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Adult Basic Education English Language Arts English 1102C Study Guide Prerequisites: None Credit Value: 1 General College Profile Required English Courses English 1102A English 1102B English 1102C English 2102A English 2102B English 2102C English 3102A English 3102B English 3102C

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Adult Basic Education

English Language Arts

English 1102C

Study GuidePrerequisites: None

Credit Value: 1

General College Profile Required English Courses

English 1102A

English 1102B

English 1102C

English 2102A

English 2102B

English 2102C

English 3102A

English 3102B

English 3102C

Table of Contents

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To the Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Unit 1Non-Fiction, Media and Related Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Unit 2 Study Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Unit 3 Written Communications and Writing Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Texts: Anthologies:Crossroads 10Sightlines 10 (Secondary Text)Sightlines 10 CD Set

Reference Books:Resource Lines 9/10Reading and Writing for Success

To the Student

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The following questions and answers should help you use this Study Guide.

Who should do English 1102C?English 1102C is intended for those who are studying in the General College Profile of AdultBasic Education.

What is in the English 1102C Study Guide?The English 1102C Study Guide describes all the work that is required for the completion of thiscourse. There are 3 separate Units in this course - they are listed in the Table of Contents.

How Should I Use the Study Guide?Before beginning to do the work in this Study Guide, you will need to talk to your instructorabout the course and the resources you will need to complete the work for the course.

The Study Guide provides important information and guidance which you will need to completeEnglish 1102C. You should work through the Study Guide page by page, consulting withyour instructor as you go.

How is the Study Guide organized?The Study Guide is organized in two columns, as follows:

Required Work

This column provides a numbered list of allthe work you are required to do for thecourse.

You should note that there are 3 separateUnits in the course and the Required Workfor each Unit starts with the number 1.

Guidelines and Suggestions

This column gives you important informationand guidelines to help you complete theRequired Work in the left-hand column. You should always read this column beforebeginning the Required Work.

Important NoteThis Study Guide is intended to make it possible for you to work independently in the AdultBasic Education class. If you use the Guide correctly, you may be able to work on your own forcertain periods of time. You should always make sure that your instructor is aware of what youdoing, however, and you should feel free to ask your instructor for help and guidance at all times.

Unit 1 Non-Fiction, Media and Related Writing

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Required Work

Learning About Non-Fiction

1. In preparation for reading non-fiction, youshould study the following sections ofResource Lines 9/10:

• “Narration” (pages 103-106)

• “Terms and Techniques” (page111)

2. Define and discuss the following terms andadd them to your personal glossary of literaryterms:

2.1 Narrative essay

2.2 Expository essay

Guidelines and Suggestions

Non-fiction is text that has factual informationabout something or tells about things as theyactually happened. News articles are supposedto tell of events exactly as they occur. Non-fiction forms such as personal essays andcertain expository essays or magazine articlesoften recount actual events or tell about realpeople in the form of a story or narrative. Theevents are usually written about in the orderthat they happened. However, the dialoguemay be what the writer imagines could havebeen said at the time of the event.

The assigned study pages from Resource Lines9/10 contain examples of a news article and apersonal narrative. You should note thedifferences between them; you may also notethe ways in which they are alike.

There are explanations of both the narrativeessay and the expository essay in the assignedpages of Resource Lines 9/10. You may find ithelpful to discuss the terms with yourinstructor.

When you put these terms into your personalglossary of literary terms, you will need to starta new section called “Non-Fiction”.

Remember, you are not required to memorizethe definitions of terms in your personalglossary, but rather to understand and applythem as you read and analyze texts.

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Required Work

Listen3. Listen to the recorded magazine article,“Please come for dinner”, by Stevie Cameron (Sightlines 10 CD Set, Disk 3, Track 1).

Read and Discuss4. Read “Please come for dinner” (Sightlines10, pages 236-239).

4.1 Discuss “Please come for dinner” withyour instructor or in a small group organizedby your instructor.

Write5. Answer the following questions on “Pleasecome for dinner”:

5.1 What was the food that St. Andrew’s firstserved the homeless? What changes did St.Andrew’s make in their menu?

5.2 Who are the “new poor” in this article?

5.3 How did people’s attitude towardshomeless people change?

5.4 Has this article changed your view of“street people”?

Guidelines and Suggestions

You should listen to “Please come fordinner”and read it at least twice to make surethat you fully understand it.

Your instructor may arrange for you to discussthe magazine article with other students whoare reading it at the same time, or you maydiscuss it with your instructor. A discussion ofthe article may give you a better understandingof its content and the author’s purpose.

These questions are designed to help youunderstand the content of the article and torelate it to your own experience.

Your answers to some of the questions may beshort, but they should be written in completesentences. All answers should be reviewed tomake sure that there are no errors in spelling,grammar or punctuation.

Your answer to question 5.4 should be writtenin one or two paragraphs. You will need toexplain your views and any change in yourviews with reference to what you have learnedfrom reading the article.

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Required Work

Read6. Read the personal essay, “An Open Heart”,by Judith MacKenzie (Crossroads 10, pages38-39).

Write7. Answer the following questions on “AnOpen Heart”:

7.1 What was the author’s first response to thehomeless person she met on the street?

7.2 What event in the author’s childhoodmade her reconsider her response?

7.3 After the author gave the homeless personmoney, what did she do? How did she feelabout this afterwards?

7.4 What do you think the author’s messageis?

Guidelines and Suggestions

You will notice that there are many similaritiesbetween the personal essay, “An Open Heart”,and the magazine article, “Please come fordinner”. You should read “An Open Heart” atleast twice to ensure that you understand allthe different messages.

You may need to re-read the personal essayagain and refer back to it as you answer thequestions. You should refer directly torelevant parts of the essay to give support toyour answers.

All questions should be answered usingcomplete grammatical sentences. You mayneed to write several sentences to answer someof the questions

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Required Work

Read8. Read the profile, “Tom Jackson”, by BrianBergman (Crossroads 10, pages 32-34).

Write9. Complete the following exercises andquestions on “Tom Jackson”:

9.1 Write 2 or 3 sentences explaining whoTom Jackson is.

9.2 What is the Huron Carole? What is itspurpose?

9.3 What happened in Tom Jackson’s earlylife to influence what he is doing now?

Review, Compare, and Write10. Review the three non-fiction pieces thatyou have read so far in Unit - magazine article,personal essay, and profile - and answer thefollowing questions:

10.1 What do all three pieces have incommon?

10.2 What is the purpose of each piece? Howare these purposes different?

10.3 Which piece affected you the most? Why?

Guidelines and Suggestions

You should read the profile, “Tom Jackson”, atleast twice to ensure full understanding. Asyou read the profile, think about the ways inwhich it is similar to the previous two readingsand the ways in which it differs.

You should re-read the profile and refer backto it as you answer the questions.

You should ensure that your answers are editedfor spelling, grammar and punctuation.

Even though the three readings all have adifferent format and writing style, they have asimilar theme. As you answer the questions,you will compare and contrast the three texts.

Your answers should be clearly expressed,using direct reference to each of the readingsto support your views.

Unit 1 Non-Fiction, Media and Related Writing

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Required Work

Learning About Newspapers 11. In preparation for reading newspapers, youshould study pages 70-81 of Reading andWriting for Success, “Reading News Articles”.

Reading the Newspaper12. Select a recent edition of a local, regional,provincial or national newspaper and answerthe following questions:

12.1 What is the name of the newspaper?

12.2 Where is the newspaper published?

12.3 What is the publication date?

12.4 What is the main news headline on thefront page? Is there a photograph on the frontpage? Is the photograph related to the mainnews headline? If so, how?

Guidelines and Suggestions

The newspaper is a form of non-fiction that issupposed to give a factual account of realevents, so it should describe the actual settings,the people and the incidents as accurately aspossible. Dialogue in a news article should bea word-for-word account of what was actuallysaid. If you have seen reporters on the job, youmay have noticed that they record what isbeing said - either on tape or in a notebook - sothat they can accurately report on it.

You may select your own newspaper for thisexercise or you may rely on your instructor toprovide you with one. If you normally read anewspaper, you may wish to use it since youwill already be familiar with its layout. In anycase, the newspaper you use should be themost up-to-date edition possible.

As you answer the questions on the newspaper,you may need to refer back to the material onnewspapers that you read in Reading andWriting for Success.

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Required Work

Reading the Newspaper (continued)13. Select an article that interests you from thenewspaper and answer the followingquestions:

13.1 What is the headline?

13.2 What is the byline?

13.3 What is the place line?

13.4 Is the article continued on another page?

13.5 What is the article about? Give twodetails from the article which inform you aboutthe topic.

Guidelines and Suggestions

You should select a newspaper article based oninterest for this exercise. You shouldremember that the more you already knowabout a topic, the more you will get out of thereading.

This exercise is intended to make you moreaware of the factors which influence the waynews is reported. Who wrote the article andwhere it was written may be very important toyour understanding of what is written.

You should try and read a newspaper on aregular basis. The more you read, the moreexpert you will become at finding theinformation you are looking for. You will alsoget more benefit and enjoyment from thenewspaper.

Unit 2 Study Skills

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Required Work

Learning About Textbooks1. In preparation for reading and using textbooks, you should study pages 70-74 ofResource Lines 9/10, “Textbook”.

2. Using the textbook, Resource Lines 9/10,complete the following exercises:

2.1 Locate the Table of Contents and make anote of the following:

–How may chapters are in the book? –What is the title of Chapter 6? –What is the longest chapter in the book? –In which chapter would you find a “mini-lesson” on reading novels? –How many pages are there on “grammar”?

2.2 Locate the Index and make a note of thefollowing:

–the page numbers for the Index –a topic which has at least two pagereferences –select the page reference which treats thetopic most completely

Guidelines and Suggestions

The assigned study pages in Resource Lines9/10 explain the purpose, characteristics andparts of a textbook. Studying these pages willmake you more aware of how to read atextbook to acquire knowledge and how tomake judgements about a textbook’s quality orits usefulness to you.

The first textbook you will be analyzing forthis Unit is your reference book, ResourceLines 9/10. You will be looking at the Tableof Contents and the Index and answeringspecific questions. You may need yourinstructor’s guidance with this.

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Required Work

Learning About Textbooks (continued)3. Using the anthology, Crossroads 10,complete the following exercises:

3.1 Examine pages 4 - 7 and answer thefollowing questions: –How are the two Tables of Contents for thisbook different from each other?–Why do you think there are two Tables ofContents in this book?

3.2 Locate the Glossary of Crossroads 10 andstate the page numbers on which it is found.

3.3 Using the Glossary of Crossroads 10,define the following terms:

•slogan•cliff-hanger•myth

Guidelines and Suggestions

The second text you will be analyzing in thisUnit is your anthology for the course,Crossroads 10, a book which has two Tablesof Contents and a Glossary. You will belooking at all three sections and answeringspecific questions. As with Required Work2, you may need your instructor’s guidancewith this.

You should realize that, although mosttextbooks have many parts in common, somehave different parts that are specific to theirsubject matter and usage.

Your instructor may ask you to point out theparts of the texts and answer the questionsorally rather than in writing. The importantthing is that you demonstrate your knowledgeof the parts of a textbook and that you are ableto locate information as you need it in yourABE course work.

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Required Work

Learning About Reading Textbooks andTaking Notes4. In preparation for reading textbooks andtaking notes, you should study pages 58-69 ofReading and Writing for Success, “ReadingTextbooks”.

5. Name the 5 elements of a textbook, aslisted in Reading and Writing for Success.

5.1 Referring to pages 60-63 of Reading andWriting for Success, locate an example of 4 ofthe text elements listed above.

6. Review the “Taking Notes” Tutorial onpages 64-66 of Reading and Writing forSuccess.

6.1 Name the 3 techniques for note-takinglisted in the Tutorial.

6.2 Re-read the article on pages 60-63 ofReading and Writing for Success, “Water: Uses and Abuses”, and make notes on thematerial, using one or more of these note-taking techniques.

Guidelines and Suggestions

The assigned study pages from Reading andWriting for Success introduce you to theelements of a textbook that make the bookeasier to read and understand. You will findmost of these text elements in your ABEtextbooks.

The excerpt (pages 60-63) from Reading andWriting for Success is taken from a CanadianGeography textbook and it contains four of thefive textbook elements listed in the studypages. You need to locate them for RequiredWork 5.1.

Taking notes is a very important skill for allstudents. Taking a good set of notes as youread your textbooks will help you understandthe material in the texts and make it easier foryou to study for tests.

The assigned study pages on taking notes(pages 64-66), and the practice note-taking inRequired Work 6.2, will help you to studyfor your other ABE courses.

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Required Work

Learning About Diagrams7. Review pages 67-69 of Reading and Writingfor Success, “Reading a Diagram”.

7.1 Referring to the diagram on measuringblood pressure on page 69, name 3 things youcould change to make the diagram easier tounderstand.

Learning About Sources of Information8. In preparation for searching for information,you should study pages 127-130 of Readingand Writing for Success, “Using the Library”.

8.1 Write definitions in your own words of thefollowing information sources and give at leasttwo examples of each type:

•Reference Works•Periodicals•Non-Print Resources•Computer Networks

8.2 Use a variety of information sources fromRequired Work 8.1 (and books) to retrievespecific information, as assigned by yourinstructor.

Guidelines and Suggestions

These pages explain the most effective way ofreading and viewing a diagram. A diagramcan make a complicated idea much easier tounderstand. The strategies for reading andviewing described on these pages will help youto interpret diagrams in your ABE textbooks.

The diagram on page 69 has been deliberatelyconstructed to be difficult to read. You shouldlook at it carefully and decide what thediagram is trying to explain. When you haveunderstood what is intended, you will then beable to suggest changes that would make itclearer. You may need your instructor to giveyou assistance with this.

Researching a topic requires that you set aresearch goal and find the right source(s) ofinformation. The library provides manysources of information, from printed matter toelectronic sources. Pages 127-130 of Readingand Writing for Success discuss all of theresources found in the library and how theycan best be used.

For Required Work 8.2, you will have to askyour instructor to provide questions or topicsfor research and guidance on how to find theinformation.

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Required Work

Learning About Libraries9. Define and discuss the following features ofthe library:

9.1 Card Catalogue9.2 Subject Index9.3 Title Index9.4 Author Index9.5 Periodical Index9.6 Dewey Decimal System

Learning About Dictionaries10. Review the use of dictionaries.

10.1 Review alphabetical order.

10.1 Review guide words.

10.3 Examine a variety of dictionaryabbreviations and codes.

10.4 Find definitions for words assigned byyour instructor.

Guidelines and Suggestions

If there is a library at your campus, or if thereis a public library nearby, your instructor mayarrange for you to have a guided tour. If this isnot possible, your instructor will discuss themain features of the library with you.

The dictionary is a very important resource forthe study of English and other subject areas. Itcan be used to find the meaning of a word thatyou don’t understand, to find the correctspelling of a word, and to find out how topronounce a word that is new to you. It wouldbe a good idea to have your own personaldictionary.

You will need to learn how to use thedictionary effectively. The dictionary maygive many different definitions for one word -you will need to know how to choose thecorrect definition to use in your writing. Yourinstructor will discuss and practice the use ofdictionaries with you. If there are otherslearning about dictionary usage at the sametime as you are, the instructor may form agroup to practice using the dictionary todefine and pronounce words.

Your instructor will give you a list of words todefine, using the dictionary. You should usewhat you have learned in this Unit to make themost effective use of your dictionary and tofind the best meanings for the words.

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Required Work

Learning About Researching11. In preparation for doing research, youshould study pages 130-132 of Reading andWriting for Success, “Preparing to Read” and“The KWL Chart”.

12. Set up a KWL (Already Know, Want toKnow, and Learned) chart.

12.1 Select a topic that interests you and thatyou would like to find out more about.

12.2 Fill in the first two columns of yourKWL chart - what you already know and whatyou want to know about the topic.

12.3 Select two or more sources ofinformation from any of the types listed inRequired Work 8.1 to find information aboutyour topic. You may use books to findinformation on your topic as well.

12.4 Read the sources to get information andfill in what you have learned in the thirdcolumn of your KWL chart, What I Learned.

13. Complete other information searchesassigned by your instructor.

Guidelines and Suggestions

Pages 130-132 describe the “KWL” chart. This is a valuable tool for research. It helpsyou to focus on the information you arelooking for and to find appropriate sources toanswer the questions you may have.

You should practice using this type of chart inall subject areas as you search for information.

Your KWL chart could be set up like the onebelow. You should keep a list of all thesources of information you have used. If youare writing a research paper, you will need tolist all of your sources.

Topic

What IKnow

What I Wantto Know

What ILearned

Your instructor will give you other topics tofind information about. You should set up aKWL chart for each topic assigned andcomplete your research in the same way youhave done for Required Work 12.1 to 12.4.

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Required Work

Learning About Studying and Taking Tests14. In preparation for studying and taking tests,you should study the following material:

• “SQ3R” (Reading and Writing for Success,pages 133-134)• “Test-Taking Skills” (Resource Lines 9/10,page 15)

Practicing Study and Test-Taking Skills15. Complete study and test-taking skillspractices assigned by your instructor.

15.1 Examine a variety of test question typesin different subject areas.

15.2 Discuss different study and note takingstrategies required for different types of tests.

Guidelines and Suggestions

Study and test-taking skills are very importantfor success in the ABE program and post-secondary programs. It is important that you develop good study skills and habits and thatyou learn the most efficient way to study forand complete tests.

People learn in different ways, so it isimportant for you to understand how you learnand to use study methods that suit the way youlearn. The assigned study material providesguidelines for taking notes and rememberingwhat you read and hear. You should use theseguidelines to develop your own style of note-taking and method of study. You should thinkabout whether you need to be in a quiet placeto study and whether you study best on yourown or with somebody else. You may want todiscuss this with your instructor.

Your instructor will provide you with all theassignments for Required Work 15, 15.1 and15.2. You may be required to participate in asmall group for the completion of some of thiswork.

Your instructor will give you examples of testsand test questions that may be used in thedifferent ABE subjects. You will also begiven an opportunity to discuss appropriatestudy and note-taking methods for differenttypes of tests.

You should practice these skills in all areas ofyour study until you become familiar withwhat is most appropriate for each subject area.

Unit 3 Written Communications and Writing Conventions

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Required Work

Learning About Description and Narration1. In preparation for reading and writingpersonal essays, you should complete thefollowing:

• Review pages 103-107 of Resource Lines9/10, “Narration”

• Study pages 99-102 of Resource Lines 9/10,“Description”.

Read2. Read the personal essay, “A Hard Life But aBetter One”, by Chui-Ling Tam (Crossroads10, pages 265-268).

(More work on this essay on the next page.)

Guidelines and Suggestions

You will have already read the material onnarration for Unit 1 of this course. You shouldreview it to refresh your memory as youcomplete the work for this Unit. Thecombined study and review material (pages99-107) will prepare you for reading andwriting a personal essay.

A personal essay is an account of a person’sexperiences or feelings about something. Although it is non-fiction, it usually containselements of narration (story telling) anddescription (details and observations).

You should read “A Hard Life But a BetterOne” at least twice to make sure that youunderstand it completely. You may wish todiscuss it with your instructor, or with otherswho are also reading it, before going on tocomplete questions on it.

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Required Work

Analyze and Write3. Analyze descriptive aspects of “A HardLife But a Better One” by completing thefollowing questions:

3.1 On page 266, paragraph 6, the author usesthe word “wistfully” to describe her mother’svoice as she talked about her grandparents andaunts. What does the word “wistfully” mean? How does it add to your understanding of themother’s feelings?

3.2 On page 266, paragraph 9, the author usesthe word “knotted” to describe her mother’shands. What do you think she means by this? Does the word bring a picture to your mind ofany hands you have seen? Can you think ofanother word that you would use to describehands such as those of the author’s mother?

4. Analyze narrative aspects of “A Hard LifeBut a Better One” by completing the followingexercises:

4.1 Draw a time line showing when each ofthe various members of the author’s familyarrived in Canada. Include any other majorevents in the time line.

4.2 List the different types of jobs familymembers have done in Canada - including thejobs done by the children of the immigrants.

Guidelines and Suggestions

Like most personal essays, the author of “AHard Life But a Better One” combines bothnarration and description in writing her essay.The questions in Required Work 3 and 4 aredesigned to help you focus on these elementsof the essay.

As you identify elements of description andnarration in the writing of other people, youshould be considering how you could use theseelements in your own personal essays.

For Required Work 4.1, you will need todraw a time line. Several dates are mentionedin “A Hard Life But a Better One” for thearrival of various family members and otherevents. You will have to arrange them incorrect chronological order on a time line. Thefollowing is an example of a partial time linefor a person’s life. You can use a similarformat for your time line.

1920 1945 1948born married first child

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Required Work

Write a Personal Essay5. Write a personal essay (2-3 pages, double-spaced) based on a topic of your choice. Theessay should include elements of descriptionand narration. It should be written from thefirst person point of view.

Some possible topic areas might include:•family history•personal challenges or triumphs•a memorable experience

Guidelines and Suggestions

You should choose your own topic for yourpersonal essay. Remember that the instructorwill be reading your essay, so you should notwrite about anything you consider too personalto be shared. You should also remember thatthe more details you can recall aboutsomething, the easier it will be to write aboutit. The suggested topics are intended to helpyou think about possible topics. You maychoose one of those if you wish, or you changeone of them to suit your own needs.

Your reading of the personal essay, “A HardLife But a Better One” should help youunderstand how a personal essay is written. Like that essay, yours should contain bothnarration and description. It should also bewritten from the first person point of view(using the pronouns I, me, we, us, etc.).

You should write at least three drafts of youressay and discuss each draft with yourinstructor as you make changes and revisions.

Your essay should be clearly written and eachparagraph should lead smoothly into the nextone. There should be a good introductory andconcluding paragraph.

You should edit your final draft to make surethat there are no errors in spelling, grammar orpunctuation.

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Required Work

Learning About Creating Ads or Posters6. In preparation for creating ads and posters,you should study the following material:

• “Posters and Ads”, Reading and Writing forSuccess, pages 249-250

• “Posters”, Resource Lines 9/10, pages 246-249

7. Examine classified advertising in a local,regional or provincial newspaper.

7.1 Identify jargon and common abbreviationsin classified ads.

8. Create a poster for public display or aclassified ad for the newspaper. The poster/adshould advertise one of the following:

•an item for sale •a room or apartment to rent•an item wanted to buy•a room or apartment wanted to rent•an event (social event, election, garage sale)•lost item or pet

Guidelines and Suggestions

The assigned study material from Reading andWriting for Success and Resource Lines 9/10provides information and tips for developingposters and ads. However, some of theexamples used in the study material are quitecomplicated.

You are not required to develop complicatedposters or ads and you are not required to usetechnology or colour unless you want to do so.The intent of this part of the course is to enableyou to make practical use of the skills that youlearn for your own personal purposes. Forexample, you may want to put a poster up in alocal store, at your campus, or in anotherpublic area to advertise something you areselling or something you wish to buy. Youmay also want to advertise in the Classifiedsection of the newspaper.

Required Work 7 , 7.1, and 8 will give you anopportunity to learn the appropriate languageand some techniques for putting your ads inpublic spaces - whether in the form ofclassified ads or posters.

Posters may be done by hand or using acomputer software program.

Your work will be assessed for clearness oflanguage and design, visual appeal, and theextent to which it achieves its purpose.

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Required Work

Writing Conventions

10. Review spelling rules.

10.1 Complete practice exercises on spelling,as assigned by your instructor.

11. Review hyphenated words.

11.1 Complete practice exercises onhyphenated words, as assigned by yourinstructor.

12. Review abbreviations.

12.1 Complete practice exercises onabbreviations, as assigned by your instructor.

13. Review capitalization.

13.1 Complete practice exercises oncapitalization, as assigned by your instructor.

14. Start a personal list of words commonly mis-spelled.

14.1 Analyze personal spelling errors withyour instructor.

14.2 Review and add to personal list on aregular basis and develop strategies forlearning the correct spelling.

Guidelines and Suggestions

Your instructor will provide you withinformation about each element of WritingConventions to be studied in this Unit. Youshould be sure that you understand how eachof the elements studied relates to your ownwriting.

Your instructor will give you practiceexercises for each of Required Work 10.1,11.1, 12.1 and 13.1. Your performance on thepractice exercises will be counted for a smallpart of your grade for this course. Moreweight will be given to your ability todemonstrate that you have understood theseWriting Conventions by using them correctlyin your essays and other compositions, answersto questions on literature, and formalcorrespondence. For Required Work 14, you should use a newexercise book or notebook to make a list ofwords that you have difficulty spelling. Youmay already be aware of some words you havedifficulty with. Using a dictionary, locatethese words and write them in your notebook. As you complete your writing assignments forall your ABE courses, you should make a noteof any words you mis-spell and enter thecorrect spelling in your notebook.

Your instructor will help you understand thetypes of spelling mistakes you make and willalso help you to develop strategies for avoidingthose mistakes. It may be necessary for you towork at memorizing some of your problemwords.

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