EF56 Class 28- quoting text, sentence fragments

 

EF56 CW567

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 9:15.

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Sentences with quoted text from HW

Keep working with quoted text.

Use quoted text to support writing about the story.

The sentences must be real sentences.

·      Sentence fragments

·      Run-on sentences

·      HW   Prepare to write a short paragraph on “Roses Sing on New

Snow” using quoted text.

 

Thursday

·      Phrasal verbs

·      IF TIME verb tense- present perfect

·      Test#4

·      Para with quoted material

 

Friday

·      Professional Development for Adult Education

Non-Instruction Day

 

Monday

Back to it!

Two weeks left in the course.

·      Begin sentence combining

 

 

 

 

 

LAST NIGHT’S HOMEWORK

Try a few sentences with quoted text. Email some to me.

 

I responded to each of your emails with corrections and suggestions.

 

 

Borrow 1,2,3 words from a story.

-single word, short phrase (2-4 words)

 

“New World”

 

Maylin’s special dish reflected her life in the “New World”(1) which was different from life in her family’s mother country.

 

Maylin’s special dish reflected her life in the Canada which was different from life in her family’s mother country.

 

-         quotation supports your idea

-         acts as proof or evidence that your ideas are good ideas

 

“impatient Governor”(2)

 

Maylin was not afraid of the powerful man even though he was “impatient”(2) with everyone around him. EVIDENCE, PROOF

 

Maylin was not afraid of the powerful man even though he was rude to everyone around him.

 

Quoted text helps support your argument.

argument – your point of view, your opinion, as reflected in the Topic Sentences

 

ACADEMIC STYLE OF WRITING

You either enjoy this kind of thing or can learn to enjoy it.

 

University – mostly reading and writing.

 

 

 

 

 

using quotations

 

Here are some key points to remember when using quotations:

 

1)   Incorporate quotations into your sentences.

 

2)   Keep quotations to a few words.  Quotations are like salt in food: a little bit gives flavour; too much ruins the dish.

 

3)   Use quoted material to support your points. They are your supporting ideas. The quoted words just bouy them up a bit.

 

4)   Don’t use too many quotations.  Pick two or three quotations to support your brainstormed points and leave the rest.

 

5)   Make sure the quoted material is exactly as written in the story.  Quotation marks means thet the words are exactly as they are in the story. Use … and [] to make minor grammatical or stylistic changes.

 

“renew their spirits”

Malyin was happy that her food could “renew their spirits”.(1)

 

HIGHER LEVEL- TEACH IN Eng10,11,12

Malyin was happy that her food could “renew [the customers’] spirits”.(1)

 

[  ] square brackets

 

 

6)   Avoid repeating quotations.

“renew their spirits”- don’t reuse quoted text

 

7)   Avoid ending paragraphs with quotations. Always end with your own words, your own sentence.

 

150-250 ww

3-4 quoted words ought to be a good number

 

 

Let’s try some practice with that. Write a few sentences that contain quoted text from the story.

 

 

Test #4 tomorrow- I will ask you a basic question about the story “Roses Sing on New Snow”.

Last one hour of class- 10:30-11:30

 

Paragraph with some quoted text

-150-250 ww

 

Grabber

Topic sentence- focus on the question

Supporting sentence with “   “

Concluding sentence

 

You should bring your story to check for quotations.

 

 

 

 

 

We have finished our sentence instruction.

Three types of sentences:

1.    SIMPLE   SV   SSV   SVV   SSVV   Imperative(command)   Interrogative(question)

2.    COMPOUND   SV, SOBA SV.   SV; SV.   SV; TRANS, SV.

3.    COMPLEX  -ADVERB CL

-ADJECTIVE CL

-NOUN CL

 

hear(v)  I heard that you bought a new car.

see(v)  He saw that his girlfriend was upset.

read(v)  Sima read that gas prices are going to drop next week.

 

These are so important to be able to use. We have to master these.

Practice. Practice. Daily practice.

 

 

Complete Sentences

Exercise 1

1.    Nestor shaved his beard. SV SIMPLE

2.    When I see her. sentence fragment-

 FIX

When I see her.   I see her.

When I see her, ADD  When I see her, my heart races.

                                         My heart races when I see her.

 

3.Loves to read in the kitchen. frag

My mom loves to read in the kitchen. I love to read in the kitchen.

4.    OK

5.    If you really need my help. frag

FIX

I am always here if you really need my help.

You really need my help.

6.    OK

7.    The incredibly large scar on his nose. frag

He has an incredibly large scar on his nose.

We were staring at the incredibly large scar on his nose.

 

 

I will glue and clamp the drawer tomorrow live in class.