Good morning, everyone.
This is the Quarter 3 (Q3) Period 1 (P2) (9:15-11:30) class
for these courses:
English Foundations 4
English Foundations 5
We will get started at 9:15
Today’s agenda
·
Continue course overview- handout
·
Small group chatting- icebreaker
·
Student “Questionaire”
·
Daily pronunciation work- minimal pairs and
tongue twisters
·
HW Prepare
to introduce your partner.
Return
“Questionaire” by Thursday
Wednesday
·
Review of paragraph structure and content
·
Quiz#1- writing, personal writing
I want to see what your writing looks like.
·
PLOs (Prescribed Learning Outcomes) work
Thursday
·
Begin sentence work
All of the text on the screen will be posted on the blog
every day.
haleyshec.blogspot.com
***Course structure***
Split class- two or more classes put together
We are a small school, so we often have to split classes.
EF4/ EF5- These classes are not identical, but close.
EF - English Foundations-
core courses
EF 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
There is not EF 8 or 9
EF7 – the next level is English 11
TWO PATHS: EF7
OR Composition 10 & Literary
Studies 10 (used to be called English 10)
You go to one of these courses:
1. English
Foundations 7
OR
2. Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called
English 10)
EF7 and Composition 10 & Literary Studies 10 is the same
class at South Hill.
IDIOM not a big deal- nothing to worry about, small problem
e..g He made a big deal out of his shoes getting dirty.
IDIOM make a mountain out of a molehill –
Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill. Don’t be so
dramatic.
English 10 is now called Composition 10 and Literary Studies
10
also Media Studies 10, 11, 12
EF7/Composition 10, Literary Studies 10 – taught together,
very similar courses
BC Ministry of Education rules:
-English Foundations 7 (EF7) is for Graduated Adults. A
Graduated Adult is a person who has finished high school anywhere in the world.
-Composition and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called
English 10) are for people who have not finished high school anywhere in the
world.
e.g. under 19, students who turned 19 and ‘aged out’ of
regular high school in Vancouver, left high school for many reasons: family
trouble; health problems- physical, psychological- depression, anxiety, etc;
war in their country; political unrest; not a safe country; got a job to
support their family; not allowed to go or were not able to go to school when
they young
Wide range of reasons why people don’t finish school.
Wide range of reasons why people are here at South Hill.
Everybody has a story.
**IMPORTANT**
No matter what the reason, you are welcome here. I am really
glad you’re here.
EF7 OR Literary Studies 10 & Composition 10
There is no EF8, EF9 or EF10
English 11 level
Literary Studies 11 & Composition 11– choice to do First
Peoples 11
English 12 level
Literary Studies 12 & Composition 12 – choice to do
First Peoples 12
First Peoples 11 and 12 focussed on First Nations
*** Extra writing help***
IF YOU WOULD LIKE EXTRA HELP WITH WRITING
EXTRA COURSE: Writing Improvement 567 is an auxiliary
(extra) course. You will still have to take your regular EF5, EF6, EF7 to move
up.
Writing 3/4
*auxiliary- extra AUX– on the back of your TV AUX, in your
car AUX, extra input
Consider Composition Writing 567 – supplemental course,
extra writing instruction
***
I do on online sentence structure tutorial every
November-January on Tuesday nights on Zoom. I usually do nine or ten sessions.
Check my blog for the Zoom link or scan the QR code posted in our room..
You don’t have to sign up. It is drop-in.
-35m, usually 5-5:35
You are welcome to attend.
Check my blog in October for the Zoom link.
***
English 12 is the highest level English class for high
school in BC.
Colleges and universities require English 12, for the most
part.
You can apply for post-secondary (college, university) with
English 12.
VOCAB for levels of schooling
-elementary – Kindergarden – Grade 7
-secondary- high school, Grade 8-12
-post-secondary – college- program, cerfificate, diploma
-university- degree- bachelor
post- after
-graduate school- masters
-post-graduate- doctorate, PhD
All post-secondary programs will have their own entry
requirements.
entry requirements – prerequisites, prereqs
Do you have some ideas what you want to do after high
school?
If you have ambitions to to go to college or university, you
can start planning now.
You can start to research what prereqs your postsec
requires.
prereq- pre-requisite
postsec- post-secondary
college- offers programs, certificates, often 1-2 yrs
university- offers degrees, often 3-4 years
What kind of job do you want?
BASIC QUESTIONS I ASKED MY CHILDREN WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE
1. Do you want to stand up or sit down?
2. Do you want to work indoors or outdoors?
3. Do you want to interact with people or be on your own?
WEBSITE TO HELP YOU CHOOSE A CAREER AND COLLEGE:
Education Planner BC https://educationplannerbc.ca/
Use it for your own plans or for your children, friends,
relatives.
skilled trades- electrician, plumber, drywaller, HVAC (furnace
repair)
-
good money!
certificate- 8m-1yr
diploma – 1 yr
degree- 3-4 yrs
In Canada, there is a big push to get young people into
skilled trades.
In Canada, there is a huge push to get young women into
skilled trades.
MY ADVICE:
Start thinking about it. Start planning.
You can do it. There is a lot of opportunity.
It will be difficult and expensive, but you can do it.
A lot of adults go to post-sec either part-time or
full-time.
Our SHEC academic advisors are very knowledgeable and
helpful.
-
Sylvia, Joanne, Jacquie, Maria, Dana
Colleges and universities have their own advisors.
***Marks***
4-point proficiency scale
-new thing from Ministry of Education
-all schools in BC
EMERGING
DEVELOPING
PROFICIENT
EXTENDING
50% is the passmark in BC.
Assessment (Evaluation/Marking):
|
ASSIGNMENTS |
Points |
|
Approx 6 sentence quizzes |
6pts each |
|
Approx 5 paragraph tests |
12pts each |
|
|
|
|
Presentations |
10pts each |
|
Spoken work in-class (marks at
midterm and final) |
10pts and 15pts |
|
Rewrites (2nd draft
corrections) |
1pt each |
|
Bonus pts |
1pt each |
|
Total |
Average of all |
Final
percentages will be based on total number of points. Keep your quizzes and
tests in your binder so you can refer to them. You can keep track of your marks
be adding up the marks as we do quizzes and tests. I may adjust the number and
value of assessments according to the needs of the class.
FIRST DAY ICEBREAKER:
Get into groups of 4-5 people. Choose some people who you
don’t know yet. Ideally choose people who do not speak your mother language.
A. Chat with
your partners.
1. Name
2. Home
3. Family
4. Job
5. Travel
6. Hobbies
7. Future plans
B. Make notes about
one of your partners.
C. You will introduce one of your partners to
the class. Choose one person. Make sure that you have information about them.
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