EF56 CW567
Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 9:15.
This is the end of our 8th week. We have one week
left.
NEXT WEEK
Monday- Test#4- paragraph about “Wise Woman of Corboba”
Tuesday
Wednesday- Optional replacement test (final hour of class)
Thursday- Final paragraph Test#5
Friday- last day. marks day- no instruction – get final
marks, etc.
POSSIBLE COURSE CHANGE
November schedule:
Period 1 9:15-11:30 EF6/7
Most of the sentence work will be 90% repeated.
There will be all new stories and poems.
We will be working quite a bit on essay writing.
P1 EF67
P2 EF45
Today’s agenda:
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“The Wise Woman of Cordoba”
·
Begin Sentence combining
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Last 30 minutes of class- Optional replacement
quiz for the people who email me about by the deadline today.
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Monday
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Test #5 “Wise Woman” with “”
EF5/6 “The Wise Woman of Cordoba”
Reading a story.
Read it at least twice.
1.
Armchair reading.
relaxed
read for the basics:
setting, character, plot
2.
Desk reading
studious, concentrated
making notes
looking for deeper
meaning- symbol, theme
quotable words and
phrases “ “
After two readings, you should have a depth
of understanding of the text.
MY NOTES:
-opening is like a fairy tale
like “Cinderella” “Little Red Riding
Hood”
“a long time ago...” “once upon a time”
- know it’s not supposed to be real, definitely
fiction
-like a bedtime story
-suggests innocence, gentleness
- the story twists to something more
diabolical, scary
Setting-
place - Cordoba, Mexico
time -maybe several hundred years ago – worried
about witches
-using silver, gold as currency
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Europe and North America - witch trials-
15-18th Century
-many young women accused of being witches
-hundred of young women and men were
tried and often killed
-Trial by Fire
-Trial by Water
-long history in the West of young women
being accused of witchcraft - Europe, US, Salem, Massachusetts, 1692, 200
people were accused, 19 were executed
The Salem Witch Trial
last Witch Trial in the US was in the
1870s
Witch Trials - trial - go to court, judge
Medieval (Middle Ages 1200s-1600s) law;
Trial by Fire – superstitous belief that
fire could not hurt a witch, burned at the stake,
"Joan of Arc"
Trial by Water - belief that water was
pure element, push out a witch
Mexico City – built in 16th
Century
this story is not a kids’ story, not a fairy
tale
Mexican culture - connected to Catholicism,
Catholic, Christianity
Mexico is predominantly Catholic.- mix of
older supersitious beliefs
Setting-
psychology – superstitious, observant
(religious)
superstitious- believe that objects or rituals
can cause good luck or bas luck
bad luck superstitions in the West- black
cat crossing your path
-
walking under a
ladder
-
opening an umbrella
indoors
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the number ‘13’
-
good luck -
the number ‘7’
-
understand the milieu
Character - major characters - 1. the
Wise Woman, 2. the Judge
minor characters - townspeople, no names,
background characters
Plot - the events of the story (basic
reading comprehension)
plotline
Exposition
Rising action
Climax
Falling action
Denouement (resolution)
- step by step events
First level of reading
vocab. – write down some new vocab (on
the second reading)
Reading and looking up words at the same
time is a terrible way to read, not enjoyable.
First reading- read it through as bst you
can
Second reading – focus on some new vocab.
astonishing(adj)- very surprising,
amazing
astonished (adj) - very surprised, amazed
astonishment (n) amazement, surprise
fulfill (v) - complete, finish, meet
expectations
bewildered (adj) - really confused, can't
understand
wretch (n) - a sorrowful person, a person
who is without hope
wretched (adj) - really sorrowful, in bad
shape
"I have a bad flu. I feel wretched.
I feel awful/terrible."
steer (v) - to guide a boat or car/bus
a steering wheel - "Sherry can adjust
the height of the steering wheel in her car."
leap(v) – jump leapt
leaped The cat leapt up onto the
fence. The chinchilla leapt up onto my shoulder.
astonished (adj) – your feeling, emotion
astonishing (adj)- describes the object
I was astonished at how expensive gas
was.
The price of gas is astonishing.
bored
She was bored at the movie.
boring
The movie was boring.
interested/interesting interest(n)
excited/exciting excitement(n)
amazed/amazing amazement(n)
disappointed/disappointing disappointment(n)
bewildered(adj) – totally confused,
overwhelmed
bewildering(adj)
bewilderment(n)
The judge was “bewildered” by the magic
ship that the Wise Woman had drawn onto the wall.
confess(v)- tell the truth about what you
did
confession(n)
echo(v)(n)-
cry(v) – make tears
cry(v) - shout
DEEPER LEVEL
witches – woman with magical power
-in Western culture it has a negative
connotation, scary
-magic, impossible feats
-portrayed as ugly, dressed in plain black
clothing
-scary
-flying on a broom (domestic tool-
associated with women)
-associated with cats- strange,
unpredictable
- feminine symbols-
- witches are powerful women
* In the west, feminine power is feared
in stories
magic man - a wizard "Galdalf the
Grey" Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter - portrayed in a positive way
magic woman - a witch, "The Wizard
of Oz"
-portrayed in a negative way
a witch is powerful woman, special power
- a threat/danger to the authorities,
government
Iran –
Western culture - bad luck, bad omens
femininity - feminine power is often
mistrusted
the moon - feminine symbol -
French la lun, Spanish la
luna la- female
lun - moon
lun – (English) crazy - lunatic, lunacy,
madness
the full moon is associated with evil and
strangeness, weirdness
“Is it a full moon today? People are
acting so weird.”
full moon - symbol of fear, negative
In the East, the full moon is a positive
symbol.
witches are associated with full moons
scary creatures half man/ half creature/monster
werewolf - were -ancient word
"man", world wer - the place of men
werewolf - a normal man become crazed
when exposed to the moon
symbolism – man driven crazy by femininity
Adam and Eve - the Bible,
culture and psychology - anti-women
The Wise Woman was victorious. She didn't
get revenge. She just laughed at him. He was humiliated.
MY IDEA: Men are often afraid of powerful
women.
the sun - masculine symbol -
Idiom “wears the pants” -the dominant
person in a relationship
"She wears the pants in the family.
She makes the decisions and is the boss."
Chinese idiom “eat soft rice” - wife
earns money, husband doesn't
Hallowe’en – Pagan festival – ancient beliefs
- day when the world of the living and the world of the dead
is very close, spirits can come back to our world for one night
-Pumpkin patch, Richmond
-carve a face in a pumpkin, Jack o’ Lantern
Jack of the Lantern- spirit inside the pumpkin, candle
inside
-Trick or Treat – candies or treats
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superstition, ancient beliefs – thousands of years ago,
pre-scientific people
superstition – believe in good luck and bad luck
Supersitious practices to bring good luck
-cross your fingers
-praying to God?
-wearing lucky clothing
-lucky rabbit’s foot
-horseshoe
-knock on wood
Supersitious practices to avoid bad luck
-don’t walk under a ladder
-don’t light three cigarettes off one match
-Don’t give a knife as a gift.
-Don’t toast with water.
-black cat crosses your path
-walking on a crack on the sidewalk
-cats associated with witches- feminine
witches- women with magical powers
-graceful, mysterious, strange, aloof, independent
witches, magic- associated with the moon, full moon
moon – feminine symbol
Spanish – la luna, el sol
French – la lun, le soleil
witch flying under a full moon
flies on a broom – kitchen tool, associated with women
full moon – symbol of madness, insanity, crazy, symbol of
fear
“Wise Woman of Cordoba” – deeper meaning, often men are
afraid or mistrustful of powerful women
witch- powerful woman associated wth magic powers
associated with cats, brooms, moon
Symbol – an object that represents a bigger idea
represents the witch’s power- “ten barrels of gold”
Sentence Combining
SENTENCE COMBINING – culmination of all of sentence work
Next level of work for sentence writing
SENTENCES:
simple
compound
complex
**Practice these styles. Follow the patterns. If you follow
these patterns, your writing will probably be ok.
If you don’t follow these patterns, your writing will likely
be substandard for authentic usage.
Sentence combining
-very effective way to get better at sentence writing
-practical, useful
IMO (in my opinion)- the best way to get better at
sentence writing
-at all levels – absolute beginner, beginner, intermediate,
developing, advanced, expert
start basic level----- very high university-level exercises
Based on the sentence styles- simple, compound, complex
foundation of all writing and speaking in English
sentence combining – puts all of this knowledge into use
William Strong – university professor – taught university
students how to be better writers, not ESL EAL
o
higher-level sentences
o
more prestigious English
o
beautiful, elegant, stylish writing
o
sound good, read well, smooth to read
*** Sentence combining books are available if you dig for
them. Keep your eyes open for this kind of sentence combining exercise books.
Sentence Combining Sheet 1
Example
a.
Bill felt hungry.
b.
Bill had no lunch today. because
COMBINE a and b into one sentence
What kind of sentence would be best? simple compound
complex
a.
Bill felt hungry.
b.
Bill had no lunch today. because – complex, adv cl
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Bill felt hungry because Bill he had no lunch
today.
Because Bill had no lunch today, so he felt
hungry.
Because Bill had no lunch today, he felt hungry. COMPLEX
Bill had no lunch today, so he felt hungry. COMPOUND
Bill who had no lunch today felt hungry. COMPLEX- adj cl
Bill who felt hungry had no lunch today. COMPLEX- adj cl
Bill had no lunch today. Bill felt hungry. SIMPLES
Bill had no lunch today; therefore, he felt hungry. COMPOUND
Bill had no lunch today so that he felt hungry. COMPLEX – adv
cl
The goal is to write a variety of sentences.
Try a few for homework. It will be a good challenge.
Replacement Quiz
Write an appropriate sentence for each:
SIMPLE SENTENCE
1.
pet
COMPOUND SENTENCES
2. forever and
3. chocolate however
COMPLEX SENTENCES
4. healthy that
5. argument when
6. system why
