WI567 Class 3

 

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

 

This is the Period 2 (P2) (M-F 12-2:15) class for this course:

Writing Improvement 567

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Collect student Questionaire

·      “Overview of Sentence Types”

·      Continue small group chatting- icebreaker

·      Review paragraph

·      Paragraph writing- pass in

 

Types of sentences: simple, compound, complex, compound-complex

 

apostophe ‘

comma ,

 

apostophe- 1. show possession, own something

                               Janet’s car is buried in snow.

                               Allan’s phone is old. My phone is old.

          possessive pronouns- my your his her their our its

                                                   mine yours his hers theirs ours

                                                   This is your hat. This hat is yours.

                                                   This one is mine. That one is yours.

                               This is Doug’s guitar.

                               CHOICE This is Ross’ guitar. This is Ross’s guitar.

 

                     2. contractions

                               You are a very kind person. You’re a very kind person.

                               She is very tired today. She’s very tired today.

 

 

 

your   you’re – same pronunciation

 

Nouns that are plural but sound singular Nouns that are singular but sound plural.

child   singular

children   plural

person   singular

people   plural

woman   singular

women   plural

 

family   singular

family members, members of my family   plural

families   plural

 

nation   singular

nations   plural

 

His families live in Vancouver. STRANGE

His family lives in Vancouver.

 

Our families will get together for a picnic.

 

 

 

SINGULAR

anybody

everybody

somebody

nobody

anyone

everyone

someone

noone

anything

everything

something

nothing

Anyone can come to the party.

Everybody is working hard today.

Nothing is free in life.

Everything costs money.

Nobody knows what will happen.

Does anyone know how to turn off an iphone?

 

DIFFERENT

None of the kids are here today.

None of the work is finished.

Some of our classmates are absent today.

Some of the chicken is undercooked.

overcooked

 

MEAT (adjectives)

overcooked

well-done

medium-well

medium

medium-rare

rare

undercooked

raw

 

All of the students are having fun.

All of the class is having fun.

 

All of the books are on the shelf.

All of the book is wet.

The whole book is wet.

 

scissors- plural  The scissors are dull.

The scissors are in the drawer.

Two pairs of scissors are in the drawer.

This pair of scissors is sharp.

She cut her bangs with the scissors.

 

pants – plural   Her pants are cotton.

His pair of pants is wool.

Her shirt is red.

Canada- pants

UK, England, Kenya- trousers

Canada- underwear

UK, England- pants

jeans

leggings- tight and elastic

track pants- string

chinos

flares- bell bottoms

dress pants- suit and tie

pant suit- women’s business suit

 

shoes

 

gloves- plural

Her gloves are made of leather.

Her pair of gloves is waterproof.

Her slippers have Mickey Mouse on them.

Her pair of slippers is under the couch.

Her slippers are under the couch.

 

glasses- plural

Your glasses are dirty.

Your pair of glasses is dirty.

Your sunglasses are on the counter.

 

One sleeve is shorter than the other.

 

SPECIAL

its - p

it’s

 

overcoat

jewelery- gold, silver, copper, diamond

accessories- your body

decorations – your house

strapless dress

 

Joe Fresh -Superstore

Winners is the best!

 

custom-made dress- made just for you, tailor, dressmaker, designer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

** Secondary and post-secondary education

 

English Foundations courses- Academic courses

EF1, EF2, EF3, EF4, EF5, EF6, EF7/English 10- English 11- English 12

WI567

Often the class are split classes- EF4/5   EF6/7

-small school

 

EF - English Foundations-  core courses

core-centre  apple core

 

EF1,2,3,4,5,6,7

There is no EF 8 or 9

 

TWO PATHS: EF7  OR  Composition 10 & Literary Studies 10 (used to be called English 10)

 

You go to one of these courses:

 

1.  English Foundations 7

OR

2. Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called English 10)

 

EF7 and Composition 10 & Literary Studies 10 is the same class at South Hill.

 

English 10 is now called Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10

also Media Studies 10, 11, 12

 

EF7/Composition 10, Literary Studies 10 – taught together, very similar courses

 

BC Ministry of Education rules:

-English Foundations 7 (EF7) is for Graduated Adults. A Graduated Adult is a person who has finished high school anywhere in the world.

-Composition and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called English 10) are for people who have not finished high school anywhere in the world.

e.g. under 19, students who turned 19 and ‘aged out’ of regular high school in Vancouver, left high school for many reasons: family trouble; health problems- physical, psychological- depression, anxiety, etc; poverty; war in their country; political unrest; not a safe country; got a job to support their family; not allowed to go or were not able to go to school when they were young

Wide range of reasons why people don’t finish school.

Wide range of reasons why people are here at South Hill.

Everybody has a story.

 

**IMPORTANT**

No matter what the reason, you are welcome here. I am really glad you’re here.

 

EF7 OR Literary Studies 10 & Composition 10

There is no EF8, EF9 or EF10

After EF7/CompLit10--- English 11 level

Literary Studies 11 & Composition 11– choice to do First Peoples 11

English 12 level

Literary Studies 12 & Composition 12 – choice to do First Peoples 12

 

First Peoples 11 and 12 focussed on First Nations

First Nations issues are a major Canadian society and workplace.

 

EF1,2,3,4,5,6,7 English10,11,12

 

*** Extra writing help***

IF YOU WOULD LIKE EXTRA HELP WITH WRITING

EXTRA COURSE: Writing Improvement 567 is an auxiliary (extra) course. You will still have to take your regular EF5, EF6, EF7 to move up.

*auxiliary- extra AUX– on the back of your TV AUX, in your car AUX, extra input

 

Consider Writing Improvement 567 – supplemental course, extra writing instruction

 

 

 

 

***

English 12 is the highest level English class for high school in BC.

Colleges and universities require English 12 for the most part.

You can apply for post-secondary (college, university) with English 12.

Chemistry 12, Physics 11, etc.

 

VOCAB for levels of schooling

-elementary, primary – Kindergarden – Grade 7, K-7

German Kinder- child garden  Kinder Surprise

-junior high school, middle school- grades 7-9

-secondary- high school, Grade 8-12, 10-12

-post-secondary - after high school

post-after

 

–college- program, certificate, diploma -VCC

-university- grant degrees- undergraduate - Bachelor Degree- BA, BSc

-graduate school- Masters Degree- MA, MSc, MPsych

-post-graduate- Doctorate, PhD

 

All post-secondary programs for colleges and universities have their own entry requirements.

entry requirements – prerequisites, requisite- requirement, prereqs

“The prereq for EF4 is EF3.”

 

Do you have some ideas what you want to do after high school?

If you have ambitions to to go to college or university, you can start planning now. You can start to get organize your prereqs.

You can start to research what prereqs your postsec requires.

prereq- prerequisite

-college- offers programs, certificates, diplomas, often 8m, 1-2 yrs

-university- offers degrees, often 3-4 years

 

What kind of job do you want?

BASIC QUESTIONS I ASKED MY CHILDREN WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE

1. Do you want to stand up or sit down?

2. Do you want to work indoors or outdoors?

3. Do you want to interact with people or be on your own?

 

-extraverted and introverted people

Extravert- a person who gets energy from being in a group

Introvert- crowds drain their emotional battery, prefer solitude or one-on-one

 

WEBSITE TO HELP YOU CHOOSE A CAREER AND COLLEGE:

Education Planner BC https://educationplannerbc.ca/

Use it for your own education plans or for your children, friends, relatives.

 

VOCAB networking- loose social and professional connections

 

quicker post-sec route

 

trades- skilled trades- electrician, plumber, drywaller, HVAC (furnace repair, AC), mechanic

 

-         good money!

 

 

In Canada, there is a big push to get young people into skilled trades. In Canada, there is a huge push to get young women into skilled trades.

 

MY ADVICE:

Start thinking about it. Start planning.

You can do it. There is a lot of opportunity.

It will be difficult and expensive, but you can do it.

A lot of adults in Canada go to post-sec either part-time or full-time. It might not be as common in your home country.

 

Our SHEC academic advisors are very knowledgeable and helpful.

-         Sylvia, Joanne, Jacquie, Dana

Colleges and universities have their own academic advisors.

Call and make an appointment.

 

 

 

Grade 11,12 courses – English 11, Physics 12, PreCalculus 12-

 

You can do these courses once you finish EF6.

 

Self-paced course in art at SHEC? Ask in Room 203.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ICEBREAKER:

A.   Get into groups of 4-5,6 people. Choose some people who you don’t know yet. Ideally choose people who do not speak your mother language.

Chat with your partners.

·      Name

·      Home

·      Family

·      Job

·      Travel

·      Hobbies- pastime, activities in your freetime

·      Future plans

Of course, we will chat in English.