Eng10 Essay work

essays
"In paragraphs, discuss how the main character..."
"multi-paragraph"

Write a paragraph.

basis of academic writing - essay 
high school provincial exam essay (250w)

"Good things come in small packages."
"Quality, not quantity."

basic essay model - five-paragraph essay
3*5 essay
IKEA essay - functional, practical, not fancy, It works!

Bare Bones - skeleton

Thesis statement (essay) = topic sentence (para)
thesis = idea

Masters degree, PhD, doctorate = write thesis (80-120 pages)

Introductory paragraph

Body paragraphs

Topic sentence
Supporting sentence- details, examples
Concluding sentence not necessary, use your judgement

Concluding paragraph - restate repeat, synonyms
www.thesaurus.com


essay - balance between information and repetition

balance= how does it look on the page?

sample essays Google DuckDuckGo: ielts practice essay


Essay process
PLAN
1. Analyze the topic. Read the question six times.
2. Generate ideas -  
3. Organize the ideas - TIME, SPACE or IMPORTANCE

WRITE
4. Rough copy- sentences SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX
5. Proofread, edit
6. Good copy Hand in the rough copy as long as it's legible.
(250w) (Eng10 1hr) (Eng12 35m)

EF3/4 Money

currency -money system
dollars, pounds, RMB yuan, yen, rupees, Euro, won, peso, fcfa, lira, dinara?, lacag, HKD

jail = cigarettes
elementary school = candy, game cards, slime

archeologist - studies history, physical history

B.C. - before Christ (2000 years ago)

600 BC - 2600 years ago

precious metals= gold, silver, platinum, Ancient Egypt- aluminum

precious stones = diamonds, rubies, emeralds, 

Periodic Table
iron -  symbol Fe
gold - Au
silver - Si

CO2 - carbon dioxide
H2O -hydrogen + 2 oxygen = water

EF 3/4 run-on sentences

run-on sentence - two or more sentences run together with no punctuation in between

It is warm today she has a light jacket on. RO

It is warm today
she has a light jacket on

It is warm today. She has a light jacket on. SIMPLE
It is warm today, so she has a light jacket on. COMPOUND
She has a light jacket on because it is warm today. COMPLEX

7. In a blaze of colour the sun slowly set behind the hills a slight breeze cooled the air.
DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
(In a blaze) (of colour), the sun slowly set behind the hills. A slight breeze cooled the air.

prepositional phrases (in a class) (of students) 

In a blaze of colour, the sun slowly set behind the hills, and then a slight breeze cooled the air.
In a blaze of colour, the sun slowly set behind the hills as a slight breeze cooled the air.

when/ while
In a blaze of colour, the sun slowly set behind the hills while a slight breeze cooled the air.
While a slight breeze cooled the air, the sun slowly set behind the hills in a blaze of colour.

blaze = noun - fire, flame

campfire

10. Take a look at this sportscar // it belongs to my boss.

Take a look at this sportscar because it belongs to my boss.

Take a look at this sportscar which belongs to my boss. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

Take a look at this sportscar. It belongs to my boss.

EF 3/4 sentence fragments

sentence fragments -not a whole sentence, part of  a sentence

adverb clauses, adjective clauses, noun clauses , subordinate clause = frag

"Since she will be late." frag
"Since She will be late."
"Since she will be be late, we will wait for her."
"Since she will be be late. We will wait for her." XXX

frag

5. If you want to help me, please leave me alone.
Please leave me alone if you want to help me.
6. Although the weather doesn't look good. XXX
Although the weather doesn't look good, we still have to practice soccer.
7. We took off the 3D glasses when the movie ended.
8. Since the office closes at five o'clock, do you want to go grab a coffee?
grab a coffee = idiom - have coffee together
9. Before the tenants' meeting began, I prepared a contract.
10. You should bring a flashlight because it's dark out.

fixing frags - turn sentence fragments into complete sentences

Eng10 Essay

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essays - multiparagraph writing
"in paragraphs"

THREE SECTIONS
Introductory paragraph
Body paragraphs (how many?)
Concluding paragraph

essay- more detailed, more content
Eng. 12 provincial exam - (250w)
concise, dense, a lot of content in a short piece of writing
rich

essay (French "to try")
trying to express, convey, transmit information

modes of writing

narrative- tell a story to illustrate a point

descriptive - appeal to the five senses - sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch

sixth sense- ESP extrasensory perception

process (expository) - teach, explain how something works

persuasive- convince, opinion

compare/contrast -

WtC pp50-57

EF3/4 Sentence fragments

common error- sentence fragment - frag
frag

fragment - not a whole sentence

"Because it is a beautiful day." half of a sentence- fragment

"Let's go to the park. Because it is a beautiful day." XXX

THREE SOLUTIONS FOR THE ERROR
"Let's go to the park. Because It is a beautiful day."
"Let's go to the park because it is a beautiful day."
"Because it is a beautiful day, let's go to the park. "


Exercise 1
1. While I was cooking, the doorbell rang.
2. Although we are still good friends, we often argue.
3. When the song was over, we stopped dancing.
8. If the phone rings, (you) take a message.
10. I must leave without you because I can't be late. modals
I have to leave without you.
I have got to leave without you. I can't wait for you.

3. Use Your Skills

1. Whenever you have time, call me.
Whenever you have time, please wash the dishes, do the laundry, vacuum the house, feed your kids, and make dinner.
2. After the rain stopped, there was a double rainbow.
There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
3. She takes a long bubble bath when the day ends.
4. After her husband died, she had a big party.
After her husband died, she felt lonely.
After her husband died, she sold the house and got remarried.

second wife/husband
step children
blended family
step brothers/sisters


half brother/sister - same mother/father, different father/mother

patrilineal - father
matrilineal - mother


Jones-Chen

Karala, India - follows the mother's name

EF3/4 Quiz verbs with infinitives and gerunds

1. love run
I love to run in the morning.
I love running in the morning.

3. want sleep
The little boy wants to sleep with his teddy bear.
The little boy wants sleeping with his teddy bear. XXX

6. I can't stand listening to rock music.
I listen to the radio.
I listen the radio. XXX