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Today’s Agenda
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Return yesterday’s practice paragraphs
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Review paragraphs
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Begin narrative writing – telling stories
·
Facts and Figures
Friday
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Test#1- paragraph – narrative writing
Monday
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Begin decriptive writing
Writing a
paragraph
Name
Class
Title
My Favourite Food
My Favourite Place to Visit
Write a short
paragraph (80-100 ww).
INDENT Topic
sentence
Body sentences
– talk about the favourite thing
Concluding
sentence
Paragraph Writing
Types of paragraphs: narrative, descriptive, process,
persuasive
narrative writing – telling a story
narrative paragraph – tells a short personal story (80-100 words)
personal story – a story from your life
-In English Foundations 1/2, a paragraph is 80-100 words
- In English Foundations 3/4, a paragraph is about 100-150
words.
- In EF 5/6, a paragraph is about 150-200 words.
narrate (v) – to tell a story
narrator (noun) – a person who tells a story
narrative writing- often first-person narration “I” “my”
“me”
usually a
personal story, writing about your life and your experiences
POSSIBLE
TOPICS:
“What is your
dream for your future?”
“What was a
scary moment that happened to you?”
“What was a funny
moment that happened to you?”
“What did you
do on your first day in Canada?”
“What did you
do last Sunday?” EXAMPLE FROM CLASS
narration tells
a story
“What is your
dream for your future?”
Topic sentence:
be a building engineer
Supporting
sentences:
-making houses
and buildings
-plumbing,
electical, structures,
-design, draw
plans
-computer work
-talk with
customers and builders
-good money,
start your own business/company
-hire people
Concluding
sentence:
I really want
to be a building engineer. I want to help make houses and buildings for people
and cities. A building engineer designs plumbing, electrical, heating, structures,
etc. I will work on computer and draw plans. I will talk with customers and builders.
I will make good money. I will start my own business and hire many people. I will be a good boss. I will study two years
at BCIT. I have to really study hard to do well in college. I am excited about
becoming a building engineer.
12/12 Excellent writing!
TS future
dreams coming true
-son has wonderful
job, successful, getting promotions
-daughter is in
college, will get a job in accounting
-husband is
healthy
-learn more
English
-lots of gardening
getting promotions-
going to higher level at your job
TS to be nurse
-many different
jobs/ different kinds of nurses
-help recover,
get healthy- helpd someone improve their walking
-physical therapy
-hospital, clinic
-patient, calm,
responsible, gentle, helpful
-study at
college, university, 4 year
-good pay
Tomorrow- Tes#1
Write a narrative
paragraph on one of the following topics:
1.
2.
Facts and
Figures “Salaries” p153
salary – money that
you earn, pay from a job, paid per biweekly, or monthly
biweekly –
every two weeks
wage- hourly amount
of money, paid by the hour
Minimum wage in
BC is $15.65 per hour.
Pilots fly
airplanes. planes
profession-
area or job, white-collar job, requires university
-white-collar
job- teacher, doctor, office worker
-blue-collar
job- skilled trades, plumber, mechanic, electrician, repair, physical work
Canada has very
good pay for skilled-trades.
skilled trades-
plumber, electrician, mechanic, builder, IT (information technology), gas
fitter
master plumber=
Red-Seal plumber
Chinese “gold
collar job” NOT ENGLISH!!
construction
workers wear orange, high-visibility vests – blue-collar job
jackhammer-
Waiter / waitress
server(noun, person) Your server will be over in a minute. Servers
get tips.
tip- extra
money on top of the bill
benefits- extras
besides money- health insurance, dental, pension, vacation pay
pension – money
for when you are retired, usually over 65
Canada Pension –
you pay into that when you are working
OAS – Old Age
Security – money for low-income seniors
various benefits
from the Canadian government – disability allowance, child benefit, free secondary
education
Canada offers benefits
to its citizens.
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