EF34 Class 18

 

Time flies when you’re having fun.

Time crawls.

 

rock-climbing

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Begin basic semicolons- aimed at EF4 students

·      First Nations

 

In the next few days:

·      Continue dialogue “Expressing an Opinion”

·      “100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs”

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessement Reflection” Week 4

·      Return Quiz#2

Go over

Optional rewrite (RW) for one bonus point

·      Continue with tranational terms

·      Continue First Nations

·      National Day for Truth and Reconciliation- First Nations People in Canada

 

Monday

No school for us.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation- First Nations People in Canada

 

Tuesday

·      Prepare for the paragraph writing

 

Wednesday

·      Test#2 – paragraph on an easy topic

 

Review of compound sentences:

SV, SOBA SV.

I saw my friend, but she was on the phone.

I saw my friend, but she was on the phone, so I didn’t call out to her. XXX

FIX

HIGHER LEVEL  EF4,5,6 I saw my friend, but she was on the phone. Therefore, I didn’t call out to her.

 

, or

Did she wear a blue hat, or did she wear a red hat?

 

 

; therefore  ; semicolon EF4 level, EF3

 

Four transitional words

therefore

however

also

on the other hand

 

, so

It is chilly today, so she is wearing a toque.

; therefore,

It is chilly today; therefore, she is wearing a toque.

ball cap

 

, or

We can go downtown, or we can go to Kits.

Kitsilano- Kits

; on the other hand,

We can go downtown; on the other hand, we can go to Kits.

I will go to home. She will go to downtown. Mie goes to shopping

home, downtown, gerunds- no ‘to’

gerund- ‘ing’ noun, looks like a verb

e.g. Skiing is fun.

She is skiing with her friend.

I am learning English. Learning English is challenging.

 

EUPHEMISM hard, difficult- challenging

died- passed away, passed

JOKE Teachers’ euphemism- Interesting= Wrong!

 

challenging(adj) challenge(n,v)

 

Learning English is a challenge.(noun).

Learning English is challenging.(adj)

 

infinitive  to go, to eat, to sleep

I like to eat chocolate every day.

 

, but

I want to visit Europe next year, but I need to save money.

; however,

I will visit Europe next year; however, I need to save money.

 

; semicolon

‘ apostophe

, comma

 

, and

I am going to school today, and I am going to work.

; also,

I am going to school; also, I am going to work.

 

I will go to my house.

He will go to Burnaby. I will go to school. They will go to the coffee shop.

I will go to the grocery store to buy some apples, onions, oranges, strawberries, etc.

, etc- et cetera - and other things

abbreviation e.g. Latin examplia gratis  for example

 

REVIEW:

EF34           She feels sleepy, so she will have a nap.

EF456         She feels sleepy; therefore, she will have a nap.

 

SIMPLE SENTENCE                 I love dogs. She prefers cats.

COMPOUND SENTENCE       I love dogs, but she prefers cats.

I love dogs; however, she prefers cats.

 

FOCUS ON THESE FOUR TRANSITIONAL TERMS:

however       therefore            also           on the other hand

 

I was afraid of cars, but now I am driving. 1 COMPOUND SENTENCE

I was afraid of cars; however, now I am driving. 1 COMPOUND SENTENCE

however- no cap

 

HIGHER LEVEL I was afraid of cars. However, now I am driving. 2 SIMPLE SENTENCES

 

also = and

I went to the grocery store, and I bought some halal meat.

I went to the grocery store; also, I went to the shoe store.

 

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

 

Halal- Muslim

Kosher- Jewish

 

We will do more English work; however, let’s take our break first.

 

 

Lecture notes for First Nations

 

·      Starting in May, 2021

·      Unmarked graves of First Nations children have been found on the grounds of old Residential Schools, 315 kids? in Kamloops

·      more and more suspected unmarked graves discovered across Canada

·      thousands and thousands of suspected graves found so far

-         used ground-penetrating radar

·      fear probably thousands more across Canada

 

 

 

 

 

·      Residential Schools- 150 000 First Nations kids went to residential schools over the years

over 4000 kids died, maybe 6000

 

·      Residential Schools all across Canada

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools-in-canada-interactive-map

·      Organized by the Canadian government, run by the Christian churches (mainly Catholic and Anglican churches), paid for by the federal government, tax dollars

·      about 150 000 First Nations kids were forcibly taken away from their families to Residential Schools from 1860s to 1990s.

Revelations- big ugly secrets in Canada

-around Kindergaten to Grade 12

·      Now we know!

·      Focus of BC new curriculum- First Nations

First Nations ways of knowing, culture, history in Canada

e.g. First Peoples 11 & 12

Very interesting area of study – good choice - First Peoples 11 and First Peoples 12

We offer these classes at South Hill – some students do both English 12 and FP12

-recognized by all postsecondary institutions

 

Times have changed- new recogniton of the importance of First Nations in this land

 

Big contrast

·      My school experiences- none of the history, social studies was about First Nations

The focus was history class was on Europeans, settlers, White men in Canada

male-centred, Euro-centred

In high school

·      lots of First Nations kids in my school, segregated,

seemed normal, normalized, unstated expectation

segregation – separation of races or groups

MicMac- migmaw

·      racist attitudes towards First Nations people “Indians”

dismissive, belittling, negative stereotypes

 

** Maybe tell these stories

·      policy at my university – have to finish your degree in seven years

students/ professors –led initiative to change it to 10 yrs

 

·      racism against First Nations – BCTF AGM story

700 teachers

“equity-seeking groups” wanted representation

 

Overview - introduction

·      First Peoples -Who they are?

·      Small groups

“What do you know about First Nations people in Canada?”

Generate ideas on LCD

 

old racist word “red skin”

Sports team football  The Washington Red Skins

changed in 2020 to The Washington Commanders

hockey team on Vancouver Island Saanich Junior Braves

Victoria Admirals

my high school Riverview Redmen

name changed in 2020

 

 

Three groups of people constitute Indigenous Peoples in Canada, also called First Peoples. Also called Aboriginal. Native

-old word, outdated vocab Indian

1. First Nations -people in the south of Canada

2. Inuit Eskimo – people in the north of Canada

kids snack- Eskimo Pies– ice cream sandwiches

3. Métis – ‘mixed’ people who are First Nations and European ancestry

 

First Nations came into common usage in the 1980s to replace the term ‘Indians’

·      Talk about origin of the word ‘Indian’ due to geographical misunderstanding, West Indies

 

 

·      First Nations- Indigenous people in the South (below Arctic Circle). Half of all First Nations bands are in Ontario and BC.

·      Inuit are the Indigenous people who live in the North. Used to be called ‘Eskimo’- disparaging term from French Esquimaux, from Montagnais ayas̆kimew ‘person who laces a snowshoe’. Montagnais, or Innu, are the Indigenous inhabitants of an area they refer to as Nitassinan, which comprises most of the northeastern portion of the present-day province of Quebec and some eastern portions of Labrador.

Discredited etymology ‘raw fish eater’

Website: https://www.itk.ca/about-canadian-inuit/#nunangat

Show map: “Inuit Map”

Metis - French- do not pronounce the ‘s’   may-tee

-a person of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry

1600s and 1700s - Fur trading European men came to hunt animals, like beavers

In particular one of a group of such people who in the 19th century constituted the so-called Metis nation in the areas around the Red and Saskatchewan rivers. Metis comes from the French word ‘métis’, which means ‘mixed’.

·      The three groups: First Nations/ Inuit/ Metis

 

 

·      Where did these people come from?

·      First Nations creation myths/ creation stories

Every culture has a creation myth/story – legend, fiction, story, explains real life, explains natural phenomena

Greek Myth- e.g. Echo-magical creature- nymph, Narcissus- narcissist- a person who is self-absorbed

 

Every group has a creation story/myth

Bible- Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve

Koran- Quran - simlar story

 

Different First Nations groups have different creation stories.

·      Read “The Beginning of the Haidi Gwaii World” on LCD

·      Talk about Raven

- prominent role in the mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, including the Tsimishians, Haidas, Heiltsuks, Tlingits, Kwakwaka'wakw, Coast Salish, Koyukons, and Inuit. The raven in these indigenous peoples' mythology is the Creator of the world, but it is also considered a trickster god.

-two different raven characters:

-the creator raven, responsible for bringing the world into being and who is sometimes considered to be the individual who brought light to the darkness

-the childish raven, always selfish, sly, conniving, and hungry

 

The Beginning of the Haida Gwaii World

 

In the beginning, before the creation of the world, the earth was completely covered by a vast ocean and the sky was all grey clouds. The cloud kingdom was ruled by the great Sha-lana. Sha-lana's Chief servant was Raven.

One day Raven enraged his master and was cast out into the ocean world. He flew over the ocean for a long period of time until he became weary. Unable to find a place to rest, Raven became angry. He began to beat his wings upon the water until the water rose up and touched the clouds around him.

When the water receded back into the ocean there appeared rocks upon which Raven rested. These rocks grew and stretched across the ocean. The rocks turned into sand and after a short period of time trees began to grow on the sand. After many moons the sand had turned into beautiful islands, which we know today as the Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands).

Raven enjoyed his kingdom, yet he became bored and lonely. He decided he needed someone to help him. So one day he gathered two large piles of clam shells upon the beach and transformed them into two human females. These two women complained saying that they should not have both been created as women. So to make them happy Raven threw limpet shells at one and turned her into a man, creating the Haida Gwaii people."

 

Clark, E., Indian Legends of Canada, McClelland and Stewart: Toronto, 1991.

https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/exhibits/bc-archives-time-machine/galler07/frames/oralhist.htm

 

 

·      Show pictures “Raven1” “Raven2” “Raven and the First Men”

“Spirit of Haida Gwaii” YVR (Vancouver Airport), other pictures jewelry

Haida Gwaii- Queen Charlotte Islands

 

·      Different First Nations have different stories-

e.g.Micmac, Mi'kmaq, Glooscap

 

**about 630 different First Nations in Canada- all different stories

 

 

 

 

Quiz#2

Full name, class and quiz number.

Phones away.

Write a compound sentence for each.

Pass in in by 12:40.

1.    and   school

2.    so      visit

3.    but    like

4.    and   drive

5.    so      birthday

6.    or      hat