Tuesday 3/21/17-Thursday 3/23/17

As I told you, I’ll be at a TESOL conference in Seattle, so Rachael will be subbing. Therefore, I’m posting up class lessons today. It is possible these will change . . . but this is the plan.

Oh yeah. . .

• Photos from the La Brea Tar Pits field trip. Thanks, Norie! Click here. (As always, if you want any of these photos removed, just e-mail me!)

Tuesday 3/21

• In Class:
  1. Vocabulary
     • Ch 19 Ex 4 pg. 206-207
  2. Reading
     • pg. 287-290, 296-297
     • John Guzlowski:
       • Story
       • Poetry
  3. Listening
     • Presentations!
  4. Google Doc
• Homework:
  1. Vocab – Ex 3 pg. 205-206
  2. Study for quizzes! Quizzes will take place during 2nd & 3rd period.
  3. Wednesday’s presenters: Cake, Alaa, Gale, Miga & Mos.

Wednesday 3/22

• In Class:
  1. Vocabulary
     • Ch 19 Ex 6 pg. 208-209
  2. Reading Quizzes
     • Vocabulary & Reading quizzes
     • Student Satisfaction Survey
  3. Listening
     • Listening Quiz
     • Final Presentations!
  4. Google Doc
• Homework:
  1. NO HW! We’re done with the textbooks! 🙂
  2. If you are absent, please check your e-mail and make sure to complete the Student Satisfaction Survey! It only takes a couple minutes to fill out.

• Thursday 3/23
  • See the prior blog post about this.
  • Party time! (But, yes, attendance will be taken. Come to class as usual.)

Then . . .

It was really, really great to get to know all of you over the last month (or two or three). I love the diversity of this classroom – in cultural background, language, life experience, career knowledge (great presentations!), future ambitions. . . You’re all wonderful, talented, intelligent, kind and interesting people. I hope you have a lovely spring break. If you’ll be at CWC in the Spring term, I’ll see you then! 🙂 If you’re finishing your time here, best wishes! Goodbye!

Monday 3/20/17

To review:

• Vocabulary
  • pg. 199
  • Ex. 5 pg. 207
  • Meaning of collocations & examples: here
• Reading
  • pg. 287,289, 291
  • Slides Presentation
• Listening & Notetaking
  • pg. 118-120
• Google Doc

Homework:

1. Vocab – Ch 19 Reading & Ex 1 (pg. 200-202)
2. Reading – Do pg. 288 if you didn’t already. Also, read the following discussion prompts: pg. 296 “Critical Thinking” Q#1-3 & “Bringing It All Together” Q#1-3. Write notes about your thoughts. You will share your responses with your classmates tomorrow.
3. Tomorrow’s presenters: Eri, Herica, Joao, Mayumi, Nicole, Olena & Norie.

Thursday 3/16/17

Here’s the Google Doc for homework answers. We took our Week 3 quizzes, and went on a field trip!  I hope you all had a great time. 🙂

Weekend HW: 

1. Vocab – Writing 
   • Choose one of the following topics:  
     1. Ex 7A pg. 194-195
     2. Ex 7B #1 pg. 195
   • As always, use MLA format.
     • Write one page double-spaced.
   • Use at least 6 vocabulary words from Chapter 18. Underline or boldface them.
2. Reading – Ch 10 Reading Three
   • Reading Strategy, Active Reading & Comprehension on pg. 287-291

(tomorrow)

Wednesday 3/15/17

For review:

• Vocabulary
  • Ex 4 & Ex 6 pg. 191-192, 193-194
• Reading
  • L.A. History – PBS article
  • L.A. History (documentary)
• Listening & Notetaking
  • Great presentations by Carlos,  Toddy, Poliana, Ras & Emrah!

Homework:

1. Vocab – Ex 5A (pg. 192)
   • If you don’t want to bring you textbooks to class (because of the field trip), just snap a photo or show me Monday!
2. Study for your quizzes!
   • Don’t be late to class! We’re starting during 1st period.

We’re going to be walking around outside for about 1-2 hours, so dress comfortably! Also, we’re going to have lunch together at Philippe The Original @ 12:30pm. So maybe just bring a light post-quiz snack to tide you over.

Tuesday 3/14/17

Today’s classes:

• Vocabulary
  • pg. 185
  • Study tips video
• Reading
  • pg. 276-282
• Listening & Notetaking
  • Thanks for the presentation, Sam  & Pear! 🙂
  • Video
• Google Doc

Homework

1. Vocab – Ch 18 Ex 3 pg. 190-191
2. Reading – “Graphic Organizer: Push Factors & Pull Factors” for Reading Two (see pg. 286 “Linking Readings One And Two”
3. Tomorrow’s presenters are: Carlos, Emrah, Vhitoria, Pear, Ras, Toddy & Poliana.

Announcement: End-of-Term Day

Next Thursday, March 23rd is the last day of the Winter term! We’re going to celebrate!

• So . . . Week 4 quizzes will be on Wednesday 3/22.
• First period on Thursday (9:00am-10:45am): Student-Led Culture Day
  • Students will present on their own culture (cultural traditions in their native country, holidays, fashion, food, music. . . anything!).
  • Share your culture! Do you want to present? Let me know (ASAP!). You can present in groups, too. Extra credit will be given for volunteering!

• Afterwards. . . Student-of-the-month and end-of-module/term announcements.
• Then, from ~11:00am-1:30pm, we’re going to go to the Line Hotel and chill. 🙂
  • Bring $$$ for drinks and food (if you want to order anything).
  • We’ll have various games set up.
  • Chat and relax!
  • http://www.thelinehotel.com/dining/commissary/

Monday 3/13/17

This is what we did today in class:

• Vocabulary
  • pg.185-188
  • thesaurus.com
• Reading
  • pg. 267-271, 275
• Listening & Notetaking
  • pg.112, 114-116
  • I recommend Planet Earth II!
• Google Doc

Homework:

1. Vocab – Ch 18 Reading & Exercise 1 (pg.186-188)
2. Reading – Ch 10 Reading Two: Reading Strategy (pg. 277), Active Reading (pg. 278-290) & Comprehension (pg. 281-282)
3. Tomorrow’s presenters: Norie, Vhitoria & Sam

Announcement:

• Field trip Thursday! Check out the post that preceded (<- last week’s vocab. word!) this one.
• Hence, quizzes will start at the beginning of first period. Don’t be late!
• All makeup homework for this module must be shown to me by the end of classes next Monday 3/20. NO makeup homework will be accepted after that time.

Field Trip: Module C Week 3

Field Trip to El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument

When? Thursday, March 16th (This Thursdsay!)

What time? ~10:50am-1:00pm

• We will take week 3 quizzes first period; after we’re finished and ready to go, we’ll head downtown!

Where? 845 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (Olvera Street DTLA)

We’ll visit . . .

• America Tropical Interpretive Center
• Chinese American Museum
• Italian American Museum
• Sepulveda House
• El Pueblo Plaza
• Avila Adobe
• Shopping/Souvenir Shops @ Olvera Street
• Old Plaza Firehouse Museum
• Nuestra Senora Reina
• Museum of Social Justice
• Pico House
• La Plaza De Cultura Y Artes

How much? Admission for everything is FREE; Metro is $1.75 per ride ($1 for TAP card)

Why? Our Reading chapter for week’s 3 & 4 is “Migration Studies”

Thursday 3/9/17

Class today:

• Vocabulary
  • pg.181-183
  • Google Doc
• Quizzes
• Listening
  • The Civil War (Ken Burns documentary) – Episode 1 “The Cause (1861)”
    • It’s on Netflix! They might be on Youtube, too.
    • There are eight more episodes – if you want to finish the rest of this documentary series.

Homework:

1. Vocabulary – Writing
   • Prompt: Choose one from pg. 183 “Paragraph Writing”.
   • E-mail me or share (from Google Docs).
   • Use MLA format.
2. Reading – Chapter 10 Reading One
   • Reading Strategy pg. 269
   • Active Reading pg. 269-270
   • Comprehension A & B pg. 270-271
3. Start preparing your presentations!
   • Norie, Vhitoria & Sam are due to present on Tuesday.

~ Have a wonderful weekend! ~

 

Wednesday 3/8/17

Class:

• Vocabulary
  • pg. 180-181
  • Quizlet: Chapter 17 Vocab!
• Reading
  • pg. 257-261
• Listening & Notetaking
  • pg. 105, 107-109
  • Movie Trailers: Gone with the Wind & Gettysburg
    • These movies are set during the Civil War. We didn’t have time to watch them in class. 😦
  • Tomorrow’s documentary: imdb page
• Google Doc

HW:

1. Vocab – Ch 17 Ex 5 pg. 181-182
2. Study for your quizzes.
3. Start preparing for your presentations!
   • Presentation dates have been set. Check it out here.