Good afternoon, everyone.
We will get started at 12:00
Today’s agenda
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Snowfall warning for tomorrow
Listen to the radio or TV tomorrow morning.
Check vsb.bc.ca. The board will post by 6:30-7am.
·
Literacy Exam/Numeracy Exam for non-grads
·
Return Test#5
Optional RW for bonus point
·
Review paragraph writing “Writing a Good
Paragraph”
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Continue working on descriptive presentations
Teach how to use a microphone
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Begin sentence combining
IF TIME
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Identifying simple, compound, and complex
sentences
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Continue review of verb tenses- present perfect
Wednesday- David Morita will visit our class
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Descriptive writing, presentation
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Sentence combining
Thursday
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Decriptive writing, presentation
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Sentence combining
Friday, Jan 19
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Begin essay work
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Sentence combining quiz
Final week
Monday
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Essay work
Tuesday
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Essay work
Wednesday
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Essay to pass in
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Thursday
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Optional replacement quiz or test
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Friday- final day, January 26th
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Marks day
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One-on-one conferences
Test#5
Write a process paragraph (at least 150-250ww) on the topic
you chose for homework.
You chose a topic to explain how to do something, how to
cook something, how to make something, etc.
Writing a Good
Paragraph
Writing well is a big
challenge for everyone. Good writing is very difficult.
It comes with lots of
practice over months and years. There is no
replacement for practice, with concentration and focus.
PROCESS – What to do?
PREWRITING- Plan what you going to write.
1.
Analyze the topic – Read the question
carefully a few times. Read every word. Make sure you understand what the
teacher is asking you to do.
2.
Generate ideas- Brainstorm the topic.
Write down key words as they occur to you. With luck, the vocab will start to
flow. Don’t veer off topic- stick to the topic. Getting 3-4 ideas is enough.
3.
Organize TIME SPACE IMPORTANCE Put
your ideas in order. You may not need all of the ideas you brainstormed. New
ones may occur to you as you arrange your ideas.
WRITING- Write what you planned.
4.
Rough copy- Now we start to write
sentences: simple, compound, complex.
Begin with a grabber.
Write a clear topic sentence that
addresses the topic.*
Then write a sentence or two for each
of the points you brainstormed and organized.
End with a concluding sentence.
5.
Proofread and correct your
sentences**. Check the things that you have trouble with, e.g. sv agr, vt, vf,
punc, sp.
6.
Good copy Pass
in the legible rough copy. You probable won’t have time to rewrite a pristine
good copy.
*The topic sentence is the first sentence
after the grabber. It refers directly to the question/writing prompt.
HINT: Use some of the vocab in the writing
prompt or synonyms.
**Sentences! Every sentence has to be SIMPLE,
COMPOUND, or COMPLEX.
Grabber
Topic sentence
Supporting sentences
Concluding sentence
(150-250 words approx)
Simple
Compound
Complex
Every sentence you write must be a
high-quality sentence like the ones we have been studying.
microphone
Shure SM58
-high-quality
-rugged
-strong
-invisible ball surrounding the microphone head
-your mouth must be inside that ball
-two to three finger away from the screen
-hold it upright just below your mouth
-when you turn your head, the mic has to go with it
When you do your presentation, you can use the microphone.
That will be excellent practice.
SENTENCE COMBINING – culmination of all of
sentence work
culmination – using all the sentence
knowledge that we have accumulated so far
put it all into practice
Next level of work for sentence writing –
IDIOM where the rubber hits the road- practical,
real-life
SENTENCES:
*simple SV SSV
SVV SSVV
*compound SV,
SOBA SV.
*complex -
adverb clauses
-
noun clauses
-
adjective clauses
You have to know these. You must be able to
write them.
MY ADVICE- Practice these styles. Follow the
patterns.
If you follow these patterns, your writing
will probably be ok.
If you don’t follow these patterns, your
writing will likely be substandard.
When you are writing , use these styles.
Stick to these styles.
Sentence combining
-very effective way to get better at
sentence writing
-practical, useful
IMO (in my opinion)- the best way to
get better at sentence writing
-at all levels – absolute beginner, beginner,
intermediate, advanced, expert
start at very basic level----- very high
university-level exercises
Based on the sentence styles- simple,
compound, complex
foundation of all writing and speaking in
English
sentence combining – puts all of this
knowledge into use
William Strong – university professor –
taught university students how to be better writers, not ESL EAL, mostly native
English speakers
GOAL- LEARN TO WRITE
o
higher-level sentences
o
more prestigious English ‘prestige English”-
sounds professional and competent
o
prestige English- sounds high-level
o
maybe even beautiful, elegant, stylish writing
o
sounds good, reads well, smooth and beautiful to
read
*** Sentence combining books are available
if you dig for them. Keep your eyes open for this kind of sentence combining
exercise books.
I have amassed a small collection of
sentence combining books over the years.
VPL
Amazon used book stores
William Strong
BTW I have mountains of sentence combining
exercises. I would happy to give you some.
BASIC IDEA OF SENTENCE COMBINING
Sentence combining – taking several short sentences
and combine the most important parts of them into one sentence
Easy example of sentence combining -
a.
Bill felt hungry.
b.
Bill had no lunch today.
COMBINE a and b into one sentence
What kind of sentence would be best? simple
compound complex
a.
Bill felt hungry.
b.
Bill had no lunch today. because – complex, adv cl
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Bill felt hungry because Bill he had
no lunch today.
Because Bill had no lunch today, he felt
hungry.
Bill had no lunch today so that he felt
hungry. COMPLEX – adv cl
Bill had no lunch today, so he felt hungry. COMPOUND
, SOBA
Bill had no lunch today; therefore, he felt
hungry. COMPOUND ;
Bill who had no lunch today felt
hungry. COMPLEX- adjective clause
Bill who felt hungry had no lunch
today. COMPLEX- adjectice clause
Bill had no lunch today. Bill felt hungry.
SIMPLES
Bill had no lunch today and felt hungry. OK SIMPLE SVV
Many options- many
varieties to choose from if we have the knowledge.
The knowledge:
SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX
Stick to the
basics. Get back to basics.
The goal is to
write a rich variety of sentences. We can do that by sticking to the basics.
GOALS of sentence combining
-sentences that are dense with information, but not too much
information (tricky balance)
-sentences that are as compact as possible (short, few words
as possible), not too short (another tricky balance)
*** balancing competing interests/impulses- lots of
information, compact sentences
- VERY CHALLENGING
We are up for the challenge!
*PERSONAL ANECDOTE*
My first year in university-
I learned how to write well by working with style books.
CONSIDER WORKING THROUGH A GOOD STYLE BOOK
HIGHER-LEVEL WRITING – for the future, college
The Elements of Style Strunk and White CLASSIC
Style: Ten
Levels in Clarity and Grace Williams ***
*These changed
my writing world. The scales fell from my eyes.
Dig! Keep looking!
BASIC SENTENCE COMBINING PROCESS
Beginner-level sentence combining – good for a little kid
Kai has a hat.
The hat is red.
The hat is for baseball.
1.
Start with the KERNEL - usually first
sentence
2.
Choose the important new elements in each following
sentences
3.
Combine all of the element together into one
sentence- simple, compound, complex
Kai has a hat. KERNEL – centre, hub Usually the first
sentence in an exercise
FIND JUST NEW INFORMATION IN THE OTHER SENTENCES, AVOID REPETITION
The hat is red.
The hat is for baseball.
Kai has a hat, and the hat is red. REP, NOT A GOOD STYLE
ELEMENTS to be combined
Kai has a hat
red
for baseball
Choose what kind of sentence do you want to write to include
all of these elements? simple compound complex?
-gut reaction, trust your instinct, feeling
You should have a feeling about it.
Make the decision.
You have to decide.
ELEMENTS to be combined
Kai has a hat
red
for baseball
*SIMPLE
Kai has a red baseball hat. MY CHOICE
Kai has a red hat for baseball.
*COMPOUND
Kai has a red hat, and it is for baseball. SEEMS LIKE TOO
MUCH FOR SUCH A BASIC IDEA, A BIT OVERWRITTEN
Kai has a red hat; in fact, it is for baseball. SEEMS
OVERWRITTEN
We don’t need that elaborate structure for such a simple
idea.
*COMPLEX
Kai has a baseball hat that is a red colour red. ADJ
CL Overwritten?
because since SEEMS LIKE A LOT
Kai has a red hat which is for baseball. Maybe he has
several special hats.
Jun has a nice suit which is for job interviews.
NOTE: prefix is the beginning part of a word ‘un’ unkind
‘im’ impossible
suffix is the end part of a word ‘tion’ education ‘ment’ employment
DETAILS OF THE STRUCTURE
META- level, above, higher level
Birdseye view of sentences
Next level of thinking about sentences
**
PROCESS:
Find the kernel.
Identify new information.
Choose our sentence style.
Quiz#5
Write a sentence with an adjective clause
for each. Pass it in by 12:45.
1.
which music
2.
who noise
3.
that burning
4.
that chair
5.
which weather
6.
who system
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