Good morning.
We will get started at 8:30.
Today’s Agenda:
· Return
Quiz#4
Go over, edit, rewrite
· Continue
parallelism – your examples from homework
· Continue
quoting text
· Finish
“Dead Man’s Path”
· Prepare
for Test#3 on Thursday – “I Confess” OR “Dead
Man’s
Path”
· HW Read “The Ninny” and make notes for Thought Questions
for
Friday
Thursday
· Continue
parallelism – more challenging
· Begin
adjective clauses
· Test#3
“I Confess” and “Dead Man’s Path”
· HW Read “The Ninny” and make notes for Thought Questions
for
tomorrow
Friday
· Continue
adjective clauses
· New
story to read
Monday
· Continue
adjective clauses
Quiz#4
Write a complex sentence with an adverb clause for
each.
1. although monitor
Although
Doris’ new computer monitor was very expensive, the resolution is not as
good as her old screen.
The new
employee keeps making the same mistake although the manager is monitoring his
work closely.
2. because recently
Mark
has been down/sad/depressed/glum/low energy/blah/down in the dumps recently because
he is having/ has had/has been having a lot of conflict with his father.
Blah(slang)-
not energetic, down in the dumps
present
perfect- has had
present
perfect continuous- has been having
Mark
has been sad recently because he has had a lot of conflict with his
father. from some point in the past up to now
Mark
has been sad recently because he has been having a lot of conflict with
his father. from some point in the past up to now and into the future
3. so
that decorate
We
decorated our house, so it looks beautiful for the party. result
We
decorated our house so that it would look beautiful for the party. reason
,so –
result
so that-
reason
Junko
has been studying a lot about essay writing, so she is starting to feel more
comfortable with her writing.
Junko
has been studying a lot about essay writing so that she can get into UBC.
It’s a
beautiful day, so let’s go to the beach.
It’s a
beautiful day so that --Doesn’t make
sense.
Mike
got a haircut so that he would be ready for his anniversary dinner.
Kai is
practicing his driving so that he can pass the road test. COMPLEX- adv cl
Kai is
practicing his driving, so he is getting more comfortable with it. COMPOUND ,SOBA
DIFFERENCE
, so
so that
4. since interrupt
Jen is
mad at Mei since/because she keeps interrupting her.
Jen has
been trying to get her train of thought back since the protestor interrupted
her speech.
IDIOM
train of thought- the ideas in your head that you want to express
I lost
my train of thought. I forgot what I was saying. What was I saying? What was I
talking about?
SLANG brain
fart
5. even
if reimburse
I did
not reimburse the cost of the coffee even if the boss said that he would. XXX
My boss
did not reimburse me for the cost of the coffee even though the boss said that
he would.
I did get
reimbursed for the cost of the coffee even though the boss said that he would.
did not
get reimbursed – passive voice
ACTIVE
VOICE the subject does the verb
I ate
an ice cream.
PASSIVE
VOICE the subject does no action
The ice
cream was eaten by me.
I don’t
think that I will get reimbursed for the plane ticket even if my boss says that
he will.
Mastercard
will not reimburse Jen for the fraudulent charge even if she
hires a
lawyer.
fraudulent
– illegal, fraud
internet
fraud-
even if-
maybe yes, maybe no
MY FRIEND’S
ADVICE: Never use your bank card for purchases. Use a credit card. It is VISA’s
money for 30 days. You will have more protection.
6. while pupil
The
pupils were reading their books while the teacher was marking the
quizzes.
The
pupils ask the librarian for help when they can’t find a certain
book.
These
are some of your solutions to the parallelism exercises from homework.
1. To Beth, the process seemed
both boring and annoying. adj
To
Beth, the process seemed both a bore and an annoyance. noun
Her
little brother is annoying.
He
little brother is an annoyance.
Your
boyfriend is boring.
He
is a bore. He only talks about his car and himself.
2. Benefits of coaching include:
knowing each player, helping that player to improve, and getting to see that
person succeed in life.
Gerunds
comma clarifies the separation
Gerund
– ‘ing’ noun
Hiking
is fun.
I
like hiking. gerund, noun
We
are hiking to the top of the mountain. verb
3. The sofa is better for beauty,
for appearance, and for comfort.
odd
phrasing
4. Succeeding at something is not
necessarily the same as getting what you need.
5. Please return the medical
records either to Dr. Jones or to Dr. Maclntyre.
Very
challenging
6. When my husband takes another
job in California, I will stay here in Texas to pack and to let the children
finish up their school year. My mom will come here to take care of the kids
while I fly out to find a house. I will begin my new life when I drive our car
to California with the kids. The moving van will take all our stuff.
I
will stay late today to clean the room and to organize the books.
You
came to Canada to study and (to) work.
REPETITION can help emphasize your points
7. Mr. Right is that someone who
you needed but not who you wanted. Meaning?
Mr.
Right – the perfect guy for you
Ms.
Right – the perfect lady for you
gal/girl
– old-fashioned
human-
I love play music with these humans.
8. Young people are so pure,
active energetic and smart; the classroom is wonderful because of them.
active-
bad translation
active
– you like to do sports, hiking, skiing
She
is a very active person; she is always out hiking or biking.
energetic,
enthusiastic, open-minded, youthful, exuberant, eager, motivated,
overzealous-
too enthusiastic, too eager
IDIOM
Take a chill pill. Take it easy. Take it down a notch. Chill out.
9. This Sofa is better for beauty,
appearance, and comfort.
10. Succeeding at something is not
necessarily the same as getting what you need.
11. Succeeding at something is not
the same as getting what you need.
12. The process seemed to Beth both
boring and annoying.
13. Police enforcement should be
responsible for service in the community by safeguarding the property of people
who live in the community, to protect the innocent from crimes and ensure that all people have their constitutional
rights get respect.
FIX
Police
enforcement should be responsible for service in the community by safeguarding
the property of people who live in the community, protecting the innocent from
crimes, and ensuring that all people have their constitutional rights respected.
SIMPLE COMPOUND
COMPLEX PUNCTUATION
PARALLELISM VERB FORM
14. In order to convey the
information correctly to the crowd, the police officer was speaking loudly, he
told people where they should be staying, repeating information so they would remember
and gesturing.
FIX
In
order to convey the information correctly to the crowd, the police officer was
speaking loudly, telling people where they should be staying, and repeating
information so that they would remember.
NEW
STYLE OF SENTENCE
We
spend the whole day on the beach, swimming and playing volleyball.
The
whale was beautiful, swimming by the boat and slapping its fluke and flippers
on the water.
Jun
is very busy at work, calling customers, filling orders, and writing reports.
COLON
USAGE :
Jun
is taking two classes: Math 12 and English 12.
Jun
has a lot of responsibilities at work: calling customers, filling orders, and
writing reports.
Writing
business letters
Dear
Mr. Smith:
Disputing
a ticket
To
the presiding judge, the Honourable Joe Smith:
Writing
personal letters
Dear
grandma,
“More
Challenging Exercises”
“MUCH
MORE CHALLENGING PARALLELISM EXERCISES”
These
will be a stretch. Try a few of those and email them to me. We can look at them
tomorrow.
IDIOM
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Mr.
Obi is putting his foot down. – refuse to change your mind
a
village elder – leader, respected senior member of the community
-keep
knowledge, have wisdom, arbiter, judges, power
-represents
the community
satisfied
smile- superior smirk
eradicate
– destroy, get rid of, extinguish
destroy
the culture, the beliefs, the religion
destroy
the root by teaching the children to not respect their own heritage, beliefs,
cultural practices
Residential
Schools in Canada- First Nations kids removed from their families
Process
of Colonialism- breaking the native culture
fantastic
wonderful fantasy, not reality
-preserving
heritage, cultural practices, traditions, beliefs
Wisdom
of the elder: “Let the hawk perch and let the eagle perch.”
coexist
Colonialism-
somebody coming in and taking over a foreign
History
of English colonialism around the world- Africa, North America, India,
History
of Spanish colonialism around the world- the Philippines, Africa, Central and
South America
History
of French colonialism around the world- Africa, Vietnam
This
story can be read on several levels.
Straight
plot
Advice
on how not to negotiate
Commentary
on colonialism
Avatar
-commentary about Colonialism
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