EF56 CW567
Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 9:15.
POSSIBLE COURSE CHANGE
November schedule:
Period 1 9:15-11:30 Eng10/11 EF6/7
Most of the sentence work will be 90% repeated.
There will be all new stories and poems.
We will be working quite a bit on essay writing.
P1 EF67
P2 EF45
Today’s agenda:
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November course switched to P1 EF67
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Go over parallelism exercises from homework
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Conflict
·
“The Wise Woman of Cordoba”
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Begin sentence combining
Friday
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“The Wise Woman of Cordoba”
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Sentence combining
·
Last 30 minutes of class- Optional replacement
quiz for the people who email me about by the deadline today.
Monday
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Test #5 “Wise Woman” with “”
EASIER EXERCISES for Eng 11/12
1. The
understudy had bright green eyes, a great mass of blonde hair,
and her face was red a red face.
adj n
2. When winter
comes, the Joneses will have to find either a warmer house or they will have
to find a wood stove.
3. When Moe
was in high school, his parents spent a good deal of time not only helping
him with his homework assignments but also they participated participating
with him in school activities.
4. It is better to be happy than being sad.
It is better to be happy
than to be sad.
It is better to be happy
than sad.
It is better being happy
than being sad.
5. The word
for left means "deceitful" in Italian, "awkward " in
German, "malicious" in Spanish, and Russians define its meaning as
"sneaky."
The word for left means "deceitful" in
Italian, "awkward " in German,
"malicious" in Spanish, and "sneaky" in Russian.
can write with both hands –
ambidextrous ambi-both dext-hand
6. The contract was illegible, lengthy, and it is awkward.
illegible, lengthy, and it is
awkward adj, adj, clause
The contract was illegible,
lengthy, and awkward. adj, adj, and adj
7. To think that you can do anything is deceiving yourself.
To think that you can do anything is deceiving yourself.
infinitive gerund
To think that you can do anything is to deceive yourself. both
gerunds
8. Aspiring
actors go to Hollywood to become stars and because they want to make
money.
infinitive adverb clause
Aspiring actors go to Hollywood to
become stars and to make money.
9. The
tourists amused themselves by playing shuffleboard, watching
plays, and they went to trendy restaurants in the center of the city.
The tourists amused themselves by playing
shuffleboard, watching plays, and going to trendy restaurants in
the center of the city. all gerunds
10. Before you
order anything, you should not only check with the purchasing agent but also
the comptroller. subtle
Before you order anything, you
should check not only with the purchasing agent but also the
comptroller.
not only check... but also V XXX
not only NOUN... but also NOUN
not only with the purchasing agent but also the comptroller
11. The
radiologist examined the MRI both carefully and with competence. adverb
noun
The radiologist examined the MRI both carefully
and with competently. both
adverbs
The radiologist examined the MRI both with care
and competence.
both
nouns
12. Please
return the medical records either to Dr. Jones or Dr. MacIntyre. OK
13. This sofa is
better for beauty, for appearance, and it is comfortable. noun,
noun, and SV adjective
This sofa is better for beauty, for appearance,
and comfort.
noun, noun, and noun
14. Succeeding
at something is not necessarily the same as to get what you need.
Succeeding at
something is not necessarily the same as getting what you need. both
gerunds
To succeed at
something is not necessarily the same as to get what you need. both
infinitives
15. The process seemed to Beth both a bore and annoying.
noun adj
The process seemed to Beth both a
bore and annoyance. both nouns
The process seemed to Beth both boring
and annoying. both adj
Taken from
https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/modulePARALLELposttestPrintable.htm
This work is aiming toward your future in English. Parallelism
is one of the next steps for you to take.
present itself / present themselves- opportunity
I was looking for a job, and then a good opportunity presented
itself.
the opportunity appeared- it showed up
job search – networking is the key
your network – a loose circle of friends and associates who
can help you in some way, or you can help them
IDIOM Opportunity knocks.
Farsi Opportunity knocks once.
IDIOM Strike while the iron is hot.
Literary Terms
setting
character
plot
conflict
conflict- fight, struggle
VS vs= versus (prep)- against
Vancouver Canucks vs Calgary
Flames
World Series 2022: Houston Astros v Philadelphia Phillies
World
Series 2022: Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
Types of conflict
EXTERNAL CONFLICT- struggle from
the outside
*person vs person- conflict between
two people- fight, argument,
disagreement,
misunderstanding, tension that has to be resolved
e.g. wife and
husband, child and parent, siblings, coworkers, strangers, sports- racing, boxing
*person vs society- conflict between
an individual and their society,
culture,
religion
e.g. problems coming
to Canada? language, jobs, cultural norms
Hallowe’en
*person vs technology- cell
phones, electronic machines, GMO (genetically-modified organisms/food)
*person vs nature- natural
disasters: flooding, forest fires, earthquake,
seismic upgrading – schools,
buildings
bears, coyotes, cougars, snakes,
spiders, scorpion, sharks, jellyfish
*person vs supernatural – ghosts,
monsters, vampires, witches
INTERNAL CONFLICT
*person vs herself/himself- uneasy with yourself, some
problem that
you want to fix about yourself-
short temper, weight loss, introverted, shy, lazy,
When we talk about a conflict in a story, we always frame it
as one of these types of conflicts.
e.g. Topic Sentence
The main conflict in “Roses Sing
on New Snow” is the person vs person conflict between Maylin and the governor.
The main conflict in “Roses Sing
on New Snow” is the person vs society conflict between Maylin and the governor /
her family.
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