Paragraph structure
Topic sentence - usually first sentence
Supporting sentences - 3-4 good points for support
Concluding sentence - restating the topic sentence, use synonyms, end with something interesting, memorable
TS -
topic: gold
controlling idea: is prized
predictor: 2 reasons
precious metals
semi-precious metals
lustrous - lustre
mint (v)- make a coin
mint (a) - brand new, perfect shape
tarnish - silver turns black
Be careful not to tarnish your reputation.
synonyms - thesaurus
thesaurus.com
I often use thesaurus.com when I'm writing.
You are so pulchritudinous. TOO MUCH
UNITY - one topic
COHERENCE - organized, coherent, easy to follow
snow
rain
slush (n) - wet wet snow
Slushie
splash (v) water
The old man was incoherent.
Tuesday, 4 February 2020
Eng 11 HW sentence feedback
Today, I had an ice-breaker/ice-breaking talk with Joan. XXX
At 3 o'clock, we will have a snack.
Visiting The Great Wall of China/ Mecca was a life-changing experience.
He is 20-year-old. XXX
He is 20-year-old. hyphenated word XXX
He is 20 years old.
He is a 20-year-old man.
She has been lived in Canada. XXX vf
She lives in Canada.
She has been living in Canada.
She has lived in Canada for5 five years.
has lived present perfect
1-10 write it out one two three four five six seven eight nine ten
15 - use the numeral
has lived present perfect, then until NOW, present
When we use present perfect, we often,usually put a time indicator next it.
Maria has lived in Canada since March, 2002.
Maria has lived in Canada for 18 years.
Maria has lived in Canada for 18 years so far.
Maria has lived in Canada, Japan, Brazil, and Korea so far.
so far more is coming
Sarah has taken Chem 11, Physics 12, and English 10 so far.
yet - at the end of a sentence
negative - I haven't ordered the dress yet.
DIFFERENCE:
I didn't do Math 11.
I didn't do Math 11 yet. - some at the end
I haven't done Math 11 yet. Fancier verb
I have yet to do Math 11. Very fancy talking.
Commas are very personal- some people use them a lot; others use them sparingly.
Your writing style will influence how you use commas.
Have you finished your homework yet?
COMPOUND SENTENCES
, and , but , so , or
Jane is a student, and she is married.
SV , and SV.
We first time talk about our families. AWK, PHRASING
We talked about our families for the first time.
We talked for the first time about our families.
For the first time, we talked about our families.
This was the first time that we talked about our families.
noun clause
The first time we talked was about our families.
DIFFERENT MEANING
The first time, we talkedwas about our families.
Jim traveled to some places.
Michele listens to the radio.
He will apply to Langara (College).
He will apply to/for culinary school.
She came from Japan, and immigrated to Canada in 2016. XXX
She came from Japan and immigrated to Canada in 2016.
She came from Japan, and she immigrated to Canada in 2016.
She came from Japan; she immigrated to Canada in 2016.
She Jan who came from Japan immigrated to Canada in 2016.
Prepositions don't follow rules that I know of. They are idiomatic. You just have try to remember them. That is a huge task. These are called phrasal verbs.
verb + preposition
talk + to
talk + with
talk + about
talk + for
talk + over
talk + behind your back
talk + to my face
Phrasal verbs:
https://www.scribd.com/document/338243913/phrasalverblisteasypacelearning-pdf
200 phrasal verbs:
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm
After 25 years in Canada, my wife still finds prepositions in English to be confusing and stupid.
At 3 o'clock, we will have a snack.
Visiting The Great Wall of China/ Mecca was a life-changing experience.
He is 20-year-old. XXX
He is 20-year-old. hyphenated word XXX
He is 20 years old.
He is a 20-year-old man.
She has been lived in Canada. XXX vf
She lives in Canada.
She has been living in Canada.
She has lived in Canada for
has lived present perfect
1-10 write it out one two three four five six seven eight nine ten
15 - use the numeral
has lived present perfect, then until NOW, present
When we use present perfect, we often,usually put a time indicator next it.
Maria has lived in Canada since March, 2002.
Maria has lived in Canada for 18 years.
Maria has lived in Canada for 18 years so far.
Maria has lived in Canada, Japan, Brazil, and Korea so far.
so far more is coming
Sarah has taken Chem 11, Physics 12, and English 10 so far.
yet - at the end of a sentence
negative - I haven't ordered the dress yet.
DIFFERENCE:
I didn't do Math 11.
I didn't do Math 11 yet. - some at the end
I haven't done Math 11 yet. Fancier verb
I have yet to do Math 11. Very fancy talking.
Commas are very personal- some people use them a lot; others use them sparingly.
Your writing style will influence how you use commas.
Have you finished your homework yet?
COMPOUND SENTENCES
, and , but , so , or
Jane is a student, and she is married.
SV , and SV.
We first time talk about our families. AWK, PHRASING
We talked about our families for the first time.
We talked for the first time about our families.
For the first time, we talked about our families.
This was the first time that we talked about our families.
noun clause
The first time we talked was about our families.
DIFFERENT MEANING
The first time, we talked
Jim traveled to some places.
Michele listens to the radio.
He will apply to Langara (College).
He will apply to/for culinary school.
She came from Japan, and immigrated to Canada in 2016. XXX
She came from Japan and immigrated to Canada in 2016.
She came from Japan, and she immigrated to Canada in 2016.
She came from Japan; she immigrated to Canada in 2016.
Prepositions don't follow rules that I know of. They are idiomatic. You just have try to remember them. That is a huge task. These are called phrasal verbs.
verb + preposition
talk + to
talk + with
talk + about
talk + for
talk + over
talk + behind your back
talk + to my face
Phrasal verbs:
https://www.scribd.com/document/338243913/phrasalverblisteasypacelearning-pdf
200 phrasal verbs:
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm
After 25 years in Canada, my wife still finds prepositions in English to be confusing and stupid.
Monday, 3 February 2020
English Mix Things to work on in English
Small group talking (3-4 people)
1. What areas of English do you want to get better at?
2. What areas of English are you already good at?
Make notes so we can share.
Areas for improvement in our English:
1. writing -
* vocabulary - building vocabulary, learning synonyms - words that have the same meaning
sick - I am as sick as a dog. (idiom)
I am green around the gills.
healthy- She is in fine fettle.
He is bright-eyed and rosy-cheeked.
He is bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
thesaurus, thesaurus.com
A thesaurus is a wonderful, useful tool for writers. I use a thesaurus whenever I do any writing.
- letter to the government, letter to my son's teacher, letter to a business, personal letters
*grammar too big a word
more specific -
-verb tenses -
-verb forms -
-order in words in sentences - sentence structure
simple, compound, complex
-order of adjectives -
The big brown dog is asleep.
The brown big dog is asleep. XXX
- word forms - adjective, noun, verb, adverb, preposition, article
happy (adjective, adj)
happiness (noun)
happily (adverb)
COMMON ERROR
"Canada is a freedom country." freedom-noun
free- adj
"Canada is a free country."
- helping verbs, auxiliary verbs
aux - extra AUX
- capital letters
- phrasal verbs, extremely important
Every day I would like to show 8-10 new phrasal verbs.
verb + preposition - the heart of English
look + at
look up
look for
look after
look up to - respect
look down
look down on - don't respect them
She looks down on people from East Van.
I always felt like he was looking down his nose at us.
look to - ask for help
- punctuation
commas ,
semicolons ;
I want you to feel comfortable with this punctuation.
- hyphen
. period
" " quotation marks
? question marks
: colon
! exclamation point
- sentence types
simple, compound, complex sentences
- clauses
adjective clauses, adverb clauses, noun clauses
Class blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com
Feel free to use the blog whenever you want.
No password. No pay.
Allan Haley email: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Areas in English that we're already at:
1. What areas of English do you want to get better at?
2. What areas of English are you already good at?
Make notes so we can share.
Areas for improvement in our English:
1. writing -
* vocabulary - building vocabulary, learning synonyms - words that have the same meaning
sick - I am as sick as a dog. (idiom)
I am green around the gills.
healthy- She is in fine fettle.
He is bright-eyed and rosy-cheeked.
He is bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
thesaurus, thesaurus.com
A thesaurus is a wonderful, useful tool for writers. I use a thesaurus whenever I do any writing.
- letter to the government, letter to my son's teacher, letter to a business, personal letters
*
more specific -
-verb tenses -
-verb forms -
-order in words in sentences - sentence structure
simple, compound, complex
-order of adjectives -
The big brown dog is asleep.
The brown big dog is asleep. XXX
- word forms - adjective, noun, verb, adverb, preposition, article
happy (adjective, adj)
happiness (noun)
happily (adverb)
COMMON ERROR
"Canada is a freedom country." freedom-noun
free- adj
"Canada is a free country."
- helping verbs, auxiliary verbs
aux - extra AUX
- capital letters
- phrasal verbs, extremely important
Every day I would like to show 8-10 new phrasal verbs.
verb + preposition - the heart of English
look + at
look up
look for
look after
look up to - respect
look down
look down on - don't respect them
She looks down on people from East Van.
I always felt like he was looking down his nose at us.
look to - ask for help
- punctuation
commas ,
semicolons ;
I want you to feel comfortable with this punctuation.
- hyphen
. period
" " quotation marks
? question marks
: colon
! exclamation point
- sentence types
simple, compound, complex sentences
- clauses
adjective clauses, adverb clauses, noun clauses
Class blog: haleyshec.blogspot.com
Feel free to use the blog whenever you want.
No password. No pay.
Allan Haley email: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Areas in English that we're already at:
English Mix 567
English Foundations 5
English Foundations 6
Writing 5,6,7
Split class
Allan Haley - first name Al
Teacher Haley
Teacher XXX
not in English
when I was in school - "Sir" "Ma'am"
Mr. Smith, Miss Chen, Ms Chen
Mister - all men
Miss - single woman, not married
Mrs. - married woman
Ms - miz,
Get rid of it!!
human, person, comrade, fellow human
titles in English
Mr., Mrs., Dr.,Teacher, Lawyer, Professor,
Master - old-fashioned (young boy), Officer Jones, Mayor Kennedy Stewart, Justice Brown,
military titles- Lieutenant Abdi, Corporal Smith, Captain Fong, General Fayed
Professor Jones
Mr. Adabhi
Dr. Suarez
mix between English Foundations 5/6 and Writing 567
- short stories, reading
- sentences
- paragraphs
- essays
Depends of where you are.
February 3 - April 17
HOLIDAYS - no school
Monday, February 17 - BC Family Day
March 16- March 29 - Spring Break
Friday, April 10 - Good Friday
Monday, April 13 - Easter Monday
Marks
Quizzes, grammar, sentence - 3pts each
Tests, paragraphs - 7pts each
Essay, five-paragraph essay - 10pts each
Individual/group presentation - 10pts
Spoken work, participation in English - 20pts
Average of everything %
Passmark is 50% in BC
Many students are here to improve writing. Mix in short story, Foundations work as well.
Self-paced class - Rm 203
Please do all writing on lined paper, in pen, blue or black ink.
Black ink gets higher marks. Mystery.
erasable pen - good solution
Students worry about making their paragraph look beautiful and perfect with no corrections.
This isn't important. Cross out an error. As long as it is legible (readable), it's ok.
This should be a fun class, and we will learn a lot.
Not too serious. Don't be afraid. We're just here to learn more English.
English Foundations 6
Writing 5,6,7
Split class
Allan Haley - first name Al
Teacher Haley
Teacher XXX
not in English
when I was in school - "Sir" "Ma'am"
Mr. Smith, Miss Chen, Ms Chen
Mister - all men
Miss - single woman, not married
Mrs. - married woman
Ms - miz,
Get rid of it!!
human, person, comrade, fellow human
titles in English
Mr., Mrs., Dr.,
Master - old-fashioned (young boy), Officer Jones, Mayor Kennedy Stewart, Justice Brown,
military titles- Lieutenant Abdi, Corporal Smith, Captain Fong, General Fayed
Professor Jones
Mr. Adabhi
Dr. Suarez
mix between English Foundations 5/6 and Writing 567
- short stories, reading
- sentences
- paragraphs
- essays
Depends of where you are.
February 3 - April 17
HOLIDAYS - no school
Monday, February 17 - BC Family Day
March 16- March 29 - Spring Break
Friday, April 10 - Good Friday
Monday, April 13 - Easter Monday
Marks
Quizzes, grammar, sentence - 3pts each
Tests, paragraphs - 7pts each
Essay, five-paragraph essay - 10pts each
Individual/group presentation - 10pts
Spoken work, participation in English - 20pts
Average of everything %
Passmark is 50% in BC
Many students are here to improve writing. Mix in short story, Foundations work as well.
Self-paced class - Rm 203
Please do all writing on lined paper, in pen, blue or black ink.
Black ink gets higher marks. Mystery.
erasable pen - good solution
Students worry about making their paragraph look beautiful and perfect with no corrections.
This isn't important. Cross out an error. As long as it is legible (readable), it's ok.
This should be a fun class, and we will learn a lot.
Not too serious. Don't be afraid. We're just here to learn more English.
English 11 Homework
Consider/ think about:
What are some of your goals for the future?
1. Educational goals?
2. Personal goals?
3. Career goals?
What are some of your goals for the future?
1. Educational goals?
2. Personal goals?
3. Career goals?
English 11 Ice breaker
·
Ice Breaker - social situation, party, make people feel relaxed, comfortable
shy, don't know anyone, feel nervous
Divide into groups of two or three.
A. Interview your
partner(s)
1. Name
2. Home
3. Family
4. Job
5. Hobbies
6. Special skills
7. Travel
8. Future plans
B. Make
notes about your partner.
C. Write a short paragraph introducing your partner. This is not for marks. This is for me to get a sense of your writing abilities.
English 11 First day notes
English 11 split into two classes
Literary Studies 11 OR Composition 11
Split class – BC Ministry of Education last year
Big high school – run separately
South Hill – small school – put the classes together
Mix of Literary Studies 11 and Composition 11
Self-paced classes – Lit 11 or Comp 11
Allan Haley – Al first name is OK
In Adult Education, it’s ok. We’re all adults.
8:30-10:45 am Monday to Friday
February 3 – April 17
Nine weeks of classes
Holidays - no school
Monday, February 17 - BC Family Day
March 16-29 - Spring Break (two weeks)
Friday, April 10 - Good Friday
Monday, April 13 - Easter Monday
Class blog - haleyshec.blogspot.com
Everyday, any work that we put on the LCD screen will go on the blog. You can check it and review it any time you like.
Feel free to use this resource in the future, until the end of the internet.
No password needed. No paywall. Public access.
Novel - The Jade Peony, Vancouver writer named Wayson Choy, well-known Canadian writer, beautiful writer
- immigrant family, Chinatown
- specific to Chinese culture
- general to many immigrants' experiences
Writing book - Writing Academic English
- paragraphs
- essays
Short story book - Inside Stories II
various short stories
I will provide a lot of other material to work with - photocopied, online
Do you have access to the internet?
- Vancouver Public Library
- Learning Centre at South Hill, Rm 203
- Community Centres
Extra points: Rewrite all quizzes, tests, essays for an extra point.
Quiz x/3 + extra point
Test x/7 + extra point
Essay x/10 + extra point
The extra points add up, but they are optional.
Have fun - good attitude, open mind, not afraid, feel positive, feel good about their work and their English
Literary Studies 11 OR Composition 11
Split class – BC Ministry of Education last year
Big high school – run separately
South Hill – small school – put the classes together
Mix of Literary Studies 11 and Composition 11
Self-paced classes – Lit 11 or Comp 11
Allan Haley – Al first name is OK
In Adult Education, it’s ok. We’re all adults.
8:30-10:45 am Monday to Friday
February 3 – April 17
Nine weeks of classes
Holidays - no school
Monday, February 17 - BC Family Day
March 16-29 - Spring Break (two weeks)
Friday, April 10 - Good Friday
Monday, April 13 - Easter Monday
Class blog - haleyshec.blogspot.com
Everyday, any work that we put on the LCD screen will go on the blog. You can check it and review it any time you like.
Feel free to use this resource in the future, until the end of the internet.
No password needed. No paywall. Public access.
Novel - The Jade Peony, Vancouver writer named Wayson Choy, well-known Canadian writer, beautiful writer
- immigrant family, Chinatown
- specific to Chinese culture
- general to many immigrants' experiences
Writing book - Writing Academic English
- paragraphs
- essays
Short story book - Inside Stories II
various short stories
I will provide a lot of other material to work with - photocopied, online
Do you have access to the internet?
- Vancouver Public Library
- Learning Centre at South Hill, Rm 203
- Community Centres
Allan Haley
ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
Class blog
haleyshec.blogspot.com
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Assessment (Evaluation/Marking):
ASSIGNMENTS
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Points
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Quizzes - grammar, sentences
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3pts each
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Tests - paragraphs
|
7pts each
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Essays - multiparagraph
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10pts each
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1-2 individual and group presentations - podcast
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10pts each
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Class spoken work/ Participation
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20pts
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Total
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Average of all
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We will do
approximately one quiz and one test per week.
The instructor will adjust the number of assessments to suit the needs
of the class.
Extra points: Rewrite all quizzes, tests, essays for an extra point.
Quiz x/3 + extra point
Test x/7 + extra point
Essay x/10 + extra point
The extra points add up, but they are optional.
Expectations
and Classroom Policies:
Write
all tests, homework and assignments in black or blue pen, double-spaced on
lined paper. You may not use dictionaries
during work for marks.
Using languages other than English will interfere
with your learning experience and will lower your marks.
Attendance
and Participation:
Consistent attendance
and positive participation in class are important factors in student
success. At South Hill Education Centre,
we require that all students demonstrate their commitment to their studies by
attending regularly and by participating in class activities
Late/Missed
Assignments:
You can arrange with me to make up the occasional
missed test or quiz within a few days of you missing the test or quiz.
Academic
Honesty:
Academic honesty is
expected of all students. Cheating (including plagiarism) is a serious offence
with immediate consequences. For more information, please refer to the
“Academic Honesty Policy” posted in each classroom or ask for a copy in the
office.
Most Important:
Have fun and good luck!
Have fun - good attitude, open mind, not afraid, feel positive, feel good about their work and their English
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