EF6 11am 1 Class

 Good morning, everyone.

This is the 11:00 am class for these courses:

English Foundations 6 – EF6

Composition/Writing 567- CW567

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.

• Teacher: Al Haley

Email address: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

Call me by my first name: Al

Today’s agenda:

• Welcome!

• Covid protocols

• Discuss structure of course/overview of course

• Class procedures

• Marks- Quizzes and tests

• ICEBREAKER Spoken work- introductions

• Homework activity

Friday

• Finish course introduction

• Email protocol, emailing tests, attachments

• Spoken

• Classmate introductions- spoken 

• HW

Monday

• Goalsetting

• 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. I will explain the class blog later.

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.

Please call me “Al’

Teacher, can I ask a question?

teacher- not a title in English

Professor – college and university

honorifics, titles:  Sir, Ma’am, Doctor, Professor, Officer, Father, Sister, Corporal, Sergeant, Mayor

• Covid protocols: masks, clean hands

Wear your mask if you want to.

masks – can’t see faces, lose a lot- facial expressions, lip reading

spray your hands, spray your desk

Let’s be careful and respectful.

Our entrance and exit door is the south door.

In Vancouver, the mountains are north.

Northshore mountains

NEWS- north east south west- 

mnemonic- memory aid- Never eat sour weiners.

• Are you vaccinated? If not, get vaccinated. They are safe and effective.

 

• English Foundations 6, Composition Writing 567- These classes are at similar levels, so it is a good split class. 

• EF6, and CW567 students will learn the same material. 

EF – English Foundations

CW – Composition and Writing

If in-class doesn’t work for you, there are self-paced alternatives. You can learn on your own.

Room 203 -self-study, computer-based

-self-motivated- motivation, motive (reason)

-self-directed- 

-self-assessing-

-for self-paced students – 90% do not finish the course

**TRUTH** English courses need a teacher.

This is a relaxed class. We will do a lot of good work, but I try not to be too serious.

MY GOALS: 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. You don’t even have to be my student to use it. People from all over the world visit my blog. It’s cool.

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.

There is a search bar in the top lefthandcorner.

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. I have old students of mine who are now in college and university who refer to the blog still.

1. Go to the blog now. Make sure you can open it.

2. Let me know if you are having trouble opening my blog.

3. Any trouble getting in? We’ll figure it out. Let me know.

 

If yes? Good!

If no? Let me know.

 

 

Course dates: Thursday, April 28th to Wednesday, June 29th. (Final day).

Monday to Friday, 11:00-1:15

 

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

• Victoria Day - Monday, May 23rd

I think that is all.

10-minute break each class

When you are successful in this class:

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 early 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 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

In-class or self-paced

Check the South Hill schedule.

• After EF7/CompLit10 – English 11 – English 12

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

 

Do you have some ideas what you want to do after high school?

You can start to research what prerequisites your postsec requires.

All post-secondary programs will have their own entry 

requirements.

Go to the college website. Look up the program, Check “ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS”

e.g. BCIT, Technology Equipment

Dental Hygiene

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.

·      https://www.vsb.bc.ca/Student_Learning/Adult_Education/Contact_us/Pages/South_Hill_Education_Centre.aspx

 

Jacquie Price – advisor for this class

jprice@vsb.bc.ca

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?

Don’t forget about skilled trades.

plumber

electrician

welder

mechanic

physio

massage therapy

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