Vague or Unclear Pronouns

Oct 25th Punctuation Basics. Restrictive and Non-Restrictive

Non Restrictive: something that does NOT add on to the topic. that is characterized by comma. 

electrictiy, which shocks you, is useful 

Restrictive: which restricts the element. for which comma is not put

Pitchers who are left handed are called as southpaws. 

Mr.Zebra and the Uncharted island

Assignment: Write a biography of a chivalrous zebra who is shipwrecked on a desert island

Through my little hole, I could see humans flailing about, water gushing on to the deck, thunder and rain soaring across the sky . It seems we had just moved in a very bad monsoon. I am a zebra who works in a carnival. Me and my other zebra friends have to go around in circle, into hoop, and over the circus director for the finale. I who was once the lead zebra burnt my hind leg while going into the hoop of fire. After the incident I could only limp.

*sigh* BAAM!!!

 a thunderous wave hit the ship and I was knocked unconscious when I woke up, I was on a beautiful island . So I grazed and grazed and lived happily until I came across a beautiful pond with millions of fish but I wasn't thirsty. So I came back at night but all the fish were gone but I drank. My mistake, I felt it immediately the water was too acidic. But when the circus people came

 it was already too late.       

John - shivering astronaut who collects space trash

(ADVENTURE) Describe the appearance of a shivering astronaut who collects space trash

John is an astronaut. John absolutely dislikes his job. He is the garbage man of space . He is also afraid of heights. John is overweight ,shy and clumsy.He is also very alert person who worries about everything . He thinks his oxygen will run in space, he is afraid the rocket will explode midair and is also afraid he wont be able to go back home because he loves his family more than anything in the world.  

Links And Essay topcis

2015/July/29
Describe a encounter with a know-it all "game show host" who rides a giant sloth to work
Write a short story as if you were a "playful villager" who finds a buried treasure
Write a news story about a "cool Medical Doctor" who has eight arms

2015/July/24
Describe a day in the life of an old gorilla who finds a undiscovered island
Write a postcard from a sunburned carnival clown who discovers a talking frog

Write a biography of a chivalrous zebra who is shipwrecked on a desert island

2015/July/23 
(Adventure) Make up an conversation you might have with a watchful scuba diver who has just returned from swimming with sharks
(Adventure) Write a travelog for an inquisitive librarian who parachutes off skyscrapers
(Fanstasy) Write a interesting encounter of a boy who called out the vain emperor whose invisibility cloak rips in half

(Fantasy) Write a brief character sketch about a frail goblin who is transformed into a willow tree

2015/July/22 
(ADVENTURE) Write a travelogue for a watchful musician  who guides a jungle expedition
(ADVENTURE) Describe the appearance of a shivering astronaut who collects space trash
(SCIENCE FICTION) Describe a typical day of a brave world leader who befriends a race of mutant rabbits
(Fantasy) write a first person story of vain emperor who is held captive by a werewolf

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Frequently confused words

Frequently confused words are words that sound simmilar or spelled similar or both that confuse people.

for example)  accept
                      execpt
                    
                      affect
                      effect

                      compliment
                      complement

                      principal
                      principle

                      quote
                      quotation

Adverb

an adverb is a word that decribes how , when , where and to what degree something was done.

(what) for example  in the the senence : if you notice carefully
carefully is the adverb because it decribe to what extend to notice
(where) I need to look around very carefully
here around and carefully describes where we have to look

Predicate Noun and Predicate Adjective

predicate noun
something that renames the subject
for instance the teacher is Bob


predicate adjective
something that describes the subject
for instance the dog smells stinky after he met the skunk

English Grammar - Tenses overview - present, past, future, simple, continuous, progressive, perfect!

past  tense i have worked
present tense i work
future tense i will work

Introduction to Connotation & Denotation

Denotation: definition inside a dictonaries.
Connotation is a connection which you can make to a word.

for example: home denotation : a place to live
                                connotation  : is warmth, special and family

type of connotation:
                                 history
                                 Value/emotions : how you feel about the word
                                 audience

Apostrophes - plural/possessive nouns

Possessive Nouns describes a noun by saying what the noun belongs to.
for instance : (Singular noun) the day's events is on the calendar
   (Plural noun) the days's events are on the calendar

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"Ring on the Side Walk" Sample Answers

for 10 points- 

Response is not developed, ideas are limited on how to return the ring (eg. .. i was walking to Rabba... I looked down and saw a ring.. I was really concerned.. I FOUND THEM!...) Supporting details are limited (e.g... initials that said "C.B + S.B" ... went through yellow Pages.. the address is "197 pine grovedr"...) Response has a limited relationship to the assigned task. 

for 20 points 

Response is minimally developed with simple ideas on how to find the ring's owner (e.g... I was walking in the park and i found a ring on the group.. I went for a closer look... went to all the people's houses that had the initials ZC.. the owner went to a town abit farther away, so I woke up really early.. and found her) and simple supporting details (e.g... saw that there initials on it. "ZC" was engraved in the front.). Organization is minimal with weak links between ideas (e.g One time I remember.. So I picked it up.. So I went home.. It took me days.. But the last door.. and went to the address and returned it.. and after she gave me...). 

Response is partly related to teh assigned task. 

30 points 

Response has a clear focus and is adequately developed with ideas on finding the ring's owner (eg... pulled the ring tout of the crack.. I spotted something engraved on the inside... I can finally get the extra 100 dollars I need to buy the Ipod I want or I can return the ring.. I wouldn't be that hard.. I finally gave up... it was his all along.) and supporting details (e.g .. it was a beautiful white ring with gold circling the top and bottom of the ring... "BM" that's what the engravings said.. it said " if found please return to 1486 rid rd costa rica..." the initials were BM Ben McG..... and 1586 Rid rd that was my grand fathers address....._ Organization is simple with adequate links between ideas (e.g... I was walking.. I saw something.. I walked over... I tried pulling.. I through to my self I through and I thought and fianlly came to a conclusion.. Then I was on my way... we finally go there.. as we drove ... When we go to house...   I returned the ring and had a popsicle.) Response is clearly related to the assigned task. 

for 40 points- 

Response has a clear focus and is well-developed with sufficient ideas about how to find the ring's owner ( eg,... I saw the most beautiful ring ever!... I knew it was bad, but I wanted to keep it... it was their fault, he/she lost this... they should've been more responsible.. I could sell it and get alot of money or keep it until I get marry... problem was, that my initials aren't LB... I heard this loud snobbing sound.. I asked what is wrong... I asked what is your name? I think about the initials L.B.. I just had to give it to her... I was still sad to see it go...) and relevant supporting details (e.g... it was shing.. so bright.. it wasnt some plastic ring you get claire's was gold; real gold! this girl look, so helpless... it has my initials L.B in fancy letters, in silver too...). Organization is logical with effective links between ideas (e.g One time... I rane up to it... When I picked it up.. I then think ... What were the chances of the owner finding it... when I was walking... I sat beside on the bench... As much as I wanted to keep it... I know I did the right thing...) Response has a thorough relantionship to the assigned task. 

"Ring on the Side Walk" Varun answer

Today was my violin class. I had to go by myself. I knew the route but I felt unsafe. While walking I stepped on something hard. I didn't know what it was so I looked down and I saw a gold ring! I thought I hit the jackpot, I could sell this at a jewerly store but after closely insepting it. It had the Initials of someone. Disapointed I walked to the police station but still admiring it. While walking a police officer saw me and told me to stop, I stoped. He said I was under arest for theft. I told him he must have been mistaken but he replied "that's what the last person said", Still confused and worrying about my class I went to the police station. The police chef seeing the ring told me to give it back and I did. But at the last moment I told him everything and thankfully he belived me. After the mess I went back to my violin class just in to find out that it was over but I still needed to do the class and when I came back I had to explain it all to my parents. Then they received a phone call from the police saying that I have found the police chef's ring and that he had dropped it while going to work. 

The Reindeer

In little creek woods a lumber jack went out to chop wood. Because there were no cars reindeer was the only way to travel.  While he was cutting down trees he left his reindeer at the forest. He was too tired and so he walked home forgetting about his reindeer. His reindeer who was tied to a tree had no way out. So he convinced the squirrel to nibble on the rope. It was getting dark so the reindeer started to run home. While running he fell into a hole. The lumber jack just remembered about the reindeer so he started to look for his reindeer. While getting out his leg got stuck. Hopefully nearby rabbit came to help him. He got out and found out that his house was very close by. But when he returned his master was gone and locked his shed so the reindeer waited for hour until finally his master came back looking depressed. When his master saw him he was very delighted to see him. So they both lived happily ever after.       

EQAO Varun Answers Discombobulator

EQAO Fish Sample

EQAO Fish Varun Answered March 11th 2015 Wednesday

6th grade Varun's EQAO answered  on March 11th 2015

Jittery Dentist who discovers he has superpowers

Once upon a time there was a dentist who was very jittery.Because he was jittery he was a very bad

 dentist he was moving even while working.So he was fired and because he was fired he got really

mad so to calm him down he took a jog and when he started jogging he ran really fast as fast as light

nobody could see him and he could zoom around anywhere he wanted. He could run on air and he

could run on water.He could catch fish and most importantly he could travel back in time.

One day an evil scientist started making giant intelligent hydrophobic  ants. The ants were attacking

the city and they couldn't communicate with them. When the dentist heard he was shocked so he

had to stop them he tried communicating with them but it didn't work so in a period of two weeks

time. The dentist went to the ants brought them to the lake and drowned them while doing so

he got lost two hundred and fifty six . Went to Greece seven hundred and seventy-seven times.

He drowned them using a  net from a nearby fishing boat  and was treated like a hero.

  the end  

Watchful plumber who catches thief

Once upon  a time there was a plumber who specialised in kitchen plumbing.  His boss didn't treat him well  and when ever his boss was mad he would cut his salary and his work mate used to make fun of him because of that.  He didn't have a good apartment and because of that. So he didn't have any friend either. One day he was assigned to plumb a a rich man's house which was very far away. The owner said that his sink had stopped working and the water had turned green.

While  he was fixing a big problem at the  rich man's house. While he was there a thief came inside. At fist he didn't notice but then thief came into the kitchen he started running away. Out of Instinct he called the cops and started chasing the Thief .The thief stopped to see the cop outside. But then the plumber took a pipe and swung it at the thief .

 The thief is still alive in jail.  For his bravery the plumber received extra salary and so he got a house out of it . The plumber started his own business later and it became popular very quickly

Brave Writer Pg 46-66

Teacher,

   I went through the the first chapter that there are three important things Narration, copy work, and dictation

Brave writers jungle is about training kids to write. It starts off in the beginning where he teaches his daughter to write. She writes to her grandmother and learn how to read.So he decided the he will Teach other how to read.

i am writing here all the places where the narration is said

Narration is a skill. Quality retelling doesn't come naturally. Certainly the inclination to narrate is natural.  pg 47

Especially that funny part was so, well, uh, weird. Yeah, it was awesome;you gotta rent that movie…” This little example is not narration.  pg 48

Many of you know the famous British educator of the early Charlottesville Mason. Her educational philosophy develops good thinkers who will eventually write well. She advocates the practice of narration. pg 48

Our children need opportunities to teach back to us what they learn,observe, discover and experience and they need lots of access to us in all kinds of settings to do it. (Yes, even in the shower. But I do draw the line when I'm in the bath tub…) Don’t look at narration as a tiresome exer-cise to be drummed out of your kids on command only during school hours. pg 48

It’s tough, especially when you don’t care about the subject yourself. But realize this: when your kids care, they do a better job of narrating and work harder to do it well. pg 48 


review of brave writers from kathy duffy

In the first chapter, Bogart develops her ideas by urging parents/teachers to provide children with a language-rich environment as the nourishment they need to develop their own writing abilities. Narration, copy work, and dictation are tools familiar to Charlotte Mason fans that Bogart uses to develop skills at the basic level. She explains, “ I believe that early elementary writing programs are a bit silly. The number one priority of a writing program for kids under 12 should be to guard their enjoyment of writing. If you succeed in keeping them interested and willing, you’ll have given them a wonderful gift.” Bogart believes this can be accomplished by having young children do less of their original writing and, instead, have them spend time interacting with “writing that’s already written” (p. 6). So she provides concrete procedures and techniques for doing so along with practical advice on scheduling and assessment.

Brave Writers Jungle

Brave Writers Jungle  is about Parents teahing there children.


INPUT: 1-6


PROCESS: 7-9


OUTPUT:  writing