Good
morning, everyone.
We
will get started at 8:30
Al
Haley ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Class
blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com
We
are in our final push!
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Talk about updating midterm recommendations-
Tuesday
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Return quiz 6- sentence combining, go over
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Appositives
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HW Read
“Penny in the Dust” for Monday. Make appropriate
notes for the
Thought Questions
Monday
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Begin “Penny in the Dust”
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Sentence combining, appostives
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Update midterm recs is desired
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Listening exercise
Tuesday
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Continue “Penny in the Dust”
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Update midterm recs
Wednesday
Thursday
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Test – paragraph about “Penny in the Dust”
Friday and Monday are holidays
Tuesday
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Five-paragraph essay
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First nations module
Wednesday
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Five-paragraph essay
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First nations module
Thursday
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Final test
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Review
Friday (final day)
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Marks day
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Final reports
Midterm recommendations- before Spring Break
65% cutoff for early registration- the strongest students get
first chance at registering
The new term begins in three weeks, Thursday, April 28.
It‘s time for the 50-64% students to get a chance at registering
got the next level.
midterm 58%
Now- 58%
If anyone is eager to reg for the next level, I will redo
the recommendation on Tuesday.
We will do the replacement quiz on Monday.
I’m happy to do it today if you feel you are ready.
Quiz#6 Sentence combining “New Job”
Combine each group of sentences. Submit six sentences in
total.
1.
Angie's mother accepted a job. KERNEL
The job was in another province.
The job was higher-paying.
SIMPLE
Angie's mother accepted a higher-paying job
in another province.
COMPOUND
Angie's mother accepted a higher-paying job,
but/and the job was in another province.
COMPLEX- adj cl
Angie's mother accepted a job that was higher-paying
in another province.
Angie's mother accepted a higher-paying job
that was in another province.
**Like LEGO
COMPLEX- adv cl
Angie's mother accepted a job in another
province because it was higher-paying.
ADVANCED (3 clauses) Although Angie's
mother’s new job was in another province, she accepted it because
it was higher paying. 2 adv cl main clause
Mei’s sister’s dog is cute.
Mei’s sister’s dog’s paws are dirty.
family names and titles- uncle aunt
We can’t get away from SIMPLE, COMPOUND,
and COMPLEX.
2.
Angie mother had to do some things.
She moved her family.
She moved all of their belongings.
She got a new place to live.
3.
Angie was sad.
She said goodbye to her friends.
The goodbye was tearful.
She said goodbye before she left.
Angie was sad when she said goodbye to her
friends before she left, and the goodbye was tearful. OVERWRITTEN –
string clause along, not combines fully enough
Angie was sad when she said a tearful
goodbye to her friends before she left. TIGHTER, ELEGANT
4.
She arrived at school.
The school was her new one.
She saw hundreds of faces.
The faces were unfamiliar.
When she arrived at school, she saw
hundreds of faces, and her school was her new one, and the faces were
unfamiliar.
COMBINE MORE FULLY- condense more
When she arrived at her school school, she saw
hundreds of unfamiliar faces. TIGHTER, MORE COMPACT, EASIER TO READ,
EASIER TO UNDERSTAND
5.
She missed her friends. KERNEL
The friends were caring.
The friends were at school.
The school was her old one.
She missed her friends
caring
at school
old
What kind of sentence seems appropriate?
She missed her caring friends at her old school.
SIMPLE
She missed her friends who were caring at
her old school. COMPLEX
She missed her old caring school
friends. 3 modifiers SIMPLE
She missed her old school friends who cared
about her. CREATIVE
6.
She had made friends.
She did this within a month.
The friends were in her classes.
She felt happier.
Within a month, she had made friends in her
classes; therefore, she felt happier.
Within a month, she had made friends in her
classes, so she felt happier.
Within a month, she felt happier within
a month because within a month she had made friends within a
month in her classes within a month.
She had made friends and felt happier within
a month in her classes. MOVE
She had made friends in her classes and
felt happier within a month.
She had made friends and felt happier in
her classes within a month. Changes the meaning.
Move like a LEGO block
Meaning?
MISPLACED MODIFIER- adj cl in the wrong
place
In general, an adjective clause should come
immediately after the noun it is decribing.
I gave a table that has three legs
to my sister.
I gave a table to my sister that has
three legs. MISPLACED MODIFIER
My neighbour is very friendly who lives
next door. MM
My neighbour who lives next door is
very friendly.
The old man saw a cat who was riding a
bicycle. MM
The old man who was riding a bicycle
saw a cat.
Appositives
My sister lives in Spain. My sister is Kathy.
My sister who lives in Spain is Kathy.
My sister who is Kathy lives in Spain.
Appositive
My sister, Kathy, lives in Spain.
for a name – two commas
Freshta’s brother, Omid, lives in BC.
Jun’s boss, Mr. Liu, is a very hardworking
man.
Omid, Freshta’s brother, lives in BC.
Mr. Liu, Jun’s boss, is a very hardworking
man.
ALTERNATIVE Mr. Liu, who is Jun’s boss, is
a very hardworking man. SLIGHTLY OVERWRITTEN
Mr. Liu, Jun’s boss, is a very hardworking
man. COMPACT, SIMPLER, looks good on the page, reads smoothly
Clark’s home city, JiuQuan, is in the
northwest of China.
JiuQuan, Clark’s home city, is in the
northwest of China.
same information – different focus because different
subject
A. Clark’s
home city, JiuQuan, is in the northwest of China.
B. JiuQuan,
Clark’s home city, is in the northwest of China.
A.
focus on Clark
B.
focus on the city
When you are writing, the subject of the
main clause is the focus.
, appositive,
Our school, South Hill Education
Centre, is on Fraser Street.
South Hill Education Centre, our
school, is on Fraser Street.
Maria enjoyed her lunch, a piece of veggie
pizza.
FANCIER STUFF
My favourite park in Vancouver is Stanley
Park. SIMPLE
My favourite park in Vancouver which is Stanley
Park is close to my home. COMPLEX- adj cl
My favourite park in Vancouver, Stanley
Park, is close to my home. APPOSITIVE -stylish alternative to adjective clause
Stanley Park, my favourite park
in Vancouver, is close to my home.
My home is close to Stanley Park, my favourite
park in Vancouver.
appositives
My home is close to my favourite park in
Vancouver, Stanley Park.
My home is close to my favourite park in
Vancouver which is Stanley Park. adj cl
Lily is very proud of her son, an engineer.
Lily is very proud of her son who is an
engineer. adj cl
He just got a job in a new city, Calgary.
The job is with a construction firm,
CalBuild.
His new job with the construction firm,
CalBuild, will start/starts next month.
He will miss his hometown, Vancouver,
and will also miss his sisters, Cara, Marie, and Doris.
He will miss his hometown and also miss his
sisters. SIMPLE
He will miss his hometown and his sisters.
He will miss his hometown, Vancouver, and his
sisters, Clara, Doris and Sjira.
Try a few on your own.
Some exercises for homework.
1.
My lunch smells great. It is an onion and garlic
sandwich.
ADJ CL My lunch which smells great is an
onion and garlic sandwich.
APPOSITIVE My lunch, an onion and garlic
sandwich, smells great.
2.
My son is an engineer. He will be moving to Toronto
next week.
3.
Jessica is the youngest student in the class. She had
the highest mark.
4.
The baby is six months old. He does not sleep well.
5.
Eileen is the marketing manager. She organized the ad
campaign.
6.
The class was taught by Mrs. McKnight. She is a retired
teacher.
7.
The car is a red convertible. It was speeding through
the neighbourhood.
8.
Friends was an American situation comedy. It is
very popular with ESL students.
9.
The Nakdong River is the longest river in Korea. It is
over 500 km long.
10.
English is the secondmost spoken language of the world.
It is a challenging language to learn.
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