EF67 Class 4 - paragraph work- format, structure

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 9:15.

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Today’s agenda

·      Collect Questionaires from homework

·      Go over KEV- book deposit system- trouble

KEV- book deposit system

Some people have been having trouble doing the book deposits.

**If you have no money, come and talk to me. **

 

·      Go over intro paragraphs from yesterday. NOT FOR MARKS

Paragraph 200-250ww

Paper- 8 ½ * 1‘ lined paper with margins,

Paper orientation

Format- follow the margins

Doublespacing- write on a line, skip a line, write on the next line

Structure- a paragraph is one block of writing

Write in blue or black pen, not pencil. (Black ink gets higher marks on provincial exams)

 

·      “Correction Codes”

·      Give out text “Writing to Communicate”

·      Teach “Structure of a Paragraph”

 

Friday

·      Continue to teach paragraphs

·      HW   Read “Criteria”. Choose two that resonates with you.

 

Monday

·      “Criteria” module

·      Group talk

·      Teach paragraphs

 

Tuesday

·      Test#1 pass-in writing- paragraph

 

 

We are supposed to take 10000 steps every day.

Some people have a pedometer to measure their steps.

ped- foot

meter- measure

 

bicycle pedal

pedestrain

pediatrist- foot doctor

 

 

EXAMPLES FROM YOUR WRITING

 

My hobbies are read and travel. wf- reading and travelling (gerunds)

 

Canadian spelling:       cheque       colour         centre

American spelling:       check          color           center

 

? – meaning not clear, try it a different way

 

 

My daughter works in an automobile company. wf automotive(adj)

 

auto- self

mobile- move

 

automatic matic-machine

autobiography- self  bio-life   graph-picture

biography-

 

telegraph- tele-across a distance

telephone-   phone-sound

 

phonics- a way to teach children to spell

 

kit

kat

cat

 

 

Paragraph – collection of sentences (approx. 4 minimum, often 7,8,10)

                     -EF6, EF7/Eng 10, Eng 11, Eng 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

-not an essay

 

**has to be focussed on the topic

**to the point

**no room for wandering around the topic

**has to be well-organized-  make a plan before you write, make a few notes, brainstorm some key words, vocab

 

-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

 

EF3/4 – (90m)

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.

Time allotments will get shorter.

-stress, anxiety, worry,

Practice may help to reduce uncertainty.

 

* 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 writing the sentences of your paragragh

 

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.

 

I will always give as clear a topic as I can.

 

“Do you agree that marijuana should be legal in Canada?”

 

 

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 grabbers**

** 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 and what your take on the topic will be

                               -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

OR

-restatement of the

topic sentence- same idea, different words

-way to wrap up the paragraph smoothly and naturally

-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)

 

WtC (Writing to Communciate) p3 “Golden Week”

 

POINTERS FOR READING ALOUD: take a break at periods

                                                              commas are breath marks

                                                              rising and falling tone

                                                                        -drop your tone at period

 

CONTINUE TOMORROW