Good morning, everyone.
This is the Period 1, P1, (9:15-11:30 am) class for these
courses:
English Foundations 6
English Foundations 7
We will get started at 9:15.
Teacher: Allan Haley
Email address: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Class blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com
Today’s agenda
·
Paragraph structure and format
·
Classmate introductions- volunteer BONUS PT
·
Check on book deposits
Will give out first book tomorrow
Thursday
·
Pass out books
·
Begin simple sentences
·
Begin Goalsetting module
·
Test#1 paragraph (last 40m)
Paragraph Structure
Paragraph – collection of sentences
(approx. 4 minimum, often 7,8,10)
-EF6, Eng 10,11,12 about
150-250 words
Grade 12 Provincial
Exams-
“In paragraph form
and in at least 150 words, answer question 1...”
-a paragraph is a pretty
short piece of writing, compact
**has to be
focussed on the topic
**no room for
wandering around the topic
**has to be
well-organized- make a plan before you
write, make a few notes, key words
-longer piece- long
essay, 5-10-20 pages, more room to maneuvre, scope for exploration
paragraph – so
short- has to really focussed, well-organized, laser sharp
EF5/6- (50m-55m) paragraph (150-250 ww)
EF67- (45-50m)
English 12 -much
shorter amount of time (~20m)
Over the next few
courses-EF5/6, EF7, Eng11, Eng12- there will be a speeding up for the writing.
* Source of
anxiety, feel nervous, worried, emotional reaction – time pressure, pressure to write good sentences,
pressure to give a good answer
MY ADVICE:
-mitigate that with
good planning and practice
-take a few minutes
and make a plan before you start wriitng sentences
VOCAB mitigate(v) –
make a difficult situation easier
e.g. In order to
mitigate this problem, we are going to delay the project for two weeks.
*Writing a good
paragraph and writing it quickly is a challenge. It is a challenge that you can
rise to.
There are steps we
can take to make it easier.
Process and
practice will make writing paragraphs less stressful, more routine.
routine – everyday,
not emotional, not stressful, run-of-the-mill
We can learn to ameliorate
that stress that we feel when we face difficult new tasks.
ameliorate- make
something bad better
Practice is the
secret to improving.
Practice makes perfect.
STRUCTURE OF A
PARAGRAPH- Western school structure, academic writing
1. Grabber-
(optional) also called a Hook
-usually the first sentence of your
paragaph
-attention-getting
sentence
-pulls the reader in
-
makes them want to read your paragraph
**7 ways to do a Grabber**
**
I will teach grabbers soon**
2. Topic
sentence- essential, can’t skip it, need it!
-introduces the main idea/topic of the
paragraph
-helps the reader
know what the paragraph is about
-focusses on the
question that was asked
-TS
has to relate directly to the question that the teacher asked
3. Body sentences –
supporting sentences
-explain, describe, give examples, etc
-all related to the topic sentence
-focussed on the topic sentence
-support the topic sentence
4. Concluding
sentence- final sentence
-summary of the main points
-restatement of the
topic sentence
-way to wrap up the paragraph smoothly
-the paragraph will not end abruptly
-lighter, personal, academic
STRUCTURE OF A
PARAGRAPH
Grabber (optional,
but highly recommended)
Topic sentence
Body sentences/supporting
sentences
Concluding sentence
(150-250 words)
format- layout
-
how a paragaph is presented on a page
1. Use
8 ½ * 11 inch ruled paper
ruled
– lined paper with margins
2. Paper
orientation- rightside up, not backwards
3. Write
between the margins (the red lines).
4. Write
in black or blue pen.
5. Doublespace.
6. Full
name and class in top right corner
7. Indent
the first word of the paragraph
A.
Interview your partners.
1.
Name
2.
Home
3.
Family
4.
Job
5.
Travel
6.
Hobbies
7.
Future plans
B.
Introduce one of your partners to the class. You
don’t have to do all of the topics. 4-5 should be enough.
Tips for Talking to a group
1. Bigger voice than usual
2. Eye contact. Look around.
3. Slow down a bit. Don’t rush.
Classmate introductions
She has lived in Canada for three years.
has lived -present perfect – from the past until now
She has been living in Canada for three years.
has been living – present perfect continuous/progressive – from
the past until now, probably into the
future
She has been living in Canada for three years.
She has been living in Canada since 2019.
She has been living in Canada since she got married.
She likes to ski.
She likes to go skiing.
Go play outside.
We went dancing.
I like to read.
I like to go reading. I like reading.
She came here in February.
Her sister is coming here for another class.
Her fourth grandchild will be born soon.
will be born – simple future, passive voice
The baby was born on October 14th. passive
voice- the ‘baby’ didn’t do the work
I was born in 1967.
Marie ate the cookies. active voice
The cookies were eaten by Marie. the subject is not doing anything-
passive voice – auxilairy verb + past participle
The cookies were eaten by Marie.
were – aux eaten –
participle
Present Past Participle
go went gone
eat ate eaten
leave left left
put put put
drink drank drunk
drunk(adjective) Your
uncle was drunk at the wedding.
drunk(participle) All
of the orange juice was drunk.
She likes swimming.
She likes to swim.
loves, prefer, hate, begin, start, continue
He prefers to stay home rather than to go out.
He prefers staying home rather than going out.
loves + infinitive OR gerund
infintive(v) to go
to eat to sleep
gerund(n) going
eating sleeping
I like to sleep. (v)
I like sleeping. (n)
She likes to read English books.
She likes travelling.
She is the kind of person who loves going for a walk.
NATURAL-SOUNDING
She loves going for a walk.
My daughter is 19.
My daughter is 19 years old.
My daughter is a 19-year-old.
She is planning to V
She is planning to go to university.
He is from The Philippines.
The Philippines
The United States of America, The States, America,The
US
The United Arab Emirites
The United Kingdom
The Vatican
The Democratic Republic of Congo
daily game – worldle
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