EF2/3 Advocacy letters

Writing Advocacy Letters

In Canada, you are allowed to write to elected officials and advocate for causes that affect you.  It is their job to represent you as a voter and as a resident.  There are a million ways to write an advocacy letter.  However, all advocacy letters should include the following parts:

1.State what you want the person to do

2.Explain why the person should take these actions

3.Engage the reader in a personal way

4.Request follow up

Sample Advocacy Letter

(Date)

(Your Name)

(YourAddress)

(Name of Contact Person)

(Organization)

(Address)

Dear (Contact Person):

I want to continue to study at adult education in Vancouver. I heard that the news that all of the schools will be closed except for South Hill. I want you to keep the education schools open for many people who want to study and graduate.

Thousands of adults study in adult education centres in Vancouver. They study English,

math, biology, chemistry, social studies, etc. Some of the students study so they can go to university or college. Some of the students study so they can get a better job. That is really important for our lives, for the future of our kids, and for our society.

I think that education is the key to success in life. Without a high school education, it is very difficult to get a good job and make good money. Most people need a college diploma or a university degree to get a good job. Adult education helps lost of people get ready for jobs or post-secondary education.

If many people have opportunities to go to school, Canada will benefit. Our future as a country will be better. Not only kids but also adults should have a chance to get better education.

            If the government pays for high school courses for adults, they can get better jobs when they finish. When people get better jobs, they pay more tax. They will pay the society back very quickly. Adult education is a good investment for everybody.

            Also, education helps lift people out of poverty. Most poor people in BC are women. many single mothers raising children on their own are poor. Adult education can help them, and help their families.

Request follow-up- Ask that the elected official to get back to you about this problem.

Closing,

(Your Name- signed)

(Your Name- printed)

How to regirster to vote- Deadline is tomorrow

http://elections.bc.ca/register-to-vote/

Eng 10/11 sentence styles

6 BASIC SENTENCES

SIMPLE

SV- subject verb

Mei Ying and Kaz loved each other very much.

Tony belonged to a gang.

COMPOUND

SV ,SOBA SV.

so or but and

FANBOYS

for and nor but or yet so

Mei Ying loved Kaz, and Kaz loved Mei Ying.

Mei Ying loved Kaz, Kaz loved Mei Ying. XXX COMMA SPLICE CS

, not strong enough

Mei Ying loved Kaz, and Kaz loved Mei Ying.

Mei Ying loved Kaz; Kaz loved Mei Ying. SEMICOLON

,and = ;

Mei Ying loved Kaz; also, Kaz loved Mei Ying.

, and = ; also,

, but = ; however,

,so = ; as a result / ; therefore, / ; consequently,

COMPLEX

because

They can’t be together because their families don’t approve.

when

as

though

even though

They go out together even their families don’t like it. XXX

They go out together even though their families don’t like it.

They go out together though their families don’t like it.

They go out together although their families don’t like it.

SENTENCE FRAGMENTS- frag

Because Mei Ying and Kaz loved each other very much. XXX

Because Mei Ying and Kaz loved each other very much, they wanted to be together.

ADVERB CLAUSES Ch13

Mei Ying, who was Chinese, loved  a Japanese guy. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

who, that, which- HIGH FREQUENCY

whose, where, whom- LOW FREQUENCY

Ch14                 

My mother who is retired likes to walk.

My mother, who is retired, likes to walk. !! not essential clause

The phone that is on my desk is mine. essential clause

NOUN CLAUSE

say

think

feel

believe

know

that, what

She said that she would be late.

Maria thought that Tony wasn’t going to go to the fight.

Seklung believed that all Japanese were enemies.

He didn’t know what to do.

6 BASIC STYLES OF SENTENCES

1. SIMPLE

2. COMPOUND , SOBA

3. COMPOUND ; however,

4. ADVERB CLAUSE because if when while as although

5. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE who that which

6. NOUN CLAUSE- say think feel know believe – that what how why

FEEL CONFIDENT- FEEL GREAT!!!

Eng 10/11 Advocacy work

Vancouver School Board
Guy Bonnefoy
Attention: Administrative Coordinator

Secretary Treasurer's Office1580 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6J 5K8
budget2017-2018@vsb.bc.ca


Honourable Mike Bernier
Minister of Education
PO Box 9045 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9E2
educ.minister@gov.bc.ca

Dave Byng
Deputy Minister of Education
PO Box 9179, Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9H8
DM.Education@gov.bc.ca

EF2/3 Verb tense exercises

Shifts in Verb Tense

A.   Fix any confusing shifts in verb tense.

1.     If the man buys a new car, he will sell his old one.

2.     While Barbara was putting in her contact lenses, the telephone rang.

3.     Billions of people will watch the Olympics before they are over.

4.     When the movie opened, many fans bought tickets for it.

5.     After my aunt visits her mother in the hospital, she will speak to the doctors.

After my aunt visited her mother in the hospital, she spoke to the doctors.

6.     I was very mad at my sister because she was rude.

    I am very mad at my sister because she was rude.

7.     The teacher marked the tests as soon as the students left.

8.     He hopes the Canucks will win.

9.     She wants to show you the green dress that she bought.

      She wants to show you the school that she goes to.

10.                        The boy said that he will drink the juice.

    The boy said that he drank the juice.

    I will give you the test that we prepared for.

I bought a ticket, but she will buy hers later.

I bought a ticket, but she didn't buy hers yet.

B. Complete these sentences using the tense suggested.

1. She is a patient person, so she will be a good doctor. (future)

2. The dog is barking at the cat. (present progressive)

The dog eats quickly. (simple present)

The dog has slept for five hours. (present perfect)

The dog has been sleeping for five hours. (present perfect progressive)

3. After the fog lifted, the sky was clear. (past)

After the fog lifted, they left.

4. We will leave for Calgary as soon as we can. (present)

We will leave for Calgary as soon as we finish our project.

We will leave for Calgary as soon as our father arrives.

5. The youngest student is a cute boy. (present)

The youngest student in the class is Tom.

The youngest student studies very hard.

6. Yesterday our track team won the 10k race. (past)

Yesterday our track team came in third place.

7. Before the carpenter builds a wall, he always drinks a cup of coffee. (present)

Before the carpenter builds a wall, he always prepares the material.

Before the carpenter builds a wall, he always measures carefully.

8. Before the doctor sees that patient, she will look at his chart. (future)

Before the doctor sees that patient, she will wash her hands.

9. When the letter arrived, he opened it. (past)

10. When the final report is published, it will be released. (future)

When the final report is published, it will be printed for us.

EF2/3 Bob, Robert, Roberta

Bob Lee

Bob has two brothers and a sister. They are lving with their mother. Bob is living in a dormitory.

Bob plays basketball.

He is studying at a university.

He is a second-year university student.

He likes singing in a chorus.

His hobbies are computer, singing in a group, and sports.

He has visited Mexico and Canada. (present perfect)

Present perfect- from the past until now

She has lived in Vancouver for five months.

He has studied English for two years, but he is still too afraid to say anything.

He has been to Mexico once and Canada twice.

He likes to spend time with his girlfriend, Mrs. Skinny.

He is studying for a biology midterm exam.

He visits his family when he has time.

He goes visiting his family some weekends.

He goes to visit his family some weekends.

He plans to be a doctor.

He is planning to be a doctor.

He is studying to be a doctor.

He wants to be a doctor.

He has a rock band at university.

He works part-time in the library.

His habit hobbies are playing basketball, skiing, and skating.

He takes university courses.

He is good at math and biology.

He has good study skills.

He sits down and concentrates on his homework for two hours every night. He takes lots of short breaks.

His favourite pastime / hobby is computer.

She has a bad habit. She smokes.

Daily exercise is a good habit to have.

He drinks two litres of water per day, which is a good habit.

lukewarm water = room temperature water

Robert Lee

Robert was born in 1936.

Robert was died seven years ago.

He had nine siblings, but only two survived.

Robert’s father died of tuberculosis when he was 14 years old.

He was a factory worker.

He didn’t finish high school.

He never finished high school.

He didn’t graduate from high school.

His hobbies were listening to the radio and playing baseball.

He worked twelve hours every day.

He worked twelve-hour days.

He likes to help his mother around the house.

He didn’t visit anywhere.

He didn’t travel.

He didn’t have a chance to travel.

He never left his country. He never flew on a plane.

He never went to any other country.

He played baseball on the factory team.

He played harmonica.

He was working at the factory when Bob was born.

He died in 2008.  

EF2/3 Adjective clause examples

1. who neighbour
The neighbour who lives next door is a lawyer.

neighbour- person who lives close to you
neighbourhood- area around your house

My neighbour was a teacher who was teaching in a middle school.

2. that school
That school is big. SIMPLE
My school is an old building that is full of ghosts.
That school (that is the biggest school in the city) is big.
That school that has a big library is my favourite.

My school that is nice has classes I take good teacher nice room good I like very much. JUST WORDS, NOT ENGLISH SENTENCES
My school has classes that I take. 2 THINGS 

3. which bus
Which bus goes to Burnaby? SIMPLE
I missed the bus which goes to 49th Avenue and Nanaimo.
I come to school on a bus which runs on Fraser Street.
If I miss the bus which comes at 8am, I will be late for work. COMPLEX- HIGH-LEVEL

The bus which goes up Main Street is coming.

4. who friend
She was a friend who could always solve my problems.
The man who you saw yesterday is my best friend.
He was my best friend when I was young. ADV CL
This is my friend who wears a red shirt.

5. that park
I run in a park that is close to my house.
Vancouver has a lot of parks that are nice and clean.
I wait for you in the park that is near the small river.
This is the park that I go to everyday.
I take my son to that park that has many kids.

6. which city
Which city do you come from? SIMPLE
This is the city which I was born in.
Vancouver which is a beautiful city has many nice places to visit.
Vancouver City is ... XXX
The City of Vancouver ??
Vancouver... !!
Vancouver which is my favorite city in Canada has lots of coffee shops.
I was born in a city which has a historic site.
I want to live in a city which is peaceful and relaxing.