Transcript Success in Diploma English ppt

Sucess in
DiplomaEnglish
How YOU will improve your MARKS and
TALENT this year - (and do well on your
exams)
What is English
About?
Name the key skills
you think are needed
in Diploma English
Did you think of...
ANALYZING TEXTS
WRITING COMMENTARIES,
SPEAKING,
ADVANCED VOCABULARY
Texts?
What kind of texts will
you need to analyze &
understand?
Texts?
Prose - novels, short
stories, essays, articles,
blogs (& more!)
Poetry - classic to modern
Texts?
When and where will
your speaking skills be
challenged and
improved?
Texts?
In-class discussion
Oral presentations (practice
and formal)
Formal oral exam
VOCABULARY
WHY IS WORD POWER
THE KEY TO ENGLISH (&
BUSINESS) SUCCESS?
WHEN & WHERE CAN
WE LEARN ADVANCED
WORDS?
VOCABULARY
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT WORDS:
MEANING
EXAMPLE (HOW IT’S USED)
SPELLING
PART OF SPEECH
HOW TO SAY IT
WORDS THAT CONNECT TO IT
VOCABULARY
EXAMPLE:
“deport”
New Word:
“deport”
How do we find meaning?
Let’s look it up!
Don’t forget an example sentence!
New Word:
“deport”
How do we remember
this?
Electronic word diary
small notebook
repeat 10 times right away
remember it with a LINK
word (see “connected words” )
New Word:
“deport”
Spelling: break into easy
groups: de-port
Part of speech: Thing? (noun)
Action? (verb) Describe?
(adjective or adverb)
How to say it? Ask!
New Word:
“deport”
Connected words - learn a whole
bunch at once! (words come in
“families”)
Deport = port,
portable
(report, important)
New Word:
“deport”
Spelling: break into easy
groups: de-port
Remember: words have
BASES, PREFIXES and
SuFFIXES
New Word:
“deport”
Prefixes come before the
BASE word: de-, in-, un-,
inter-, non-, etc.
Suffixes come after the
BASE word: -tion, -ful, -ly, y,
can you remember?
What are BASES?
What are PREFIXES?
What are SUFFIXES?
can you write down an example
of a word with Base, Prefix and
Suffix?
New Word:
“desiderata”
You try! What connected words
(“families”) can you guess in this
new word? What base word can you
see?
Look it up! What does it really
mean?
New Weird Word
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hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobi
a
Whew, that’s a long word! But what 3 bases
(easier words) can you find in there?
Reading
DIPLOMA ENGLISH IS A LOT OF
READING
Reading is easier and
more fun when you know
most of the words!
BECOME A CURIOUS COLLECTOR OF
WORDS - AND WATCH YOUR INTEREST
(AND ACHIEVEMENT) GROW
Reading
Read everything you can & PAY
ATTENTION to the words
NOTICE unfamiliar words
Try to puzzle out meaning
Read with a pen...to highlight new
words
Reading
Don’t stop reading - circle, underline,
write down new words
Only choose a few new words each
time you read (3-5)
Choose words you’ve seen before (more
common)
Look up in computer - fastest!
Reading - Vocabulary Last
thoughts...
PRACTICE
http://www.englishcramschool.com/english-vocabulary-
worksheets
words are the key to grades in ALL classes
words are MONEY for the future
Pay attention to words!
Don’t be afraid to ask!
DON’T LET WORDS “GO BY” OR
“WAIT FOR LATER”
Analyzing Texts
Understanding what you read:
How is it written? Why was it written?
Reading
After reading a poem, article, story etc,
can you say:
What the FEELING is?
What the MAIN IDEA is?
What the WRITER’S
INTENTION is?
Reading
Remember the big 3: F.T.I
Feeling-Thought-Intention
Reading
You try: Read this. Decide on the
F.T.I.
Many miles away the chilly mist that had pressed against
the prime Minister’s windows drifted over a dirty river that
wound between overgrown, rubbish-strewn banks. An
immense chimney, a relic of a disused mill, reared up,
shadowy and ominous. There was no sound apart from the
whisper of the black water and no sign of life apart from a
scrawny fox that had slunk down the bank to nose hopefully
at some old fish-and-chip wrappings in the tall grass.
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(J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
WRITING
remember - Different
texts have different F.T.I
Let’s review the F.T.I
for these styles
Styles of WRITING
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You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive
writing?
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Can you name the F.T.I?
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Football is the most popular game in the world, especially in
poorer countries. There are many factors for this. One is that
you don’t need much equipment, just a ball and some shoes. In
poor parts of the world which are warm, football is even played
without shoes. Football is popular with schools because so
many children can participate at once, reducing equipment
costs. And since most nations have a national football team, it
is a great way for poorer countries to show their pride by
defeating richer ones in football matches.
Styles of WRITING
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You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive
writing?
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Can you name the F.T.I?
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Sallie and Steve, two American teenagers, really
liked each other, but were afraid to tell anyone, so
they just looked at each other (when they thought
no one else was watching). Sallie had big eyes
and sighed softly when Steve walked by. Steve
put his head down and his face was red whenever
Sallie looked at him.
Styles of WRITING
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You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive
writing?
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Can you name the F.T.I?
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You really have to try playing football! It is my
favorite game and you should try playing too.
Why? Because it is a great workout, all ages can
play, it is fast and exciting, and nothing beats the
feeling of scoring a goal. So choose football as
your next activity.
Styles of WRITING
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You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive
writing?
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Can you name the F.T.I?
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The football match between QA and ASD was
played yesterday on a windy day, making the
pitch difficult to play on. ASD started strong,
taking the first shots on QA’s goal, but QA rallied
after 20 minutes and scored the only goal of the
match.
Styles of WRITING
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You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive
writing?
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Can you name the F.T.I?
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The football was round, but not perfectly so. It had
a rough, peeling panel on one side, like a dog’s
ear wilting in the heat. The grass under it was dry
and yellow-brown, and patches of sand spread
out, as if mini-deserts were eating the green field
away.
Commentary
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Commentary is....EXPRESSING YOUR IDEAS
ABOUT TEXTS IN WRITING OR DISCUSSION
GOOD COMMENTS ARE FOCUSED, LITERARY, DETAILED
Commentary
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FOCUSED: EXPLAIN YOUR
OPINION CLEARLY (about the F.T.I)
Good: “The text is expressing the
author’s fear of death” (feeling)
Not so good: “The text is like, about
death” (?)
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Commentary
LITERARY: Use literary features in
the text to explain your idea
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Good: “There are metaphors used in the text to
show that the author can’t let go of her identity in
this life” (literary terms)
Not so good: “The text seems down on death”
(how do you know this?)
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Commentary
DETAILED: Use quotes to back up
every idea (you need to get your ideas from
somewhere in the text - no guessing!)
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Good: “The metaphor used, - ‘dying is a slow
slide into oblivion’- is a key quote. ‘Slow’, ‘slide’
and ‘oblivion’ show a negative feeling about
death” (well supported!)
Not so good: “There are a lot of negative words in
the piece” (which ones?)
Commentary
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Think of a pyramid to visualize a
well-supported comment:
He
Your idea (F.T.I)
One or two text
examples
Use literary
features to explain
your quotes
BRAINSTORM
How do we come up
with ideas for
comments?
BRAINSTORM
Read, re-read, notice possible patterns,
make a “mess” of your text! (notes,
lines, circles etc.)
Start with feeling of text,
then main idea(s), then deduce
author’s intention
Commentary
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Let’s try together...
He
Your idea (F.T.I)
One or two text
examples
Use literary
features to explain
your quotes
Commentary
Many miles away the chilly mist that had pressed against the prime
Minister’s windows drifted over a dirty river that wound between
overgrown, rubbish-strewn banks. An immense chimney, a relic of a
disused mill, reared up, shadowy and ominous. There was no sound
apart from the whisper of the black water and no sign of life apart from
a scrawny fox that had slunk down the bank to nose hopefully at some
old fish-and-chip wrappings in the tall grass.
He
Find idea (F.T.I)
Choose one or two
text examples
What literary features
explain your quotes?
BRAINSTORM
mind maps and linking ideas
good for finding
BRAINSTORM
BRAINSTORM
GRAMMAR
HOW author says it
is the KEY
Grammar awareness:
(What words are used, what
order/patterns, and WHY they
go that way in the writing)
GRAMMAR
Parts of speech
What are the
“building blocks of
sentences”?
GRAMMAR
Parts of speech: nouns, verbs, prepositions,
adjectives, adverbs, articles (direct and
indirect), conjunctions and interjections.
Places in sentence (syntax):
subject, verb, objects (direct
and indirect)
Groups in sentences: phrases and
clauses
Can You Remember
Parts of speech: (8)
Places in sentence (syntax): (3)
Groups in sentences: (2)
Exams
Let’s build up to exams:
1- sentence comments (“Say Something
Smart”)
10-second commentaries (minipyramids)
Paragraph commentaries - (Full
pyramid - one idea)
Multi-paragraph commentaries (oral presentations, end-of-unit
commentary writing in class)
Exam practice - End of Year and Mock Exams
SPEAKING
WHY IS IT HARD TO
SPEAK LIKE A PRO for
CLASS presentations
or oral exams?
SPEAKING
SPEAKING REQUIRES
A FEW KEY SKILLS WHAT ARE THEY?
SPEAKING
LOUD/SOFT
Clear/mumbled
Correct/incorrect
Melody/monotone
Excited/nervous
You try!
The rain in spain falls
mainly on the plain
There is no business like show business
Last
thoughts...
Don’t leave learning for
later
Stars don’t fall from the sky - Diploma “stars”
are MADE by hard work, not magic
Work for English will improve ALL your
classes
If you are trying hard and keeping up with class, you
will have more fun
Don’t be afraid to ask for help!