Agendas

12/09/09 HW Prepare to write a summary for the final exam on Friday.
 * 1) Condensing p. 140-141
 * 2) Compare summaries from "The People of Colonial America". Choose the best one to write on a huddle board to share.
 * 3) Read p. 147-148 Chart p. 148
 * 4) Voc. p. 151
 * 5) Read p. 152-153 Divide into paragraphs by groups to discuss.

12/07/09
 * 1) Paraphrasing p. 139 D
 * 2) Summary writing

12/4/09 HW 1. Paraphrase paragraph 1 and 2 "The Road to Rebellion" on page 132 2. Read p. 140-141 Do E condensing.
 * 1) Divide into new groups mixed with members of each of the previous groups. Write a proposal to present at a town meeting to solve the problems with England.
 * 2) Town Meeting- presenting of proposals and voting of best proposal.
 * 3) Write sentences on board from A p. 137 Simple Past
 * 4) B p. 137 sentences with can and could
 * 5) Causatives p. 138 force + noun + to + verb make + noun + verb
 * 6) Paraphrasing p. 139 D
 * 7) Final Exam- vocabulary based on chapter 5 and 6, p. 136 short answer, summary of an article..

12/2/09 HW 1. Read and do exercises on causatives p. 138 2. Grammar Cafe Workbook 8 3. Write 6 sentences tellin things that you could do as a child and what you can do now
 * 1) p. 135 Voc. Check, E Cause and Effect
 * 2) p. 136 Divide into 2 groups interviewers and historic people. Have historic people group divide into smaller groups based on the historic characters and share how the British laws passed would affect a slave, a farmer, Phyllis Wheatley, Ben Franklin, A merchant, a plantation owner. Choose one person to speak as that historic person in a news interview.
 * 3) Divide into new groups mixed with members of each of the previous groups. Write a proposal to present at a town meeting to solve the problems with England.
 * 4) Town Meeting- presenting of proposals and voting of best proposal.
 * 5) Write sentences on board from A p. 137 Simple Past
 * 6) Can vs. Could
 * 7) B p. 137 sentences with can and could

11/30/09 HW 1. F p. 136 write to share in class 2. A p. 137
 * 1) p. 131 Scanning for years and events, p. 134 Timeline and details, voc check p. 135, Cause and Effect p. 135 with a partner
 * 2) Divide into groups of wealthy citizens, women, merchants. Share information about how each of these actions of the British government has affected you. Divide into new groups mixed with members of each of the previous groups. Write a proposal to present at a town meeting to solve the problems with England.
 * 3) Town Meeting- presenting of proposals and voting of best proposal

11/25/09 1.Check p. 129 2. Review The Road to Rebellion on p. 132-133 in 4 groups to discuss the laws and taxes England forced on the colonies 3. B p. 134 Timeline, C Details 4. Rebelling for Freedom-Webquest Wealthy Citizen, Merchant, Woman Proposal to Town Meeting HW 1. p. 135 D, E 2.p. 136 A,B 3. Choose one of the Songs of the American Revolution. What do the lyrics mean?

11/23/09 1. Discuss comparison/contrast language stuctures and practice. 2. In Class Writing- Ben Vs. Phyllis

HW 1.Make sure you finish pages 129-131 2. Read the Raod to Rebellion p. 132-133 highlight for MI, TS, Details, Voc.

11/18/09 1. Give back Chapeter 3 tests and discuss 2. Remind about finishing corrections and resending them 3. Three groups of people in Colonial America on board, make 6 groups,every group different color add info under each 4. Divide into three groups to role play the people described in the links, the Geddy's, people of Jamestown, colonial Africans. Each person in group must state one piece of information about their people. 5. Watch videos of colonial Americans to discuss HW 1. Review about Benjamin Franklin and Phyllis Wheatley for an in class writing 2. p. 150 A Voc. 3. B, C. Scanning p. 131 4. D Thinking Ahead

11/4/09 1. Check DO IO and p. 88-89 2. Articles p. 89, Use links to explain 3. Test HW 1. Grammar Cafe Unit 6 2. Writing Assignment

11/1/09 1. Grammar Cafe Unit 5 2. Check p. 87 3. DO, IO p. 88-89 4. Articles p. 89 HW 1. p. 90 Step A and B ONLY!! 2. D,E p. 89 3. Grammar Cafe Unit 6

10/30/01 Real Story of Halloween Ancient Origins Halloween Comes to America Today's Traditions Around the World Superstitions 2. Grammar Cafe Unit 5 3. Check p. 87 4. DO, IO p. 88-89 5. Articles p. 89 HW 1. p. 90 Step A and B ONLY!! 2. D,E p. 89 3. Grammar Cafe Unit 6
 * 1) Halloween site assign each section to one group, jigsaw, regroup

10/28/09
 * 1) Share postings, find someone who you agree with
 * 2) Put examples from p. 85 up on the board under the appropriate type of learning-habituation, association, trial and error, insight
 * 3) Check simple past p. 86
 * 4) Mechanics p. 87 combining ideas with and, when, because Time words Group exercise p. 87-88
 * 5) Direct and Indirect Objects p. 88
 * 6) Articles p. 89-90

10/26/09 HW 1. Post What do You Think 2. Simple Past p. 86 3. Direct and Indirect Object practice 4. Grammar Cafe Due Friday
 * 1) Finish Videos
 * 2) After Reading p. 81-82 with a partner
 * 3) Applying Information p. 83-84 in groups.
 * 4) Understanding Pronouns p. 83
 * 5) G. Expansion interview for examples of habituation, trial and error, association, or insight-write on board
 * 6) Mechanics p. 87 combining ideas with and, when, because Time words Group exercise p. 87-88
 * 7) Direct and Indirect Objects p. 88

HW 1. F Making Connections p. 85 2. G Expansion- answer these questions for yourself 3. Grammar Cafe Unit 5
 * 1) How do Animals Learn? finish Imprinting, trial and error, association, insight write 2 sentence summaries on board to discuss. p. 80
 * 2) Watch You Tube videos
 * A, B vocabulary p. 81
 * 1) Chart p. 82 in groups on board
 * 2) Understanding Pronouns p. 83
 * 3) Applying Information p. 83-84 in groups.

10/21/09 HW 1. F Making Connections p. 85 2. G Expansion- answer these questions for yourself 3. Grammar Cafe Unit 5
 * 1) Finish F Present Perfect Questions with Ever
 * 2) Check Voc. p.77
 * 3) Voc. p.78
 * 4) Read How Do Animals Learn p. 79, 80 Discuss and look at videos in You Tube
 * 5) Voc. p. 81
 * 6) Chart p. 82
 * 7) Understanding Pronouns p. 83
 * 8) Applying Information p. 83-84 in groups.

10/16/09 HW 1. Voc Check p. 81 2. Chart p. 82 3. Grammar Cafe Unit 5
 * 1) Check Grammar Cafe present perfect still, yet, already, past tense and present perfect questions ABCF
 * 2) Check Voc. p.77
 * 3) Voc. p.78
 * 4) Read How Do Animals Learn p. 79, 80 Discuss and look at videos in You Tube

10/14/09 HW 1. Grammar Cafe 2. Read again and answer p. 87 Vocabulary, C p. 82
 * 1) Reminder that we will check Grammar Cafe this Friday
 * 2) Get into groups by which paragraph of Animal Communication students wrote. Choose best one to share and write on board.
 * 3) Share in large group
 * 4) Watch animal videos related to article
 * 5) Questions p. 76 A
 * 6) Voc. B p. 77
 * 7) classify in groups p. 77
 * 8) p. 78 previewing and Voc. p. 78
 * 9) Read How Do Animals Learn p. 79, 80 highlight topic sentences in each paragraph

10/12/09 HW 1. Voc. p. 78, Such as For example p. 78 2. Read How do Animals Learn, highlight, word journal entries
 * 1) Check p. 73 A in groups write answers on huddle boards
 * 2) Vocabulary p. 73
 * 3) Review Animal Communication assign a paragraph for 5 groups to write a short summary of on huddle boards
 * 4) Videos regarding animal communcation described
 * 5) Vocabulary p. 77, Classifying

10/9/09 HW 1. Vocabulary p. 73 2. Preview p. 74 C 3. That is D p. 74 4. Read Animal Communication p. 74-76 Highlight 5. Word Journal entries
 * 1) Go over Chapter 1 test
 * 2) Animal Behavior Intro Video You Tube p. 69-70 Discussion p. 70
 * 3) Read Animal Tales p. 71 and discuss p.72 Understanding Quotation Marks
 * 4) Small group discussion A p. 73 #3,4 on huddle board
 * 5) Grammar Cafe Unit 4 in groups ABCF

10/07/09 HW 1. Read Animal Tales p. 71, AB p. 72
 * 1) Chapter 1 Test
 * 2) Animal Behavior Intro Video You Tube p. 69-70 Discussion p. 70

10/05/09 HW 1. Study for test reading, words with prepostions, vocabulary,mchanics and editing
 * 1) Gerunds and Infinitives p. 41
 * 2) Share Job research charts in groups, choose two to share by writing on board
 * 3) In class-Writing Assignment p. 42 in pairs include, gerunds andinfinitives, correct tenses, 3 words that you have collocated

10/02/09 HW 1. Grammar Cafe Unit 4 2. Gerunds and Infinitives online practice
 * 1) Share collocations in groups, collect.
 * 2) Simple Present p. 38, Present Perfect p. 39, Simple Past p. 39-40
 * 3) Gerunds and Infinitives p. 41
 * 4) Share Job research charts in groups, choose two to share by writing on board

9/30/09 HW 1. Grammar Cafe Unit 4 2. Gerunds and Infinitives online practice
 * 1) D. p.37
 * 2) Check collocations in groups, write several on huddle boards to share, discuss
 * 3) Simple Present p. 38, Present Perfect p. 39, Simple Past p. 39-40
 * 4) Gerunds and Infinitives p. 41
 * 5) Share Job research charts in groups, choose two to share by writing on board

9/28/09 1. Word Journal Entries on Board 2. Using an online collocation dictionary 3.Myths and Possibilities p. 32-35 Read together. Pause after each paragraph, ask students to write the main idea and one detail. Check against their highlighting. 4. p. 36 T/F find textual evidence 5. Words in Phrases D p. 37 HW 1. Choose five words from the article or your word journal entries and look up their collocations. What words come before and after? What parts of speecha re they used with? Do you see the same prepositions over and over? 2. Simple Present p. 38, 39, 40 to E 3. Continue Grammar Cafe

9/23/09

1. No School Friday! 2. Finish Grammar Cafe review of present perfect-assign each group one section to explain and give explanations for each. A, B, C, F 3. Quiz Present Perfect 4. p. 31 Voc. preparation 5. Using Pictures and Captions to define words p. 32 6. Locating Key Words in questions before you read. Highlight keywords p. 36 A 7. Read first 3 paragraphs together and divide into groups with one myth assigned to each group. Why is it a myth? 8. p. 36 A Why true or false from reading, B Suffixes -or, -er, -ist, -ian

Hw 1. Word Journal entries for Myths p. 32-33 and finding the right career p.26-27 2. p. 37 D phrases with prepositions 3. Grammar Cafe Workbook 3 4. Career Research- Fill in Chart- Information from internet, books, interviewing someone with that career or a career counselor

9/21/09 HW
 * 1) Share self-assessment in small groups and possible careers.
 * 2) Grammar Cafe review of present perfect-assign each group one section to explain and give explanations for each. A, B, C F
 * 3) p. 31 Voc. preparation
 * 4) Using Pictures and Captions to define words p. 32
 * 5) Locating Key Words in questions before you read. Highlight keywords p. 36 A
 * 6) Read first 3 paragraphs together and divide into groups with one myth assigned to each group. Why is it a myth?
 * 1) Finish Grammar Cafe Workbook 2
 * 2) p. 36 A B C
 * 3) p. 37 D

9/18/09 HW
 * 1) Voc., Graphic Organizer p. 28-29 in groups- on Huddle Boards
 * 2) Use the links in Class Topics to do a self-assessment, ahre the self assessment in groups.
 * 3) p. 31 Voc. preparation
 * 4) Using Pictures and Captions to define words p. 32
 * 5) Locating Key Words in questions before you read. Highlight keywords p. 36 A
 * 6) Read first 3 paragraphs together and divide into groups with one myth assigned to each group. Why is it a myth?
 * 7) Grammar Cafe review of present perfect-assign each group one section to explain and give examples for.
 * 1) Finish Grammar Cafe Workbook 2
 * 2) p. 36 A B C
 * 3) p. 37 D

9/16/09 HW 1. Finish self-assessment fill in D p.30 2. A,B,C p. 36
 * 1) Share word journal entries with a partner and on board and highlighted article.
 * 2) Cool Jobs Fair- Half class sets up with a sign at their table telling the nameof their cool job. Other half of class roams the job fair to find out about the cool jobs, then switch roles.
 * 3) "Finding the Job That is Right for You" p. 26-27
 * 4) Main Idea, Voc., Graphic Organizer p. 28-29 in groups- on Huddle Boards
 * 5) Use the links in Class Topics to do a self-assessment, go over vocabulary for skills and interests link
 * 6) p. 31 B. Vocabulary Preparation
 * 7) Using Pictures and Captions to define words p. 32
 * 8) Locating Key Words in questions before you read. Highlight keywords p. 36 A
 * 9) Read first 3 paragraphs together and divide into groups with one myth assigned to each group. Why is it a myth?

9/14/09 1. Check sending of paragraph 2. Chapter 1 p. 20 Pictures Jobs? personalities? Reading- Cool Jobs- read 1st paragraph, 1st sentence of each paragraph. What will this article be about? Divide onto 5 groups to read each paragraph, fill in the chart p. 23 for your person, share with class. 3. B p. 24 types of jobs and definitions 4. Make a list of cool jobs on board research using backdoor jobs- choose one cool job from website to report on in groups 5. Finding the Job that is Right for You read 1st paragraph, last paragraph, subtitles What is it about? 6. Find sentences that answer how to find a job that you will love in groups 7. Main idea p. 28 HW 1. Re-read cool Jobs and Finding the Job that is right for you- mark main ideas, details, new voc with highlighters 2. p. 28-29 graphic organizer

9/11/09 1. Topics and Main Ideas p. 10 2. Writing Step A 3. Planning Step B answer the questions p. 12-13 4. In-class- write rough draft of paragraph 5. D Editing p. 14 HW 1. Final rewrite of paragraph What is your favorite book. Send in email subject ESL 182RW 2. Continue Grammar Cafe Unit 1

9/9/09 HW
 * 1) Check word journal notebook
 * 2) Parts of Speech p.6-7 on board
 * 3) Alphabetical order p. 7-8 write on board
 * 4) One Look dictionary
 * 5) Main Ideas and Details p. 8-9 Practice Links
 * 6) Clauses and Phrases p. 9-10 Practice Link
 * 7) Topics and Main Ideas p. 10
 * 8) Writing Step A, B, C p. 11-12
 * 9) Check Grammar Cafe
 * 1) Main Idea Practice links
 * 2) Write rough draft of paragraph p. 13 C bring to class in electronic form
 * 3) Continue Unit 1 Grammar Cafe

9/4/09

HW
 * 1) No School on Monday-Labor Day!
 * 2) Check marking of Getting the Most Out of a Textbook.
 * 3) Guess meanings of new words
 * 4) Word Journal p. 5
 * 5) Parts of Speech p. 5
 * 6) Computer Practice parts of speech
 * 7) Parts of Speech p. 6-7 suffixes
 * 8) Register for Grammar Cafe Level 3
 * 1) p. 6-7 C,D
 * 2) p. 7-8 Alphabetizing
 * 3) p. 9-10 Phrases and Clauses
 * 4) Grammar Cafe Online Grammar Workbook-Unit 1

9/2/09

HW
 * 1) Check in- roster, problems with wiki spaces
 * 2) Discussion in wikispaces, find someone's post, read it, and reply
 * 3) Quest 1 Getting Started pgs. 1-2 Getting the Most Out of a Textbook Read silently,Jigsaw- read assigned paragraphs by 5 groups, regroup to share meanings of each paragraph, Write suggestions on board in large group
 * 4) Guessing Meaning from Context p. 3 chart, In pairs, A p. 4, In large group B guessing meanings from Activity A
 * 5) Word Journal
 * 6) Parts of Speech- p. 5 Computer Practice
 * 1) Mark Getting the Most Out of a Textbook
 * 2) Word Journal entry for Getting the Most Out of a Textbook
 * 3) Parts of Speech computer Practice
 * C,D p. 7 E p. 8
 * 1) Bring your Grammar Cafe Access Code to register

8/31/09 8:30-10:15

HW
 * 1) Welcome
 * 2) Wiki/Syllabus- Join class wiki and take a tour
 * 3) Divide into areas of room by birth order.
 * 4) Brainstorm Birth Order discussion for introductions and writing sample
 * 5) Writing Sample-What characteristics do you have as a first born, middle born, last born or only child? Which characteristics do you agree or disagree with on the list? Give examples.
 * 1) Buy books
 * 2) Explore wiki links
 * 3) Write about someone you know and describe how they fit or don't fit their birth order characteristics. Post in the discussion.