CHS 11/4 class notes - writing a paragraph

Wednesday, November 04, 2009

CHS

 

Structure is very important for writing.

 

Paragraph:

Describe

 

I.                Topic sentence – not too long, not too short, and it has to grab the reader's attention. Not boring. Somewhat special and different than everyday.

II.            Physical appearance – help the reader create a mental picture of your friend. Use the reader's imagination
focus on character – specific things, hobbies, interests
how you interact with that person. What is your connection.

III.       Conclusion: summary. Paraphrase what you said.
here – say what you think and how you feel about this person.  

 

Always start with a prewrite: brainstorm ideas for 2 minutes.

 

Torrential rain

Torrential wave- giant, massive, enormous.

Resent

- You are fat and stupid.

- I resent your remark.

Molest  -

Gloomy ≠ sunny, bright; happy, cheerful

Un-fore-seen  

 

stdl am 11/4 class notes and homework

Scope of the lesson:

Past tense

irregular verbs

hints how to study and memorize

Questions and negatives

 

Irregular verbs

 

1.   become - became 2.   bring- brought 3.   buy- bought 4.   choose- chose 5.   cost- cost 6.   drink - drank 7.   find- found 8.   hear- heard 9.   hide- hid 10.                     know- knew

1.   hurt - hurt 2.   ride- rode 3.   see- saw 4.   send- sent 5.   speak- spoke 6.   steal- stole 7.   think- thought 8.   take- took 9.   write- wrote 10.                     wear- wore

 

How to study for improvement:

1.   Check how much you know

2.   It is better someone else to correct your mistakes.

3.   Repeat out loud the correct way a few times

4.   Copy 10 times your mistakes to gain mechanical memory.

5.   Recheck how much you have improved.

 

 

Past Tense (continued):

1.   Questions

Use "did"

What did you do? I studied at the library. I didn't study at the library.
Where did you go? I went to the gym. I didn't go to the gym

Who did you see? I saw my friend. I didn't see my friend.

 

Compare with present simple:

Where does he go? He goes to work.

 

Time flies by.

When did you drive for the first time?

Did you get married in Bulgaria?

How many cars did you buy?

I met her at a bridge tournament.

 

Negatives:

Didn't do.

 

We finish the class with a party.

Nov 25

Nov 30 – away: 1. Substitute X

Dec 2 away

Dec 9 – wed X

Dec 8 and dec 10 last class and party

 

Homework:

What did you do last weekend? Write a short story of 5 sentences.

CHS Homework and class notes

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.

 

What are the important qualities of a friend?

 

David:

Responsibility

To be able to give you advice

Intelligence

 

Ivan:

To be open-minded: a friend to be able to talk about sensitive topics, controversial topics. Taboos

To be wise

Good sense of humor: life is to be lived and enjoyed.

 

Alexa:

Sin-ce-ri-ty [to be sin-cere]  

To be respectful – in sense of being open-minded – I don't need friends to judge me [to be judgmental] – to be understanding

 

 

http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/friendship/

 

you present yourself in one way with words and you end up acting in a different way inconsistent with the way you present yourself.

 

 

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

 

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

Homework

Topic:

How much and what are you willing to give up in life and for what cause?

How do you define "freedom" and "happiness" from your perspective?

 

Bring you draft.

stdl am 11-2

She was nervous because she never drove before.

Her brother was angry with her.

Her mom said " Be more careful next time"

 

Coat of arms

Democratic Republic

Indigenous population

Architecture

Baroque –

 

Tenses – give additional information about the verb and the action.

 

Past Tense

Additional information: the action finished in the past. We are talking about past moment.

 

I have seen Star Wars. – perfect tense: in the present, I know about this movie. We don't care when I saw it.

 

I saw Star Wars when I was in 5^th grade. Past moment.

 

Words and expressions for past tense

Yesterday, last year, when I was….

Story from your own experience…

 

Have you been in trouble? – information about the present.  You say "yes" or "no"

 

If you want to say when it happened, use past tense. – information about the past.

 

Homework

P 152 – study the irregular verbs.

Page 34, Ex 2.  

stdl pm class notes 11-2

Monday, November 02, 2009

STDL PM

 

1:30 Norma

11/18 Keiko+?

 

 

Lynne

Honesty

Good sense of humor

Good listener

Good personality

 

Rami:

Dependable

Concern for others

Helpful

 

Kaori:

Kindness

Honesty – paraphrase – say it in different words.  Tell the truth; tell a lie.

Friendliness

 

stdl pm homework 11/2

Homework

Check for spelling, structure of the paragraph, sentence structure.

 

Rewrite your paragraph with the corrections. Staple the corrected version over the draft and write your last-first names on top. I need to collect those.