P2 EF710 Class 14

 

Spring Break

Last day before Spring Break- Friday, March 13^th.

Spring Break- Saturday March 14^th- Sunday March 29^th.

Back in school- Monday, March 30^th.

 

Mexico- violence and unrest

          -druglord killed by police

          -narcotics- meth amphetamine- synthetic drug

-smuggled mostly to the US

-drug gangs, organized gangs-

 

Canadian government travel advisories: https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/advisories

 

 

Three levels of government

*Federal government- all of the country- based in Ottawa

Parliament Buildings, Parliament Hill in Ottawa

Leader- Prime Minister Mark Carney

 

*Provincial government- BC, based in Victoria

BC Parliament Buildings

Leader- Premier David Eby, NDP-party

 

*Municipal government- city, Vancouver

Vancouver City Hall

Leader- Mayor Ken Sim

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any citizen can run in an election. People can vote for you or not.

 

MP- Member of Parliament- federal, Ottawa

MLA- Member of Legislative Assembly- provincial, Victoria

Councillor- city

 

counsellor- therapist, advisor

sp!!

 

Most candidates run as member of political parties usually. Anyone can run as an independent.

 

 

Do you vote?

-citizen

-18+, 19+

1. Register to vote.

2. You get a Voter Card in the mail.

3. Go to the poll on voting days. There are advanced polls- early voting.

4. You show your ID and get a ballot.

5. Go to the voting booth. Mark your X.

6. Pass in your ballot. Get a sticker. Go home.

 

You can volunteer or get a job with ElectionsBC or ElectionsCanada.

You can also be an observer.

 

Canadian elections are free and fair.

Voting is not compulsory.

 

Military service is not compulsory in Canada.

 

 

 

Can you vote twice? No.

Up to a $50000 fine and five years in jail.

There must be intent.   – on purpose

 

voter fraud- 2016, federal elections- 4 illegal voters

 

Trump talks a lot about voter fraud in the US elections. It’s not accurate.

 

some countries- people stuffing the ballot box, throwing out votes

 

IDIOM get rid of somebody or something

 

 

 

Today’s  Agenda

·         Attendance

·      Continue “I Confess”

Talk about “Thought Questions”

Prepare for Test 3 on “I Confess” Wednesday

·      Continue sentence work- “Complex Sentences”

 

Tuesday

Meeting cancelled- I will be here tomorrow.

·      Continue “Complex Sentences”

·      Begin “Parallelism”

·      Prepare for Test 3 on “I Confess” Wednesday

·      HW   Read “Dead Man’s Path”. Make notes on “Thought

Questions”

 

Wednesday

·      Test 3- “I Confess”

paragraph

·      Continue “Parallelism”

 

Thursday

·      Begin “Dead Man’s Path”

 

Friday

 

 

 

 

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4.     What is the setting of the story?

PLACE

infer Mainland China  

junior high school, middle school (gr7-9)

            classroom, teacher’s office

TIME  modern times, current or previous generation

day time, school day

 

 

5.     Who is the narrator? What is the narrator’s point of view?

Mr.Wei-

teacher is young- character

 

first-person point of view- inherently limited

unreliable narrator- not accurate or not truthful

 

6.     What is an example of foreshadowing in the story?

-same names

-same school

Some people can guess what is going to happen in a movie.

crime movie Whodunit?

This movie is a Whodunit.

 

7.     How does Mr. Wei act toward his students? Why does he act this way?

-strict, harsh, showing authority, using voice to intimidate

 “exert one’s authority”   

show “who was in charge”

 

 

naughty(gently negative)- misbehaving children

 

“give an inch take a yard”

1 inch= 2.54 cm   

I yard = 3 feet = approx. 1 meter

 

Why?

“exert one’s authority”

show “who was in charge”

 

IDIOM the breadwinner- the person who makes money for the family

She wears the pants in your family?  who has the final say, who is the boss

 

Mr Wei -new teacher- not confident, uncertain, inexperienced

-takes pride in his work, sets high standards for himself an fhis students,

responsible, wants to do a good job,

-does not want to “let my superiors down”  - entrusted him to do a good job

 

 

8.     Do you know what “red flag of citation” means? (I don’t know what this is.)

-banner- prize and honour

-for classes for good performance, temporary

-competitive- school uniforms ,morning exercises, attendance, diligent students

Canada- elementary school -gold stars or stickers  on your tests

 

 

9.     What is the conflict that causes the rising action of the plot?

person vs person conflict

-misunderstaning

--teacher wants an explanation, teacher won’t listen

-Mr Wei close-minded, already decided- incorrect

-made a false accusation

 

closed-minded

OPPOSITE open-minded

 

 

person vs himself

Mr Wei’s internal conflict- at the end of the story

 

10.What is the climax of the story?

-sees the carved character

-realizes his mistake

-felt embarrassed, felt ashamed

I was so embarrassed about what happened. It was embarrassing.

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He has to decide what to do. fess up or ignore it

IDIOM fess up- confess

IDIOM come clean- confess that you did wrong

Her son came clean about breaking the window.

 

11.Why does Mr. Wei act in the manner he does?

-         he confesses

Why?

-courageous

-wants to do the right thing

-teach the students a lesson

-be honest and responsible

-a teachable moment – a good opportunity to teach

-be a good role model

- be a good example

We try to be good role models for our kids.

 

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