Past+Assignments

__Assignements Due April 28__ Click here to get the worksheet: [|Memorable Meal Essay Worksheet.doc] Which part of speech are the words? (You will write 5 of them in sentences. 17 points)
 * Worksheet on Memorable Meal** - Answer all of the short answer questions for Thursday. You don't have to have an answer for all of the questions on the worksheet - it is just to help you remember the event and recall some details.
 * Study for Vocabulary Test. Page 177 on Thursday**.

Bring your grammar book to class Thursday
 * Assignments Due April 26**
 * 3 journal entries**
 * 3 journal entries**


 * Complete the sentences on pages 188 in your book**. This will help you study for the vocabulary test.

Study for **Vocabulary Test** on Tuesday. Words on page 177. You should study how they are used in a sentence. What part of speech are they? 17 points.


 * Page 181. On a separate piece of paper**, write the answer to 1a. "Her father was important because..." **OR** 1c. "Her grandmother was important because...". Write no more than 2 -3 sentences. Think about it before you write. Try to answer the question as completely as you can in 2-3 sentences.

Assignments Due April 21 Study for In Class Writing : Give & Learn

__**Assignments Due April 19**__

 * 3 Journal Entries**

[|Chapter 6 Unit Test Review.doc]
 * Study for Unit 6 Exam** - Click on the button below for details

Make sure you have completed "Give and Learn". You might think about what you want to write in class on THURSDAY. You will write about the volunteer organization you researched in "Give and Learn" [|Give and Learn.doc] You will be asked to write a paragraph explaining how the organization you researched benefits people - both the volunteers and those who are served.

--Assignments Due April 14

Study the phrasal verbs on page 130-131. Memorize the definitions. You should be able to write them in sentences.
 * Vocabulary Quiz (15 points)** on Thursday on the following words:

I will say the definition and you must write the correct phrasal verb. Then I will ask you to write 5 of them in sentences.

sitting around fixed up keep on figure out clear out found out called up end up pick up dry up

Assignments Due April 12

__**Draft #1 of your Group's Persuasive Essay**__ The essay should be 150 -200 words. NO MORE.

__2. Click on the following document to see how you will be evaluated :__

[|Essay Evaluation- Martha's Draft 1 & 2 & Total.doc]

3. Look up the following links:

[] [] [] On Tuesday in class you will describe some random acts of kindness ideas. You can either describe one act of kindness in detail or write about many different possibilities.

//Writing example//: You can make the world a better place by showing kindness to others every day. You could hold the door for someone who is behind you. You might buy some flowers for a neighbor or bake them some cookies. You could write a thank you note for your postal worker. You could pay the toll for the person in the car behind you or give a bunch of flowers to the cashier at the grocery store. There are hundreds of ways to make someone else feel special. (__Notice that you must use modal verbs in this : can, could, might )__
 * 4 Give & Learn : Fill out the worksheet. This is for your notes... __This is not due until Thursday, April 14__**__.__ You will do an in-class writing about a community center and how it benefits the people.

__Assignments due March 31__ Show me that you did it and you will get homework credit (9 points) for completing these exercises.
 * Grammar Dimensions: Exercise 15 (Page 28) Exercise 17 ( Page 30-31) Exercise 19 ( Page 33)**


 * Re-read Justin Lebo (pages 119-122)**. On Thursday you will do an in-class paragraph discussing **one** of the three questions on page 124 in the "Express Opinions" section. Read the three questions and think about what you want to write.

__**Homework :**__ __**1. On a separate piece of paper:**__ Choose two of the words we indicated on page 128-129 and write sentences for every word form of those words. (For example, you will be writing 6-8 sentences) Choose two words from these words: **admiration, challenge, determination, fulfillment, inspiration, proposal, pride, hope, devotion**. Look on pages 128-129. You must write a sentence for every word form for the two words you chose. EXAMP:E: If you choose //challenge,// you will write sentences for //challenge// (NOUN FORM) and //challenge// (VERB FORM) and //challenging// (ADJECTIVE)
 * __Assignments Due April 7__**
 * __If you have not chosen your topic for the persuasive (argumentative) essay, you MUST have a topic by Thursday.__** We will be starting our essays on Thursday. Make sure that you have thought about your thesis statement and arguments. The first draft of this essay will be due on Tuesday.

2. Read the sections on "Introductions" and "Conclusions" on pages 142-143. Try to figure out what technique the writer is using. Write it in your book.

3.

__---__ __**Assignments Due Tuesday, April 5**__ You may do it on any topic. In your book, there are insructions for writing on mandatory volunteering (pages 138-149) You may do this topic or any other that interests you. Click on the following links for more ideas: Writing Topics [] []
 * 1. 3 Journal Entries**
 * 2. "Cats" Essay Re-write**. Click on the link for instructions. You do not have to type this essay.
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://esl183rw02.wikispaces.com/file/view/Sample%2BEssay%2BCats.doc"]] [|Sample+Essay+Cats.doc]-**
 * 3. Study the vocabulary on pages 116-118 for a spelling test on Tuesday**: 12 words/ 5 sentences. ( 17 points)
 * 4. Choose an Essay Topic for your Persuasive Essay**. What will you try to convince us of? **__You will tell the class about it on Tuesday.__**
 * 3. Study the vocabulary on pages 116-118 for a spelling test on Tuesday**: 12 words/ 5 sentences. ( 17 points)
 * 4. Choose an Essay Topic for your Persuasive Essay**. What will you try to convince us of? **__You will tell the class about it on Tuesday.__**
 * 4. Choose an Essay Topic for your Persuasive Essay**. What will you try to convince us of? **__You will tell the class about it on Tuesday.__**

Assignments Due March 29

3 Journal Entries

=Have a nice Spring Break!=


 * (Looking ahead? We will start Chapter 6 on March 29)**


 * _**


 * __Assignments Due March 31__**


 * __Vocabulary:__**
 * __In your book, do the vocabulary exercises on pages 116-118 and page 130 # 1-7.__**


 * __In-Class Writing:__**
 * __Short Answer quiz on //Justin Lebo//.__**
 * Assignments Due March 15**
 * Assignments Due March 15**

1. 3 Journal Entries - If you turned in a journal this past week, on March 8th, you do not need to turn one in March 15 unless you want to. Take a week off. from your journal. Study for the midterm instead. Click on the tab: "Upcoming Tests" to see what to study for this

2. Study for Spelling Test on Tuesday __(study pages 69 and 80). You will need to know how to use them in sentences.__

__3. Practice writing a summary paragraph:__ You will have to know how to do a summary paragraph for your midterm on Thursday, so it is important to try to practice this weekend. . __Click on the link for help writing a summary paragraph: [|Summary Paragraph]__ 4.. Study the rules for paraphrasing - try writing the paraphrases on page 89 in your book

__ **S** __ummarize **__the article "How Smart is Smart" in a SHORT paragraph of 100- 130 words__**. Double space and type. Click here for evaluation tool for this paragraph [|Evaluation+Guide+for+Summary+Paragraph Midterm.doc]

DO NOT give me //your// opinion because this is a summary. --Use reporting verbs - see page 88.__ --DO NOT copy from the article. Review the rules for paraphrasing on page 89. --If you MUST use something from the article, use quotes. Organize your ideas like this: // In the article, "How Smart is Smart?" Dorothy Hinshaw ....(explores the concept of .....explains the difficulties of... discusses how... states that.....explains... tells.....) //
 * A. Author's thesis. This is a topic sentence with a controlling idea: Start your paragraph like this: **


 * B. Author's Supporting Details: **
 * 1. **


 * 2. **


 * C. Author's Conclusion: **

__Study for Midterm on Thursday. Click here for what to study:__ Midterm

 * __Assignments Due March 8__**
 * 1**
 * . 3 Journal Entries**

Click here for review worksheet [|Test Review Chapter 2.doc]
 * 2. Study for Unit 2 Test on Tuesday**

Click here for **Class Review - "Practice Test"** -- Students wrote this Thursday night: [|183RW02 Chapter 2 Practice Test.docx]

__Assignments due March 10th__
__**1. Chapter 4 Homework:**__ __**Read "How Smart is Smart?" (pp. 70-73). You will have a brief quiz on it Thursday which will not be hard if you have read the article. It will be impossible if you have not read it.**__

__**Page 80 - In your book, do the Vocabulary Review. (You may do the vocabulary expansion exercies on page 81 - it is optional.)**__ __**Assignments Due March 1**__

1. 3 Journal Entries due

2. Study for Grammar Test -- Click here for more details : Grammar Test Ch 2 Focus 1-4

3. Re-read "The Miracle".

a. On a separate piece of paper type the answers to b. Do the chart "Step 1: Organize" on page 36 __in your book.__ c. Do "Step 2: Synthesize" on page 36 on a separate piece of paper. Please type it. __//Keep it short ://__ 50-80 words only.
 * 1) 1 and #2 and #3 on pages 35-36.

Please see March 3 (below) about the Frank Mc Court paragraph. I would like you to type it if possible.

__Draft # 2 if the Frank Mc Court paragraph is due Thursday, March 3.__ Please type it. A draft is not a completely new paragraph. You correct the mistakes and add whatever you need to and change whatever you want to change. I want you to type it because you will probably be doing another draft of this paragraph and it will be easier to make changes if you have it on your computer.
 * __Assignments Due March 3__**

Study for next in-class writing: Look at the two questions in the middle of page 38 "Create". You will do a 20 minute in-class writing on one of these two questions on Thursday. You should think about what you want to write ahead of time.

Do the Chapter 2 Review worksheet. We will go over this on Thursday. Find Synonyms and Antonyms for at least 3-4 of the vocabulary words so we can do a review exercise with them on Thursday. //**Assignments Due Thursday, Feb 24**//

Click here for Paragraph Evaluation Document - this is what I will use to grade your paragraph:


 * __Grammar:__**
 * 1. Do Exercise 12 (page 25)**


 * 2. On a separate piece of paper, type Exercise 13 (page 26) I will collect these for credit. Look at the examples and write your responses. ("I have been.....in order to...." "I have been..... so that I .....")**


 * 3. Complete the __test review page__ I handed out in class on Tuesday**.
 * 4. You will have a Grammar test next Tuesday on Unit 2 (Focus 1-4).**

//**Assignments Due Tuesday, Feb 22**//

//**3 Journal Entries 1/2 page each.**//

//You will have two quizzes on **Tuesday** -//
//1. Vocabulary 11 words and 5 sentences (21 points)// //Click here for the class work we did on Feb 17//

//2. In-Class Writing Quiz (Frank McCourt)// //Click here for details: Upcoming Tests and Quizzes//

//Re-read and study pages 27-33 on Frank Mc Court. Click here for class work we did on Feb 17//

//**Grammar:** Read Focus 2 (page 18) and Focus 3 (page 21)// //Do Exercises 6 (p. 19-20) and Exercise 9 and 10 (p. 25)//

//IF you want to look ahead - you may want to do Focus 4 on page 25 and Exercise 12. We will be doing that next week.// //[Review Unit 2: Focus 1 and 2 : You will have a quiz on Grammar Unit 2: Focus 1,2,3,4 on __Tuesday, March 1.__//

//**.**// //****//

3 Journal Entries or 1 1/2 pages of writing in your journal. Study for the test on Tuesday. Chapter 1 Northstar 4. Click here for web practice and complete test information: Upcoming Tests and Quizzes ===//**Save the Date: __March 5 ; ESL183RW Class Potluck Party! 7pm__ I will give you an invitation soon!**//===
 * Assignments Due Tuesday, Feb 15**

Assignments Due Thursday, Feb 17
Due: Your final draft of the first paragraph "Express your Opinion". Please staple it to the top of your in-class writing with the evaluation attached.

page 17 # 1-6
 * Grammar Dimensions**: Complete page 15: Exercise 1 #1-12
 * Northstar 4 Chapter 2**: Re-read p. 27 "Frank Mc Court..." - Do Exercise 3 # 1-11 Vocabulary.

There will be some in-class group writing on this day. Try to make it to class... the in-class writing does count for a lot of points. =**__//Don't wait until the last minute// to do this. You will not succeed if you try to do it all at once. Do part of this every day....__**= __**1. Study for the grammar quiz on unit 1 (pp. 1-9 Grammar Dimensions)**__ __**2. In Northstar 4 read everything on pages 8-9. Complete the charts on page 9 and 10.**__ __**You will have a short answer writing quiz on the story to make sure you read it. This will be an EASY quiz IF you read it, but impossible if you have not read it.**__ __**3. In Northstar 4 complete the exercises on idioms on page 12-14 #1-10 in your book.**__ __**4. Complete Draft #2 of your paragraph which I went over with you. Turn it in on Tuesday or Thursday next week. You can ask me any questions about it on Tuesday after the test.**__ __**5. Complete 3 journal entries to turn in on Tuesday. (1/2 page each)**__
 * Due Feb 8**

**__Assignments Due Feb 10__**
==**__You will have a Unit test on this chapter on Tuesday, Feb.15. Begin to review for that. You will find details if you click on__ Upcoming Tests and Quizzes**== __**Due on Thursday:**__ __**pp11-12 - in your book - Vocabulary Review Exercise**__ __**pp 17-18 - in your book - Passive Exercises - complete all of them**__ __**pp 19-20 - in your book - Read about Topic Sentences and Controlling Ideas. Do Exercises #1-3 on p. 20**__ Every Tuesday, you will turn in your journals to me and then you will continue to write in your other journal. Your entries should be at least 1/2 page in length. Each week you should write 3 Journal entries.
 * __Assignments Due Feb 1__**
 * __3 Journal Entries due every Tuesday__**

You may write about your own life or about something you read about in English. It is best if you are doing some outside reading in English. __You may not directly copy anything you read unless you quote it and cite the source.__ This must be your own writing. You also may click on the tab "Writing Topics" for ideas. Go to this web site if you want ideas []
 * This week for your 3 Journal entries:**

1. Read Unit 1 from the first page. Step 1 and Step 2 and Step 3. Do Step 3 2. Review Focus 1 and make sure you understand Exercise 1 (Time Frame) 3. Read Focus 2 on page 4. Do Exercise 3 but **ignore the instructions in the book**: __Here are MY instructions for Exercise 3:__ For each exercise, #1-6 a, b, c, you need to do the following: 1. State whether the moment of focus is past or present (for #1-6 and a, b, c) 2. Determine whether each moment of focus is a point in time or a period of time. (For #1-6 a,b, c) (DO NOT worry about implied or explicit.)
 * __Grammar Dimensions:__**

1. Read //Peeping Tom Journalism// (pp4-5) Complete everything on page 6. Complete "Make Inferences" on page 7. Read "Express Opinions" on page 7. On Tuesday, you will write a short in-class answer to one of the three questions, in which you tell me your opinion. You will get to choose which question you will answer. The best way to practice for this in-class writing is to write one or more short paragraphs for one of the questions. (You will write no more than 80 words. Start with a good topic sentence. State your opinion VERY clearly in the first sentence. Then you may write one or two details and then re-state your opinion at the end.)
 * __Northstar4__**

1. Fill out the **definition** for each word and **write one or two good sentences using the word correctly**. If you are unsure of how to use the word in a sentence, look at how it is used in "Peeping Tom Journalism" or "News is everywhere..."(P.3) or look at the example in your learner's dictionary or look on __Dictionary.com.__ ( Don't worry about "related words" at this time.)
 * __Vocabulary__**

2. Study for Spelling/Sentence Quiz on Thursday.

__Assignments Due Feb 3.__
__**Focus on this: 1. Study for the Vocabulary/Spelling Test on Thursday. (20 Words + 4 sentences.) You must spell them correctly and be able to use them correctly in sentences. Review //Peeping Tom// and "//News is everywhere..."// to see how they are used in sentences. Review pages 3 and 11-12.**__

__**2. Passive Voice: Read pages 15-16. Complete only Exercise #2 (Do only even numbers 2,4,6,8,10)**__

__**3. Grammar Dimensions: Nothing - We will complete Unit 1 together on Thursday.**__

__**4. (Also, remember to keep up on your journal -- 3 entries will be due Tuesday....)**__ __**Due Thursday, January 27**__

__Course Outline (Syllabus):__ Print out a copy of the complete Course Outline from the "Home" page on this Wiki and bring it to class on January 27. We will discuss the details and then you will have brief quiz on it.

__Grammar Dimensions:__ To do: Complete exercises in the book on Page 3 : #1-6.

__Northstar 4__ : Carefully read: "News is everywhere..." on page 3. Read it several times so that you understand it. We will be writing about this on Thursday. Do Exercise #2 on page 3 in your book. (Optional: Read: __Peeping Tom Journalism__ . We will be reading this in class on Thursday.)