Final Week of Class

Information for the Final Two Weeks of Class

Tuesday, December 2

1.  Go over summary and response; specifically talk about responses with regard to the empathy article

2. Discuss midterm notes from students and talk about a plan for studying for the final exam.

3. Groups of students have 20 minutes to discuss the article for the final exam.  Fill out group participation form and turn it in for Reading Packet # 4.

4.  Finish the discussion of the novel.  Play the last chapters on audio.

5.Write reflection on the semester for Packet # 4.

6. Essay number 3 due on Thursday.  You can also turn it in on Tuesday, Dec 9 during our last class meeting, but I cannot return it to you until after break.

Thursday, December 4

 

1. Final exam:  2 hours.
2. Fill out surveys for Reading Packet # 4.
3. Reading Packet 3 due;

Tuesday, December 9

Final Class Meeting 12-2 pm.

 

We will have our final required class meeting.  This is our scheduled final exam time.  However, I am giving you the final on Thursday, Dec 4 so that I can grade it and return it to you during the last class meeting.

Assignments That Are Due for Your Final Grade

1. Reading Packet # 3-attach the summaries and responses from the novel and the article on marriage
2. Packet # 4:  Include your reflective writing piece, your two surveys, your group work evaluation sheet.
3. Essay # 3
4. Any outstanding work that you would like to be graded on.  Check Engrade to be sure you have turned everything in.

The Most Important and Interesting Stories in Walk Two Moons

Sal:  Lemlem and Tran

Chanhassen: Danh, Yodit, Andy

Phoebe and her imagination:  Mumu and Nhu

Mrs. Winterbottom:  Yohannes, Yun

John:  Matt and MIka

Gram and Gramps:  Maria, Maria Paula, Jhovanna, Amina

Margaret (Mrs Partridge, too):  Nebiat and Sharon

Mr. Birkway:  Kyle, Marwan, Daniela

The Lunatic:  Jason and Aria

Sal and Ben:  Ivy, Cyril, Alan

The Finneys

The Journey:  Selam, Mercy

READING PACKET # 3

I have uploaded Reading Packet # 3.  It is under the tab called “Reading Packets”.  I also added notes about due dates.  Please check for next Tuesday, October 28

Computer Lab

Click on the Link to find the documents for today in the Computer Lab

 

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8FyxTEqr_K6c0t3QUdxczhSSXM&usp=sharing

Please take the class survey

Since we are halfway through the class now and I was gone last week for one class, I want to check in with all of you.   Please click on the link to the google survey and complete it for me.  It will be anonymous so I will not know who gave which answers.  I just want to find ways to help you more and tell me what you need.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1AL67Tl5DY241qt1Ge3Z19712FR5jJFk9WmtrTSD2YTI/viewform?usp=send_form

Examples of Good Question Types

Right There Questions

What happened when Sals’ grandparent went to Washington DC?

How do Phoebe’s parents remind Sal of her Pickford grandparents?

Here and There Questions

What does Phoebe tell the young man?

How can we know that Sal’s grandfather isn’t good at fixing cars?

Inside/Outside Questions

Phoebe worried about the lunatic when she answered the door.  Have you ever been afraid to be home alone?

Sal describes what she remembers about the blackberries.  Do you have a memory of food that reminds you of your family?

Outside Questions

How old should children be before they can be safely left home alone?

How would you feel if your wife wants to talk about someone who was in love with her before you married her?

What Makes a Good Novel?

 

These are the notes from our class discussion on Tuesday, August 19:

A good book has:

suspense

mystery

humor

adventure/ a journey

romance

a message

A good book is:

suspenseful

mysterious

funny/humorous

adventurous

romantic

 

 

Day One: Class Goals

Our Class Goals

 

1. Improve our English skills: Studying hard, make friends with speakers of different languages. Taking study classes
2. To have a better job: Writing resume-improve career skills;
3. How to write a good paragraph and essays-how to write well:reading and writing a lot of essays; grammar class; grammar in the novel; try to follow the grammar rules; practice spelling and punctuation;
4. How to write organized essays and paragraphs: make an outline; topic sentence-what jobs do different types of sentences have.
5. Learn more and more vocabulary:READ-context clues
6. How to write correctly and quickly
7. Have easier conversations/communicate well with people:speak without being shy…
8. Get good grades for future career goals

Welcome To ESL 222 A/B

Welcome to Fall Semester 2014.  This is your class blog.  You will be able to find important information about our class and about the novel we will be using as our textbook:  Walk Two Moons.  Be sure to check the blog every day and after every class.  I will be posting our assignments and important practice information.