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English 1: Class 7

English 1: Class 7. Richard Wilson. Agenda. Registration Notices Idiom Homework Review Reading Skills – Skim & Scan Discussion Preparation. Quiz – Friday 29th. HWK- Literature Circles . Summary Vocabulary Picture Story Important passages/quotes Discussion Questions. Idiom.

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English 1: Class 7

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  1. English 1: Class 7 Richard Wilson

  2. Agenda • Registration • Notices • Idiom • Homework Review • Reading Skills – Skim & Scan • Discussion Preparation

  3. Quiz – Friday 29th

  4. HWK- Literature Circles • Summary • Vocabulary • Picture Story • Important passages/quotes • Discussion Questions

  5. Idiom

  6. “Making a mountain out of a molehill”

  7. “Making a mountain out of a molehill” “You're making a mountain out of a molehill. You wrote one bad essay - it doesn't mean you're going to fail your degree.” “You’ve just got a cold so stop making a mountain out of a molehill. You’re not going to die!”

  8. Homework Review

  9. Homework • Pg.18 – 19 • Vocabulary Building, Multiword Expressions, Vocabulary Review and Paragraph Topics

  10. Reading Skills

  11. Reading Skills – Why?

  12. Reading Skills – Why? • It saves you time! • Helps you decide if you need to read the whole thing.

  13. Skimming & Scanning

  14. Scanning

  15. Scanning Looking down and around the text quickly to find specific information from: • Important words • Important facts • Important phrases

  16. You Already Scan!

  17. Find it Fast! • Find the answer to the question. • Write it down. • Raise your hand when you are finished.

  18. Question One The main idea of paragraph one is: •   Scientists are worried about New York City. •   Logging is destroying the rainforests. •   Governments make money from logging. •   Salmon are an endangered species.

  19. Question Two The main idea of paragraph two is: •   Canadian forests are especially under threat. •   Hemp is a kind of plant. •   Canada is a major supplier of paper and pulp. •   Canada produces a lot of hemp.

  20. Question Three The main idea of paragraph three is: •    Paper could be made from hemp instead of trees. •    Hemp is useful for fuel. •    Hemp has been cultivated throughout history. •    Hemp is essential for building large ships.

  21. Question Four The main idea of paragraph four is: •   Hemp is used to produce drugs. •   Many famous people used to grow hemp. •   It is illegal to grow hemp. •   Hemp is useful for producing many things.

  22. Question Five The main idea of paragraph five is: •   Hemp should be illegal because it is dangerous. •    Recently, many people have been working to legalize hemp. •   Hemp was made illegal in 1938. •   Marijuana is not a dangerous drug.

  23. Skimming

  24. Skimming Discovering the main ideas of a text by: • Reading the first & last paragraphs. • Reading topic sentences. • Paying attention to other details such as titles, bold type, italics and photograph captions.

  25. Final Exercise – Skim & Scan!

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