Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 9:15.
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Today’s agenda
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Continue to teach paragraphs
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HW Read
“Valentine’s Day” paragraphs
Read
“Criteria” regarding being an successful student. Choose one that you are
already good at.
Choose
one that you can get better at.
Monday
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“Criteria” module
Group talk
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Continue to teach paragraphs
Grabbers
Tuesday
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Test#1 pass-in writing- paragraph about
criteria
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Begin sentence work
Friday is Butter day.
My dog’s name is Butter. He is seven.
He is Golden Doodle – Groodle
-half golden retriever / half poodle
-non shedding
-hypo-allergenic
He is very friendly. He loves people.
He is not interested in food.
He is solely motivated by affection.
He is a dwarf- genetic quirk
Some dogs are good therapy dogs.
-anxiety, depression
-loneliness
-fun
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 periods
Organization:
Grabber
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
Model Paragraph #1
“Golden Week” paragraph
Golden Week
How does it look on the page?
- one block of writing
- first word indented
*Topic sentence – sets up expectation for the reader
Golden Week,
Japan, four days
topic and controlling idea
-topic- the subject of the paragraph, the topic that will
be addresses
-controlling idea- your take on the topic, your focus, the
direction you are going go with the topic, limits the scope of the paragraph,
focusses, the reader knows what to expect
Our job as writers is to set the parameters of the
paragraph and then satdify those parameters.
Golden week is Japan is a combined celebration of four
holidays.
*Supporting sentences
Support #1- ‘first’
Point - subpoint
Support #2 ‘second’
Point - subpoint
Support #3 ‘next’
Point - subpoint
Support #4 ‘fourth’
Point – 3 subpoints,
Why? Why change the stucture? -most imprortant point,
explain more, cultural value
There are reasons why you can break the pattern. Have a good
reason. Be aware of your pattern.
Concluding sentence -wrap-up, way to end the writing, bring
it to a conclusion, nice, gentle, land the airplane, like saying ‘Goodbye’ on
the phone
** Establish a structure to follow: point+ subpoint
There is no grabber in this paragraph.
-missed opportunity
-good idea to use a grabber
I will teach Grabbers Monday
REVIEW
paragraph – organized collection of sentences, all on the
same topic, one topic – express your idea in full within a short format
Your main point of contact with teachers, instructors,
professors, customers, etc, will be through writing.
The ability to construct and formulate a coherent, organized
piece of writing is a wonderful gift that you can give yourself.
It is wonderful thing to be able to write something that is
clear.
coherent- following a logical order, well-organized, makes
sense, no ? when the reader is reading
cohere(v) The restaurant must cohere to food handling
requirements.
adhere(v) – connect to, glue
adhesive-glue
coherent(adj) incoherently(adv) The man on the bus was
talking incoherently.
The piano teacher explained very coherently how to place
your fingers on the keyboard.
likely 6-8 approximately, around 150 words approx.
I’m not counting the words.
- not too short, not too long- Goldilocks range
IDIOM Goldilocks zone- just right, not too much, not too
little
90 words is too short, 300 words is too long
Students are much more likely to go long than short.
150-220 words is the ‘sweet spot’
‘sweet spot’ a good spot
IDIOM sweet spot – sports term
‘sweet spot’ – the best place to hit a ball, tennis racquet,
ping pong, baseball bat, golf club
pitcher- throws the ball
catcher- catches the ball
batter- tries to hit the ball with the bat
umpire – call strikes and balls
You can watch a ballgame at Nat Bailey Stadium close to
Hillcrest Community Centre near QE Park.
*How to count your words: word processor on computer – word
count
MS Word, Googledocs, Notes (free with Apple)
*How to count your words on paper: count two lines and
multiply
College – 1500, 2500-word paper
USEFUL TRANSITIONAL TERMS
Sequence- Time-order transitional words:
first, second, third, firstly, at first, first of all, to
begin with, in the first place
secondly, in the second place
next, then, after that,
also,at the same time, for now, for the time being
in time, in turn, later on, soon, later, earlier,
simultaneously, afterward
Summarizing – alternatives to in conclusion
after all, all in all, all things considered, briefly, by
and large, in any case, in any event, in brief, on the whole, in short, in
summary, in the final analysis, in the long run, on balance, to sum up, to
summarize, in a nutshell, in the end
IDIOM nuts- someone struggling with mental health
By and large, Golden Week is...
Try some new words when you are writing. Stretch your
vocabulary. Stretch your word usage. Challenge yourself. It is the only way to
grow.
“The Topic Sentence” pp4-6
topic sentence TS- topic, controlling idea
New York- fun NYE
-Time Square -countdown, ball drops, sings
-Central Park
-fireworks
-party, dancing, drink
New York- great entertainment
-famous landmarks- Times Square, Statue of Liberty, Ellis
Island, etc
-museums, art galleries-
-show- opera, Broadway musical, dance, ballet
-shopping- SoHo, Upper West Side, boutiques
-sports- basketball, hockey, football, soccer, baseball
-food- street food(food trucks), gourmet, any cuisine
-music- jazz, classical, rock
Topic sentence – topic, controlling idea
Practice 1,2
introvert
extravert
a homebody
HOMEWORK Read the three paragraphs about Valentine’s Day,
Model Paragraphs 2,3,4.
-same topic, different controlling ideas, different takes on
the topic
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