EF6 8:30 April 20

 Essay work

sentences—paragraphs—essays – papers (10-20 pages) – thesis (80-120 pages) – book (300-600 pages)

sentences- sentence types: simple, compound, complex

paragraphs – structure – Topic sentence, Supporting sentences, 

Concluding sentence

- format - font size, doublespace, indent

essay -multiparagraph writing, 3-6,7 paragraphs on a topic

essay – three sections

Introduction – usually one paragraph, introduces the topic, thesis, and main points of the essay

Body – usually several paragraphs- 2,3,4,5 paragraphs (3 is the number 

for this class), discuss, explain, describe the main points of the essay

Conclusion- usually one paragraph, restates the topic, thesis and main points, restatement of the introduction

(300-350 words) not long, short compact paragraphs, twice as long as one paragraph, not a book

English 12 – paragraph – “at least 150 words”

- essay – 5 paragraphs X 150=750 words, “at least 300 words”

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The paragraphs in an essay should be shorter than the stand-alone paragraphs we have been doing.

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Refer to “The Bare Bones of a Five-Paragraph Academic Essay”

Yesterday’s work was to review that.

A teacher will give reasonable topics in class.

“Explain how modern nuclear power plants are safer than those build a generation ago.” Unreasonable topic

“Why did you choose to live in BC?” Reasonable topic.

“Explain why the US went off the Gold Standard in 1971.” Unreasonable topic

“How to Be a Good Friend.” Reasonable topic

As you move to higher, more specified levels of education, your essay topics will become more specialized.

Topic: Why did you choose to live in BC?

Paragraph -150-200 words

TS

Supporting sentences

Conc sent

Essay – 300-350 words

Introductory para

Body paragraphs

Concluding paragraph

Paragraph

There are 10 wonderful provinces and three territories that you can choose to live in in Canada. I moved to BC because of everything that this province has to offer. First of all, there were work opportunities for me here, much more than in my home province. Add AAA Secondly, I love being around nature, and BC has lots of lots of forest, ocean, and mountains to enjoy. Add BBB Finally, I like the multicultural, multi-ethnic makeup of the province, such as restaurants, festivals, and stores. Add CCC In essence, BC is my chosen home because it offers so much.

Essay – five paragraphs, expand the paragraph to five paragraphs

There are 10 wonderful provinces and three territories that you can choose to live in in Canada. Each has its own attractions. You could make a great life in any of them. However, in my opinion, BC is special and stands out from the rest of them. I moved to BC because of everything that this province has to offer. Namely, BC has many job opportunities, access to wonderful nature, and rich multicultural experiences. 

First of all, there were work opportunities for me here, much more than in my home province. I wanted to go to grad school, and UBC offered me work as a teaching assistant. After I graduated, I was able to find work as a teacher quite easily. In my home province, there were very few opportunities for good jobs. Blah blah blah

Secondly, I love being around nature, and BC has lots of lots of forest, ocean, and mountains to enjoy. You can go hiking in the Northshore Mountains. There are lots of parks to go camping. Also, blah blah blah 

Finally, I like the multicultural, multi-ethnic makeup of the province, such as restaurants, festivals, and stores. When you walk down the street, you hear ma dozen languages being spoken. blah blah blah

In essence, BC is my chosen home because it offers so much. BC has a lot of chances to get good meaningful employment. Also, it is one of the most beautiful places on earth in terms of nature. Finally, BC has a rich tapestry of ethnicities, languages, and cultures. BC is the place for me.

EF34 11:00 April 16

 

Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

1. Review parallelism

2. Test#6 - Process paragraph

Parallelism- same types of words in a series

I like dogs, cats, and fish.

dogs cats fish – all nouns, all animals

I like dogs, cats, and hiking. – not parallel

Jan likes to hike, swim, and cycle. – parallel

Jan likes to hike, swimming, and cycle. not parallel

Jan likes hiking, swimming, and cycling. -parallel

Try some for homework. We can talk about them tomorrow.

http://chompchomp.com/exercises.htm#Parallel_Structure

Did you try any for homework?

like/love/hate/prefer/begin/continue + gerund OR infinitive

like + gerung ‘ing’  OR infinitive ‘to’

Jan likes hiking. gerund

Jan likes to hike. infinitive

I love to play music.

I love playing music.

I hate fighting with my kids.

I hate to fight with my kids.

On Friday nights, I prefer to stay home.

On Friday nights, I prefer staying home.

My son began to cry when he lost his toy.

My son began crying when he lost his toy.

Will you continue to study English next term?

Will you continue studying English next term?

Your choice- either way is great.

Test#6

Cameras on.

Process paragraph – 100-150 words

Email it to me by 12:10

Choose one these topics:

How to lose weight 

How to kick a bad habit

How to overcome insomnia

How to cut your own hair

How to gain self-confidence

How to end a relationship

How to get around without a car

How to build and maintain a friendship

EF6 8:30 April 16

 Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

Today’s agenda

1. Continue with “Roses Sing on New Snow”

2. Test#5

Next week -Test#6 probably Tuesday- para about RSoNS

-Optional  Replacement Test – probably on Friday

On Monday, I will talk more about the optional replacement test. 

Next week – essay, Thursday test?

“Roses Sing on New Snow”

Discussion Questions

HOMEWORK

1. What are some possible reasons Maylin named her dish “Roses Sing on New Snow”? Why did she choose those words?

Roses

Sing 

New Snow

symbolic

2. What does Maylin mean when she says her dish is a product of the new world?

3. What are some reasons the governor couldn’t cook “Roses Sing on New Snow” the same as Maylin did?

literary paragraph

conflict person vs person, Maylin and the governor

One of the main conflicts in “Roses Sing on New Snow” is the person vs person conflict between Mayling and the governor.

Test#5

Cameras on.

Email to me by 10:00.

No lates.

Write a well-organized paragraph of 150-200 words on the following topic:

What is one conflict that you have experienced in your life?

EF34 11:00 April15

 

Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

1. Review Quiz#7

2. Grammar – parallelism

3. Test#6 tomorrow- Process paragraph

Quiz #7

Verb tenses:

1. Sarah will take the job if __________. (present)

Sarah will take the job if SV.

Sarah will take the job if it is available. adverb clause

Sarah will take the job if she wants it. adverb clause

2. The old man __________. (future)

3. Yesterday Junko __________, but she couldn’t __________. (past)

4. Farshid plays guitar, and he always __________. (present)

Farshid plays guitar, and he always plays it. XXX

Do something more original.

Farshid plays guitar, and he always sings, too.

5. MaiLing loves her family, so she __________. (future)

6. When the baby woke up, __________. (past)

Write down your examples that you want to do over:

a) Sarah will take the job if she pasts the interview.

Sarah will take the job if she passes the interview.

pass (v) passed (v) past (noun, adj)

b) The old man will go back to his hometown when he retired retires. vt

c) Farshid plays guitar, and he always records the sounds from the guitar.

d) Sarah will take the job if the pay is good.

e) Sarah will take the job if they call.

f) When the baby woke up, we could go out for walking for a walk.

walking (gerund, noun)

We can out for walking.

We can out for a walk. More common.

g) Farshid plays guitar, and he always practices with his friends after school.

h) The old man will take a long nap after he goes to the doctor.

i) Yesterday Junko deigns?? a plan to go to Hawaii, but she couldn’t buy an air ticket. made  decided on

She decided on a plan to travel to Hawaii.

I am working on my plan to start a business.

j) MaiLing loves her family, so she will work near home after graduation.

k) Yesterday Junko went to a supermarket, but she couldn’t find what she wanted.

l) Sarah will take the job if she finished school early. vt

Sarah will take the job if she finishes school early. confusing- everyday? just one day?

m) The old man will get job in amazon?, and he will work as a driver.

The old man will get job at/with Amazon, and he will work as a driver.

n) Yesterday Junko really wanted to drive, but she couldn’t not until she takes the test first. vf vt

Yesterday, Junko really wanted to drive, but she could not until she took the test first.

Yesterday, Junko really wanted to drive, but she could not. She has to take the test first.

o) Sarah will take the job if she is sick getting well. Not English RW

p) Farshid plays guitar, and he always plays his own song. How many songs?

Farshid plays guitar, and he always plays his own songs.

He is a songwriter. He does original songs.

I hate English

It’s so hard

I’d rather go out

And run around the yard.

q) Sarah will take the job if it is still available.

r) The old man is going to have lunch with his daughter this Sunday.

s) Yesterday, Junko had a singing competition, but she couldn’t win. ww

Yesterday, Junko had a singing competition, but she didn’t win.

t) Farshid plays guitar, and he always takes the guitar lessons at the/a music school.

u) MaiLing loves her family, so she will buy a big house for them. 

v) When the baby woke up, he was looking for his mother.

w) When the baby woke up, and he didn’t cry. XXX

When the baby woke up, he didn’t cry.

The baby woke up, and/but he didn’t cry.

x) Yesterday, Junko visited her friend, but she couldn't eat dinner with her.

y) The old man will get vaccine tomorrow. punc wf art

The old man will get the/a vaccine tomorrow.

The old man will get vaccinated tomorrow. v

z) The old man is healthy, he can continue to work. punc

The old man is healthy, so he can continue to work. COMPOUND

aa) The old man is turning 80 birthday tomorrow. phrasing

The old man is celebrating his 80th birthday tomorrow.

The old man is turning 80 tomorrow.

The old man is having his 80th birthday tomorrow.

The man is turning to 80. XXX

The man is turning 80.

She is living mostly independently.

She is 87 and still living at home, mostly independently. She has someone come over twice a week to bring over groceries and clean a bit, but she still does all of her own cooking.

bb) Mailing loves her family, so she will stay with her family forever. rep

cc) Sarah will Sarah will take the job if she works well now. 

Sarah will be offered the job if she does good work.

dd) Farshid plays guitar, and he is always doing it every day. vt

Farshid plays guitar, and he does it every day.

parallel verb tenses in a compound sentence – two sides

ee) Yesterday, JunKo visited her friends, but she couldn’t eat dinner with them.

ff) When the baby woke up, he  couldn't find his mom then cried loudly. divide

When the baby woke up, he  couldn't find his mom. Then he cried loudly.

gg) Sarah will take the job, if she really interesting. v wf

Sarah will take the job, if she is really interested.

interesting – the thing you are watching “The movie was interesting.”

interested – your emotion “I was interested.”

boring/bored “The book is boring.” “I am bored.”

fascinating/fascinated

hh) The old man will give you some advice.

The old man will give you some advices. XXX

The old man will give you some pieces of advice.

advice – uncountable

ii) Yesterday Junior had school ,but he couldn't go. 

jj) When the baby woke up, she was crying.

Parallelism- same types of words in a series

I like dogs, cats, and fish.

dogs cats fish – all nouns, all animals

I like dogs, cats, and hiking. – not parallel

Jan likes to hike, swim, and cycle. – parallel

Jan likes to hike, swimming, and cycle. not parallel

Jan likes hiking, swimming, and cycling. -parallel

Try some for homework. We can talk about them tomorrow.

http://chompchomp.com/exercises.htm#Parallel_Structure

like/love/hate/prefer/begin/continue + gerund OR infinitive

like + gerung ‘ing’  OR infinitive ‘to’

Jan likes hiking. gerund

Jan likes to hike. infinitive

I love to play music.

I love playing music.

I hate fighting with my kids.

I hate to fight with my kids.

On Friday nights, I prefer to stay home.

On Friday nights, I prefer staying home.

My son began to cry when he lost his toy.

My son began crying when he lost his toy.

Will you continue to study English next term?

Will you continue studying English next term?

Your choice- either way is great.

Tomorrow – Friday

Test#6 Process paragraph – 100-150 words

I will give a few easy topics to choose from.

process paragraph – teach someone how to do something, step by step

EF6 11:00 April 15

 Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

Today’s agenda

1. Review Quiz#7

2. “Roses Sing on New Snow”

3. Test#5 tomorrow – paragraph 

This week Quiz#7, Test#5

Next week Test#6, Test#7 (probably) 

Quiz#7

Cameras on.

Combine each in two different ways. Use a variety of sentence styles.

Email to me by 9:45.

1. Pete landed a job. KERNEL

Find new information:

His friends landed a job. 

The job was painting a house. 

The house belonged to Mr. Langois. 

The job was for one month. 

Pete landed a job

his friends

was painting a house

belonged to Mr. Langois 

for one month

Pete and his friends landed a job for one month that was painting a house that belonged to Mr. Langois. complex – adj cl

Pete landed a job with his friends painting a house for one month; the house belonged to Mr. Langois. compound semicolon

2. The house was large. 

It would take days to clean. 

It would take days to scrape. 

It would take days to paint. 

3. Pete hoped for something. ‘something’ placeholder word, refers to a noun: ‘job’ or ‘business’

This job would lead to others. 

This job would lead to a business. 

The business would be painting houses. 

He would do this every summer.

Share some of yours that want to discuss:

a) It would take days to clean, scrape and paint, because the house was large. pron punc

The house would take days to clean, scrape and paint because it was large.

b) Pete hoped for something that the business would be painting houses as soon as he would do this every summer; also, this job would lead to other businesses. not English

Pete hoped that this job would lead to other business painting houses that he would do every summer. Authentic English

I think that many people in the class have not digested the grammar that we studied. They are still thinking about English as a grammar system, not as a real living language.

c) The house was large; therefore, it would take days after to clean, to scrape, and then to paint.

parallelism – They have to clean, to scrape, and to paint.

- They have to clean, scrape, and paint.

‘have to’ modal auxilairy, type of verb

MODALS – can, could, may, might, should, would

d) Pete hoped that this job would lead to others; then, to the painting houses business that he would do every summer.

SV

Pete hoped that this job would lead to others; then, he could have a painting houses business that he would do every summer.

painting houses business – translation from Chinese, not English

business painting houses – English

AUTHENTIC ENGLISH:

Pete hoped that this job would lead to others; then, he could have a business painting houses that he would do every summer.

You need to become familiar with authentic English. Studying grammar is a very small part of knowing a language.

e) Pete hoped for business that would lead to other, like painting houses every summer. 

Pete hoped for other business painting houses every summer. 

f) Because the house was large, it would take days to clean, to scrape and then to paint.

“Roses Sing on New Snow”

Discussion Questions

1. What is the setting of the story?

-Time- past, Chinese Emperor – over 100 years ago

about 100 years ago

-Place- Chinatown- Canada? “New World” North America

infer – good guess Vancouver, Toronto, Seattle, San Francisco

Paul Yee – Vancouver

setting- Vancouver Chinatown about 100 years ago

-Culture -  History of Chinese in Vancouver? History of Chinese immigrants

- railroad workers

2. Characters

dynamic? Which characters change in this story?

antagonist changes – ML taught him a lesson

3. Why does Maylin cook in her father’s restaurant?

We discussed two reasons.

4. Is Maylin a weak or strong person?

HOMEWORK

5. What are some possible reasons Maylin named her dish “Roses Sing on New Snow”? Why did she choose those words?

6. What does Maylin mean when she says her dish is a product of the new world?

7. What are some reasons the governor couldn’t cook “Roses Sing on New Snow” the same as Maylin did?

FREE ADVICE:

Reading a story-

1. Turn off distractions- phone, computer.

Give your full mind to the task of reading.

multitasking – a lie. We cannot multitask effectively for anything but the simplest tasks.

You owe it yourself to give your mental work your full mind, not half your attention.

2. Read the story at least twice.

Once in an armchair. -basic tenets of the story- setting, character, conflict, plot

Second time at a desk. -deeper ideas- symbols, repeated vocabulary, theme, deeper meaning

Trust the writer. There is a lot going on in the story for you to think about and discover.

3. Second reading - Make notes on what you are reading. Jot down ideas as they occur to you. Underline important words and phrases.

You will be prepared for class.

Not being prepared is not a happy feeling.

EF34 11:00 April 14

 

Good morning, everybody.

We will get started at 11:00.

Wednesday – Hump Day, middle of the week, getting close to the end of the week

hump – bump

Monday Tuesday

________--------- /\ Thursday Friday

Thursday is almost Friday

Friday is the happiest day.

Today’s agenda:

1. Process writing

2. Quiz#7 verb tenses

Yesterday homework – first draft process paragraph

I gave feedback and 1 extra point.

Topics:

1. Putting on Makeup

2. Learning to Drive

3. Learning to Dance

Begin with a topic sentence:

Dancing is fun and a great way to meet people. If you want to learn how to dance, you should follow these simple steps.

Step 1 – write it into a sentence

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 1- Choose some dancing shoes that are comfortable. XXX

RW as a sentence:

First of all, choose some dancing shoes that are comfortable.

The first step is to choose some dancing shoes that are comfortable.

 

1. Choose some shoes that are comfortable. XXX

2. Find a dancing school close to your house. XXX

First , choose some shoes that are comfortable. Secondly, find a dancing school close to your house.

These kinds of words are very helpful when writing a process paragraph:

First,

Firstly,

First of all,

To begin, 

Second,

Secondly,

Next, 

After that,

Finally,

In the end,

In conclusion,

I wrote one yesterday on a different topic:

How to Make Friends with a Dog

Making friends with a dog is good for your heart. There are a few steps you can follow when you first meet a new dog. First of all, kneel down on one knee so you are at the same level as the dog. Do not look the dog directly in the eyes- they don’t like that. Secondly, put your hand out palm down toward the dog at a lower level than its head. Do not attempt to pat the dog on the head. You can also talk quietly to the dog, saying “Good girl.” or “Good boy.” If the dog sniffs your hand and licks your hand, you can turn your hand over and scratch their chin gently. If the dog moves toward you, you can slowly move your hand around to scratch the pup’s ears. Then you are friends. A dog friend is a friend for life.

Friday – paragraph (Test #5) – process paragraph

Any sentences from yesterday homework that you want to talk about? Put them in Chat:

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This week Quiz #7 and Test #5

Next week Quiz #8 and Test #6.

Last day, Friday, you can do an optional replacement Test. I’ll tell you more about this on Monday.

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Quiz #7

Cameras on.

Email to me by 12:05

Verb Tense Quiz

1. Sarah will take the job if __________. (present)

2. The old man __________. (future)

3. Yesterday Junko __________, but she couldn’t __________. (past)

4. Farshid plays guitar, and he always __________. (present)

5. MaiLing loves her family, so she __________. (future)

6. When the baby woke up, __________. (past)

EF6 8:30 April 14

 Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 8:30.

Wednesday- Hump Day

hump – bump in the road, bump in a sidewalk

_______/\_______

Monday – people’s least favorite day

Tuesday is ok

Wednesday – close to the weekend, halfway through the work work

Thursday – almost Friday

Friday – “the happiest day”

Today’s agenda

1. Continue “Literary Terms” – narrator, point of view

2. “Roses Sing on New Snow”

Advice on what to think about when reading a story for school.

3. Quiz#7- Sentence combining

narrator – voice that is telling the story, narrate (v), narrative (adj)

third person omniscient – all or most of the characters’ thoughts and feeling are revealed

third person limited – only one or a few of the characters’ thoughts and feeling are revealed (very common in literature)

Choosing and recognizing a narrative point of view is very important.

Some stories and novels have multiple first-person narrators – they switch back and forth

e.g. The Strange Case of the Dog at Midnight, Spoon River Chronicles, The Sound and the Fury

-two people having an argument about some mishap – two first-person narratives

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I really encourage people to get into reading book. Pick a topic that is interesting to you. Find books on that topic.

e.g. My son does not like reading. However, he does enjoy reading about historic battles.

Reading is a very enjoyable and rewarding use of your time and energy.

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Advice on what to think about when reading a story for school.

“Roses Sing on New Snow”

1. setting What is the setting of RSoNS? time, place, culture?

may have to infer (make a good guess based on evidence) 

2. characters Who are the major, minor, round, flat, dynamic, static characters?

3. conflict What are a few (2-3) main conflicts in the story?

What kind of conflicts and between who and what?

e.g. person vs person between Maylin and the governor

4. plotline Where is the exposition? Rising action? Climax? Falling action? Denouement?

Good start – being thoughtful, careful readers

- engaging our mind

- engaging with the story

Free advice #8: Read the story at least twice.

-First time is for setting, character, plot, the basics

Read in a comfortable chair.

-Second time is deeper meaning – symbol, theme, repeated vocab, good quotations

Read at a desk.

My opinion:

Reading will make your mind strong and your heart compassionate.

Watching Youtube will turn your brain to mashed potatoes and your heart to a McDonald’s hamburger.

We will continue tomorrow.

Quiz#7

Cameras on.

Combine each in two different ways. Use a variety of sentence styles.

Email to me by 9:45.

1. Pete landed a job. 

His friends landed a job. 

The job was painting a house. 

The house belonged to Mr. Langois. 

The job was for one month. 

2. The house was large. 

It would take days to clean. 

It would take days to scrape. 

It would take days to paint. 

3. Pete hoped for something. 

This job would lead to others. 

This job would lead to a business. 

The business would be painting houses. 

He would do this every summer.