September 19, 2011

Grammar ReviewIntroduction to the Website

Introduction to Writing (Cont’d.)

Housekeeping

• Welcome Sheet/First Day Handouts• Textbooks• Website• Classmate’s ring

Parts of Speech Review – Part 1

Nouns, Verbs, Adverbs, and Adjectives

Nouns

Nouns are words that name people, places, or things.

Ex: students, classroom, computer

• Write down three nouns that you can find in this room

Class Ex: dictionary, blackboard, fan, picture

Verbs

Verbs are words that express an action*

Ex: talk, walk, teach, listen

• What are three more action words that describe what we do or could do in the classroom?

Class Ex: have, eat, sit, write

*Some verbs express “states of being” rather than actions: am, was, appears, seems, etc.

Basic Sentences

A simple sentence has a noun part (subject) and a verb part (predicate).

Ex: The teacher talks.

• Write a simple sentence right now.Ex: I am going to parkI live in VancouverMichele walks back and forthThe students are listening.

More Interesting Sentences

We can add some words to our basic sentence to tell more about the teacher and how he/she talks.

Ex: The crazy teacher talks loudly.

AdjectivesAdjectives give more (or “add”) information about nouns.

Ex: The crazy teacher talks loudly.(adjective)

• What are some other adjectives that we could use instead of crazy?

Class Ex: smart, enthusiastic, strict, fantastic, energetic, talkative, hard, intelligent, passionate

Adverbs

Adverbs give (“add”) more information about verbs.

Ex: The crazy teacher talks loudly. (adverb)

• What other adverbs could we use instead of loudly?

Class Ex: softly, firmly,. quickly, funnily, humourously, seriously, sadly,

• Add some adjectives and adverbs to the sentence you wrote earlier.

Adverbs (Cont’d.)

Student Sentences

• Michele walks funnily back and forth when she teaches. (strangely, weirdly, . . .)

• The teacher is very active and serious.• The smart student plays happily.• I’m currently writing a short note.• The smart students listened enthusiastically.• The intelligent Genesis is in university to learn

intensively.

Introduction to Class Website

• Follow the instructions on the handout

• Help each other

• Once you have created your account and can access the website you should:

– Make a post in the social forum

– Review the slides from this class (just to make sure you can do it)

10 minute break

Introduction to Writing (Cont’d.)

• Come to the front to get a temporary text• Turn to p. 8 and 9 of the text

Activity 2 (p.9)• Complete the statements.

1. An important difference between writing and talking is that in writing we absolutely must ____________ any statement we make.

2. A _______________ is made up of a point (topic sentence) and a collection of specifics (reasons and details) that support the point.

Activity: Paragraph on the best or worst ______________.

1. Review my feedback on your outline and follow my instructions to continue your work on the topic.

2. Write the paragraph. (You have approximately 1 hour.)

3. Hand in all your in-class writing, stapled in the following order: – freewriting (1 mark)

– outlining (1 mark)

– paragraph (8 marks)

This assignment will be evaluated according to the criteria set out on p. 10 of your text book.

Homework

1. Website• Make a post in the social forum• Review the slides from this class (just to make

sure you can do it)• Online Grammar Practice – do the “Parts of

Speech” review.

2. Pre-Reading for next Monday • English Skills, p.47-49 only.