Registration for 4th Quarter begins Thursday, 8:30 am.
Please don't reg during class time.
English Foundations 6/7- reg for next level -
EF 6/7 or English 11
You need your Course Plan to register.
Donlt wait until Thursday to find or replace your Course Plan if you lost it.
Q4 April 27- June 26, nine weeks
Midterm recommendation is for Foundations courses, not Academic or support courses
I give recs to whoever wants one, regardless.
Recs are based on marked work so far.
Tests -paragraphs, practice essay - 7pts each, marked out of x/6
Quizzes -3pts each, marked out of x/6
RW - 1pt each, marked out of 1/1 1 extra point
Essay -10pts eachs, marked out of x/10
We're on Week 6. Three weeks to go
Lots of tests, paragraphs, quizzes, essay, presentation to come
Midterm report (interim report) - in the middle
Discussion in the hallway. Write a recommendation
I don't what I'm teaching in Q4 yet. When I find out, I'll tell you and post it in the blog.
midterm marks - halfway
Every college program is different.
parallelism parallel
4. It is better to be happy than being sad. XXX
It is better to be happy than to be sad.
1. The understudy had bright green eyes, a great mass of curly hair, and her face was red a red face.
6. The contract was illegible, lengthy, and it is awkward. adj, adj, and adj.
7. To think that you can do anything is deceiving yourself. XXX
Thinking that you can do anything is deceiving yourself.
To think that you can do anything is to deceive yourself.
Bad writing style
12. Please return the medical records either to Dr. Jones or to Dr. MacIntyre.
13. This sofa is better for beauty, for appearance, and it is comfortable for comfort.
for noun, for noun, and for noun.
Registration for 4th Quarter begins Thursday, 8:30 am.
Please don't reg during class time.
English Foundations 5/6- reg for next level - 6/7
Writing 5/6/7 - support class
You need your Course Plan to register.
During wait until tomorrow to find or replace your Course Plan if you lost it.
Q4 April 27- June 26, nine weeks
Midterm recommendation is for Foundations courses, not Academic or support courses
I give recs to whoever wants one, regardless.
Recs are based on marked work so far.
Tests -paragraphs, practice essay - 7pts each, marked out of x/6
Quizzes -3pts each, marked out of x/6
RW - 1pt each, marked out of 1/1 1 extra point
Essay -10pts eachs, marked out of x/10
We're on Week 6. Three weeks to go
Lots of tests, paragraphs, quizzes, essay, presentation to come
Midterm report (interim report) - in the middle
Discussion in the hallway. Write a recommendation
I don't what I'm teaching in Q4 yet. When I find out, I'll tell you and post it in the blog.
Registration for 4th Quarter begins Thursday, 8:30 am.
Please don't reg during class time.
English 11 - reg for next level - Course Plan
During wait until tomorrow to find or replace your Course Plan if you lost it.
Q4 April 27- June 26, nine weeks
Midterm recommendation is for Foundations courses, not Academic courses
I give recs to whoever wants one, regardless.
Recs are based on marked work so far.
Tests -paragraphs, practice essay - 7pts each, marked out of x/6
Quizzes -3pts each, marked out of x/6
RW - 1pt each, marked out of 1/1 1 extra point
Spoken - 20 pts
Essay -10pts eachs, marked out of x/10
Presentations - 10 pts each
We're on Week 6. Three weeks to go
Lots of tests, paragraphs, quizzes, essay, presentation to come
Midterm report (interim report) - in the middle
Discussion in the hallway. Write a recommendation
I don't what I'm teaching in Q4 yet. When I find out, I'll tell you and post it in the blog.
Registration for April quarter begins on Thursday, March 12, 8:30am.
My advice: Register early so you get the class that you want. Some classes fill up quickly.
I don't know what I'm teaching yet. I will find out hopefully soon.
I will post what classes I am teaching on the blog as soon as I know.
I won't be teaching at night, just in the daytime.
Example sentences:
If you learn English, it will be convenient for your life. AWK awkward phrasing
If you learn English, it will help you in your daily life.
There's a better chance of getting you hire hired if you know English.
He got hired. He got fired. She got laid off. She got married. Joe got sick.
Although Canada has two official languages.
frag - sentence fragment, not a complete/whole sentence
Although Canada has two official languages.
Although Canada has two official languages, English is most commonly used in BC.
Although However, Canada has two official languages.
; however,
. However,
Learn Learning a language could bring you a good possibility of getting a job. wf word form
learning - gerund, looks like a verb, it's a noun
Skiing is fun.
I like singing and dancing.
I like to sing and to dance.
English is their second language therefore they have to get better at it. RO run on sentence
English is their second language; therefore, they have to get better at it.
English is their second language. Therefore, they have to get better at it. COMPOUND
Rewrite for an extra point. OPTIONAL
x/6 + 1/1 =
TOPIC:
Should newcomers to Canada learn English? Why or why not?
Paragraph 150w. We are not writing a book.
Paragraph advice:
1. Write on standard paper, 8/12 X 11 inch lined paper.
2. Orient the paper properly.
3. Write in pen- black or blue ink.
4. Doublespace.
5. Follow the margins.
6. Full name and class (EF6 EF7) top righthand corner.
Grabber - opening sentence to get your reader's attention
1. personal anecdote
2. ask a question?
3. historical information
4.
5.
-Topic sentence- gives the topic and also gives your opinion
-Supporting sentences (4-5 points)
Organized - TIME, SPACE or IMPORTANCE
-Concluding sentence - restate your main idea
(150w)
PLAN FIRST, THEN WRITE
If the teacher asks for a paragraph, write a paragraph. Don't write an essay.
English 11 / 12
Paragraph (150w)
Essay (300w)
first person "I" - narrative writing, personal
writing about a novel - use third person, "I" not part of it
SHEC - South Hill Education Centre, SH
AE - adult education
Sentence Types
1. Having been introduced to the guest of honour.
frag
I have been introduced to the guest of honour.
A doctor practices medicine.
A medical practice
3. We have a test on Monday, and we have a test on Wednesday.
We have a test on Monday; also, we have a test on Wednesday. . Also,
5. What a good time we had.
We had a really good time together.
1. while - two things happening at the same time
Don't text while you are driving.
just as - exactly at the same time
The light went out just as he sneezed.
5 Do you know
noun clauses- We'll do it tomorrow.
4. Mr. Edwards will lead the singing, for Mrs Jones is ill. UNUSUAL
Mr. Edwards will lead the singing because/as Mrs Jones is ill.
Sentences-
Simple
Compound
Complex
Sentence combining - really practice the grammar and punctuation
Hockey
1. Marc enjoyed hockey. KERNEL
FIND NEW INFORMATION
His practices caused problems.
The problems were with school.
His practices were in the morning.
His practices were early.
COMBINE INTO ONE SENTENCE
Marc enjoyed hockey.
practices caused problems
with school
in the morning
early
NOW WE CAN START TO COMBINE
Marc enjoyed hockey
practices caused problems with school
in the early morning
DECIDE: WHAT KIND OF SENTENCE DO WE WANT?
Marc enjoyed hockey, but his early morning practices caused problems with school.
Marc enjoyed hockey; however, his early morning practices caused problems with school.
Marc enjoyed hockey although his early morning practices caused problems with school.
canteen - army water bottle
canteen - very small corner store, like in gas station
grove of trees - clump of trees
orchard - group of fruit trees
vineyard - group of grape vines
cracked ground - drought
nonchalant (adj) - relaxed, not worried
nonchalantly (adv)
The student was very nonchalant about the final test— she didn't seem to be worried about it.
— dash, like a ; relaxed, casual writing
; school writing
— dash, casual, friendly, not too serious
— dash
- hyphen
604-345-7865 hyphen
It's cold — we're still going to the beach.
~ tilde
Order of Adjectives
She has a skinny red dog.
She has a red skinny dog. XXX
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Opinion
|
Size
|
Age
|
Shape
|
Colour
|
Origin
|
Material
|
Purpose
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beautiful big old round sea green Egyptian iron school
ugly small young oval sky blue Thai cotton work
expensive huge new triangular silk sports
cheap antique
She has a beautiful old oval plate. no 'and'
I have a small green Japanese tea pot.
Elsa has a beautiful gold ring.
Mohamed got a shiny silver Mercedes car.
Sarah has a cute, charming baby girl.
Qiner is wearing a ginger/mustard yellow sweater.
Michell has hot pink nails.
John has a heavy navy blue sports sweater.
sports sweater - jersey
