Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 9:15.
Today’s agenda
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Return Quiz2- adverb clauses
Go over
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Finish “What Happened During the Ice Storm”
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Grabbers
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IF TIME Begin noun clauses
Tuesday
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Test3 paragraph on “Ice Storm”
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Continue noun clauses
Quiz2
1.
before steam
Jun steams the pork buns before
she eats them.
2.
since safe
I have felt safe since I moved
to Canada.
3.
until broken
The kid played with his new toy until
it was broken.
4.
if layer
5.
unless same
6.
even though expect
Sarah’s friends still have not arrived even
though she expected them (to arrive) an hour ago.
I was expecting you at 5. It is 6 now.
Sarah expects her husband to help out
with the chores.
Sarah expects that her husband will help
out with the chores. noun clause
It is my birthday today. I expect that
my kids will sing Happy Birthday to me. noun clause
I expect to improve in my pronunciation in
the next few months even though it is big challenge for me.
I expect that I will improve in my pronunciation in the next
few months even though it is big challenge for me.
I expect that my pronunciation will improve in the next few months even
though it is big challenge for me.
Higher-level ways to express ideas.
Expressing our ideas clearly is a great feeling.
adverb clause-
SV comma usage
Meaning?
e.g. We will get the thing if the layers are good.
Meaningless collection of words- grammatical ok
The sentences have to have clear meaning.
The challenge is to convey meaning in our sentences.
We must become more familiar with authentic English.
authentic- how people say things, real phrasing,
not translation
*Our next challenge: saying what we mean in a clear way with
specific vocabulary choices.
e.g. She had to come to the office until 10am. SIMPLE
FIX
She had to stay in the office until 10am.
She had to come to the office by 10am.
Jun expected her parents prepared to prepare a
surprise for her birthday.
We expect our children to help out around the house.
If you wear clothes layers layers, you
will not feel cold.
layers of clothing- ok too
I got my hair cut; I got layers.
My daughter uses my iphone unless she wants her own phone. ???
FIX
My daughter uses my iphone unless she has to do homework.
My daughter can use my iphone unless she wants her own
phone.
We had to wait until the steam dissipated.
The fog dissipated after the sun came up.
triage- In a hospital, nurses prioritize the sickest people
first.
Paragraph:
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
OPTION – HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
When you writing a paragraph or essay
Begin your paragraph or essay with grabber/hook
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
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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. Grabbers. Topic Sentence
2.
-write a short anecdote- short personal story,
very short (1-2 short sentences)
e.g.
Wenni told some great anecdotes about her life in China.
personalizes
your writing, establishes a connection to your reader,
establishes
empathy- same feeling
sympathy – feel sorry about someone’s situation
first
person is very personal, friendly-sounding, close
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- knowledge about history, READ!
Throughout history, women
have usually been in less powerful positions than men. These days, women have
been claiming their rights to equality.
4.
-fact or statistic- numbers
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. (bbc.com)
5.
-ask a question (answered by thesis statement)
PROBABLY THE EASIEST WAY
How do you keep yourself
on track? What steps do you take when you want to achieve something new in your
life? Goalsetting works for many people. It might work for you, too.
6.
-relevant quotation by a famous/important person
Dr.
Jordan Peterson says, “Make a plan. A plan is not a prison. It is a guide.”
“Make
a plan. A plan is not a prison. It is a guide.” This was said by Dr. Jordan
Peterson.
Barack
Obama once said, “Blah blah blah.”
My
mother always used to say, “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 career 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. Start your paragraph of with it. It will make your paragraph, essay,
or presentation lively and engaging.
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.
“WHDtIC”
crossword
blurred blurry
She had some footing on the mountain.
Why is the writer showing similarities between the pheasants and
the boys?
empathy, sympathy – understanding of another creature’s
suffering/experience
concluding – uncertainty
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