written on the second to last day.
· EXTRAS, BONUS – 2-5%
Little things, HW, extra task
· SPOKEN WORK,
PARTICIPATION, BEING ACTIVE IN CLASS- 1o points- worth usually around 10-12%.
-6 Quizzes 6pts each- about 25%
-5 Paragraphs- about 50%
-2 Presentation Tests 12pts each- about 10%
-Spoken 10pts- about 10%
-Extra 1pt each- about 2-3%
NOTE: The pass mark in BC is 50%.
WRITING QUIZZES AND TESTS
You can write your quizzes, tests, and essay on paper or in
a word processor (on computer). If you use a word processor, you must turn
spellcheck and grammar check off. If I see you are using spell check or grammar
check , you will not be allowed to submit quiizes and tests by computer
anymore.
Choice- paper or computer.
You will have 20 minutes for a quiz, 55 minutes for a paragraph
test, and 2 hours for the essay.
I don’t take late work, so you must pass-in or email your
work to me by the deadline, which will be during class time.
All of the quizzes and tests will be during class time at
school. I do not do take-home tests, etc. If you need take-home tests, you can
take a self-paced class.
If you need a lot of flexibility with your quizzes, tests,
and essay, you can take a self-paced class.
· This is a chockful
class and we get through a lot of material. If you miss class time, I can’t go
back and reteach things. You can find the material on the blog.
If you miss a quiz or test, you can use the replacement quiz
or test to make it up.
If you know you are going to miss a quiz or test, let me
know a couple of days before. We can arrange another time for you to take the
quiz or test.
** You must keep up the work. If you miss classes, are late,
or miss quizzes and tests, you will fall behind. **
EMAIL PROTOCOL:
· In the Subject line of
your email, please put your name, class.
For example: Joe Chen, EF6
If you do not put this information in the Subject line of
your email, I will not know who you are or what class you are in.
PAPER FORMAT
Please use lined 8 1/2
X 11 inch paper.
Put your name, class and date in the top righthand corner
above the line.
Title line -Name of test, quiz
Write between the margins.
Write in black or blue pen. NOTE: Black ink gets higher
marks on Provincial Exams
Please double space.
Please orient your paper rightside up.
It’s easy to forget these details when you are focussed on
writing.
focused focussed
American spelling and Canadian spelling differ sometimes.
meter metre
center centre
neighbor neighbour
color colour
airplane(Can) aeroplane(UK)
Canadian spelling is closer to British spelling.
You can choose what you want- try to be consistent.
neighbor colour
– inconsistent
neighbour colour- consistent
Style choice.
spellcheck – see errors, not errors
TALKING WORK:
Small groups of 2 people.
A.
Interview your partner.
1.
Name
2.
Home
3.
Family
4.
Job
5.
Travel
6.
Hobbies
7.
Future plans
B. Make notes.
C. Write a short paragraph about the person.
Pass it in to me by start of class tomorrow.
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