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TWO WEEKS LEFT!
-essay writing
-presentation project
Today’s agenda
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Return Test#4
Go over
RW for Bonus pt today or first thing
tomorrow
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Begin presentation project
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Continue complex sentences- adjective clauses
Quiz#4 on adjective clauses Wednesday
Tuesday
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Continue complex sentences- adjective clauses
choose vocab for Quiz#4 on adj cl on
Wednesday
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Continue presentation project
Wednesday
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Quiz#4 adjective clauses
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Continue presentation project
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Begin essay work
Thursday
Friday
carved pumpkins-
dropping off resumes
blind spot
lost in the Northshore mountains
compass and a map
park rangers
Emergency kit for hiking:
emergency whistle
space blanket
trail tape
energy bars Clif bars
Stay on the trail! You’ll be fine.
Test#4
Write a paragraph of at least 150 words on one of the following
topics. Include quoted material:
1.Discuss one conflict in “Dead Man’s Path”.
person vs person, Obi and the priest
person vs society, Obi and the villagers
person vs himself, Obi and himself
2.Why was the old priest angry with Mr. Obi?
REMINDER ABOUT USING GRABBERS/HOOKS AT THE BEGINNING OF
PARAGRAPHS
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 you specific topic funnel
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Most immigrants have fond
memories of their home country. So do I.
It is normal for people to
feel nostalgic about the past. I have very good memories of my life in my home
country.
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.
What was your life like
in the past? Has it changed much? My life in my homecountry was a mix of
happinees and sadness. It was bittersweet.
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.
ACTION:
Think of a good grabber that you put on top of
your home country paragraph (Test#1).
Decide on what kind of grabber would work
best. Write it down.
Later, maybe tomorrow, we’ll read some out
loud.
IDIOM
sleep on it I want to sleep on
it. I’ll make a decision tomorrow.
Q. What class do want to take next term.
A. I can’t decide right now. Can I sleep on
it? I’ll let you know tomorrow.
Ok. Let me know, ASAP. as soon as possible
Text
LOL – laugh out loud
IMO- in my opinion
Oral Presentation: A Person in My
Life Who I Admire
Who is a person in your life who you admire? Choose one person. It can
be anyone: older, younger, a sibling, parent, relative, friend, community
member, etc. It must be somebody that you know personally.
This week, you will put together a short presentation around the person.
There will be two main parts to this project:
WRITTEN (2 sections) (4 points)
Section 1 – long paragraph, couple of paragraphs
-Writing describing who they are. Write a brief biography for them. What
is their name, age, etc? Give their background. Some details of their
biography. Explain who they are.
Section 2 - long paragraph, couple of paragraphs
-Writing explaining why you admire them. What characteristics do they
have that you admire? What do they do that you admire?
You will give me the writing
the day before you do your presentation.
SPOKEN (3-5 minutes) (4 points)
On the presentation days, you will tell the class about this person and
why you admire them. You will come to the front of the class and talk to us. You
can take a few written notes in case you forget something. However, no reading,
please.
Here are some possible topics to focus on:
Their personality traits
Their life story
Their actions
Things they have said
Their greatest achievements
Their effect on other people
How they compare to other people
When you met this person
Why you chose this person to talk
about
Why you admire them
If you’d like to be like them or not
If you think you could be like them
or not
We will start getting ideas together starting today. We will take some
time in the next few classes to organize, write, and polish.
ACTION: Email me the name of the person and your relationship to them by
tomorrow 7PM. (1pt)
We will the presentations over three days: Friday, Monday, Tuesday.
I will do a mid check-in two days before you present.
10pts
Emailed name and relationship by Tuesday 7PM 1pt
Mid check-in two days before 1pt
Writing day before 4pts
Presentation 4pts
Sign up for a spot on the sheet at the front of the class. We will do
8-9 per day.
EXTRA- SPECIAL SKILL
Also, I will teach people how to use a microphone.
You can use a mic for your presentation.
I’ll also give some basic pointers about public speaking.
Sentence types:
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
-adverb clauses
-noun clauses
-adjective clauses
adjective clauses- ‘who’ ‘that’ ‘which’ 90% of the time
less-common ‘whom’ ‘whose’
‘whom’ – very formal, not used much
To whom it may concern,
CONVENTION
-
applications letters, reference letters
who -people
that- things, animals
which – special things, unique things
Her neighbour, who is elderly, still lives on his own.
The coyote that ran down the sidewalk last night looked very
thin.
Canada, which is a huge country, has a relatively small
population.
that – things, people(sounds not as polite)
The guy that my sister married is a chucklehead.
The guy who my sister married is a champ.
Nike, which sell the best basketball shoes, is having a sale
now.
HIGHER LEVEL My favourite band, which is Fallout Boy,
has many hit songs, some of which really inspire me.
She loved talking to her relatives, some of whom she
hadn’t seen for years.
essential and non-essential clauses – a bit tricky, not that
important
A Mei’s sister
who lives in Burnaby is a nurse.
2,3,4 sisters
B Mei’s sister,
who lives in Burnaby, is a nurse. non-essential clause
one sister
His girlfriend, who is very kind to him, lives close by. one
Your mother, who is retired, likes to play cards.
Canada, which is a huge country, has a relatively small
population.
She is going to her class that starts at 4:30.
GRAMMAR BOOK- essential and non-essential clauses OR
restrictive and non-restrictive clauses
who-person
that-things, animals
which- special things
He is from China that/which is the third-largest
country.
South Hill Education Centre, which is on Fraser Street, offers
classes to adults.
Let’s meet at the Starbucks that is on Robson and Richards.
100 Years of Solitude which was written in 1980 is a
well-known example of magic-realism.
He likes to read books that are about sports.
She really enjoyed Evening, which is a romantic
movie.
He wants to study business at/in UBC, which is great school.
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