Good morning, everyone.
This is the Period 1, P1, (9:15-11:30 am) class for these courses:
-English Foundations 7
-Composition and Literary Studies 10
Please take a course outline from the front table.
We will get started at 9:15.
People will be coming in late, especially
on the first day.
Nevertheless, I will start class at
9:15 every day.
Today’s agenda:
·
Welcome
·
Covid protocols
·
Dates, times for our class
·
Parking
·
Course overview- handout
·
Communication – via email
·
Spoken- icebreaker
·
Survey
DAILY AGENDA
Everyday I will post an ‘agenda’ -the topics to be covered that
day
agenda – agenda for a business or school meeting (official, formal
meeting)- list of topics to be dealt with in the meeting or class
-a person’s agenda (what they want to do)- plan, goals
“She has an agenda about the kids’s soccer team.”
agenda- plan, schedule, the things that you want to talk about
e.g. an agenda for a business or any kind of official meeting/
strata council, government meeting
Teacher: Allan Haley
Email address: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
WRITE THIS DOWN: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
You can call me by my first name: Al
I sent an email to you yesterday, Wednesday. If you received that
email from me, then that means we can communicate via email. If you did not
receive the email from me, that means I do not have your email in the computer
system. We will have to fix that.
Did you get my email?
YES? NO?
Many of you responded to the email as I requested. Thank you for
that. I want communciation between us to be seamless.
VOCAB seamless(adjective)- no problems , no confusion, no barriers
e.g. Registering for this class was seamless.
seam – where two pieces of cloth are sewed, joined, rough area,
bumpy
seamless- not rough, smooth
*** Covid 19 protocols: masks, clean hands***
COVID – on the upswing
#1- Feel free to wear a mask if you are concerned.
I will try to remember to wear a mask when I walk around to talk
to people in class.
I won’t wear a mask when I’m teaching.
problem with masks – can’t see our faces, lose a lot of non-verbal
communication- facial expressions, lip reading
This is the reason why talking on the phone can be so challenging.
Covid prevention- regularly – wear a mask, wash your hands, spray
your hands, spray your desk
OPTION: Minimize contact with other students in the school- our
closest door to our classroom for coming in and out is the South Door.
mnemonic- memory trick
mnemonic- Never eat sour weiners. north east south west
In Vancouver, the mountains are north. They are called the
Northshore Mountains- Mount Seymour, Grouse Mountain, Cypress Mountain
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE: Are you vaccinated? If not, get vaccinated.
They are safe and effective.
***COURSE DATES***
Course dates: Thursday, April 27th- Wednesday, June 28th, 2023
(Final day of class for Quarter 4)
Monday to Friday, 9:15-11:30 am
Our classes are two and a quarter hours long (2 hours and 15
minutes).
Nine weeks of class
Approx. 110 hours?
appox. the same as a regular secondary course
Holidays – Non-instructional Days
Monday, May 22nd Victoria
Day – closest Monday to Queen Victoria’s birthday
That’s it, I think.
*** CLASS BLOG
*** IMPORTANT ***
Everything that goes on this screen, I will put up on our class
blog.
Write this down: haleyshec.blogspot.com
You do not have to make notes as we go; nevethless, research suggests
making notes during class is an excellent way to improve retention.
VOCAB retention – remembering what you heard or read
our attention to our surroundings is very limited
What is the percentage of the battery on your phone?
Gorilla basketball video
NEW WORD blog – weblog- keep a written record on the
internet, online diary, publish your thougths, writing- any topic: fashion,
kids, music, cooking, computers, travel
web- internet, World Wide Web
URL www.
log- written record
hospital, truck driver- record events as they occur
Everything I put on this screen will be posted to my class blog
afterward.
I will update my blog every day after class. You can check it and
review what we did.
You can check the blog as much as you like. There is no sign in,
no password. It’s all public and accessible. People from all over the world
visit my blog. It’s cool.
Our blog is a tremendous resource that you can use. You can use it
this term, and you can keep using it after you finish this course, forever. I
will keep it up until the end of time.
My class blog goes back about 10 years.
My class blog is searchable. You can search for something specific
that you are looking for.
The search bar is in the upper lefthand corner of the main blog
screen. Search for whatever you want to learn more about.
NEW VOCAB? upper lefthand, lower righthand
e.g. The coffee cups are in the middle righthand cupboard.
***ACTION
o Go to the blog now. Make
sure you can open it.
haleyshec.blogspot.com
o Let me know if you are
having trouble opening my blog.
o Any trouble getting in?
We’ll figure it out.
If yes? Good!
If no? Let me know.
***NAMES:
First name for me, please. If you are uncomfortable calling a teacher
by their first name, then call me whatever you feel comfortable with.
“Al”
I would like to call you by your first name if you don’t mind.
If you have an English name that you prefer, just let me know, and
I will try to remember.
I can’t change your name in the computer system.
***Makeup of the class:
Split class- two or more classes put together
We are a small school, so we often have to split classes.
EF7 / English 10 (Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10) - These
classes are identical.
EF - English Foundations
TWO PATHS: EF7 OR Composition 10 & Literary Studies 10 (not
called English 10 anymore)
You go to one of these courses:
1. English Foundations 7
OR
2. Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called
English 10)
EF7 and Composition 10 & Literary Studies 10 is the same class
at South Hill.
IDIOM not a big deal- nothing to worry about, small problem
e..g He made a big deal out of his shoes getting dirty.
IDIOM make a mountain out of a molehill –
Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill. Don’t be so dramatic.
IDIOM No biggie! No big deal! No problem. text NP
IDIOM- Australia No worries.
English 10 is now called Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10
also Media Studies 10, 11, 12
EF7/Composition 10, Literary Studies 10 – taught together, very
similar courses
Ministry of Education
rules:
-English Foundations 7 (EF7) is for Graduated Adults. A Graduated
Adult is a person who has finished high school anywhere in the world.
-Composition and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called English
10) is for people who have not finished high school anywhere in the world.
e.g. under 19, students who turned 19 and ‘aged out’ of regular
high school in Vancouver, left high school for many reasons: family trouble;
health problems- physical, psychological- depression, anxiety, etc; war in
their country; political unrest; got a job to support their family; not allowed
to go or were not able to go to school when they young
Wide range of reasons why people don’t finish school.
Wide range of reasons why people are here at South Hill.
Everybody has a story.
**IMPORTANT**
No matter what the reason, you are welcome here. I am really glad
you’re here.
***10-minute break***
EF7 OR Literary Studies 10 & Composition 10
There is no EF8 or EF9
English 11 level
Literary Studies 11 & Composition 11– choice to do First
Peoples 11
English 12 level – choice to do First Peoples 12
First People 11 and 12 focussed on First Nations
IF YOU WOULD LIKE EXTRA HELP WITH WRITING
EXTRA COURSE: Composition Writing 567 is an auxiliary (extra)
course. You will still have to take your regular EF5, EF6, EF7 to move up.
*auxiliary- extra AUX– on
the back of your TV AUX, in your car AUX, extra input
Consider Composition Writing 567 – supplemental course, extra
writing instruction
**NOTE**
I do on online sentence structure tutorial every November-January
on Tuesday nights on Zoom. Check my blog in late October for the Zoom link for the
next tutorial.
You don’t have to sign up. It is drop-in.
-one-hour, usually 5-6PM
You are welcome to attend.
English 12 is the highest level English class for high school.
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