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Wednesday, October 1st |
Review: Grammar Dimensions -- Simple Present Tense -- pgs 1 - 10 Discuss: Simple Present Tense -- Adverbs of Frequency -- pg 7
Complete: Grammar Dimensions -- Simple Present -- pgs 8 - 9 |
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Friday, October 3rd |
Discuss: Grammar/Organization handout -- "Reasons and Examples Review: Handout - Organization Strategies -- Mind Map/Outline Complete: Mind Mapping/Outlining exercise Review: Handout -- Mid-term Writing Assignment
Homework: Complete: Outline "....... Is the Stingiest/Most Generous Person" Blue Book: "A Mistake I Once Made" due Wednesday |
Paragraph Organization & Mindmap handout.doc
Mid-Term Project: Best Place for Vacation.doc
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Monday, October 6th |
Review: Homework -- "....... Is the Stingiest/Most Generous Person" Discuss: Writing Reasons and Examples -- Transitions Complete: Handout -- writing Reasons and Examples -- Transitions Computer Lab: Search for images "Best Place for Vacation..."paper save in your folder
Homework: Continue: Search for pictures using on Google/Yahoo |
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Wednesday, October 8th |
Review: Handout -- "Costa Rica" writing reasons and examples Review: Transitions -- First, Second, Third, etc. Complete: Irregular Past Tense Verbs handout
Homework:
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Friday, October 10th |
Review: Grammar Dimensions -- Present Progressive Tense Complete: Handout exercise -- for example, for instance, ...such as..., Review:
Homework; Complete: Mindmap/Outline for your paragraph "Best Vacation Place" |
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Monday, October 13th |
Complete: grammar handout -- Present Progressive Tense Computer Lab: research information and images for your project
Homework: Complete: grammar handout -- Present Progressive Tense p 9
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Wednesday, October 15th |
Computer Lab: post "Best Vacation Place" on your wiki page Computer Lab: upload your images to Bubbleshare Complete: Irregular Verbs handout Homework: Complete: your "Best Vacation" paragraph on your wiki page Insert: pictures for your paragraph with "Bubbleshare"
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Friday, October 17th |
Review: your "Best Vacation" paragraph
End of Session Party
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Monday, October 20th |
Review: Reasons and Examples handout Complete: "I Hate/Love Monday" mind map and outline Complete: "I Hate/Love Monday" sentences and paragraph Computer Lab: type your paper
Homework: none |
ReasonsExamples - I Hate/Love Monday.doc |
Wednesday, October 22th |
Read: txtbook pgs 48 -- 51 Review: Subordinate Clauses handout Review: Complex sentences Complete: your "Lifeline" Homework: Complete: Practice A & B in handout Blue Book: "A Special Day in My Life" -- due Wednesday |
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Friday, October 24th |
Monterrey /Carmel Trip Field trip NO CLASS
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Monday, October 27th |
Review: textbook -- Ch 3 Family and Personality pgs 25 28 Complete: sentences handout -- important events in my life Continue: grammar Subordinate Clauses handout Contine: grammar Complex sentences review Review: handout simple past tense "regular and irregular verbs"
Homework: Complete: handouts: "simple past tense" & "sentence fragments" " |
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Wednesday, October 29th |
Review: homework Complete: transitions handout -- important events in my life Complete: sentences with transitions -- work with your partner Review: "time signals" handout Computer Lab: create a talking avatar for your "Biography" page
Homework: Complete: your first draft -- "My Life" paragraph -- (be sure to use: simple past tense, time signals; try writing some compound & complex sentences) |
Major Events in My Life -- transitions.doc
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Friday, October 31st |
Complete: handout simple past tense activities Preactice: ask your partner -- simple past tense "questions" handout Quiz: TOEFL style grammar quiz -- past tense
Homework: Complete: handout -- rewrite past tense sentences Blue Book: "The Funniest Thing That Ever Happened to Me" -due Wednesday |
"in," "on" or "at" with Time Expressions.doc |