Eng 10 11 SUMMER- 2 class

 

Good morning.

We will get started at 8:30.

 

Al Haley

ahaley@vsb.bc.ca

haleyshec.blogspot.com

 

Today’s Agenda:

1.          Paper format

2.          Ice-breaker- small group chatting

3.          Begin sentence review- “Tutorial- Intro to Sentence Types”

4.          Pass-in paragraph

 

 

Homework yesterday – email me

I responded to you.

I got emails from most of the class yesterday.

Homework email- proper subject line

The emails were perfect- clear subject line  NAME, CLASS

Please remember to include name and class in your email.

 

 

IDIOM Housekeeping items- basic protocols of a meeting or class

-         not curriculum (subject matter that you are studying)

-         day to day processes- times, dates, breaks, structure of the environment

 

 

Books- I will to try to provide all text resources for you.

– photocopies, distribute in class

-online, URLs, web links, via email

 

·      Check your email to see if you received my “SHEC test” email

If you don’t receive it, we have to fix that. We/You can fix it in the office.

Let me know if you do not receive this email.

 

 

Viewing the Class blog on a iphone- Click “View web version” bottom centre

Then you will see the search bar upper lefthand corner

 

 

College, university – buy books, $$$

High school (secondary)- book loans, book deposit $100

 

I provide paper texts

- you get to keep the resources

- $100 is a lot of money (refundable)

Mainly, the text will be online, URLs, blog

 

 

 

 

 

PAPER FORMAT

Please use lined 8 1/2 X 11 inch paper.

You can get it at a dollar store. $1.25

 

ORIENTATION of the paper

right side up, not upside down

three hole to the left

 

NAME CLASS DATE

Put your full name, class, and date in the top/upper righthand corner above the line.

 

TITLE

Title line -Name of test, quiz

Quiz 1, Test 1, Essay 2

 

FORMAT

-Write in pen- black or blue ink

NOTE: Black ink gets higher marks on provincial exams.

Please! No pencil.

-Double space. Write on a line; then skip a line.

-Write between the margins.

-Indent the first word of each paragraph- ¾”  1”

* “ inch e.g. 2”   

‘ foot 6’      

6’2”  5’10”  5’4”   “Doris is five four.”

 

If you are writing on a computer, how do you indent? What key do you press to indent?

Use the TAB key.

Press SPACE five times- amateur hour

 

Canada is a metric country; however, we still use Imperial measurements for a lot of things.

Imperial – measurement – mile, foot, inch, gallon, pound

The US uses the Imperial system.

 

Paper orientation

Pen

Margins

Doublespace

Indent

 

It’s easy to forget these details when you are focussed on writing.

I will keep reminding you.

When the formatting is right, it looks better.

We’ll practice today.

 

On a word processor on computer:

-Use a 14-16 point font

-Choose an attractive font- simple and clear

e.g. Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri

 

-Doublespace or 1.5 spacing

-Indent the first word of each paragraph, TAB key or 4-5 space bar

 

-Save your document with a meaningful name  Name, Class, Quiz#

 

-Email the document to me as an attachment

I will mark it and make comments on it using Word. Then I can send it back to you.

 

Googledocs -SHARING DOESN’T WORK WELL

You can attach the Googledoc; however, there are a couple of extra steps.

 

HOMEWORK: Send me a document by 3PM. We can see it all works ok.

Text – Hi.

 

I will comment on it. Then I will send it back to you.

If you are able to read my comment, great!

If not, we can figure out how to make it work. 

 

Spelling-

American spelling and Canadian spelling differ sometimes.

In media, American spelling dominates.

 

focused focussed

meter metre

center centre   Collingwood Community Centre

neighbor neighbour

color colour

 

airplane(Can,US) aeroplane(UK)  tire(Can,US) tyre(UK)

dilemma(Can,US) dilemna(UK-regional)

Canadian spelling is closer to British spelling.

 

Multiplicity of Englishes

code-switching- using different vocab, pronunciation depending on who you are talking to, US Black and White

 

You can choose what you want- try to be consistent.

The colour of my neighbor’s house is green. – inconsistent

The colour of my neighbour’s house is green.- consistent

 

Choose one spelling system. It is your choice.

I recommend you go with Canadian spelling.

 

spellcheck – see errors, not errors

 

NOTE: Grammarchecker is highly inaccurate.

My grammarchecker gives all kinds of dumb advice to me.

Grammarchecker is a crutch. Be cautious is relying on it.

I leave it turned off.

Some people like Grammarly. Some people find it helpful. However, it is a huge crutch. Be cautious of relying on it too much. it is generated by AI (Artificial Intelligence), so your writing will sound like AI- impersonal, bland, no personality, plain glass of water, no flavour.

The resulting writing will not sound like you.

 

 

Don’t use it in class. I want to see your writing. I want to hear your voice, not a computer version of your voice.

Time to take off the training wheels.

Have some confidence. Fall down- get back up.

 

 

Group of two:

Find someone in class who speaks a different language than you do.

Chat with your partner about the following topics:

1.    Name

2.    Home

3.    Family

4.    Job

5.    Travel

6.    Hobbies

7.    Future plans

 

Make notes about the other person’s answers so that you will remember.

 

PASS-IN WRITING

Write a paragraph (150-200 words) introducing your partner. Pass it in to me by 12.