FINAL WEEK
Today’s
agenda
·
Continue essay writing
·
Practice- prepare for essay tomorrow
Wednesday
·
Essay #1 to pass in
*I will mark them all tomorrow
night. I will not be able to give detailed feedback on all of the sentence
writing, grammar, etc.
I will be evaluating the sentence
writing and importantly, the structure of your essay.
Thursday, April 18
·
Optional replacement test.
Friday, April 19- last day
·
Non-instructional day
·
I will be doing your final marks and report cards.
We can meet for one-on-one conferences if you wish.
I will submit your final marks and report cards to the
office on Friday.
School starts again on Thursday, April 25th-
Quarter 4.
**Essay
structure
Man’s
Best Friend
English
– gendered, sexist language
Man-
all humans, humanity, human beings
manpower-
workers
manmade-
made by people
caveman-
cave people
he/she-
his/hers
they
them
dog
breeds
“Man’s
Best Friend”
paragraph-
move to essay
Example
topic:
Why
did you come to Vancouver?
PROCESS:
Prewriting
(planning)
1.Read
the question. Read every word. Make sure you understand what the teacher is
asking you to write about.
2. Generate
ideas and vocabulary.
3. Put
the ideas in a structure- 3 paragraphs
Writing-
4.
Start to write the sentences and the pararaphs.(300w)
5.Proofread
and edit.
6.Submit
your legible rough copy. Write a good copy if you have time.
Techniques
to generate ideas and vocabulary-
A.Freewriting-
time consuming, unfocussed at the start
B.Mind
Maps
C.Lists
D.
Venn diagram
E.?
Why
did you come to Vancouver?
1.nature-
summer
– swimming beacjes, lakes
-hikign-
Grouse M
-biking-
Seawall
-golf
winter
-sking
-snowbaording
-skating
-hot
springs
2.education
-universities,
colleges
-kids
schooling- less pressure- homework-no cram schools, good private schools,
public schools
-adult
education opportunities
3.climate
4.multicultural-
restaurants, festivals, language, dress-clothes, music
Get
some ideas together for this topic:
What
are best ways to get good at English?
local
– theme, key word
A.stay
with local-live with English-speakers, rent part of a house
B.attend
local school-English-speaking school, learning in English
C.volunteer/job
local- examples
A.
reading/writing
B. listening/speaking
C.Bonus
ideas?
changing
computer language
retake
foundations classes
learn
idioms
listening
reading
speaking
Four
body paragraphs
A.
reading
B.
writing
C.
listening
D.
speaking
One
topic- travelling, package tour
A commuincation
with others in a tour group
B reading
museums, galleries
C writing-
letters to new friends, thank you cards
A.social
learning- sports, activities, hanging out, book club
B.formal
education- ed centre, courses, online or in-person
C.employment/volunteer-
English environment, job, volunteer-seniors, hospital
voice-
first-person “I”. Avoid “I” in school writing.
move
toward narrative writing in school
Maintain
voice.
Maintain
tense.
New technology that students are using in
classes, some of which is
problematic.
balance –
useful tool
-
hinderance to
learning
Encouraging you to do hard work- cognitive work
Keep struggling.
Embrace the frustration and difficulty.
The results will follow.
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