Class Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Blog Post Due: Saturday, December 10 (your post); Sunday, December 11 (your comments on your classmate's blogs) - see directions below
Descriptive Paragraph Due: Tuesday, December 13 - see directions below
Directions for Blog Post:
Write a paragraph about your achievements this semester and your goals for next semester (or, if you are completing the program, your future goals for your career or academic studies).
You may wish to include the following topics:
- What was the biggest accomplishment for you? Why?
- What was the largest obstacle you overcame? How did you do it?
- What did you enjoy most about the program?
- What were the activities (in and out of class) that enhanced your learning the most?
- What are your academic and/or career plans following your time at the ALI? Where do you plan to study?
- If you plan to continue at Nazareth College ALI, what are some of your major goals and objectives for next semester?
- What are your future career goals, and how do you feel your experience in the United States will help you?
Directions for Descriptive Paragraph:
Using the clustering chart created in class today (Khalid - see page 35) write your paragraph about your special place. Be sure to use specific and descriptive language in your writing, so that the reader can see, feel, smell, taste, and/or hear the places or events you are describing. See the example on page 38 of "Rogerio's Final Draft" for an example of what is expected.
Remember the following:
- use correct paragraph form and include a title\
- be sure your topic sentence has a topic and controlling idea(s)
- use transitions in your writing
- type your paper and email it to me prior to the due date or bring it to class already printed
- double space your paper
We will be peer editing the paragraphs in class on Tuesday, December 13th. Final copies will be due on Thursday, December 15th, prior to class. This deadline is firm; there will be no extensions for this project.
Class Date: Thursday, November 10, 2011
Due Date: Friday, November 11
Review the following vocabulary for the quiz:
Due Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Write the final draft of your paragraph with all the edits discussed in class today. Use the editing worksheet provided in class today to do a final read over (aloud) and edit before submitting your work.
Class Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Due Date: Thursday, November 10, 2011
Complete the 3rd revision of your paragraph, adding in the "development" for each of your Major Supporting Points (MSPs), as practiced in class today. Check your paragraph for the following: correct paragraph form, clear topic sentence, transition points to introduce MSPs, development and explanation that "paints a picture" or "makes it real" for your reader.
Due Date: Friday, November 11
Review the following vocabulary for the quiz:
sprain, diarrhea, stomachache, headache, vomit
dislocate, dizziness, fever, flu, broken
earache, nausea , blurry, cavity, constipated
swollen, allergy, rash, sore throat, nasal
Due Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Write the final draft of your paragraph with all the edits discussed in class today. Use the editing worksheet provided in class today to do a final read over (aloud) and edit before submitting your work.
Class Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Due Date: Thursday, November 10, 2011
Complete the 3rd revision of your paragraph, adding in the "development" for each of your Major Supporting Points (MSPs), as practiced in class today. Check your paragraph for the following: correct paragraph form, clear topic sentence, transition points to introduce MSPs, development and explanation that "paints a picture" or "makes it real" for your reader.
Your paper should be typed, double-spaced, and emailed to me prior to class (or handed in to me on Thursday).
Know the following vocabulary & word family words:
rotten, intensity, accomplish, commit, comprehend, concentrate, express, improve, manage, memorize, motivate, organize, prioritize
Know the following phrasal verbs: bank on, bet on, build on, belong to, boast about, brag about, believe in
Class Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011
Due Date: Friday, November 4, 2011
Study your vocabulary words for Friday's quiz!
BLOG Post
Visit Tan's blog and write a welcome message to her. Provide her with any tips or advice about getting used to American culture or studying in the U.S. Share any tips or advice that have helped make your English language learning journey easier!
Class Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Due Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011
Use the outline and topic sentence created in class today to write 1 paragraph about the steps you took to achieve your accomplishment. Try to use vocabulary words reviewed in class (on page 5 in your Engaging Writing book) in your paragraph. Your paragraph should be written according to American conventions for academic paragraph writing (see page 12, Chapter 1). Please type and double space your paper. You may turn it in Thursday morning in class, or email it to me prior to class. Please email or see me with any questions. Thank you.
Class Date: October 13, 2011
Due Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Class Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011
Due Date: Friday, November 4, 2011
Study your vocabulary words for Friday's quiz!
BLOG Post
Visit Tan's blog and write a welcome message to her. Provide her with any tips or advice about getting used to American culture or studying in the U.S. Share any tips or advice that have helped make your English language learning journey easier!
http://www.hongqiantan.blogspot.com/
Due Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Complete exercise 11 on page 17 of Engaging Writing. Your work can be either handwritten or typed.
Complete the 2nd draft of your paragraph about your "achievement." Check that you have used transitions between the steps. Add "development" sentences to your steps, as you did in exercise 11.
Class Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Due Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011
Use the outline and topic sentence created in class today to write 1 paragraph about the steps you took to achieve your accomplishment. Try to use vocabulary words reviewed in class (on page 5 in your Engaging Writing book) in your paragraph. Your paragraph should be written according to American conventions for academic paragraph writing (see page 12, Chapter 1). Please type and double space your paper. You may turn it in Thursday morning in class, or email it to me prior to class. Please email or see me with any questions. Thank you.
Class Date: October 13, 2011
Due Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Review vocabulary from Engaging Writing 1 – Essential Skills for Academic Writing (handed out in class on 10/13). Read “Healing and Learning to Learn” on pages 2-4.
Class Date: October 12, 2011
Due Date: Friday, October 14th, 2011
Due Date: Friday, October 14th, 2011
Study vocabulary for the quiz on Friday:
Group 1 words (Deb’s class): midterm (n), flunk (v), withdraw (v), elective (n), major (n), alumni (n), tuition (n), host (n or v), guest (n), greet (n or v)
Group 2 words (Linda’s class): forgive (v) or forgiveness (n), compete (v) or competition (n), immerse, deadline, perceive, advise (v) or advice (n), ransom, immerse, emerge, counsel
Class Date: October 6, 2011
Due Date: Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
In From Reading to Writing, review page 18 on using coordinating conjunctions for compound sentences. Complete exercise B. on page 19. \\
BLOG Assignment: Write about the differences in the educational system between the United States and your country. Use the vocabulary words from your new chapter about education in “Culturally Speaking.” Write your reflection in the present tense, as you are describing the current state of education in both countries.
Class Date: October 4, 2011
Due Date: Wednesday, October 6th, 2011
Study the past tense of groups 4 & 5 of your irregular verbs: meet, sing, run, get, know, sell, feed, eat, fit, read, swim, say, tell, hit, write, sweep, stand, fly, make, and quit.
(Jameelh and Khalid – please also study the participle)
Practice the uses of the preposition “through” and the idioms "go through" and "get through" and "put someone through something."
In Chapter 2 of “From Reading to Writing 2,” review the 8 new vocabulary words on page 13 and read “Stay-at-Home Dads” on page 14. We will be reading it together in class on Wednesday.
Class Date: September 30, 2011
Due Date: Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Answer questions (take notes if necessary) about the assignment given in class so that you present your responses orally in class (on Monday, the 3rd).
Answer questions (take notes if necessary) about the assignment given in class so that you present your responses orally in class (on Monday, the 3rd).
Class Date: September 29, 2011
Due Date: Friday, September 30th, 2011
Study the following words for the quiz: vote, run, candidate, advice or advise, defy or defiant, ban, boycott, protest, cooperate or cooperation, challenge, pediatrician, relative, used to, get used to, kidnap, speed up, speeding, stare, drop off, pick up
Due Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2011
In your textbook, From Reading to Writing (2), Chapter 1, Page 11, complete the Writing Assignment, including Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3. Bring your five sentences to class. If possible, use a computer and print your sentences (double-spaced, please!).
BLOG Assignment: Please write a reflection about your trip to Gonandagon and Letchworth State Park on Saturday. What did you learn? What surprised you? What was your favorite part of the trip? Write your reflection using PAST TENSE!
Class Date: September 22, 2011
For 9/23: Study vocabulary for the quiz: wedding (n), ceremony (n), marriage (n), to get married or to marry (v), set up (v), bowl (v), tailgate (v), permit (v) or (n), admit (v), beg (v), steal (v), ridiculous (adj), row (of seats) (n), vow (n), chastity (n), obedience (n) or obedient (adj), poverty (n), priority (n) or prioritize (v), recruit (v)
WEEKLY BLOG POST: Write about something that has been difficult for you to "get used to" since you arrived in the United States.
Due 9/27: Review the prepositions in, on and at for time and place. Study irregular verbs, list #4: bring, win, send, choose, forgive, keep, hurt, put, lose, think
Class Date: September 16, 2011
Due 9/19/11: Choose one of the activities: 1. Research on the web how people from your country, religion, or culture have been treated or persecuted in other countries. Take notes and make a presentation to class. OR 2. Observe people in movies, TV, on the streets or at the mall and determine gestures they use. Write what you observed and present it to class.
Class Date: September 15, 2011
Due 9/16/11: Study vocabulary for tomorrow's quiz:
accept (v), acceptance (n), acceptable (adj), do laundry (v), go grocery shopping (v), work out (v), stereotype (n), gesture (n), flood (n), sled(n), rule(n), uncomfortable (adj), respect (n or v), admire (v) , embarrassed (adj), to give (someone) a hand, hand it over , to be at (your) fingertips, to follow a rule of thumb
BLOG POST for the WEEK: Please write about one thing in American culture that you find interesting, funny, amusing, ironic, etc. (post due Saturday at midnight, comments due Sunday at midnight).
Due Tuesday, September 20: Review irregular verbs from lists 1 & 2. Learn irregular verbs on list 3.
