Good
morning, everyone.
We
will get started at 8:30
Al
Haley ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Class
blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com
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Replacement quiz – end of this week
You will be able to replace one quiz mark.
Q1 4/6
Q2 2/6
Q3 5/6
Q4 4.5/6
Q5 4/6
You can replace Q2.
Think about which one quiz you would like
to replace.
Optional
I will talk more about this tomorrow
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Test3 – paragraph on “The Wise Woman of Cordoba”
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Begin sentence combining- coordination and
subordination
Tuesday
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Continue sentence combining
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Talk about Replacement quiz – end of this week
Next level of work for sentence writing
Sentence combining
-very effective way to get better at sentence writing, practical,
useful
IMO (in my opinion)- the best way to get better at sentence
writing
-at all levels – very beginner, intermediate, developing, advanced,
expert
start basic level----- very high university level exercises
Based on the sentence styles- simple, compound, complex
foundation of all writing and speaking in English
sentence combining – puts all of this knowledge into use
William Strong – university professor – taught uni students
how to be better writers, not ESL EAL
- more prestigious English – beautiful, elegant, stylish
-sound good, read well, smooth to read
GOALS
-sentences that are dense with information, but not too much
(tricky balance)
-sentences that are as compact as possible (short, few words
as possible)
*** balancing competing impulses- lots of information, short
sentences
*PERSONAL ANECDOTE*
Eng 11/12/College level
My story learned how to write well by working with Style
books.
The Elements of Style Strunk and White
Style: Ten
Levels in Clarity and Grace Williams *Changed my world
Beginner level sentence combining
Joe has a hat.
The hat is red.
The hat is for baseball.
1. Choose the important elements in each sentence
2. Combine all of the element together into on sentence-
simple, compound, complex
Joe has a hat. KERNEL – centre, hub Usually the first
sentence in an exercise
FIND NEW INFORMATION
The hat is red.
The hat is for baseball.
ELEMENTS to be combined
Joe has a hat.
red
baseball
Choose what kind of sentence do you want to write to include
all of these elements? simple compound complex?
-gut reaction, trust your instinct, feeling
SIMPLE
Joe has a red baseball hat. MY CHOICE
Joe has a red hat for baseball.
COMPOUND
Joe has a red hat, and it is for baseball. SEEMS LIKE TOO
MUCH FOR SUCH A BASIC IDEA
Joe has a red hat; in fact, it is for baseball. SEEMS
OVERWRITTEN
COMPLEX
Joe has a baseball hat that is red. ADJ CL Overwritten?
because since SEEMS LIKE A LOT
NOTE: prefix is the beginning part of a word ‘un’ unkind ‘im’
impossible
suffix is the end part of a word ‘tion’ education ‘ment’ employment
Two approaches to putting sentences together:
1.
COORDINATION – prefix ‘co’ together
coworker, cooperate, combine, colleagues,
colaboration, coparent, coordinate–
co- two things , same level
sentence – two clauses at the same level of
importance
compound sentence– coordinated clauses
, SOBA
, FANBOYS ; ; TRANS,
2.
SUBORDINATION- ‘sub’ under
submarine, subway, subconscious
Vietnamese submarine sandwiches – Banh Mi Saigon, 5397 Victoria
Drive- have one for homework
subtract, substitute, submission, submissive, subcontract
one thing more important than the other
sentence – two clauses not at the same level of importance
complex- adverb clauses, noun clauses, adjective clauses
e.g. Mae likes dogs because they are loyal. main
clause subordinate clause
main clause -more imprtant information
subordinate clause- less important information
Dogs are loyal, so I like them. COMPOUND
Dogs are loyal since they always stay with their
family.
This is my visualization of sentences
1.
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2.
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3.
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CONTINUE TOMORROW
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