Info. for Sat Dec 18: 1753C

Class Schedule: 9:00-11:00am

1- Return and review Unit 8-9 Test
2- Answer final questions
3- Look back at what we have learned
4- Take a class photo!
5- Assign conference times
6- Individual student-teacher conferences:
(discuss grades, class placement for the future, etc.)

and say goodbye!

1984 - Picture 2

Picture of 1984 Courtesy of Johana!

To all of my 1984/1975 Students,

It's been a long and difficult semester for us all. Hopefully, you feel you have learned a lot and are happy with your performance. Thank you for being a part of my classroom and good luck in your lives. I have appreciated getting to know you all.

Sincerely,
Catesby

For Thursday's Conferences

Reminders on Meeting Times:

ESLA 1984 WR:

Note: Please do not be late.

12:45pm Ali and Sarah, 1:00pm Nourah and Ibrahim
1:15pm Teya and Najla, 1:30pm Olga and Fatima
1:45pm Chen and Johana, 2:00pm Yasin and Moise
2:15pm Mohammad and Abdul, 2:30pm Thanh and Tina
2:45pm Mona, Maha and Abeer

Note: Chen - You are scheduled to take a Bridge Writing test on Friday. See me for the information.

ESLA 1975 R/L/S:

Note: Please do not be late.

Also - if you want a group picture, stay.

3:15pm Ikram and Reda
3:30pm Abdul and Hamza
3:45pm Biliya and Arina
4:00pm Olenka and Boris
4:15pm Angel and Oyuka
4:30pm Naty and Camillo

Hmwk for TUES Dec 7

ESLA 1984:
The following students owe me assignments:
1 - Najla: descriptive paragraph/grade
2 - Tina: descriptive paragraph/grade
3 - Mona: FEG Ch. 12 Quiz/grade

*Abdul - Take FEG Ch. 14 quiz tomorrow.

Note: Your departmental writing final is tomorrow.

ESLA 1975:
For tomorrow, review the summary exercises (and story map) we have completed in class. You will have to write a summary on an in-class reading tomorrow.

Also, at the start of class, you will choose a number and have a time slot for the listening/speaking segment when you will have to choose from several questions to answer.

Hmwk for SAT Dec 11- 1753C

1 - Study for Unit 8 & 9 Test: includes vocab, grammar, & reading & writing skills.
2 - Be prepared to write a narrative paragraph as part of your test.
3 - Answer the questions based on the Narrative story handout you received in class.

1984 Final Exam Review Answers

1984FinalReviewAns

Hmwk for Monday Dec 6

ESLA 1984 - Study and bring in assignments as requested of individual students!

Students who need to bring me assignments on Monday:
Najla: descriptive paragraph (to record grade)
Ibrahim: descriptive paragraph and definition paragraph
Abdul - descriptive paragraph and FEG Ch. 12 Quiz
Tina - descriptive paragraph
Chen - descriptive paragraph and FEG Ch. 12 Quiz
Moise - descriptive paragraph and FEG Ch. 12 Quiz
Mohammed - FEG Ch. 12 Quiz
Mona - FEG Ch. 12 Quiz

Schedule for Exams:
Monday - Paragraph Type and Grammar Final (all chapters - same format as in class practice test given Thursday)
Tuesday - Departmental Writing Final
Wednesday - no class
Thursday - Student/Teacher Conferences

ESLA 1975

Study for TKM Final on Monday
Rest of the week:
Speaking Questions and Short Summary Writing Final on Tuesday
No class Wednesday
Conferences Thursday

Hmwk for TH Dec 2

ESLA 1984

1 - Skills Sharpener Ex. 1 AW page 178
2 - Study for FEG Ch. 14 Quiz Sections 1-6 tomorrow
(in class review first).
3 - Bring in your FEG Ch. 12 Quiz! (if you didn't show me today)
Also, I need Ali and Ibrahim's Definition paragraphs.
And, I need the following students to bring in their graded descriptive paragraphs: Najla, Ibrahim, Yasin, Abdul, Tina, Chen, and Moise.

ESLA 1975

Start studying for your TKM test on Monday!
Review characters, main events, quotes, important themes, how to make personal connections, etc.

Hmwk for WED Dec 1

ESLA 1984

1. Finish 2nd draft of five paragraph essay. Submit along with first draft and outline for final grade tomorrow. (No late work accepted)

2. FEG Ex. 6 Odds p. 409 (Write as noun clauses with "I don't know.")

ESLA 1975

Make a Venn Diagram that compares the similarities and differences in the TKM book and movie as seen to date. (Stopped at 1:42:56)

Movie link:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xeodlm_to-kill-a-mockingbird_shortfilms

Hmwk for TUES Nov 30

ESLA 1984

1 - Study for FEG Quiz on Ch. 13 sections 1-8 tomorrow
2 - Read 13-7 and do Ex. 20 Evens page 387 and Read 13-8 and do Ex. 23 Evens p. 388-9
3 - Draft 2, Draft 1 and outline for five paragraph essay due Wednesday for final grade (no late work accepted)

ESLA 1975

Read and bring in a controversial news article for tomorrow to discuss in class

Homework for SAT Dec 4 - 1753C

Unit 9 NS2 Reading One – p. 182 to p. 185 (answer all questions on paper but stop before Make Inferences) and Reading Two p. 186 to 188 (answer all questions on paper but stop before Step 2).

Reminder: No class on Saturday Nov 27. Happy Thanksgiving!

Homework for MON Nov 29

*Note: You have break until Monday, Nov. 29th. Class resumes on that day. (Happy Thanksgiving!)

ESLA 1984:
1 - Complete FEG workbook Practice 12-15 Evens, given in class Thursday, Nov. 18.
2 - Complete Sentence Structure Review Exercise p. 165 in AW

ESLA 1975
Do Part 2 in Mosaic I: pages 231-238 on paper. Note: In activity 4, you only need to complete the story board, not answer the other questions.

After break, Hamza, Biliya, Reda and Erna will have to complete their presentations.
Erna, we can talk about this when you get back.

Hmwk for TH Nov 18

ESLA 1984

Five paragraph essay due

ESLA 1975

Group presentations due: minimum of 5 min, include visual and speaking role for each student - be sure to discuss both sides of the controversy

Homework for WED Nov 17

ESLA 1984

AW - Choose from the topics below and write a model essay outline that follows the example on pages 159-160. The essay that you write tomorrow will require a minimum of 2 body paragraphs so you need at least 2 body paragraph topic sentences with examples/details in your outline.

Possible Topics:
1 - Clothing OR Hair Style Trends in X location during X time
2 - Jobs I would be good at
3 - Hobbies I enjoy
4 - Important Events that Made me who I am Today
5 - Choice (Required my prior approval today if you got it)

ESLA 1975

1 - Theme Journal Entry for TKM

There are several important themes (life messages) from TKM. Identify one of those themes and explain how related events in TKM address that theme. Include your own opinion.
-Innocence vs. Guilt (Boo Radley/ TR – Bob Ewell/Mayella)
-Racism vs. Justice (Jury – Atticus)
-Reality vs. Social Stigmas (Boo Radley)
-Societal expectations (i.e. How Scout comes to terms with society’s expectations of women)
-Innocence vs. maturity (i.e. How Scout’s development and events in her life demonstrate this)
-Prejudice vs. Fairness (i.e. How 2 different characters in Maycomb handle racial relations)
-Bravery vs. Cowardice (i.e. How 2 different characters represent these traits)
-Conscience vs. Reason (i.e. How different characters respond to the same situation)

-Example:
-Mention theme
-Why how the book addresses it, examples – who experiences it – what they learn
-Your opinion of this theme

-Your response needs to be double spaced, at least 1 ½ pages and in paragraph format.

2 - Start thinking about group presentations topic for a controversial social issue.

Homework for TUES Nov 16

ESLA 1984

1. In AW, read about The Concluding Paragraph and do Practice 3 (p. 153-156).
2. In FEG, read box 13-4 on page 374 and do Ex. 8 (p. 375-376.)

ESLA 1975

1. Read TKM Ch. 27-30.
2. Research the controversy “Nature vs. Nurture.”
Determine what the two sides of the argument are and what you support.
Be prepared to debate both sides of the argument for tomorrow.

Hmwk for SAT Nov 20 (1753 C)

1 - Complete and prepare for your in-class oral presentation about a trip you took in the past. (You need to have a visual, talk for 3-5 minutes and discuss all of the information asked on the handout, "Traveling Around.")

2 - Write at least 2 sentences in the superlative form (using pg. 171 in NS2).

3 - Finish the email on page 175 by filling in the blanks. Use the chart on page 171 to help you.

Hmwk for TH Nov 11

ESLA 1984

Finish AW Practice 1 on page 151.
Complete FEG Ch. 13 handout (pages 256-257.) Do all.

ESLA 1975

Read about a controversial topic in the news.
Report back about both sides of the argument.

Hmwk for WED Nov 10

ESLA 1984:

Complete the second draft of your definition paragraph.
Submit both tomorrow.

ESLA 1975:
1. Complete 5 word vocab log for TKM Ch. 24-26
2. Read about Manners (MI p. 217). Complete a list of appropriate/inappropriate manners and gestures in your country (i.e. when first meeting someone, when eating, when speaking with adults vs. children, etc.)

Hmwk for TUES Nov 9

ESLA 1984

FEG:
1. Do All of Ex. 14 on page 354 (read first).
2. Do the Even #s (2, 4, 6, etc.) of Ex. 16 on page 356.
Quiz tomorrow on FEG Ch. 12 (review game first, quiz second half of class).

ESLA 1975

Mosaic I: Complete #6 page. 202-203 and Part 7 #2 (page 204).

Hmwk for SAT Nov 13

Do Reading One, starting on p. 159 and answer Qs thru p. 162
Answer MI, Details, and Inferences

Hmwk for MON Nov 8

ESLA 1984
Skills Sharpener Exercise 1: Scrambled Definition Paragraph on page 142 AW book

ESLA R/L/S 1975
Read TKM Ch. 24-26 - Quick Quiz Monday

Hmwk for TH Nov 4

ESLA 1984 WR

AW p. 137-138 Read about When clauses
Do Practice 6 on p. 138
Do Practice 7 A on page 139 (Read Review Chart first)

ESLA R/L/S 1975
Bring in a picture of a piece of art that you consider creative.
Be prepared to explain why and what you think it is expressing.
Also, talk about who the artist was and what you think he was trying to say/express.

Possible websites to consider: (not required to use these - just a starting point)
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/artistbios/
http://www.allfamousartists.com/
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/mostpopular.html
http://www.moma.org/

Hmwk for WED Nov 3

WR 1984

AW p. 133-134 Read about Complex Sentences with Adjective Clauses
Aw p. 134-135 Do Practice 4 Parts A and B. (I will check this tomorrow.)

1975 R/L/S

Mosaic I Ch. 8: Do "Before You Read" Parts 1 and 2 (p. 183-185)

Homework for TU Nov 2

ESLA 1984
1 - In your AW book, read about Sentence Structure and Appositives and Do Practice 2 (pages 128-131.)
2 - In your FEG book, on page 338, Do Ex. 26
3 - Study for Chapter 11 Grammar Quiz tomorrow. (Note we will talk about Capitalization, point 11-10, and do a brief review exercise before the quiz.)

ESLA 1975
1 - Finish reading TKM Ch. 21-23 and do a 5 word vocab log on the chapters.
2 - Research briefly about a building/structure you find remarkable. For class you will need a picture of the building/structure and have to explain about this building's history, who the architect was and why you consider it remarkable. (We will discuss these in groups.)

Hmwk for SAT Nov 6 (1753 C)

Study for your exam on ch. 5-7.
What is on your exam?
a. Reading with questions
b. Write a review (opinion paragraph).
(Topic sentence w/ opinion, reasons, examples, conclusion)
c. Grammar: imperatives, when-clauses, WH questions

Hmwk for MON Nov 1

ESLA 1984 WRITING
1 - Write the second draft of your Two Educational Systems paragraph. Submit this along with the original draft and previous feedback on Monday.
2 - FEG p. 330 Ex. 19 Odd #s (1,3,5,...)

ESLA R/L/S
Start TKM Ch 21-23

Hmwk for TH Oct 28

1984 WR
1 - Complete the My sister and I writing assignment about two people you know (it does not have to be about you and your sister). Explain at least two ways they are similar and/or different (two main ideas) and include specific examples related to these main ideas. Your paragraph should follow the comparison/contrast format, include time order and comparison/contrast signal words where necessary and be about 1 page double-spaced.

2 - Complete FEG 11-6 and 11-7 exercises, specifically:
Ex. 15 p 323 #14-20 and Ex. 16 p. 325 #15-22

ESLA 1975 R/L/S
1 - Complete the Research Report on page 137 in your RT2 book. Bring in the article you chose and present on it for 3-5min, include an outline of the research methods, results and interpretation of the results where possible. In addition to searching for articles through the BBC and Psychology Today, you can also look on Google Scholar. Good luck!

Hmwk for WED Oct 27

1984 WR
1 - FEG 11-1 to 11-5 quiz first thing WED.
2 - Write rough draft comparing two school systems (AW Try it Out: p. 121)

1975 R/L/S
1 - Finish presentations
2 - Read/watch news and report in class

Homework for TUES Oct 26

ESLA 1984
1- Study for quick quiz on 11-1 through 11-5 in FEG.
2- Finish correcting the grammar from the Process Paragraph writing you received back.

ESLA 1975
1- Prepare 3-5 minute presentation on a famous leader. (Mosaic 1 - assignment pg. 159 #8. Include a visual of that person and written out points of how that person was good and/or bad so the class can look at it while you are speaking.)
2- Finish reading TKM Ch 18-20. There will be a quiz tomorrow.

Homework for Saturday Oct 30th (1753 C)

Prepare a research presentation by yourself (about 3 minutes speaking in front of the class with a visual) about one of the research topics from Unit 5: Subway Etiquette on page 227 in your North Star 2 book. Choose one of them: eating, traveling, doing business, dating, being a university student or meeting new people in a foreign culture and present on it. You also want to create a written list of dos and don'ts about that topic. If you have questions, email me by Thursday.

Hmwk for MON Oct 25

1984 WR
1 - AW Read pages 109 to 111 (top). Answer Questions on the Model (pg. 111) on a separate sheet of paper.

2 - Write 10 original sentences (1 each) using a, an, some, several, a few, a little, much, many, a lot of and the. (Quiz similar to this Monday at the end of class).

1975 R/L/S

Start reading TKM Ch 18-20 (due TUES)

Hmwk for TH Oct 21

WR 1984 -
1. FEG (Grammar book) - p. 317, Ex. 10
2. Review Process Paragraph structure AW Ch. 6: in-class graded writing tomorrow

1975 R/L/S -
Read in advance and bring to class a front page article from the Washington Post or New York Times. On a separate piece of paper, write down a Topic Sentence (main idea) for the article, list 2+ details, and define 2 words you don't know, including their part of speech. (Model TS: In the article, (name), .... / The article (name) is about ....)

Hmwk for WED Oct 20

1984 WR:
1 - AW pg. 102-103 Practice 3 C and D
2 - FEG pg. 315-316 Read Box 11-4 and Do Ex. 7

1975 R/L/S
TKM Journal Entry on Ch. 15-17 (200-300 words, double spaced, based on text quote)

Hmwk for SAT Oct 23: 1753 C

Model for next time: - Use in Summarizing NS2 p. 97 reading
The article, (name of article), is about (main idea of the reading- paragraph 2). First, (state the main point #1 in your own words *See Paragraph 3). (Include a sentence from the reading that supports this statement.) Second, (main point #2 – your own words *See paragraph 4). (Include a sentence from the reading that supports this statement.). Finally, (third main point - paragraph 6). (Example) (State the article’s conclusion - paragraph 7.)

Hmwk for TH Oct. 14

1984 WR:
Study for Paragraph Structure Test Tomorrow on Ch. 1-5 in your AW book.

Format-
Part 1:
Identify different parts of a paragraph that is given to you.
(Find the topic sentence, support, conclusion, signal words, irrelevant sentences)
Part 2:
Fill in the blank.
(Similar to Part 1, only you add the missing parts of the paragraph.)
Part 3:
Write your own paragraph. Choose from one of several prompts.
(Recommendation: Review the different paragraph examples in Ch. 1-5. Know how to write these different kinds of paragraphs with the different signal words they require.)

1975 R/L/S:

Presentations tomorrow - 5 minutes each; See rubric for requirements.

Possible topics: Cultural Differences in X Countries; Gender and Relationships in X Country; Health (Issues) in X Country; Globalization and Technology; Choice (must be approved in-class)

1984 WRITING: Answers for Midterm Practice Here!

FEGMT_REVANS

Hmwk For WED, Oct. 13th

ESLA 1984 WR:
Prepare for your FEG grammar midterm (chapters 8, 9, and 10)on WED.
Complete the Pratice exercises passed out in class.
Answers will be posted here by Monday to help you study.

ESLA 1975 R/L/S:

TKM Midterm WED (Ch. 1-14).
Know the characters, be able to describe/compare them.
Be able to explain the significance of specific scenes/quotes from the book.
Know the most important events.

Hmwk for TH Oct 7

ESLA 1984 WR:

AW pg. 85-7, Do Practice 3: Parts A and B.

ESLA 1975 R/L/S:

Finish RT2 Dialogue: Reconciling a Conflict
(Use Terms from pg. 97 and other relevant vocab from the chpt.)

Homework for WED, Oct 6

ESLA 1984 Writing

1. Study for tomorrow's Ch. 10 Grammar Quiz on Active/Passive Voice.
(FEG book, only sections: 10-1, 10-2, 10-4, 10-5, 10-7, 10-8)
2. Complete the worksheet given out in class.
Do both sides, Practice 25, 26, 28, 29. (Helps you study.)

ESLA 1975 R/L/S

Mosaic I: pg. 124-5: Do #3 Writing About Technology.
Follow the steps when writing your paragraph.
*No journal entry.

Hmwk for TUES, Oct. 5

ESLA 1984 Writing

1 - Finish your clustering activity from class (AW pg. 73 - Try it out!)
2 - Decide specifically what you can describe best for tomorrow's in-class writing:
(Choose something you remember well in detail and can explain how it made you feel.)

ESLA R/L/S 1975

Read TKM Ch 12-14 and complete the Literature Circles handout (passage/question/vocab)

Hmwk for SAT Oct 9- 1753C

Summarize a movie or a book you’ve seen/read lately.
1 – Consider the title of the movie.
2 – What happened? Who were the main characters?
3 – Paraphrase the main idea and events.
In the book/ movie, ....

You will write an in-class summary next week.

Hmwk for MON Oct 4

ESLA WRITNG 1984

1 - Edit/revise "Smeel the Roses" writing from yesterday. Focus on having a strong topic sentence with a controlling idea, relevant and connected support sentences and using descriptive language (strong sensory words and adjectives) and correct parts of speech with simple and compound/complex sentences.

2 - If you needed to rewrite another assignment, do that as well.

Enjoy your weekend!

ESLA R/L/S 1975

*Biliya and Ikram's presentations are Monday!

Enjoy your weekend and continue reading TKM!

Hmwk for TH Sept 30

ESLA WR 1984
1. Complete Worksheet 10, "Smell the Roses," on page 59.
2. Write a paragragh about your topic from the worksheet.
First - make sure that you a clear topic sentence w/ controlling idea.
Second - be sure to include 3 senses/sensory word groups in your description.
(Include sensory words from List 10, what we did in class).
Third - check your paragraph/make sure all sentences are relevant to the topic.

I will check your paragraph tomorrow and we will work with it in class.

ESLA R/L/S 1975:
1. Complete your TKM journal entry if you haven't already. (Submit it THURSDAY.)
2. Prepare for your presentation if you haven't already.

Hmwk for WED, Sept 29

ESLA 1984 WR

1 - AW page 64 Try it Out! Paragraph

ESLA 1975 R/L/S

1 - TKM Journals
2 - Presentations: 7-8 min; note cards; visuals; Q/A
(Reminder: Boris, Biliya, Abdul, Olenka, Hamza and Camilo are presenting! Arina might also.)

Hmwk for TU Sept 28

ESLA 1984 WRITING:

1 - Write the second draft of your paragraph about the reasons you love/ hate living in a small town or big city.
(Write it on separate paper from the rough draft. Bring in all work related to this paper tomorrow.)
2 - Complete the classwork from today and bring it to class tomorrow (if not already submitted to me.)
(Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons worksheet and Ex. 8 and 10 in FEG - which start on pages 282 and 284).

ESLA 1975 R/L/S

1 - Read TKM Ch. 9-11
2 - Complete the 5 word vocab log.
3 - Decide on a topic for presentation on WED/TH.

Hmwk for SAT Oct 2 (1753/C)

1. In North Star 2 (text), on page 49 - Make a list of things the government might do to make money harder to copy. (Under Focus on Reading, A)
2. Complete Reading One: Making Money (pg. 50).
3. Complete Read for Main Ideas and Read for Details on page 51.
You need to write out your answers for 1. and 3. in your book OR on paper.

4. Bring in Thursday or Friday's The Express Paper.
NOTE: You do not need to read it.

Hmwk for MON Sept 27

ESLA 1984 WRITING

FEG pg. 279-290 Ex. 5 and 6

ESLA 1975 R/L/S

Read and bring in a front page article from the Washington Post OR NY Times
(Also available online). We will do an activity with this Monday so Please READ!

Enjoy your time off!

Hmwk for TH Sept 23

ESLA 1984 WR:

Use the Detailed Outline format (AW pg. 54) to create an outline on the following topic:
Topic - Reasons You Love/Hate City Life or Small Towns

ESLA 1975 R/L/S

RT2 p. 41 Vocab Review 2 - Do questions 1-2 (Short Answer - on paper)

Hmwk for WED Sept 22

ESLA Wr 1984:
1 - Study for Quiz tomorrow: FEG 9-1 to 9-11.
*There will be a quick review game at the beginning of class so be on time

ESLA 1975 R/L/S:
1 - TKM journals due tomorrow *see format: include the quote from the book, page # and 200-300 words double spaced that respond to this quote. DO NOT SUMMARIZE.
2 - Decide on your presentation topic for next week (at least, start thinking).

Homewk for TU Sept 21

ESLA Writing 1984:
1- Review 9-1 to 9-8 in FEG (Quiz on 9-1 to 9-11 on WED)
2- Complete Handout Packet (grammar), received in class
3- Do AW pg. 49 Practice 7

ESLA R/L/S 1975:
1- Finish reading TKM Ch. 6-8
2- Complete vocabulary log
*Note: Quiz TU on TKM Ch. 6-8

Homework for SAT SEPT 25: CORE 1753 C

Assignment 1: Reading/Writing
a - Read an article in Friday's The Express paper.
*You can find this paper near the metro OR find it online: www.expressnightout.com/printedition/
b - Bring the article to class.
c - Be prepared to explain the main idea/details of the article.
(Written:)
d - Select 4-5 words you don't know and guess their meaning.
(look at the context)
e - Look up the words and write down their definition and part of speech.

(www.learnersdictionary.com)

Assignment 2: Writing
Choose 1 alternative writing topic from NS2 pg. 21. Follow the instructions.
Submit this writing in class.

Homework for MON SEPT 20

ESLA 1984 Writing

1 - Pick one of your good topic sentences (with a topic and controlling idea) from Thursday's homework (AW pg. 43 Try it Out!) AND write a paragraph based on it.
Your paragraph needs to be double spaced and a minimum of 5 sentences.
2 - FEG book: Read box 9-1 on page 248 and do Ex. 3 on page 249-250.

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!

ESLA R/L/S 1975
1 - Start reading TKM Ch. 6-8 (due Tuesday).
2 - Read a front page article from Sunday's Washington Post or New York Times (you can find them online.)
3 - Write a summary of the article, including the main ideas, details and your/the writer's opinion.

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!

Homework for TH SEPT 16

ESLA Writing 1984:
AW p. 43
First, read about developing topic sentences using listing.
Next, do the Try it Out! exercise on your own where you write five topic sentences.
FEG p. 255
Do Exercise 11 #3-6 (see underneath the chart 9-3 on pg. 253 for help.)

ESLA R/L/S 1975:
RT2 p. 29
First, read the passage on Reverse Culture Shock (1).
Then, write a short response, answering Part 2.

Homework for WED SEPT 15

ESLA 1984 Writing:
Write out your second draft of your paper.
Fix grammar mistakes and edit the content of your paper as needed.
Things to consider:
Have you included enough detail? Have you expressed how you felt in this situation?
*This should be a new draft, written out separately from the first draft.
SEE YOU TOMORROW!

ESLA 1975 R/L/S:
Mosaic I: pg. 50
#2 Making connections - Do internet research IN ENGLISH on 1 of the 4 topic choices.
Also, start thinking about a topic for presentation in the upcoming weeks.

Homework for TUESDAY (Sept 14)

ESLA 1984 WR:
Write a short paragraph about one of the following:
1 - If you could change one thing with no limits, what would it be? It could be something about yourself, about someone else, the world, anything. Why would you change it and how?
OR
2 - Write about a dream you had. Be very descriptive in your explanation of the dream. What happened? How did that dream make you feel? What is special about it? Why do you remember that specific dream?

ESLA 1975 R/L/S:
Finish reading TKM Ch. 4-5.
Complete a 5 word vocab log. (See format on handout.)
Write a 200-300 word journal entry about a passage in the book. (See format on handout.)

Hmwk:Core Skills 1753 C (SATURDAY CLASS)

1 - By Tuesday, please email me with the answers to these questions.
a - Which topics in your textbook interest you the most?
b - Which topics in your textbook interest you the least?
c - Why do you need reading and writing skills in English?
(To read emails/write emails? To read/write letters? To read/write reports or papers? ...For fun?)
d - What is your grammar weakness/difficulty?
2 - For class on Saturday 9/18, you need to write a composition and:
a - Summarize the advice to job hunters in What Color is Your Parachute? (bk pgs 4-5)
b - Do you agree/disagree with this advice?
c - Do you think this would help you get a job? Why/why not?
d - How did you get your job? OR How would you job hunt?

See you next Saturday at 8:30am in room 277.

Homewk for MON SEPT 13th

ESLA 1984 Writing:
AW pg 34-35
1 - Read about Freewriting
2 - Do the Try it Out exercise:
(Freewrite for 10 minutes (timed) about a memorable event or experience in your life. I will check this on Monday.)

ESLA 1975 R/L/S
1 - Listen to/watch the news for 20 minutes (in English)
2 - Start reading TKM Ch. 4-5 (due Tuesday)
3 - Bring Monday's Express paper to class on Monday.

ENJOY YOUR 3 DAY WEEKEND! See you Monday!

Homework for TH Sept 9

1984 Writing:
Complete worksheet and study for FEG chapter 8 grammar quiz tomorrow.

1975 R/L/S:
Bring a news article to class with your written summary of it.
Complete a 5 word vocab log using words from Ch.2-3 of TKM.
*Bring your Mosaic I and Real Talk 2 books to class!

Homework for WED, Sept. 8

ESLA Writing 1984:

Use the Paragraph Evaluation rubric handed out in class today to make edits to your A Person Who Has Made a Difference paragraph. You will submit this edited paper to me on Wednesday, along with the attached papers (rough draft, etc.) for a grade.

ESLA 1975 R/L/S:

TKM:
1 - Finish the vocab exercise from today.
Words: immune, indigenous, secede, subsequent, mortification
Identify: page number, part of speech and write a definition
2 - Read Ch. 3
3 - Write a Double Entry Journal (see directions from the handout)
on something from Ch. 1, 2 OR 3.

Homework for Tuesday, Sept. 7

ESLA 1984 Writing
1 - In AW p. 26, complete Ex. 2 "Fifteen Years." Add time signal words and commas as needed.
2 - Find a writing (i.e. recipe, instructional manual, story) with at least 5 time signal words. Mark those 5 words and bring the writing into class.
Have a nice weekend!

ESLA 1975 R/L/S
Read Ch. 2 in TKM and write a journal entry about one of the characters you have met so far. Include a description of who they are and your opinion of them. Make a personal connection if possible.

Homework for TH SEPT 2

ESLA Writing 1984: AW p.18, 21-22
Write a second draft of your paragraph about A Person Who Has Made a Difference.
In your writing/editing, check for:
a - A clear topic sentence:
This should explain to the reader:
1- Who Made a Difference 2- What he/she did to make a difference
b - Clear introductory sentence for 1st reason
w/ support sentences (examples: 1st reason)
c - Clear introductory sentence for 2nd reason
w/ support sentences (examples: 2nd reason)
d - Conclusion
e - Grammar, etc. (see Self Edit sheet)

For tomorrow, you will submit your outline, self edit sheet and first (class) and second (home) draft.

ESLA 1975 R/L/S
Use your Real Talk 2 book to complete the exercises on pages 6-7.

Homework for Sept. 1st (WED)

ESLA 1984 Writing:
AW: Writing Assignment about:
A Person Who Has Made a Difference (in the world, community, your life)
What to do:
First, list all of the people you can think of.
Choose one.
List everything about that person that you know.
Decide on two main differences they made.
Second, write an outline for your paper:
Include:
Title - A Person Who Has Made a Difference: ____________
Topic sentence.
A. 1 Main difference (sentence)
-support (idea)
-support
B. 2nd Main difference (sentence)
-support (idea)
-support
See example in AW book p. 17 (model for simple paragraph outline)


ESLA 1975 R/L/S:
1 - Bring a news article to class to share/discuss. *We will read them in class.
2 - Complete a vocab log for TKM Ch 1.
(Choose 5 words - follow directions on making a Vocab List.
Also use 2 in your own original sentences.)
3 - Finish making notes on Part 2 questions on TKM Ch 1 handout.

Homework for Tuesday, August 31

ESLA 1984 Writing:
Use your writing, Introducing Myself/A Classmate to complete the following.
Part 1:
a - Correct for Connecting AND, BUT, or OR. Add or remove commas to your writing.
b - Correct for Subject and Verb presence. Make sure each sentence has a S and V.
c - Correct for Subject and Verb agreement. Make sure S/V are both singular or plural as needed.
*See FEG 8-1 and 8-2 p. 226 and 228 and AW p.11-12 for reminders on grammar.
Part 2:
Choose 5 sentences from your writing Introducing Myself/A Classmate .
Underline the subject once and the verb twice.

ESLA 1975 R/L/S:
Finish Ch. 1 in TKM

Homework due on Monday 30th

ESLA 1984 Writing:

Use your Academic Writing book.

Write a paragraph 150 to 200 Words introducing yourself (p. 6 Try It Out!) OR a classmate (p.9 Try It Out!). Use the model paragraph "Introducing Myself" as a guide. Make sure your paragraph is in the correct format and follows Capitalization rules. You will turn this assignment in to me on Monday.

Questions to include in your answer:
1 - What is your name?
2 - Where were you born?
3 - Tell me a little bit about your family.
4 - What languages do you speak?
5 - Where did you go to school?
6 - What were your favorite subjects in school? Your least favorite?
7 - Tell about jobs that you have had in the past or that you have.
8 - Why are you learning English?
9 - What is your goal or your dream?
10- Do you have any special talents?
11- Do you have any hobbies?
12- What do you do in your free time?

ESLA 1975 R/L/S:

Mosaic I: Read Strategy p. 7 and Answer #3 on p. 8
Read Strategy p. 8 and Answer Ex. #4
News: Report on world or local news from the weekend for Monday:
Discuss Who? What? When? Where? Why? - What you learned.

Day One Homework: ACLI Arlington Fall 2010

ESLA 1984 Writing:

1 - Buy the 2 class books at the Alexandria Campus bookstore
(Introduction to Academic Writing 3rd Ed. AND Fundamentals of English Grammar 3rd Ed. chapters 8-14)
2 - Have pens/pencils and paper/notebooks for class

Remember that class starts at 12:45pm tomorrow, be on time!

ESLA 1975 L/S/R:

1 - Buy the 3 class books at the Alexandria Campus bookstore
(Real Talk 2: Listening and Speaking / Mosaic I: Reading / To Kill a Mockingbird)
2 - Have pens/pencils and paper/notebooks for class

Remember that class starts at 3:15pm tomorrow, be on time!

Homework for Tuesday, August 10th

Reading: Bring The Express paper to class.

Class Party: Bring some food from your culture to share (if possible).
You can also bring other souvenirs to show the class.

1972 Reading: Strategies for Review

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Homework for Monday, August 9th

Study for your Reading, Novel and Speaking Exams.

For Reading:
1- Know about topic sentences/main ideas, support sentences and conclusions. Be able to identify them in a passage and answer related questions. Be able to write a paragraph of your own about topics from Ch. 1, 3, 4, 5 and 10 using topic sentences, support sentences and conclusions.
2 - Know at least 10 strategies that help with reading and speaking.

For WD Novel:
1 - Know about characters in the story.
2 - Be able to give your opinion about people and events in the story.
3 - Be able to identify details if the page with examples is provided.
4 - Be able to summarize the story/answer the question: What is the story about?
5 - Know about the different kind of relationships people have in the story.

For Speaking:
Practice pronunciation if you need it.
Practice complete sentences (subject and verb).

Good luck - bring questions on Monday if you have them.

BE ON TIME!

Homework for Friday, August 6th

Reading:
Packaging - the material we use to put products in - hurts the environment. Many of these materials, such as plastic, contain chemicals that pollute water and soil (dirt) and are harmful to people and animals. In addition, to make packaging from paper, cardboard and wood, people must cut down trees. Fewer trees can lead to climate change and other serious environmental problems. ___________________________

a. Identify the Topic Sentence (main idea).
b. List (in your own words) the support for the main idea.
c. Write a conclusion.

Novel: Create a timeline that shows the important events that happen in the book.
Use sentences to label the timeline in order from beginning to end.

Study for Monday's finals! If you have questions, bring them tomorrow!

Homework for Thursday, August 5th

Reading:
p. 178 Reading "Repairing the Environment"
p. 180 #4, 5 and 6
(Written answers for Part 6 do not need to be complete sentences.)

Novel: Read Ch. 25-26

Write a paragraph (5-7 sentences)

How has Opal changed since the beginning of the story? Include examples.
OR
How does the story end? Do you like the ending? Why/why not?

Homework for WED, Aug 4

Reading: Cumulative Quiz - Vocabulary (Ch. 1, 3, 4-5, 10)

Novel: Choice:
1 - Dear Diary:
Choose a character from the book.
Pretend you are that character.
Write a diary entry about an event in the story.
Describe what you thought and how you felt during that time.

2 - Cartoon Summary:
Fold your paper into four sections to make boxes for a cartoon strip.
In each section, illustrate a main event in the story.
Be sure to number the events in order.
Add a sentence below each picture to describe the scene.

L/S: Group Presentations: Student Socializing Guide (see handout)
You are NOVA's Student Welcoming Committee:
Act out, give equal speaking time to each student, 2 minutes or more/student
Have questions ready for the audience to check comprehension

Homework for Tuesday, August 3rd

Reading: 1- Complete the Reading on pgs. 172-173
2- Answer Parts #5, 6 and 7 on page 174

Novel: Pick 3 different characters in WD.
a - Write 1 fact about each of them. (and page #)
b - Write 1 opinion another character has about them. (and page #)

Quick Write (5 minutes):
Predict what will happen in the next chapter.
Explain your answer with support you know about the other characters.

Homework for MON, August 2

Reading: #4 p.91-92 (Crossword)

Novel:
Read ch. 22 and answer the following question in a paragraph (5-7 sentences.)

Question: When the preacher is praying on page 153, he says, “we appreciate the complicated and wonderful gifts you give us in each other.” What do you think he means by this? Note: Consider not just the books’ characters but also your own life experience and relationships when writing your response.

See you Monday!

Homework for Friday, July 30th

Reading: #8 pg. 87 and #2 pg. 88

Novel: Read Ch. 21 (quick 5Q quiz on FRI)

L/S: Find/Bring in an ad from print media (newspaper, magazine, etc.)
*Choose 1 that you especially like OR dislike.

Homework for TH, July 29

READING
Quick Write:
Was it easy or hard to describe yourself? What kind of people (personalities/physical types) do you think will respond to your ad?
Explain your prediction.

L/S
Group Presentation Tomorrow - Prepare
News Report: Create a news story (make believe.)
Include: a - What happened? b - Where it happened?
c - Who was involved? d - When it happened?
e - Why it happened?

Format: Present your story to the class as if on TV/Live Report.
Roles: 1 reporter, 2-3 witnesses he/she interviews
Decide as a group what questions the reporter will ask and write down
your answers. You can have 1 notecard for the presentation with notes
but not the script.

Grade:
Performance (Individual):
1 - Ability to understand how W questions are answered.
2 - Grammar (S+V, S+V agreement, verb tenses)
3 - Clarity of speech/pronunciation.
4 - Intonation and role-playing effort/animation
5 - Effort in planning
Performance (Group):
1 - Script submission
2 - Timing/Shared Speaking

Homework for WED, July 28th

READING
1- Quick Write:
Answer the following question:
What do you think makes a relationship successful?
(4 + sentences. Give examples/share personal experiences.)

2- Matching Exercise:

A - Match the words with their opposites.
a) intelligent
b) funny
c) handsome/pretty
d) friendly
e) extroverted
f) interesting
g) sweet

1. boring 2. ugly 3. shy 4. serious
5. rude 6. insensitive 7. Stupid

B - Put the positive adjectives in the order that they are most
important to you. 1 should be the thing that is most important, and 7 should be the thing that is least important.

3 – Make a list:
What do you look for in your perfect partner?

L/S
Read an article (in the newspaper, online about American culture or world news.
Summarize the article for the class. (Main points: What? Where? When? Who? Why?)
Give your opinion of this news: Is it accurate or not? Why?

Homework for Tuesday, July 27th

Reading: Ch 5. #2 p. 78 Answer questions in sentence form.

Novel: WD Quiz on Tuesday:
1- In a sentence, write down the chapter's main idea. (Chapters 1-20, text given)

2- Answer questions about the details in Ch. 19-20

3- Answer in a paragraph: Excluding WD and Opal, which character do you think is the most important to the story's plot? Explain why. (5-7 sentences).

Homework due Thursday: 7/22

Homework for THURSDAY 7/22:

PD 1/READING:
At the doctor’s office:
Write a dialogue between you and a doctor.
In it, include:
A – What’s wrong? / What hurts?
B – How it feels / Describe the pain:
*use words from the written dialogue we did in class
i.e. ache, dull, sharp, sore, stiff, throb, twinge, …
C – Advice / recommendations from the doctor (You should ….)

PD 2

NOVEL: WD Read Chapter 16 OR 17 as assigned on Tuesday, be prepared to summarize/explain it.

Note: You have a Midterm on Friday including:
RDING:
Chapter 1 (Neighborhoods, Cities and Towns, *p19)
Chapter 3 (Friends and Family *p55)
Chapter 4 ( Health Care *p75)
L/S:
Chapter 1 (Academic Life Around the World *p21)
Chapter 4 (In the Community *p81)

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