Good morning.
We will get started at 8:30.
Today’s Agenda:
· Quiz#4
adverb clauses
· “Parallelism”
from homework
· Quoting
text
· Begin
“Dead Man’s Path”
· HW Prepare for Test#3 on Thursday – “I Confess”
and “Dead
Man’s
Path”
Wednesday
· Continue
parallelism
· Continue
quoting text
· Begin
adjective clauses
· Finish
“Dead Man’s Path”
· Prepare
for Test#3 on Thursday – “I Confess” and “Dead
Man’s
Path”
·
Thursday
· Continue
parallelism – more challenging
· Continue
adjective clauses
· Test#3
“I Confess” and “Dead Man’s Path”
Friday
· Continue
parallelism – more challenging
· Continue
adjective clauses
·
***NOTE***
I started assigning spoken
marks for the first half of the course. The first spoken mark is out of 5.
Usually it is either 5/5, 3/5, 1/5, 0/5.
I will assign the second
spoken mark in the final week.
You can check your marks with
me at any time. I would love to be able to share them with you via email;
sadly, the school software will not allow me to do that. I can show you your
marks on my computer any time.
Quiz#4
Write a complex sentence with
an adjective clause for each.
Submit it to me by 9am. No lates.
1.
although monitor
2.
because recently
3.
so that decorate
4.
since interrupt
5.
even if reimburse
6.
while pupil
In the final week, I will
give everyone an opportunity to replace one quiz and one test. You can choose
one quiz and/or on test that you are not satisfied with or that you missed. I
will give a new quiz and/or test to replace that one. This will be optional. I
will talk more about this in detail later.
Scenario
Q1 2/6 4/6 1/6
Q2 4/6
Q3 3/6
Q4 5/6
Q5 6/6
SCENARIO#1 Opt to replace Q1.
Replacement quiz 4/6
SCENARIO#2 Opt to replace Q1.
Replacement quiz 1/6
IDIOM You have nothing to lose.
Try it.
Parallelism
parallel- geometry term, two lines that never cross
grammar/sentences- words in a series, same kind of word
Parallelism is a higher-level
aspect of writing style. Parallelism means using words and phrases that are
similar or in structure or form. This technique adds symmetry, strength, and
balance to your writing.
Words, phrases, and clauses have
to go together, just like clothes. If they don’t go together well, they clash.
When your writing clashes with itself, readers lose confidence in you. When
they lose confidence in you, they stop reading.
Make sure lists of words,
series of phrases match within your sentences:
1. word forms for words in a
series. Adjectives go with adjectives, nouns go with nouns, verbs go with
verbs- INCLUDING TENSE! This is also true for adjective/noun combinations.
2. prepositional phrases
3. clauses. Independent clauses
in compound sentences often
sound better when they are parallel.
This is style more than grammar.
A few examples of parallelism within
sentences:
1. You need to work quickly and decisively.
2. Like father, like son. Like
mother, like daughter.
3. This is not only just
what I wanted, but also just what I needed.
4. Congress needs to either
reduce spending or raise taxes.
5. She is sneaky and
manipulative.
6. In the parade the Boy
Scouts presented the colors, the band marched, and the mayor rode in a
convertible. SV, SV, and SV
7. Your mother was very busy
gathering the laundry, dusting the furniture, and washing the dishes. Gerunds gathering
dusting washing
8. To survive, you need water,
food and shelter. noun, noun, and noun
EASIER EXERCISES
1. The
understudy had bright green eyes, a great mass of blonde hair, and her face
was red a red face.
2. When
winter comes, the Joneses will have to find either a warmer house or they
will have to find a wood stove.
3. When
Moe was in high school, his parents spent a good deal of time not only helping
him with his homework assignments but also they participated with him
participating with him in school activities.
4. It is better to be happy than being
to be sad.
5. The
word for left means "deceitful" in Italian, "awkward " in
German, "malicious" in Spanish, and Russians define its meaning as
"sneaky." “sneaky” in Russian.
French ‘gauche’ ‘gauche’ crude unsophisticated,
show wealth in a flashy way
Italian ‘sinastre” ‘sinister’ evil, devil
Left-handed (adj) That’s a left-handed idea. crazy idea
discrimination
6. The contract was illegible, lengthy, and it
is awkward.
7. To think that you can do anything
is deceiving yourself.
infinitives or
gerunds
To think that you can do anything is to deceive
yourself.
Thinking that you can do anything is deceiving
yourself.
Wrong message
to send to children.
8. Aspiring
actors go to Hollywood to become stars and because they want to make
money.
Aspiring actors go to Hollywood to become
stars and to make money.
Aspiring actors go to Hollywood because
they want to become stars
and because they want to make money.
parallel – slightly overwritten, a lot of REP
Aspiring actors go to Hollywood because
they want to become stars
and because they want
to make money.
9. The
tourists amused themselves by playing shuffleboard, watching plays,
and they went going to trendy restaurants in the center of the city.
The tourists amused themselves by playing
shuffleboard, watching plays, and going to trendy restaurants
in the center of the city.
Gerunds- playing
watching going
10. Before
you order anything, you should not only check with the purchasing agent but
also the comptroller.
Before you order anything, you should check not
only with the
purchasing agent but also with the
comptroller.
High-level decisions.
11. The
radiologist examined the MRI both carefully and with competence.
The radiologist examined the MRI carefully
and competently.
This is writing, going through each sentence
to make sure it is
not only grammatically correct but also
parallel.
Try the rest for homework. Email me a few by
3.
· Uses of quotation marks 1.titles
2.reported
speech
3.irony,
ironic finger quotes (for talking, casual)
4.
borrow words from a text
1.
titles
– short story, chapter in a book, magazine article, newspaper article, part of
a book, not a whole book
“I Confess”
In the story “I Confess”, a main conflict is the person vs person conflict between
Mr. Wei, the teacher, and Wang Wei, the student.
novel, book by itself, has its own covers
Choice: Impact
OR Impact (Ctrl i)
Ddhdhjdjdfjdf ddjdjdjdj
writing with a pen Impact
writing on computer Impact italics
Impact ctrl+i
In the novel He Came to Set the Captives Free,
the theme of ….
In the novel He Came to Set the Captives Free,
the theme of ….
“The Sniper”
“Charles” titles of short stories
<<Impact>>
Not English
<<The Sniper>> NOT ENGLISH “The Sniper”
Math 5>4
greater than 4<6 lesser than
> alligator’s mouth The alligator always eats the bigger number.
“ “ usually double quotation marks, not single
‘ ‘
e.g. The class really enjoyed reading Animal Farm.
The class really enjoyed reading “Roses Sing on New Snow”.
Luis is reading a book called Two Pieces of
Clothes. computer
Luis is reading a book called Two Pieces of Clothes.
handwriting
Charlotte’s Web is a very popular kids’ book.
“Animal Farm”
XXX, not both, just one or the other
either belt or suspenders
IDIOM He is a belt and suspenders kind of person.
kids’ book -
‘ apostrophe, shows possession
Joe’s new bicycle is pretty rad/cool.
Joe’s sister’s bike is also really nice. one sister
Joe’s sisters’ bikes are also really nice. two sister,
three sisters
The student’s writing is improving. 1 person
The students’ writing is improving. all of them
Is the noun singular or plural. Put the apostrophe
after the word.
The dogs’ leashes got tangled.
punctuation – umbrella term – comma, period,
apostrophe, semicolon, colon, exclamation point, quotation mark, hyphen, dash
Jun read an article in The Vancouver Sun called
“What does Putin Want?”.
Jun read an article in The Vancouver Sun called
“The Future for Ukraine”.
Good Food has an article called
“Old-Fashioned Apple Pie”.
Good Food has an article called
“Old-Fashioned Apple Pie”.
bold- not necessary, used for visual effects
bald
2.
reported speech,
direct speech- exact words that someone says, quote, quotation
Mary said, “I am going to be late today.”
You said, “I will pick up the kids.”
indirect speech
Mary said that she will be late today. noun clause
She said that would be fine. noun clause
She said, “That will be fine.”
She said that that would be fine.
FURTHER INSTRUCTION ON QUOTING DIRECT AND INDIRECT
SPEECH:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/quotation_marks/index.html
CONFUSION
Mary said that she is going to be late today. indirect
speech, noun clause
COMMON ERROR
Mary said that I am going to be late today.
FIXES
Mary said that she is going to be late today. noun
clause indirect
Mary said, “I am going to be late today.” direct
ERROR My mother said that you should do your homework.
Who is ‘you’?
FIXED My mother said to me, “You should do your
homework.” direct
FIXED My mother said that I should do my homework. indirect
My daughter said, “Let’s go to the pet store.” DIRECT
SPEECH
My daughter said that we should go to the pet store.
INDIRECT SPEECH
that we should go to the pet store - noun clause
let’s – let us
3.
irony, finger
quotes- informal, speaking
three kinds of irony –
1. verbal irony – say something but mean the opposite,
not hurtful,
gentle humour
sarcasm- meant to hurt someone, rough humour, biting
humour
He is a sarcastic person.
SPOKEN Joan went to a party last night. She missed
work today because she is “sick”. She has the “party flu.” She is hungover. She
has a hangover.
a hangover- headache, dehydration, and nausea from
drinking too much the night before
2. dramatic irony – you know something that the
character
in the book or movie doesn’t know
3.
situational irony- you try to do something to help someone but you wind up
hurting them, you get the opposite result from what you intended
IDIOM wind up – what happens in the end
“Dora
wanted to move to Chicago, but she wound up going to Toronto.”
“Sue
is studying business in college. She will probably wind up being a manager in a
company.”
proposterous
(adj) – ridiculous, outrageous
MOST IMPORTANT FOR US
4.
borrowing words from a story , putting
them into your paragraph,
essay
Borrow words from a text. Incorporate the
words into our writing. Include the words in our sentence.
For example.
Peking duck- definition writing
PLAGIARIZED
plagiarism
Peking duck is
a dish from Beijing (Peking)[1] that has been prepared since the Imperial era. The meat
is characterized by its thin, crispy skin, with authentic versions of
the dish serving mostly the skin and little meat, sliced in front of the diners
by the cook. Ducks bred especially for the dish are slaughtered after 65 days and seasoned before being roasted in a closed or hung oven. The meat
is often eaten with spring onion, cucumber and sweet bean sauce with pancakes rolled around the fillings. Sometimes pickled radish is
also inside. Crispy aromatic duck is a similar dish to Peking duck and is
popular in the United Kingdom.
Peking duck is well-known for its tasty
flavours and “thin, crispy skin”
(Wikipedia.com). It is a very popular dish in
China.
“Ducks bred especially for the dish are
slaughtered after 65 days and seasoned before being roasted in a closed or hung
oven.”
NO GOOD, TOO LONG, NOT INCORPORATED INTO YOUR
WRITING
Quote only a few words at a time- 1,2,3,4
words
citation – showing where the borrowed words
come from
Plagiarism – copying someone else’s words and
claiming that you wrote them
-stealing
intellectual property
Often easy to detect.
Use other people’s words the right way- “ “
citation
How to Prepare to use Quotations in School
Writing:
Second reading:
1 Read the story/ text.
2 Underline good words and phrases that you
may want to use as quotations.
3 When you write your paragraph or essay, you
can sprinkle in quoted words and phrases.
sprinkle – a little bit
When should I quote a word?
Why am I using this word? Is it a word that I use
on my own, or am I borrowing it from the story? You have to make a judgement
call.
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