Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Continue “Starting a Hobby as an Adult”
Crossword puzzle
Go over vocabulary
Small-group discussion
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Narrative paragraphs -telling a story
“Narrative Writing” HANDOUT
Practice- PLAN, then WRITE
Paragraph format, structure- grabbers
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Sentence overview “Overview of Sentence Types”
Wednesday
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Narrative paragraphs
Continue from last class
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Sentence work
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Thursday
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Review paragraph structure and format
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Test 1- narrative paragraph
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Friday
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 1
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”Starting a Hobby as an Adult”
new vocab
-embrace(v) – accept a new challenge
She has embraced this opportunity to speak in English.
-IDIOM carve out space - find time for an activity in a busy
schedule
Even though she is busy, she always carves out space for
yoga.
carve(v)- cut, shape with a knife
-antidote(n)- solution to a problem
-fulfilling(adj) – satisfying
-intimidating(adj)- scary, cowing, make you feel unsure
-equate(v) equals, same as
-trigger(v,n)- to cause, to make something happen
Pass-in Thought Questions
Name, class, and date
Crossword puzzle – fun puzzle- good way to learn vocab
IDIOM busy work- work that is just to waste time
Finishing Grade 12 is an attainable goal.
unattainable
autonomy- auto-self
Some cities allow autonomous-driving cars.
The little girl wants more autonomy from her parents.
dependence
*** https://www.thesaurus.com/
synonyms and antonyms
burnout- She was burned out after 20 years of work.
embrace She embraced
the challenges of her new life in Canada.
engaging The speaker
was very funny and engaging.
The movie was engaging.
** adjective forms
engaging- describing something
engaged- your feeling
The students were engaged in the class.
The class is engaging.
interested/interesting
bored/boring
embarrassed/embarrassing
excited/excited
The man was interesting.
The man was interested in buying a new car.
The dog was excited.
Throwing the ball was exciting to the dog.
The dog is interesting.
The dog is interested in the toy.
She raises foster children. adj/noun
Music programs in schools foster
creativity in children.
The diamond has several imperfections.
All people have imperfections.
I am fearful of big intimidating dogs.
Driving in snow was intimidating to him.
The government mitigated
rising gas prices by removing the carbon tax.
His priorities are clear: family and work come first.
She suffers from insecurity
about her height.
NEW USES trigger- cause big emotional reaction
A barking dog triggers her.
He is easily triggered
by criticism. verb
Watching movies is a trigger
for him to eat chips. noun
VOCAB trigger-words
She has peace-of-mind.
work-centric – focus is on work
centric- focussed one, centred
ethnocentric- focussed on ethnicity
family-centric-
Eurocentric
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Let’s get into our breakout groups of 5-6 people. We can discuss
the Thought Questions
VOCAB breakout groups- chat groups
“Why starting a hobby as an adult can feel so
hard- and why you should embrace beginnerhood” Thought Questions
URL:https://theconversation.com/why-starting-a-hobby-as-an-adult-can-feel-so-hard-and-why-you-should-
embrace-beginnerhood-274718
Make notes
to aid with group discussion:
1.
What
are some challenges of starting a hobby as an adult?
-limited
time, time constraints
restraint/constraint
-financial
pressure- working all the time
cost of the
hobby, budget for hobby
-location far
away, parking
dance
school downtown, special programs -limited locations
Flamenco
dancing
-“psychological
barriers” worry, insecurity, overthinking, shy, embarrassed
psych –
mind
psychosomatic
symptoms-
-“fear of
judgement”
-fear of
failure
-fear of
the unknown
-outside
your comfort zone
-You are a
perfectionist.
OCD –
obsessive-compulsive disorder
obsessive –
repeated uncontrolled thoughts
compulsive –
repeated uncontrolled actions
2.
What
are some benefits of starting a hobby as an adult?
-feel
confident
-emotional
regulation- learn to control your emotions
She flies
off the handle.
He is/stays
on an even keel.- emotionally stable
-stress
relief- music, walking, tennis, yoga, running, gardening, window shopping,
reading, sleeping? , listening to podcasts, driving, checking-in with friends,
chatting with friends
-“mitigate
burnout”
-symptoms of
depression- chronic low emotion, sadness, hopelessness
VOCAB chonic-
something bad all the time, for a long time
She has chronic
pain in her arm.
chronic
worry
-“foster social
connections”
-“community
engagement”
-expand
your social network
-“sense of
accomplishment”
-“overall
well-being”
Overall, she is a happy person.
3.
How
does our “work-centric society” view hobbies?
-waste
of time
-doesn’t
earn money
-waste
of energy
VOCAB work-life
balance
She does
not have a healthy work-life balance.
He
is a workaholic.
alcoholic
shopaholic
chocoholic
smokaholic
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