Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 12:00
**Speaking other languages in class- reduce spoken mark
Today’s agenda
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Talk about optional replacement quiz or test
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Quiz4- noun clauses
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“Roses Sing on New Snow”
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Work on presentation Project
Wednesday
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Presentation Project- Group 1 submit writing
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“Roses Sing on New Snow”
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Begin adjective clauses
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Work on presentation project
Thursday
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Presentation Project-
Group 2 submit writing
Group 1 present
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Continue adjective clauses
Friday
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Quiz on adjective clauses Friday or Monday?
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Presentation Project-
Group 3 submit writing
Group 2 present
Test#4- “Roses Sing on New Snow”
Monday, June 24
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Presentation Project- Group 3 present
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Optional replacement quiz or test- I will
explain this in detail today.
Wednesday, June 26, final day
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Marks day, non-instruction day
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One-on-one meetings
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Optional replacement quiz or test**
A few people have asked me about rewriting
quizzes or tests. Maybe they had a bad quiz or missed a test.
In my classes, I offer an optional replacement
quiz or test for anyone who would like to do one.
Next Monday, you will have an opportunity to
replace one of the quizzes or tests 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 four quizzes:
Quiz#1 X/6
Quiz#2 X/6
Quiz#3 X/6
Quiz#4 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 Monday, June 24th. We will do it a the
end of class.
The replacement quiz will be a new quiz or
test. The replacement quiz will be a mix of all sentence styles.
e.g. If you want to replace your Quiz on adverb
clauses, 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 2/6 4/6
Q3 6/6
Q4 5.5/6
Q5 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
You choose to replace Q1.
Replacement quiz 3/6
*Less-than-ideal outcome* The average for
your quizzes goes down.
Same thing for the tests.
If you had a bad test, your can replace one
of them.
Think carefully about if you would like to
replace one of your quiz or test 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 or test.
ACTION:
What you can do:
Email me by next Sunday at 7PM which quiz or
test 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:
“Full name, Class, Replacement quiz.”
“Hi Allan,
I want to replace Quiz#2.
Thanks,
Betty”
I will respond.
“Ok. Thanks.
Allan”
One quiz or one test.
Repl quiz- mix of simple, compound, and complex
Repl test - new topic, at least 150 words
Quiz#4
Write a sentence with a noun clause for each.
Submit by 12:45.
1. think family
2. believe problem
3. know mother
4. remember appointment
5. say weather
6. decide job
“Roses
Sing on New Snow” Discussion Questions
Get into some groups (4-5
people). This is an opportunity to talk and share knowledge about the story in
preparation for writing later.
“Roses Sing on New Snow” Discussion Questions
Get into some groups (4-5 people). This
is an opportunity to talk and share knowledge about the story in preparation
for writing later.
Men came to Chinatown…
To Chinatown came men… LITERARY STYLE, POETIC
SOUND, BEAUTIFUL
“in no time” very quickly
VOCABULARY
banquet – big fancy dinner for a
celebration
bone-tired- exhausted, dog-tired, out of
gas
IDIOM spare no expense – spend as much
money as you need to, spend a lot of money
“She spares no expense on clothing.”
sniffed(v)- smelled with your nose
array(n)- a wide selection to choose
from
His eyes lit up like lanterns- simile
lantern- handheld light
knelt(v)-past tense of ‘kneel”
beyond – further, farther away
demonstrate(v) – show
warm praise- warm(adj)-kind, friendly,
sweet praise(n)-compliment
eagerly(adv) eager(adj)- excited,
motivated, interested
roared(v)- A lion roars. yelled, shouted
angrily
governor- a political leader for an area
of a country
Canada has mayors for cities and premiers
for provinces.
The US has governors for states.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was the governor
of California. People called the “The Governator”
stutter(v)- stammer
burst into the kitchen- enter loudly and
quickly
POETIC bring forth- create
vocabulary
1.
What is the setting of the story?
setting- time, place, culture
make some good guesses- infer(v) You can infer the setting from
the text
-late 19th or early 20th century – late 1800s
or early 1900s
clues, reasons- knowledge of Chinese history- Governor- Qin
Dynasty
-“my emperor in China” last emperor, about 110 years ago
-“lonely, cold, and bone-tired”
TIME- 1900?- subtle clue, evidence -Emperor
good inference- infer(v) – make a good guess based on evidence,
reading carefully, reading deeply
-lots of workers, men, Chinese “lonely and cold and bone-tired”
-railroad labourers, Gold Rush
PLACE- Chinatown, family restaurant, sizable Chinatowns in laye
1800s or early 1900s- San Francisco, Vancouver, New York, etc.
CULTURE- family, society
PSYCHOLOGY of the father and brothers?
How is Maylin treated in the family?
father pays more attention to the brothers- evidence?
Why?
old sexist culture, gender discrimination
girls are low status
boys are dominant over girls
boys are valued more
2.
What are some reasons that Maylin cooked
in her father’s restaurant?
-opportunity to cook
Quotation “loved food”
-cooking for the immigrants foreign workers “lonely men”
homesick
“make them smile” “renew their spirits”
-IDIOM breadwinner – a person who earns in a family
She is the main breadwinner in the family.
She was supporting her family.
necessity- the brothers were useless in the kitchen, not able to
cook
at that time, housework was the responsibility of the woman
woman stayed in kitchen
-loyalty to the family, duty, responsible, feeling/sense of
responsibility, duty, dutiful daughter, commitment, committed, TRADITIONAL, OLD
TIMES- girl must obey the father/husband
strong sense of duty
Women were not afforded educational opportunities. They had less
power. This is still the case in some countries.
3.
What are some possible reasons Maylin
named her dish “Roses Sing on New Snow”? What could those words mean?
contrast- roses not usually on snow,
flower bud opens into a flower, blooms
strong, tough, resilient, not weak
sing-flowers don’t sing
sing- joylful, hopeful, happiness
sing- expressive, emotions, feelings
appealing
new snow – new world, new opportuntiy to show abilities, Maylin
new – renewal, rebirth,
“beauty in adverse conditions”
TIP: Think about the title of a story. Why is the story called
what it is?
“Roses Sing on New Snow: A Delicious Tale”
tale- not a true story, fairy tale- children’s story, e.g.
Cinderella, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood
What is Cinderella’s name? Ella
IDIOM sidekick – a friend who always tags along
What could some meanings be behind these words?
*Roses- Maylin, woman, pretty, beautiful, women are often compared
to flowers, delicate, strong rose to grow on snow- Maylin, men workers
*Sing-roses sing/women work, make a happy sound, express emotion,
sizzling like hot food, action-movement- Maylin thriving despite her hardship-
family sitiation, father’s treatment of her, she is joyful
Life is art. optimistic/creative side of life- creating meaning in
life, enjoying the process of creating, self-expression
*New- invented/created a new dish, reinvented herself, new
country, new culture, different culture, different mindset
*Snow- colour of rice or fish is white, visually evocative,
“Snow on the Volcano”-
-Canada? cold climate, unforgiving place-culture, environment
4.
What does Maylin mean when she says her
dish is a product of the new world?
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new-fashioned dish
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new culture, new place
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different ingredients, salt, sugar, soy
sauce- not the same
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chef’s feelings, emotions
She has a good vibe when she cooks.
vibe- energy
5.
What are some reasons the governor couldn’t
cook “Roses Sing on New Snow” the same as Maylin did?
-Maylin is a talented cook, governor is less
skilled
-different passion about food
-differents skill levels
-cooked side-by-side Then governor cooked with
a poor attitude- just wanted to win. Maylin was cooking with love and passion
and wisdom.
Did he want to win or learn? Did Maylin want
to win or teach him something?
-Maylin was very naturally confident
Mayline had grace and aplomb.
Governer was arrogant, over-confident
than what his skills level was.
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