Good afternoon, everyone.
Today’s
agenda-
·
Explain
midterm recommendations
·
Continue
sentence combining, examples from HW
·
Continue “Roses
Sing on New Snow”
·
HW Sent Comb
Sheet 2 – tomorrow or Friday
Thursday/Friday
·
Midterm recommendations
I will do half the class Thursday and half
Friday.
I will go alphabetically through the class
** Two-week Spring Break**
The week we come back from Spring Break- upcoming test on “Roses
Sing on New Snow” with “ “
We will do the final three weeks of the quarter. Final day
is Friday, April 19th.
Midterm Recommendations
We are at the
halfway point in the term.
Interim- midterm,
halfway point in the term
The midterm
recommendation is a snapshot of how you are doing at this moment, based on your
average so far.
Registration for Quarter
4 courses will begin Tuesday, April 2nd. You will be able to
register via the South Hill website as usual. You will be emailed a link to
follow in order to register.
I will
demonstrate what to do when we get back.
In order to
register, you need a recommendation from your teacher, me. On Thursday and
Friday this week, I will give you an interim recommendation for which English class
you should register for in April. If you are not going to take a class in
Quarter 4, then you don’t need a recommendation from me.
On Thursday and
Friday, we will have a short chat at my desk. We will talk about how things are
going and what your next course should/could be. I will put your recommendation
into a spreadsheet for the advisors.
The interim recommendation
will be based on the quizzes and tests you have done so far this term. Also, I
will give you a spoken mark out of 10 based on how much speaking you do in
class. Plus there are a few points for rewrites, homework, and bonus points.
New BC Ministry
of Education marking categories:
Emerging – first
steps, beginning, not ready to move up
Developing-
partial understanding, getting better
Proficient- have
skills and abilities
Exceeding-
sophisticated understanding and ability
REMINDER:
Tests are worth double
what quizzes are worth.
Test X/6 = X/12
Quiz X/6 = X/6
HW 1 pt each
RW Bonus 1 pt
each
Spoken X/10
For the final
three weeks, we will keep doing tests and quizzes until the end of the course.
Plus, there will be a second spoken mark for the final few weeks worth X/15.
You will have
lots of opportunity to bring your marks up in the last three weeks of class.
OPTIONS for
registration- Stay at your current level or move up to the next level
EF6 – EF6 OR EF7
EF7- EF7 or Eng11
Comp/Lit 10-
Comp/Lit 10 or Eng11
Midterm recs
The South Hill
English department strongly recommends that students who are marginally
passing (50-60%) not advance to the next level.
People sometimes
move up to English classes that they are not prepared for.
This is up to
you. The passmark in BC is 50%.
We want to
encourage students who are doing well in classes to register early for the next
level. Therefore, the minimum average required to receive a recommendation from
me for early registration (starting Tuesday, April 2) for the next level
is 65%. This is to allow stronger students first chance at registering. This is
also to dissuade students who are not ready from registering in a class that
may be too high for them.
We want the
strongest students to have an opportunity to register first.
If you’re below
65%, you will have wait a while to register for the next level.
NOTE: At the end
of the quarter,the passmark is 50%. That is your final mark on the last day.
The 65% is just
for early registration.
You can move up
to the next level with 50% at the end of the course, but I don’t think that is
strong enough. You have to get better at your English.
We have three weeks
left in our course. You can change your mark significantly depending on the
quizzes and tests yet to come. We have about 3 quizzes and 3-4 tests, essays,
presentations, plus other marks yet to come. Plus the second in-class spoken
mark and the HW and RW pts.
You can bring
your mark up.
Also, you can
bring your mark down.
This is approximately
the halfway point.
These are some of the examples you sent me for homework.
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
PROCESS FOR SENTENCE COMBINING:
1.
Find the kernel
2.
Find new
information
3.
Choose a sentence
style
1.
The top of the object is made of rubber with an
aluminum band around it, and the bottom of the object comes a sharp point.
2.
The body of the object appears to be made of
wood, but the inside of the object is actually made of lead.
3.
The longer you use the object, but the shorter
and duller it gets.
4.
Although the object has flat sides, it is rounded
with a 1.8 inch diameter. COMPLEX SENT- ADV CL
5.
David put up the tent while Peter cooked supper
over the fire. COMPLEX SENT- ADV CL
6.
They got up at
sunrise before the other campers and made
a hearty breakfast. SIMPLE
7.
The body of the object appears to be made of wood,
but it is actually made of lead. SV, SOBA SV.
8.
The longer you use the object; it gets shorter
and duller. RW
The longer you use the object, the shorter and
duller it gets.
The more she exercises, the better she feels.
The more he works, the more money he has.
Grammar? Let me think about it.
9.
The top of the object is made of rubber with
aluminum band around it, and it’s its bottom comes to a sharp point.
it’s
– contraction it is It’s cloudy today.
its-
possession, no apostrophe The dog is
wagging its tail.
10.
The longer you use the object, it gets the shorter
and duller. FIX
The longer you use the object, the shorter
and duller it gets.
11.
The body of the object appears to be made of
wood; but the inside is actually made of lead.
FIXES
The
body of the object appears to be made of wood, but the inside is actually made
of lead.
The
body of the object appears to be made of wood; nevertheless, the inside is
actually made of lead.
The
body of the object appears to be made of wood; actually, the inside is made of
lead.
12.
The longer you use the object, the shorter and
duller it gets.
13.
The object is often used by students, artists and
office workers.
parallelism-
students, artists
and office workers. noun, noun and noun.
14.
It comes in many colors; the outside usually is
yellow, and the inside is grayish black.
The
outside usually is yellow, and the inside is grayish black.
The
outside usually is yellow while the inside is grayish black.
‘while’-
different usage, shows contrast
She
is very tall while her sister is very short. contrasting
She
is working while her sister is sleeping. two actions at the same time
15.
The top of the object is made with rubber with an
aluminum band around; the bottom of the object comes to a sharp point.
articles-
a, an, the
16.
The body of the object appears to
be made of wood; nevertheless, the inside of the object is actually made of lead.
17.
The body of the object appears to
be made of wood; conversely, the inside of the object is actually made of lead.
18.
The object appears rounded that has many flat sides with the diameter
measure about 1/8 inch. RW
The object that has many flat sides
appears rounded with a diameter
that
measures about 1/8 inch. adjective
clause
I will teach adjective clauses after
Spring Break.
a an -depends of the first letter of the
following word, pronunciation
a hammer
an honest person
an hour
a hen
a university
a yellow banana
an umbrella
a unicorn
19.
It comes in many colours outside and inside; outside is yellow while
inside is grayish black.
20.
The top of the object is made of rubber with
an aluminum band around it, and the bottom comes to a sharp point.
21.
The top of the
object is made of rubber with an aluminum band around it; also, the bottom of
the object comes to a sharp point
aluminum-Canada,
US
aluminium-
UK, England
schedule
22.
It comes in many colors outside and inside;
however, usually the outside is yellow and the inside is grayish black.
23.
There is often a number, such as a
2 or a 3, along the outside of the object.
darkness or light colour
hard or soft lead
24.
The top of the object is made of
rubber and has an aluminum band around it; on the other hand, the bottom of the
object comes to a sharp point.
25.
The body of the object appears to be
made of wood; however, the inside of the object is actually made of lead.
lead Pb
graphite
26.
The round object has many flat sides
and a diameter which measures about 1/8 inch.
Other
sentences from last week:
27.
Driving in the city during the rush hour makes
people vulnerable to road rage.
-roid rage- steroid use in body builders
28.
He never answered the phone calls
from his boss
after he came back home because he didn’t want to work on the
weekends. main clause adv
cl adv cl
answered simple
past
had answered past perfect – not often used
He
has never answered the phone calls from
his boss after he came comes back home because he didn’t doesn’t want
to work on the weekends.
has never answered present perfect,
focussed on present
He
never answers the phone calls from his
boss after he came comes back home because he didn’t doesn’t want
to work on the weekends.
simple
present – habitual action, habit, everyday behaviour
29.
She is the person who borrowed Steph’s car
Saturday night.
30.
She was listening to the music while (she was) waiting
for her friends.
NEW STYLE He was walking around the park while
talking to his friend on the phone.
OLD STYLE He was walking around the park while he
was talking to his friend on the phone.
31.
He knew it had a happy ending since Manuel had
seen movie before.
FIX
Manuel
knew the movie had a happy ending since he had seen it before.
Spanish
name – Manuel- man well
Jose-
Juanita-
jalapeno-
hot pepper
32.
When my cousin moved to Richmond, he noticed that
there were many Asian cuisine restaurants.
cuisine
– fancy word that menus style of food or dish
33.
She was allowed to purchase a new suit; however,
she told us that she made the dress herself.
wardrobe,
outfit – set of clothes
Nice
outfit.
Nice
shirt.
This
old thing?
4.
There is often writing and a number such as a 2
or a 3 along the outside of the object.
2,3,4 – numerals, numbers
“Roses Sing on New
Snow”
Let’s get into some chat groups, 4-5 people.
Discuss the thought questions.
Report out today and tomorrow.
