Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 9:15.
Today’s agenda:
·
“Grabbers”
paragraph writing
·
Continue
adverb clauses – pick up from ‘while’
Choose
vocab for quiz tomorrow
·
Begin
Women and Rights module – Viola Desmond
·
Thursday
·
Quiz
– adverb clauses
·
Topic:
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
·
“Grabbers”
– your examples from homework
·
Begin
work on writing process: prewriting / writing
·
Continue
Women and Rights module- Rosa Parks
Friday – no school, National Day for Truth and Reconcilation
Monday
·
Return
quiz adverb clauses, go over
·
Begin
adjective clauses
·
Continue
Women and Rights module- Malala Yousafzai
Test#2-
Paragraph on Women and Rights module- Tuesday or Wednesday
Tuesday
·
Continue
adjective clauses
Wednesday
When you writing a paragraph or essay
Grabbers/Hooks
-usually first sentence, before the Topic Sentence
-grabs the reader’s attention, hooks your reader attention
-makes them pay attention, makes them want to read your
writing
-optional attention-getting device for writing, highly
recommended
MY ADVICE: Use a grabber. It will make your writing way more
interesting.
PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE
Grabber
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
Good for paragraphs, for essays, for speeches
Seven
different kinds of grabbers:
1.
-general to specific statement, funnel
-say
something big and general, then narrow it down to specific topic
funnel
\ /
||
Everybody wants to have
success in their lives. Everybody wants to achieve their goals. Using
goalsetting techniques can help us to accomplish the objectives we want to
accomplish.
2.
-short anecdote- short personal story, very
short (1-2 short sentences)
personalizes
your writing, establishes a connection to your reader, establishes empathy, first
person
When I was younger, I
always had trouble realizing the goals that I dreamed about for myself. Then I
learned about Goalsetting. This changed everything for me! Now, I will teach
you.
3.
-historical reference
Throughout history, women
have usually been in less powerful positions than men.
4.
-fact or statistic
80%, four out of five, 2/3
of ..., 37,000,000 people...
People who use Goalsetting techniques to
help them achieve their goals have a 65% higher chance of achieving their goals
than people who do not.
5.
-ask a question (answered by thesis statement)
How do you keep yourself on
track? What steps do you take when you want to achieve something new in your
life?
6.
-relevant quotation by a famous/important person
Jordan
Peterson says, “Make a plan. A plan is not a prison. It is a guide.”
Barack
Obama once said, “Blah blah blah.”
My
mother said, “Blah blah blah.”
Buddha
said, “Life is suffering. We must have empathy for all living creatures.”
Mao
Zhe Dong said, “Women hold up half the sky.”
PRO
TIP: Books of quotations.- Have some quotations in your memory. It is very
helpful to reference when you are writing.
7. -relevant idiom from any
language, proverb, saying
-don’t
translate well, have a lot of meaning
In
Chinese, we say that a good job is like a ‘golden rice bowl.’
In
Persian, we say...
There
is a saying in Japanese: ‘Even monkeys fall from trees.’ It means everyone
makes mistakes. It’s important to keep going after you did something wrong.
REVIEW
of ways to do grabbers/hooks:
1.
funnel
2.
anecdote
3.
historical
4.
fact/statistic
5.
question
6.
quotation
7.
idiom/saying
Choose
one. It will make your paragraph, essay, or presentation lively and
engaging.
MY
PRO ADVICE: Write the grabber last. You can mull it over as you are writing the
rough draft. A good grabber might jump out at you. If not, if you can’t think
of anything for a grabber, just ask a question. The question is the easiest way
to do a grabber.
Write a grabber for the paragraph Test#1.
Email it to me.
Read over your paragaph form yesterday. Decide on what kind of
grabber would work best. Write it down.
IDIOM
mull it over = think it over I mulled
it over all night and made a decision in the morning.
These are some
of your sentences with adverb clauses from
homework:
1.
If you go out a little earlier, you will catch
up the bus on time.
catch up – you are slow or behind, you
have to rejoin the group
ketchup
2.
We will have a wonderful hiking when we plan
to go to Stanley Park next weekend.
We will have a wonderful hike when we go to
Stanley Park next weekend.
We had a wonderful hike when we went to
Stanley Park last weekend.
3.
I don’t want to go out because it rains
heavily.
I don’t want to go out because it is raining
heavily.
rains – simple present, always, usually
is raining- simple progressive- right now
4.
You won’t be late if you get up early.
5.
I am cooking while he is sleeping.
6.
They have lived here since their son was born
in 2009.
present perfect - have lived
passive voice - was born
7.
Because I have a lot of homework, I can't go
out.
alot a lot , lots
8.
You will pass your exam if you study hard.
9.
I saw a dog when was eating
I saw a dog when I was eating.
10.
She was driving while I was talking
11.
My parents are here since 2018
My parents have been here since 2018. SIMPLE
12.
I have am sore on my left shoulder because
I was bitten by a dog.
My hand is sore.
sore(adj)
13.
If I have a lot of money, I will buy new garments
clothes and shoes.
14.
A singer is singing a song while I am eating
dinner.
15.
My mother harvests wheat while it is raining.
16.
We were welding while my father was chopping
wood.
17.
When Jenny will finish her nursing course, she
will get a job.
When Jenny finishes her nursing
course, she will get a job.
When I will get home, I will
make supper.
18.
Because my daughter is visiting me, I am happy
today.
19.
While I was watching T.V, I ate my dinner.
20.
Since I will be working late, I will eat
downtown.
21.
If you pay your bills on time, you can have a
good credit
score.
22.
Because he loved her, he didn’t believe she
was having an affair.
23.
I have been in Canada ever since 2021. SIMPLE
24.
I was cooking while my husband was w atching
movies.
25.
I do not like watching tv when while I
eat my breakfast.
Good work! Good job!
When you learn these 24, you will be a star in your English
class!
time- after, before, since, ever
since, until, when, whenever,
while
place- wherever
condition - if,
even if, provided that, unless
manner- as,
as if, though, although, even though, so ... that
cause- because,
since
purpose- in
order that, in order to, so that,
Let’s do some practice. Write some sentences from your own
imagination using some of these words. Email some to me.
*until – time, waiting
Jun will wait until SV.
Jun will wait until you finish your supper.
*whenever – every time, any time, not as specific in time as
‘when’
We go to Granville Island whenever my grandmother visits
Vancouver.
You can go play video games whenever your homework is done.
*even if, opposite of ‘if’
A B
Jun will go to your party if you invite her.
A depends on B
A B
Jun will not go to your party even if you invite
her.
A is not affected by B, B does not change A
We will go to the beach tonight even if it is raining.
We will go to the beach tonight if it is not raining.
*provided that ‘if’
for important things
You can some ice cream if you finish your supper.
You can go to UBC provided that you meet the entry requirements.
·
although, even though, though – all the same meaning
‘though’ is a bot more casual, good for talking
although, even though- good for writing
Mei went for a run even though she was tired.
You continue to develop your English even though / although
it is challenging.
Even though Mei was tired, she went for a run.
Even though Mei was tired, she still went for a run.
even though still – go together well
*in order that
in order to – MUCH
MORE COMMON – to get a result
Jun came to Canada in order to V.
Jun came to Canada in order to have a better life.
Jun came to Canada in order that SV.
Jun came to Canada in order that he could have a better
life. LESS COMMON
Maris has been walking in the park every evening is order to
V.
Maris has been walking in the park every evening in order
to lose weight.
Maris has been walking in the park every evening in order
that she can lose weight. LESS COMMON
Shira is finishing her Biology 12 in order that she can
apply to Langara.
Shira is finishing her Biology 12 in order to apply to
Langara. MORE COMMON
We have to wear masks and wash our hands in order to prevent
the spread of Covid19.
HIGHER-LEVEL
*except that
The hotel was really nice except that it was noisy.
He will make a great husband except that he is jail for
life.
except for
The hotel was really nice except for the noise. SIMPLE
Mei is pretty good at writing except for punctuation.
The movie was great except that it was a little too long.
The music was really good except that it was a little too
loud.
