EF67 Class 10 topic sentences grabbers

 

Good morning, everyone.

We’ll get started at 12:00

 

Today’s agenda

·      Quiz#1 - simple and compound sentences

·      “Digital Learning”

Take turns reading a few sentences each out loud.

-pause at periods- wait a beat

-commas- breath mark, slight pause

ADVICE – Listen to CBC radio- announcers- nice slow pace of speaking

YES/NO questions  rise up in tone at the end

Do you want some coffee? YES/NO

What time is it? YES/NO

·      Continue work on paragraphs- “Structure of a Paragraph Golden Week Example”

Practice a few topic sentences

·      Read over the “Criteria”. Choose two to focus on.

1.    Choose one that you are already good at. Choose the one that resonates with you.

2.    Choose one that you want to get better at. Choose the one that resonates with you.

Build vocabulary to express your feelings and thoughts about these criteria that you chose. This will be the basis for our writing on Tuesday.

Criteria- small group chatting, building vocab and phrasing

 

Tuesday

·      Introduce new activity: Question of the Day

Bonus pt talk

·      Return Quiz#1

Go over

RW for Bonus pt

·      Begin complex sentences

 

Wednesday

·      Test#1 Pass-in paragraph about criteria

 

 

 

 

Quiz#1

Phones and device away- off the table.

Lined ruled paper

Pen

Doublespace

Name and class is top right corner

Write an appropriate sentence for each.

Submit it by 12:30

1.    SVV                             outdoors

2.    so                                interview

3.    as a result                 protect

4.    however                    overcast

5.    unfortunately           misunderstand

6.    at the same time     rights

 

 

obsolete- old technology

VCRS are obsolete.

CDs are obsolete.

 

 

 

Structure of a Paragraph

Topic Sentence

Supporting sentences (3,4,5 ideas)- supporting your TS (topic sentence)

Concluding sentence – wrap up, close out the paragraph naturally

COMMON TERMS FOR CONCLUDING SENTENCES

in conclusion – overused

Fresh options (new to you): in short   all in all   in brief   in a nutshell   briefly   to summarize   in summary   to wrap up   indeed   to sum up

over   finally   in the final analysis   for these reasons   for the reasons above

You can look up other ones

 

 

Beginning your paragraph with a grabber/hook.

Structure of a Paragraph:

Grabber/Hook

Topic sentence – topic, controlling idea

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentence

 

 

 

Grabber- hook

OPTIONAL – HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

MY ADVICE: When you are writing a paragraph or essay, begin your paragraph or essay with a 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

-effective 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/hooks top choose from:

 

1.    -general to specific statement, a 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

goalsetting techniques- making specific, realistic, measureable, time-bound plans

 

2.    -write a short anecdote- short personal story, very short (1-2 short sentences)

personalizes your writing, establishes a connection to your reader,

establishes empathy- same feeling
sympathy – feel sorry about someone’s situation

anecdote is told first-person “I”

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

                     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...

  *Often used in advertising*

   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 the topic sentence or 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.”

The 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.

Look up quotations organized by theme.

Debating teams- technique to begin with a relevant quotation

 

7.                 -relevant idiom from any language, proverb, saying

                     -don’t translate well, have a lot of meaning

                     -these can be really fun and colourful

In Chinese, we say that a good job is a ‘golden rice bowl.’

In Farsi, we say that a person who is making good money has their “bread in the oil.”

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.

 

IDIOM         The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. (English)

                     Christmas cake. (Japanese)

                     Playing piano/violin (music) to a cow. (Chinese)

                     Pearls before swine. (English) -showing beautiful pearls to a

                                                                        pig

In one ear and out the other. – a person won’t listen to you

 

 

REVIEW of ways to do grabbers/hooks:

1.    funnel

2.    anecdote

3.    history

4.    fact/statistic

5.    question EASIEST

6.    quotation

7.    idiom/saying

Choose one. Start your paragraph off with it. It will make your paragraph, essay, or presentation more lively and engaging.

 

PRO ADVICE: When writing a paragraph or essay, write the grabber last. You can mull it over (think about it, roll it around in your mind) 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.

 

HOMEWORK

Write a grabber and topic sentence for two or three of these topics.

Email them to me by 7PM tonight. We will share them tomorrow.

a couple - 2

a few -3

 

Pets

EASY

Grabber Would like to be happier in your life?       

TS People who have pets are happier than people who do not have pets.

 

CHALLENGING

Grabber Many families have reported that neuroatypical children find it easier to relate to animals than to people.

TS Pets can be very comforting to children with autism.