Good news! there is no homework tonight! Please review your course pack for the final exam tomorrow.
Please bring along your Michigan Test books to class on Friday.
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adjord.htm
http://www.english-zone.com/verbs/prgverbchrt.html
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Week 2 Day 3 Wednesday December 8, 2010
More homework :)
1. Grammar Test - practice exercises
2. Vocabulary Practice - Dr. Patricia Simpson
3. Prepare portfolios for evaluation
-bring in all your writing in a folder for evaluation.
Your folder should contain all the writing assignments from the course. This includes 2nd drafts for some writing assignments.
1. Grammar Test - practice exercises
2. Vocabulary Practice - Dr. Patricia Simpson
3. Prepare portfolios for evaluation
-bring in all your writing in a folder for evaluation.
Your folder should contain all the writing assignments from the course. This includes 2nd drafts for some writing assignments.
Week 2 Day 2 Tuesday December 7, 2010
Here are your assignments for this evening:
1. Reading practice test - pp. 70
2. Paragraph - second draft
-correct grammar/spelling
-include connector words
3. Essay - second draft
-Based on my feedback, make necessary changes to your essay , i.e. topic sentences, write a longer introduction, adjust the thesis statement, etc...
-hand in both your first and second drafts tomorrow for evaluations
1. Reading practice test - pp. 70
2. Paragraph - second draft
-correct grammar/spelling
-include connector words
3. Essay - second draft
-Based on my feedback, make necessary changes to your essay , i.e. topic sentences, write a longer introduction, adjust the thesis statement, etc...
-hand in both your first and second drafts tomorrow for evaluations
Monday, December 6, 2010
Week 2 Day 1 Monday December 6, 2010
Hi Class,
Here are your assignments for this evening:
1. Writing - KAZII
We read and highlighted the article on the ghost boat. Write a descriptive paragraph to explain what you think might have happened to the crew. Remember to use the past conditional tense since we are making predictions of what happened in the past.
2. Vocabulary Cloze - Young Criminals
3. Practice Test - Vocabulary
Here are your assignments for this evening:
1. Writing - KAZII
We read and highlighted the article on the ghost boat. Write a descriptive paragraph to explain what you think might have happened to the crew. Remember to use the past conditional tense since we are making predictions of what happened in the past.
2. Vocabulary Cloze - Young Criminals
3. Practice Test - Vocabulary
Friday, December 3, 2010
Day 5 Week 1 Homework for Friday December 3, 2010
Here is your homework for the weekend!
1. Review The parts of the essay - reread worksheets in course pack on the paragraph, the introduction and the essay.
2. Review vocabulary and reading strategies in course pack.
3. Vocabulary exercises: Unnatural Tomatoes and Flor's story
4. Gerunds and Infinitives: you have been provided list of verbs and expressions which are followed by the gerunds and infinitives. It is worthwhile to study these lists. The link below will guide to to numerous exercises using basic, intermediate and advanced tutorials on gerunds and infinitives.
http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/index.htm
5. The Essay - Choose one of the three topics we brainstormed in class. Write an essay based on your plan. You must submit your brainstorming, plan and essay on Monday for evaluation.
6. Review your answers with the answer key for TEST 2 (done in class)p127. Circle any grammar problems and we will discuss them in class on Monday.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sherry
1. Review The parts of the essay - reread worksheets in course pack on the paragraph, the introduction and the essay.
2. Review vocabulary and reading strategies in course pack.
3. Vocabulary exercises: Unnatural Tomatoes and Flor's story
4. Gerunds and Infinitives: you have been provided list of verbs and expressions which are followed by the gerunds and infinitives. It is worthwhile to study these lists. The link below will guide to to numerous exercises using basic, intermediate and advanced tutorials on gerunds and infinitives.
http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/index.htm
5. The Essay - Choose one of the three topics we brainstormed in class. Write an essay based on your plan. You must submit your brainstorming, plan and essay on Monday for evaluation.
6. Review your answers with the answer key for TEST 2 (done in class)p127. Circle any grammar problems and we will discuss them in class on Monday.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sherry
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Day 4 Week 1 Thursday December 2, 2010
Here is your homework for tonight...
1. Letter to a friend - verb tense errors have been underlined. Examine the error and try to correct it based on the context of your letter. i.e. Are you talking about a past event? Do the verbs shift in tense, etc...
Correct your errors directly above the mistakes. You do not have to rewrite this assignment on a fresh paper.
2. Reading exercises pp.53-57
3. Vocabulary exercises: In love with fear
4. Bring your test books tomorrow - we will do a test in class
5. Choose one of the topics brainstormed in class and write an introduction with a thesis statement. For the same idea, develop one body paragraph.
1. Letter to a friend - verb tense errors have been underlined. Examine the error and try to correct it based on the context of your letter. i.e. Are you talking about a past event? Do the verbs shift in tense, etc...
Correct your errors directly above the mistakes. You do not have to rewrite this assignment on a fresh paper.
2. Reading exercises pp.53-57
3. Vocabulary exercises: In love with fear
4. Bring your test books tomorrow - we will do a test in class
5. Choose one of the topics brainstormed in class and write an introduction with a thesis statement. For the same idea, develop one body paragraph.
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