Today’s
agenda
·
Talk
about replacement test and/or quiz
·
Return
Test #3
Optional
RW for bonus point
Pass
in optional RW today or first thing tomorrow, as usual.
·
Continue
review of 12 seven verb tenses.
·
Continue
work on Presentation #1
I will do a check-in with
you and see how much you have prepared already.
I will collect the writing
from the people presenting tomorrow.
·
Word
List 1.7
·
HW Decide if you want to replace a quiz and/or a
test. Email me
by
Monday at 7 which ones. We will do the replacement quiz and test on Thursday.
Thursday
·
Talk
more about replacement test and/or quiz
·
Presentations
·
I
will collect the writing from the people presenting tomorrow.
·
Continue
work on adjective clauses
Practice
for quiz
Choose
vocab for quiz
·
Finish
Word List 1.7
Friday
·
Quiz#7
-adjective clauses
·
I
will collect the writing from the people presenting Monday.
·
Presentations
Monday
·
Presentations
Thursday
·
Opportunity
to do a replacement test and/or quiz.
Friday – April 19th- FINAL
DAY
·
Non-intructional
day
·
I
will be doing your final marks and report cards.
We can meet one-on-one to
talk about the term, your progress,a and next steps.
12 Verb
Tenses , narrowed down to 7
It will take
a few weeks to get through the seven tenses.
SIMPLE
PRESENT
SIMPLE PAST
SIMPLE FUTURE
PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
PAST
PROGRESSIVE
FUTURE
PROGRESSIVE Not an
everyday verb tense. Use simple future instead.
PRESENT
PERFECT
PAST
PERFECT Not commonly
used. Use simple past instead.
FUTURE
PERFECT Very
uncommon, not important. Use simple future.
PRESENT
PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
PAST
PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Use past progressive or simple past instead.
FUTURE
PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Use simple future instead.
** Optional replacement quiz **
A few people have asked me about rewriting
quizzes. Maybe they had a bad quiz or missed a quiz.
In my classes, I offer an optional
replacement quiz for anyone who would like to do one.
Next week, you will have an opportunity to
replace one of the quizzes that you wrote.
Again, this is optional. You don’t have to
do it if you don’t want to.
So far we have done five quizzes:
Quiz#1 para about yourself X/6
Quiz#2 simple sentences X/6
Quiz#3 compound sent, SOBA X/6
Quiz#4 compound sent ; X/6
Quiz#5 complex sent- adv cl X/6
Quiz#6 complex sent- n cl X/6
TOMORROW Quiz#7 complex sent- adj cl X/6
You have your marks for those.
You may have one quiz that you were not
satisfied with.
One is one. Not two, not three. 1=1
You choose which one you want to replace and
let me know by email.
You will do the replacement quiz during
regular class time, as usual. It will be Thursday, April 18th. We will do it
the last 25 minutes of class.
The replacement quiz will be a new quiz. The
replacement quiz will be a mix of all sentence styles.
e.g. If you want to replace your Quiz #5,
the adverb clause quiz, the replacement quiz will not just be on adverb
clauses; it will be on all of the sentence styles.The replacement quiz will be
six sentences, as usual- mix of simple, compound, complex. e.g. 1 simple, 2
compound, 3 complex OR 2 simple, 2 compound,
2 complex.
Your old mark will be replaced with the new
mark. It will not be the higher of the two marks.
EXAMPLE SCENARIO #1
Q1 4/6
Q2 0/6 4/6
Q3 6/6
Q4 5.5/6
Q5 5/6
Q6 4/6
Q7 3.5/6
You can choose to replace Q2.
Replacement quiz- 4/6
*Great outcome.* The average from your
quizzes goes up.
EXAMPLE SCENARIO #2
Q1 4/6 3/6
Q2 4.5/6
Q3 4.5/6
Q4 5/6
Q5 5/6
Q6 4.5/6
Q7 5/6
You choose to replace Q1.
Replacement quiz 3/6
*Less-than-ideal outcome* The average for
your quizzes goes down.
EXAMPLE SCENARIO #3
Q1 2/6
Q2 1.5/6
Q3 0/6 3.5/6
Q4 0/6
Q5 2/5
Q6 4/6
Q7 5/6
Q3 or Q4- you decide Q3
Replacement quiz 3.5/6 The average for your quizzes will go up.
You’re getting closer to pass. You will feel better.
Think carefully about if you would like to
replace one of your quiz marks.
ADVICE:
If you have pretty good marks, just leave
them. Don’t bother with the replacement quiz.
On the other hand, if you have a really low
mark somewhere, it would be worth doing the replacement quiz.
REMINDER: Quizzes are worth about 30% of
your final mark.
ACTION:
What you can do:
Email me by next Monday at 7PM which quiz
you would like to replace, if you want to replace one.
Send me an email.
Make sure you use a proper Subject line in
your email:
“Name, Class, Replacement quiz.”
“Hi Al,
I want to replace Quiz#2.
Thanks,
Betty”
I will respond.
“Ok. Thanks.
Al”
I will not accept
late emails. Monday at 7pm is the deadline to let me know if you want to
replace a quiz.
** Optional replacement test **
A few people have
asked me about rewriting tests. Maybe they had a bad test or a missed test.
In my classes, I
offer an optional replacement test for anyone who would like to do that.
On Thursday, April
18th, you will have an opportunity to replace one of the tests that you wrote.
This is optional. You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to.
As of today, we have
done four tests:
Test#1 x/6 x/12
doubled e.g. 4/6=8/12
Test#2 x/12
Test#3 x/12
Test#4 x/12
*I double the test
marks because tests are worth twice as much as quizzes. You have the marks for
those.
You may have one
test that you were not satisfied with. Perhaps you got a low mark. Perhaps you
missed a test and did not make it up.
You can replace one
of those tests. You choose which one.
One is one. Not two,
not three. 1=1
You will do the
replacement test during regular class time, as usual. It will be on Thursday,
April 18th. We will do it the last hour of class.
The replacement test
will be a new test, a new topic.
Your old mark will
be replaced with the new mark. It will not be the higher of the two marks.
Think about if you
would like to replace one of your test marks.
If you have pretty
good marks, just leave them. Don’t bother with the replacement test.
Email me by this
Monday at 7PM which test you would like to replace, if you would like to
replace one.
Send me an email.
Make sure you use a
proper Subject line:
“Name, Class,
Replacement Test.”
“Hi Al,
I want to replace
Test#1.
Thanks,
Beverly”
I will respond.
“Ok. Thanks.
Allan”
I will not accept
late emails. This Monday at 7pm is the deadline to let me know if you want to
replace a test.
Test#3
Write a paragraph of at least 150
words on the following topic.
Doublespace.
Pen
Pass in by 10:15
“What did you do on the weekend?”
ADVERB CLAUSES while / when
when – one time
while – two things happening at the
same time
*while
You are learning English at South Hill
while your son is learning in his high school.
The dog was running around while the
cat was sleeping.
*when
She went to bed when she got tired.
I got a new phone when my old one
broke.
then- next, afterwards, after that,
following this
We have lots of friends, and we
like to get together, so we have barbacues, and they are
fun. COMPOUND SV, SOBA SV.
RW
We have lots of friends, and we
like to get together. Therefore, we have barbecues, and they are fun.
a long list of items
She went shopping in Hong Kong. She
bought shoes, coats, boots, hats, etc.
et cetera- and other things
etc.
I love all animals; for example, I
love cats, dogs, rabbits, cows, etc.
admired person – role model, idol,
hero, mentor
Word List 1.7- The focus of these
exercises is on pronunciation, not really word meaning.
1.
shrill
trill
thrill
th-
s, f
fill- thrill
The movie was a thrill.
noun
The movie was thrilling.
adj
2.
either-
‘eether’ ‘eyether’
ether
eater
3.
faith
fate
fade
Good practice- faith /
face
4.
boy
buy
bay
5.
though
dough
toe
Good practice- sew/though
6.
adder
after
aster
7.
1.ducks
2.ducts
dusk
dust
8.
cat
cot
caught
9.
drank
thank
stank
thank / sank
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