Tumbler Ridge, BC
school shooting
10 people dead
20+ injured
students? adults?
shooter is dead- self-inflicted gunshot, suicide
Suicide Hotline- phone #- 988
Emergency services- fire, police, ambulance –phone#- 911
More news will come out in ensuing days.
school shootings- common in the US, rare in Canada
gun ownership-
Canada- many laws and rules
US- no laws, different states have different laws
open-carry states-
US Constitution “the right to bear arms” 2nd
Amendment
mass shootings in the US- 4 people of more-
road rage- drivers getting extremely angry when driving,
getting out and fighting, running each other over
legal
first-degree murder
second-degree murder
manslaughter
self-defence
In the US, a lot of people keep a gun for home defence.
Canada- proportional response-
VOCAB indiscriminate(adj) no plan, disorganized
Today’s Agenda
·
Attendance
·
Collect Test 1 RW
·
MAYBE LATER THIS WEEK P2 “Adult Ed Student
Information Verification”
·
HANDOUT “Comma Splices”
Teach, exercises
·
Continue “Literary Terms”- narrator, point of
view, symbol, theme, foreshadowing
·
Continue “Ice Storm” module
Thursday
Continue
Friday- No school-
-Professional Development-teacher training day
- Students with autism
- autism-
Monday- No school
-BC Family Day
Tuesday
-Back in school
·
Test2- paragraph on “What Happened During the
Ice Storm”
Comma Splices
Correction Codes
CS- comma splice
Very common error
Comma splices are related to run-on sentences.
A comma splice is two complete sentences (independent
clauses) that are joined together with just a comma.
e.g.
I was tired, I went to bed early.
Both parts are simple sentences, so a comma by itself isn’t
strong enough to join them together. A comma is meant to separate parts of a
sentence, not connect two full sentences together on its own.
You can fix a comma splice in a number of ways:
I was tired, I went to bed early. CS
1. Use
a period
I was tired. I went to bed
early.
These are two simple sentences.
2. Add
a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS
SOBA)
SOBA so or but and 95% of the time use SOBA
for yet nor- uncommon, not usual usage, grammar book
I was tired, so I went to bed
early.
This is a compound sentence.
SV, SOBA SV.
The cat is
asleep, but the dog is awake.
He likes skiing, and he likes hiking. COMPOUND
He likes skiing, but he hates hiking. COMPOUND
He likes skiing but hates hiking. SIMPLE SVV
3. Use
a semicolon ;
I was tired, I went to bed early.
CS
I was tired; I went to bed
early.
This is also a compound sentence.
4. Use
a semicolon with a transitional term.
I was tired, I went to bed early. CS
I was tired; therefore, I went
to bed early.
This is also a compound sentence.
I was tired; that’s why I went to bed early.
COMPOUND/COMPLEX SENTENCE
That’s why I went to bed early.
COMPLEX SENT- NOUN CL
5. Make
one clause dependent (usually an adverb clause)
ADVERB CLAUSES- because when
if since although, etc
Because I was tired, I went to bed early. comma
I went to bed early because I was
tired. no comma
This is a complex sentence.
Example.
I went to bed early because I was tired. COMPLEX SENT- ADV
CL
I was tired; as a result, I went to bed early. COMPOUND SENT
I was tired and went to bed early. SIMPLE SVV
Exercise 1
Each sentence below contains a comma splice. Rewrite each
sentence correctly by using one of the methods. Write the corrected sentences
on your own paper.
Choose some.
Intermediate-level vocabulary
1. I
finished my homework, I went to bed early.
2. She
enjoys reading, she likes hiking.
She enjoys reading; she likes
hiking.
She enjoys reading, and she likes
hiking.
She enjoys reading; also, she likes
hiking.
She enjoys reading; as well, she likes
hiking.
She enjoys reading; in addition,
she likes hiking.
3. The
meeting started late, everyone was understanding.
4. He
trained for weeks, he felt unprepared.
Even though he trained for weeks,
he felt unprepared.
He trained for weeks;
nevertheless, he felt unprepared.
5. The
coffee was too strong, I couldn’t finish it.
The coffee was too strong. I couldn’t finish it.
The coffee was too strong, so I couldn’t finish it.
The coffee was too strong; therefore, I couldn’t
finish it.
The coffee was too strong; as a result, I couldn’t
finish it.
6. They
planned the trip carefully, it played out seamlessly.
7. The
store was crowded, there was nowhere to sit.
The store was crowded; therefore, there was nowhere
to sit.
The store was crowded, and there was nowhere to sit.
The store was crowded, so there was nowhere to sit.
There was nowhere to sit because the store was
crowded.
8. She
saved enough money, she bought a new phone.
9. The
instructions were confusing, many students made mistakes.
10.
We arrived early, the doors were already closed.
We arrived early, but the doors
were already closed.
Although we arrived early, the doors were already closed.
Even though we arrived early, the doors were already closed.
although = even though = though(casual)
We arrived early; in fact, the doors were already closed.
We arrived early, so the doors were already closed.
The doors were closed because we arrived early.
SWITCHAROO
The doors were closed because we arrived early.
Because we arrived early, the doors were closed.
Higher-level vocabulary
1. The
project looked simple at first, unexpected issues kept appearing.
2. She
practiced the speech repeatedly, so she felt confident.
Because she practiced the speech
repeatedly, she felt confident.
She practiced the speech repeatedly; therefore,
she felt confident.
3. The
train was delayed repeatedly, the passengers grew impatient.
The train was delayed repeatedly; finally, the passengers
grew impatient.
The train was delayed repeatedly; therefore, the passengers
grew impatient.
The train was delayed repeatedly; as result, the passengers
grew impatient.
The train was delayed repeatedly; unsurprisingly, the
passengers grew impatient.
She missed half the classes; surprisingly, she got an A.
amazingly
happily unexpectedly
Mei had no money in her bank account; unexpectedly, her aunt
left her $1000000.
1000000- one million
IDIOM left money for someone in a will- someone died and passed
money along to the next generation
In June, 2025, an 84-year-old North Vancouver woman left $1000000
to her male escort. Her children is suing him.
4. The
instructions seemed clear, most of the students were able to do the exercise.
5. The
team worked late into the night, they made steady progress.
6. The
restaurant received great reviews online, we found the service and food to be
excellent.
7. He
tried to remain optimistic, frustration showed in his tone.
He tried to remain optimistic; nevertheless, frustration
showed in his tone. nevertheless = however
He tried to stay/keep/remain optimistic, but frustration
showed in his tone.
He tried to remain optimistic although frustration showed in
his tone.
IDIOM optimistic- look on the bright side of life, a glass
half-full person
pessimistic- negative look at the world, a glass half-empty
person
realistic- clear-eyed- see the world as it is
Be grateful. Feel gratitude for
small things.
8. The
restaurant received great reviews online, we found the service and food to be
excellent.
The restaurant received great reviews online; not
surprisingly, we found the service and food to be excellent.
IDIOM a foodie I am a
foodie.
**
4.
What
does “harvest the pheasants” (paragraph 2) mean?
harvest crops-
rice crop, wheat
crop, apple crop, corn crop
harvest animals-
farm animals- livestock- chickens, sheep, cows, goats, horses, fish
pet- animals
as friends
BC has fish farms.
farmed salmon, wild salmon
5.
What
is the simile comparing the grass seeds, the pheasants, and the boys?
simile-
comparison between two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
She is tall
as a tree.
He is thin
like a pole.
He is skinny
like a skeleton.
He looks
like five chopsticks.
“egg yolks”
VOCAB fragile-
easily broken, easily damaged
CAUTION: FRAGILE
delicate,
vulnerable
6.
What
is the climax of the story?
climax- most
tension
7.
Why
do the boys act in the manner they do?
-young and
kind-hearted
-compassion
-sympathy,
empathy
9.What is the resolution (denouement) of the story?
-boys run home
-unsure footing
-blurry lights
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