EF7/11 Class 9 "What Happened During the Ice Storm", simple sentences

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Deep Thought of the Day:   

Failure is a necessary step in learning.

 

Today’s music:

Symphony  No. 1 “Spring”: 2^nd movement, Robert Schumann

 

Today’s agenda:

·      Continue “What Happened During the Ice Storm” module

Small group discussion – report out

·      Continue sentence styles-

Begin SIMPLE SENTENCES

·      HW   “A Pheasant on Deer Mountain”

Try First Peoples 12 Provincial Exam multiple-choice- just for fun

 

Wednesday

·      Continue simple sentences

·      “A Pheasant on Deer Mountain”

Try First Peoples 12 Provincial Exam multiple-choice- just for fun

·      Continue “What Happened During the Ice Storm”

·      Preparing to write a paragraph about “What Happened During the Ice Storm”

 

Thursday

·      Test#2 Paragraph about “What Happened During the Ice Storm”

·      Begin COMPOUND SENTENCES

 

Friday

·      Continue COMPOUND SENTENCES

 

I will be away next Monday and Tuesday. There will be a subsitute teacher for those two days. I will be back on Wednesday.

 

Monday

·      Finish COMPOUND SENTENCES

·      Verb tense exercises

·       

 

Tuesday

·      Begin COMPLEX SENTENCES- adverb clauses

 

Wednesday

·      Continue COMPLEX SENTENCES- adverb clauses

 

 

“What Happened During the Ice Storm” Thought Questions

Lets’s get into some small groups (4-5 people). Discuss the questions. Be preared to report out tomorrow.

1.    What is the setting of the story?

setting- time and place

also culture, psychology, religion

milieu- overall situation

 

-cold, winter

-farm, rural

-North America, northern place- freezing rain

 

psychology- contrast – farmers, adults and the boys, children, younger teens, inexperienced, unsure, uncertain what to do, “boys”, unprepared for the task- no tools

-contrast- how they deal with the birds

- adults- “harvest” kill- used to killing livestock and game animals

- boys save, protect, “covered”, gentle , kind- new experience, daunting- challenging, little bit scary

 

 

2.    The word ‘But’ in the third sentence causes the mood of the story to change. How is this a pivot point in the story?

 

3.    Why do the boys go out in the storm?

-find, harvest

-following their dads, parents

-wanting to help, act like the grownups

 

4.    What does “harvest the pheasants” (paragraph 2) mean?

-kill, clean, prepare for cooking or freezing

-EUPHEMISM “harvest”

-harvest – crops, plants,e.g. rice, potato, tomato, corn, pumpkin

 

5.    What are four comparisons the writer creates between the birds and the boys in the third paragraph?

-pheasant- eyes frozen shut- very vulnerable, totally helpless, need protection

 

compassion

empathy, sympathy- similar but slightly different meanings

 

 

6.    What is the simile comparing the grass seeds, the pheasants, and the boys?

yolk and white- eggs

egg- life, new born

 

7.    What is the climax of the story?

climax – the high point of a story, the most exciting point of a story or movie

 

8.    Why do the boys act in the manner they do?

-         keep the pheasants

-         want to save the birds

-         feel sympathy, empathy

-         kind, compassionate

-         sacrifice their own comfort for the birds’ survival

 

9.    What is the resolution (denouement) of the story?

-“unsure of their footing”

-“blurry lights”

 

 

 

 

MC questions from First Poeples 12 Provincial Exam

 

1.    “There is just enough light to mark the path: A shadow,

darker than the twisted trees”

 

Which literary device is used in the above quotation (lines 3–5)?

A. pun

B. simile

C. allusion

D. juxtaposition

 

2. What does the repetition of “There is just enough light” (lines 3 and 11) emphasize?

A. the newness of the morning

B. the limitations of the speaker

C. the ominous mood of the scene

D. the hopefulness of the day to come

 

3. What does the extended space between “step” and “then” (line 8) suggest?

A. The pheasant is moving cautiously.

B. The pheasant is in a state of confusion.

C. The speaker has difficulty seeing the pheasant.

D. The speaker is concerned that the pheasant will fly away.

 

4. “I have come as far as I am able

when we reach the top of the hill.

I hear her leave:”

What contrast is implied between the speaker and the pheasant in the above lines (lines 27–29)?

A. The speaker is more careful than the pheasant.

B. The pheasant is more impatient than the speaker.

C. The pheasant is more suited to this environment than the speaker.

D. The speaker is more observant of his surroundings than the pheasant.

 

5. Which word best describes the tone of the poem?

A. respectful

B. passionate

C. suspenseful

D. melancholic

 

 

Simple Sentences

 

Four types of sentences-

1.simple   2.compound   3.complex   4.compound-complex

We will cover these in detail over the next few weeks

 

SIMPLE

simple sentence- most basic form of a sentence in English

simple but powerful- carry weight

very useful, valuable tool for you to use

 

FREE ADVICE: If you have something really important to say, say it with a simple sentence. e.g. topic sentence

 

simple sentences- direct, clear, focussed, usually short

e.g. thesis statement for an essay, topic sentence for a paragraph, important or weighty information- Use a simple sentence

 

Notice that there are some important requirements for a simple sentence:

1. Must have a subject and a verb. SV   S- subject   V-verb

2. Must express a complete thought/complete idea.

3. Must have only one clause, independent clause, main clause

4. ** Begins with a capital letter and ends with a period or question mark.** For all sentences.

 

NOTE: Exclamation points are unusual in school writing. !!

Avoid using exclamation points unless you expressing strong emotion.

A period is almost always a better choice.

 

REVIEW: A simple sentence is one main/independent clause that has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

 

clause – a group of words with a subject and a verb, SV

 

Most teachers say: one simple sentence – a complete idea

 

Subject and a Verb

Subject and a Predicate

 

SIMPLE SENTENCE

The dog was walking.

 

The old dog was walking slowly around the park with a stick in his mouth. added information old slowly prep phrases

 

main subject – just one word, noun ‘dog’

complete subject- main subject plus and modifers, adjectives, articles

‘the old dog’

 

verb – action word ‘was walking’

verb= simple predicate

complete predicate – verb plus everthing else

‘was walking slowly around the park with a stick in his mouth.’

 

The old dog was walking slowly around the park with a stick in his mouth. SV

 

SIMPLE SENTENCE- SV, Subject + Predicate

 

Different forms of simple sentences:

-SV subject + verb

It is misty tonight.

It is rainy today.  ‘rainy’(adj)

It is raining today. ‘is raining’(verb)

The car is running rough.

The dog is asleep.

 

-SSV

Joe and Alison are friends.

Canada and China have close trading relations.

Handwashing and masking are excellent ways to prevent the spread of Covid19.  handwashing masking - gerunds ‘ing’ nouns

Washing your hands and wearing masks are excellent ways to prevent the spread of Covid19. washing   wearing – gerunds 'ing’ nouns, looks like a verb

 

-SVV

The kids are playing and are yelling. auxiliary ‘are’ controls both verbs

Canada harvests and exports billions of tons of softwood annually.

 

-SSVV

You and I hike and bike in the summer.

Canada and the US agree on defense but disagree on trade.

 

 

like + infinitive “to eat” “to work”

like + gerund  “eating” “working”

Thaya loves to sing Sri Lankan folk songs.

Thaya loves singing Sri Lankan folk songs.

I like to eat ice cream.

I like eating ice cream.

like love hate begin continue prefer

Mei hates arguing with her stepmother.

Mei hates to argue with her stepmother.

Mei began doing yoga last October.

Mei began to do yoga last October.

Clara prefers reading books more than watching movies.

Clara prefers to read books more than to watch movies.

 

 

So far- SV   SSV   SVV   SSVV

You can write a lot with just those forms of simple sentences.

 

Two more types of simple sentences:

-Imperative - command, tell someone to do something

Close the window, please.

(You) Close the window. We don’t say ‘you’, implied subject

imply(v)- mean/suggest something but not say it

implication(n)

 

Come in.

Sit down.

Have something to eat.

Be careful!

(You) Wash your hands! implied subject

Clean your room.

Walk the dog.

Put your shoes away.

 

MORE POLITE – use the magic word ‘please’

Come in.

Please come in.

Come in, please.

 

**You will find differences in comma usage – not a hard rule, convention, authentic usage, not going to be in a grammar book, just how people write

Good guideline to follow.

Sit down.

Please sit down.

Sit down, please.

 

 

 

-Interrogative – question, ask something

-easy to mess up the verb form in questions

What time is it?

Is that your phone?

Do you know that person?

When is the test?

Are you tired today?

What’s your name?

Should we try it again?

Can I help you? FANCIER May I be of assistance?

 

 

REVIEW

SV

SSV

SVV

SSVV

Imperative

Interrogative

 

Examples of Simple Sentences:

1.    Joe went to the store. SV

2.    Last year, BC experienced severe flooding in many areas around the province. SV

3.    Sarah and Jessie are going swimming. SSV

4.    Trudeau and Biden met this week for high level discussions. SSV

5.    The frog jumped and landed in the pond. SVV

6.    The nurse took the patient’s blood pressure and checked his heart rate. SVV

7.    Keep your eyes open for bargains. NO SUBJECT- implied subject “You”

Imperative- command, tell someone to do something

 

(You) Be careful!  don’t say ‘you’, everybody understand that it is there,

implied subject – imply(v) – suggest something but not say it out loud

 

5. The pizza smells delicious. SV

6. There is a fly in the car with us. SV

**Here/There

‘Here’ and ‘there’ are not subjects. They always point to something else.

Here is your pen. I found it.

Here is/are your earrings. I found them.

 

TRICKY SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT with ‘there’ and ‘here’

There is/are people on the street. subject verb agreement

There is/are person on the street

There is/are a bear in the park.

There are some bear cubs in the park.

Here is your cell phone.

Here are your keys.

Here is/are your glasses.  ‘glasses’ plural

Here is/are your sweater.

Here is/are your jeans/pants.

Here is your t-shirt.

*If you get this wrong, it’s a small mistake.

 

Your hair is black.

 

There is/are one pair of pants/jeans on the chair.

glasses- plural   Here are your glasses.

pair of glasses – singular   Here is your pair of glasses.

Sarah got a new pair of glasses. She got 1 thing.

 

*There is a pair of glasses on the table. Whose pair of glasses is that?

*There are glasses on the table. Whose glasses are those?

 

that- one thing

those- two or more things

 

hair

eyelashes

eyebrows

moustache

beard

sideburns

chops

goatee What is this?