Sucess in DiplomaEngli

shHow 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 TEXTSWRITING 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

VOCABULARYWHY IS WORD POWER THE KEY TO ENGLISH (& BUSINESS) SUCCESS?

WHEN & WHERE CAN WE LEARN ADVANCED WORDS?

VOCABULARYTHINGS TO KNOW ABOUT WORDS:

MEANINGEXAMPLE (HOW IT’S USED)SPELLINGPART OF SPEECHHOW TO SAY ITWORDS 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 diarysmall notebookrepeat 10 times right awayremember it with a LINK word (see “connected words” )

New Word: “deport”

Spelling: break into easy groups: de-portPart 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

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

Whew, that’s a long word! But what 3 bases (easier words) can you find in there?

ReadingDIPLOMA 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 wordsTry to puzzle out meaningRead with a pen...to highlight new words

ReadingDon’t stop reading - circle, underline, write down new wordsOnly 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?

ReadingAfter 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

ReadingYou 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.

(J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)

WRITINGremember - Different texts have different F.T.ILet’s review the F.T.I for these styles

Styles of WRITING

You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive writing?

Can you name the F.T.I?

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

You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive writing? Can you name the F.T.I?

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

You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive writing? Can you name the F.T.I?

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

You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive writing? Can you name the F.T.I?

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

You try! Is this narrative, descriptive, informative or persuasive writing? Can you name the F.T.I?

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

Commentary is....EXPRESSING YOUR IDEAS ABOUT TEXTS IN WRITING OR DISCUSSION

GOOD COMMENTS ARE - FOCUSED, LITERARY, DETAILED

CommentaryFOCUSED: 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” (?)

CommentaryLITERARY: Use literary features in the text to explain your idea

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?)

CommentaryDETAILED: Use quotes to back up every idea (you need to get your ideas from somewhere in the text - no guessing!)

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?)

CommentaryThink of a pyramid to visualize a well-supported comment:

HeHeYour 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

CommentaryLet’s try together...

HeHeYour idea (F.T.I)

One or two text

examples

Use literary features to

explain your quotes

Commentary

HeHeFind idea (F.T.I)

Choose one or two text

examplesWhat literary

features explain your quotes?

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.

BRAINSTORM

mind maps - good for finding and linking ideas

BRAINSTORM

BRAINSTORM

GRAMMAR

HOW author says it is the KEYGrammar awareness:(What words are used, what order/patterns, and WHY they go that way in the writing)

GRAMMAR

Parts of speechWhat 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)

ExamsLet’s build up to exams:1- sentence comments (“Say Something Smart”)

10-second commentaries (mini-pyramids)

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/SOFTClear/mumbledCorrect/incorrectMelody/monotoneExcited/nervous

You try!

The rain in spain falls mainly on the plainThere is no business like show business

Last thoughts...

Don’t leave learning for laterStars 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!Let’s have 100% pass/improvement this year!