EF67
Today’s agenda
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Collect writing for the Monday presentations
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Check progress of Tuesday presentations
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Presentations- Friday people
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Essay work -prewrite, then write.
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Parallelism
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HW Practice
essay
Monday
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Collect writing for the Tuesday presentations
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Presentations- Monday people
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Essay work- check, give feedback
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Parallelism
Tuesday
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Presentations- Tuesday people
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Essay work
Wednesday
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Essay – pass in essay
Thursday
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Optional replacement test
Friday - Final day
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Final reports, final marks
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One-on-one meetings
Advice on Public Speaking
It’s very normal to feel nervous about talking to a group.
Everybody is scared wary of speaking in public.
#1 fear of most people is public speaking
If you feel nervous, you are in good company.
when faced with an opportunity to do some public speaking-
autonomic responses – unconscious, automatic body responses,
we can’t control them
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nervousness
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heart racing
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upset stomach
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knot in your stomach
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butterflies in your stomach
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jitters, shaky hands
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sweating
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clammy hands
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vision blurred
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tunnel vision
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voice cracks
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have to go to the bathroom
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red face, blush
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mind goes blank
These are normal and predicable responses.
We are all in the same boat here.
If you mess up, just take a moment. Keep going. Don’t
apologize.
Tips for Public
Speaking
1. Deaf grandmother- speak up or use the mic, slow down a
bit
2. Good dog- energetic tone, animated
3. Magic eye – eye contact
EXTRA TIP: Reframe in my mind- no group, just individuals
Everybody is on your side.
EXTRA TIP #2 – mic usage, proximity to your mouth
Slips for giving feedback
REVIEW “The Bare Bones of a Five-Paragraph Academic Essay”
Five-paragraph essay – most basic form, 3X5 essay, academic
essay\
-go-to model for essays,
the IKEA essay
PARAGRAPH begin
with a grabber (optional)
topic sentence
ESSAY Introductory paragraph – expands on
the paragraph,
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expands the grabber and TS into s short
paragraph
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Thesis statement, thesis (idea)
3 Body paragraphs - supporting points, each one will get a
short
paragraph
Concluding
paragraph-
It is not necessary to write a concluding sentence for each
body paragraph. You are already stating the points in the Introductory
paragraph, the Body paragraphs, and the Concluding paragraph.
Essay writing is a balance of giving information and
repeating information.
*Essay is all about giving and restating information*
What we wind up with is a five-paragraph essay.
REASSURANCE: Writing an essay can feel daunting. Rest
assured, with practice, writing an essay will become routine. After you’ve
written 10 essays, you will be able to do it in your sleep.
A teacher will give reasonable topics in class.
“Explain how modern nuclear power plants are safer than
those built a generation ago.” Unreasonable topic
“Why did you choose to live in Vancouver?” Reasonable topic.
EF6 level
“Compare or contrast Mr Wei and Mr Obi as role models for
their students.”
“Explain why the US went off the Gold Standard in 1971.”
Unreasonable topic
“How to Be a Good Friend.” Reasonable topic EF45
As you move to higher coursework, more specified levels of
education, your essay topics will become more specialized.
CHALLENGE IN ESSAY WRITING: Vocabulary, depth of vocabulary
Build vocabulary! It is good to have five or six synonyms
for common words.
Why did you come to Vancouver?
come- move, immigrate, relocate, live, stay, settle, put
down roots, etc
PREWRITING - brainstorming
YOUR BEST FRIEND https://www.thesaurus.com/
TEACH “The Benefits of Cycling”
How does it look on the page?
-five paragraphs
-paragraphs balanced in length
-introductory and concluding paragraphs are a bit shorter,
OK
Read through, see structure and content
1.PREWRITING – planning your essay, making a little plan to
organize what you want to say in each paragraph in your essay
2.WRITING- actually writing the sentences and paragraphs
Practice Essay
Write an organized five-paragraph or multi-paragraph essay
of 300-350 words on ONE of the following topics.
CHOOSE ONE:
1.
What You Would Do if You Won the Lottery?
2.
Legalized Doctor-Assisted Suicide
3.
Overcoming a Difficult Time in Your Life
4.
What are the secrets of a happy life?
5.
Bicycle as an alternative means of transportation
FREE ADVICE: Organize
your ideas before you write.
Be specific.
Write good
sentences.
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