Grammar II - Final Test - Wednesday, December 5th
Future Tense and Future Time Clauses
To prepare: do unit reviews on pages 90 and 102
Prepare your 3x5 notecards for use `during the 50 question test. You may not use your book or other notes.
CORE: Reading & Writing III -FINAL PAPER DUE - Tuesday, November 4
Grammar II - Wednesday, November 28
Homework due for Monday, December 3rd
In FOG 3: review the grammar notes on pages 93-94
Complete: exercises 1, 2, and three in the book.
In FOG 3: review the grammar notes on pages 93-94
Complete: exercises 1, 2, and three in the book.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Tuesday, November 27
Homework due for Thursday, November 29
Complete the peer review of your paper with your partner. Make edits in your paper according to the feedback you receive and information reviewed in class.
Review of requirements:
Non-APA (expository writing): 3-5 pages double-spaced paper about a topic of your selection.
Include your annotated bibliography with your paper, excluding any sources not used and adding any new sources you found. Be sure that you have used and included in-text citations for all of the references in your annotated bibliography, whether paraphrased, summarized, or quoted.
APA Papers: 3-5 page double-spaced paper that uses your literature search to answer your research question. Paper will ALSO include a cover page, an abstract page, and an APA reference page. You will use 3-5 sources, with a minimum of 2 academic sources (peer-reviewed journals). Be sure there is a one:one correspondence between the in-text citations and your reference page.
Grammar II - Monday, November 26Complete the peer review of your paper with your partner. Make edits in your paper according to the feedback you receive and information reviewed in class.
Review of requirements:
Non-APA (expository writing): 3-5 pages double-spaced paper about a topic of your selection.
Include your annotated bibliography with your paper, excluding any sources not used and adding any new sources you found. Be sure that you have used and included in-text citations for all of the references in your annotated bibliography, whether paraphrased, summarized, or quoted.
APA Papers: 3-5 page double-spaced paper that uses your literature search to answer your research question. Paper will ALSO include a cover page, an abstract page, and an APA reference page. You will use 3-5 sources, with a minimum of 2 academic sources (peer-reviewed journals). Be sure there is a one:one correspondence between the in-text citations and your reference page.
Homework due for Wednesday, November 28
In FOG 3, complete Exercise 12 on page 89. Write one well-developed, thoughtful paragraph about your life five years from now. Write about your plans, predictions, hopes, etc.
Use : will and be going to for predictions and facts
Use: be going to and the present progressive for future plans and things you have already decided
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Tuesday, November 20
Homework due for Tuesday, November 27
First draft of your final paper is due.
Requirements: 3-5 pages, word processed, double spaced, with 3-5 references used in the paper. APA research papers should use a minimum of 2 peer-reviewed journals as references.
Bring: Completed paper to class (or email it to me the night before class). Also bring your references to class. If you cannot bring your references, bring all the information required for the reference page. The handouts from last week explain what information is required.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Thursday, November 15
Homework due for Tuesday, November 20
1.WORD STUDY: Note there is NO word study due this week. If you would like to do a word study (or have already completed it), you may turn it in for extra credit.
2. Complete your annotated bibliography for 3-5 sources you will use in your paper. Use the handouts from Thursday's class for detailed information about writing an annotated bibliography.
Each entry should include the bibliographic information and a short paragraph (annotation) about your source.
Click HERE for the Perdue Owl writing site that explains annotated bibliographies.
For our purposes you will want to summarize your article, reflect on how it can be used for your essay, and possibly comment on the stance of the author/source (is this source biased, and if so how or why).
Your list of resources for your bibliography should be in alphabetical order by author. Full details on how to write an APA citation for various sources can also be found on the Perdue Owl site HERE.
Below is a sample APA annotation:
Journal article citation example with evaluative annotation (APA)
Gottlieb, P. D. (1995). The "golden egg" as a natural resource: Toward a normative theory of growth management. Society and Natural Resources, 8, (5): 49-56.
This article explains the dilemma faced by North American suburbs, which demand both preservation of local amenities (to protect quality of life) and physical development (to expand the tax base). Growth management has been proposed as a policy solution to this dilemma. An analogy is made between this approach and resource economics. The author concludes that the growth management debate raises legitimate issues of sustainability and efficiency.
source: http://lib.calpoly.edu/research/guides/bibliography.html#samples
Grammar II - Wednesday, November 14
Homework due for Monday, November 19
Reading./Studying: In FOG, review the grammar on pages 76-79. Then complete exercises 1-5.
Writing: Pages 79-84
Exercise 1 = Discover the grammar. Complete the exercise and see the four ways we talk about the future used in context. Know the different between: facts, predictions, plans, quick decisions, offers and promises for an in-class activity on Monday
Exercise 2-5:
Click HERE for a chart of the different ways to talk about the future.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Tuesday, November 13
Homework due for Thursday, November 15
1. Studying:
Prepare for Thursday's vocabulary quiz. Be ready to use the following
vocabulary words in grammatically correct sentences or a short story:
irritate. praiseworthy, dominate, regurgitate, circumscribe, intervene, boost, hapless, numerous
Be prepared to answer the following question: based on the writing corrections you see from me and from your other instructors, what do you feel are the most common mistakes you make in your writing?
2. Writing: Based on the two readings we completed in this chapter, answer one of the five questions on page 125 in one-two well-developed paragraphs. Your answer should be written in good paragraph format, including a topic sentence with a controlling idea and good supporting details. Please proofread your work for grammar, punctuation and sentence structure.
Grammar II - Monday, November 12
Homework due for Wednesday, November 14
In FOG 3, complete exercise 9 as in the example. You should ask and answer at least 5-7 questions in your interview. Be sure that you write both the questions and the answers. Use the editing checklist to check your work.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Thursday, November 8
Homework due for Tuesday, November 13
1. Select your topic for your APA research paper/expository writing final paper. Come to class with your topic in writing. We will be working in class on developing a focused research question or thesis statement for your paper.
2. In Q Skills book: Complete vocabulary exercises on page 20.
3. READING: "The Long Countdown" reprinted from the New York Times. To increase your comprehension and/or practice pronunciation, you can preview this reading by listening to it on the Q Online Practice site at: www.Qonlinepractice.com. Do the "MAIN IDEA" exercise on page 123 and "DETAILS" on page 124. Be prepared for a group discussion about this article.
4 . WORD STUDY: Complete your word study with five words according to the directions on the word study guide. Be prepared to present one of your words to the class. Click HERE for a copy of the word study guide.
5. Your quiz is due before or at the beginning of class on Tuesday. You may drop it off at my office (or under my door) on Thursday or Friday, email it to me prior to class on Tuesday, or bring it to class on Tuesday. Late quizzes will not be accepted.
Grammar II - Wednesday, November 7
Homework due for Monday, November 12
Review the Grammar Presentation and Grammar Notes on pages 60-62. Note the differences in sentence structure between questions about the subject or questions about the object (or predicate).
To see this grammar presented differently, check out this link https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2U4-Y-HtVt7WUZ5eUlOUkhvOTg or download my abridged version at BLOGGER
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Tuesday, November 6
Homework due for Thursday, November 8
1. Select your topic for your APA research paper/expository writing final paper. Come to class with your topic in writing. We will be working in class on developing a focused research question or thesis statement for your paper.
2. In Q Skills book: Complete vocabulary exercises on page 20.
3. Studying: Prepare for Thursday's vocabulary quiz. Be ready to use the following vocabulary words in grammatically correct sentences or a short story:
foresee, tenet, banish, perplex, delirium, fume, repercussion, complimentary, catastrophic, pedagogy, deceive
Optional Reading: We will be reading "The Long Countdown" in class on Tuesday. To increase your comprehension and/or practice pronunciation, you can preview this reading by listening to it on the Q Online Practice site, or preview the reading on your own. Q Online Practice at: www.Qonlinepractice.com.
Grammar II - Monday, November 5, 2012
Homework due for Wednesday, November 7
Complete any test corrections still due.
Directions: Using a separate piece of paper, make the corrections and write the corresponding grammar explanations.
Be sure to write the full corrected sentence, and number it according to the numbers on the quiz. Your explanation can be right from the Grammar Note section of the book, or it can be in your own words.
FOG - Unit 5: Study the grammar presentation and grammar notes on page 60-62.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Thursday, November 1
Homework due for Tuesday, November 6
Complete the "Making Inferences" handout from Class on Thursday. Click HERE if you need a copy of the worksheet.
2. Complete your word study with five words according to the directions on the word study guide. Be prepared to present one of your words to the class. Click HERE for a copy of the word study guide.
Grammar II - Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Homework due for Monday, November 5
Edit and/or revise your two-paragraph essay contrasting life in the past with your life now. Your first paragraph will be about how your life "used to" be, and the second paragraph will be about your life now. Be sure to use "used to" and "would" throughout your paragraphs to show past conditions, habits, situations, and repeated past activities. Please word process and double space your paragraphs.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Tuesday, October 30
Homework due for Thursday, November 1
vocabulary: Q Online Practice at: www.Qonlinepractice.com.
reading: Q Skills for Success - pages 113-115 - read and annotate; be ready to discuss the reading in class
studying: Prepare for Thursday's vocabulary quiz. Be ready to use the following vocabulary words in grammatically correct sentences or a short story:
surge, hostile, wretch, enigma, assertion, ambiguous, ambivalence, aberration, compression, humidity
bonus: ken (n)
Grammar II - Monday, October 29, 2012
Homework due for Wednesday, October 31, 2012
1. Complete exercise 10 on page 56. Write a two paragraph essay contrasting your life in the past with your life now. Your first paragraph will be about how your life "used to" be, and the second paragraph will be about your life now. Be sure to use "used to" and "would" throughout your paragraph. Please word process and double space, if possible.
2. In Q Skills book: Complete vocabulary exercises on page 20.
3. READING: "The Long Countdown" reprinted from the New York Times. To increase your comprehension and/or practice pronunciation, you can preview this reading by listening to it on the Q Online Practice site at: www.Qonlinepractice.com. Do the "MAIN IDEA" exercise on page 123 and "DETAILS" on page 124. Be prepared for a group discussion about this article.
4 . WORD STUDY: Complete your word study with five words according to the directions on the word study guide. Be prepared to present one of your words to the class. Click HERE for a copy of the word study guide.
5. Your quiz is due before or at the beginning of class on Tuesday. You may drop it off at my office (or under my door) on Thursday or Friday, email it to me prior to class on Tuesday, or bring it to class on Tuesday. Late quizzes will not be accepted.
Grammar II - Wednesday, November 7
Homework due for Monday, November 12
Review the Grammar Presentation and Grammar Notes on pages 60-62. Note the differences in sentence structure between questions about the subject or questions about the object (or predicate).
To see this grammar presented differently, check out this link https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2U4-Y-HtVt7WUZ5eUlOUkhvOTg or download my abridged version at BLOGGER
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Tuesday, November 6
Homework due for Thursday, November 8
1. Select your topic for your APA research paper/expository writing final paper. Come to class with your topic in writing. We will be working in class on developing a focused research question or thesis statement for your paper.
2. In Q Skills book: Complete vocabulary exercises on page 20.
3. Studying: Prepare for Thursday's vocabulary quiz. Be ready to use the following vocabulary words in grammatically correct sentences or a short story:
foresee, tenet, banish, perplex, delirium, fume, repercussion, complimentary, catastrophic, pedagogy, deceive
Optional Reading: We will be reading "The Long Countdown" in class on Tuesday. To increase your comprehension and/or practice pronunciation, you can preview this reading by listening to it on the Q Online Practice site, or preview the reading on your own. Q Online Practice at: www.Qonlinepractice.com.
Grammar II - Monday, November 5, 2012
Homework due for Wednesday, November 7
Complete any test corrections still due.
Directions: Using a separate piece of paper, make the corrections and write the corresponding grammar explanations.
Be sure to write the full corrected sentence, and number it according to the numbers on the quiz. Your explanation can be right from the Grammar Note section of the book, or it can be in your own words.
FOG - Unit 5: Study the grammar presentation and grammar notes on page 60-62.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Thursday, November 1
Homework due for Tuesday, November 6
Complete the "Making Inferences" handout from Class on Thursday. Click HERE if you need a copy of the worksheet.
2. Complete your word study with five words according to the directions on the word study guide. Be prepared to present one of your words to the class. Click HERE for a copy of the word study guide.
Grammar II - Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Homework due for Monday, November 5
Edit and/or revise your two-paragraph essay contrasting life in the past with your life now. Your first paragraph will be about how your life "used to" be, and the second paragraph will be about your life now. Be sure to use "used to" and "would" throughout your paragraphs to show past conditions, habits, situations, and repeated past activities. Please word process and double space your paragraphs.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Tuesday, October 30
Homework due for Thursday, November 1
vocabulary: Q Online Practice at: www.Qonlinepractice.com.
reading: Q Skills for Success - pages 113-115 - read and annotate; be ready to discuss the reading in class
studying: Prepare for Thursday's vocabulary quiz. Be ready to use the following vocabulary words in grammatically correct sentences or a short story:
surge, hostile, wretch, enigma, assertion, ambiguous, ambivalence, aberration, compression, humidity
bonus: ken (n)
Grammar II - Monday, October 29, 2012
Homework due for Wednesday, October 31, 2012
1. Complete exercise 10 on page 56. Write a two paragraph essay contrasting your life in the past with your life now. Your first paragraph will be about how your life "used to" be, and the second paragraph will be about your life now. Be sure to use "used to" and "would" throughout your paragraph. Please word process and double space, if possible.
2. If you did not complete your homework on pages 42-53, please be sure to do it ASAP
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Thursday, October 25
Homework due for Tuesday, October 30
1. The final draft of your process paper due IN CLASS! You may email it to me the NIGHT before class, or bring it to class word processed, double spaced and printed. The grading rubric will reflect the ideas worked on in class and reflected in the peer review sheet.
2. Complete your word study with five words according to the directions on the word study guide. Be prepared to present one of your words to the class. Click HERE for a copy of the word study guide.
Grammar II - Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Homework due for Monday, October 29, 2012
1. Study the grammar notes on page 48. Be prepared to ask and answer questions about grammar notes 1,2 & 3
2. Complete exercises 1-5 on pages 49 to 52. Be ready to share and defend your answers in class!
3. Bring or email a photo of yourself from an earlier time in your life. (lgrossm3@naz.edu)
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Tuesday, October 23
Homework due for Thursday, October 25
Study: Vocabulary for Thursday's Quiz:
prudent, benign, siege, superfluous, resurrect, proliferation, scatter, accommodate/accommodation, scout, accounting
Complete the second draft of your process essay. Focus on the following:
1. a strong hook appropriate for audience and essay type.
2. transitional and background information leading to your thesis statement
3. a strong thesis statement with topic and controlling idea clearly stated
4. use of the techniques and structures we review in class to create cohesion between your thesis statement and the topic sentences of your paragraphs
Grammar II - Monday, October 22 2012
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Thursday, October 18
Homework due for Tuesday, October 23
1. Complete the first draft of your Process Essay. use the checklist on page 26 to check your work. Be sure that your introductory paragraph contains a THESIS STATEMENT, that clearly tells your readers what your topic (your process) and has clear controlling idea.
Use the ideas discussed in class to create cohesion in your essay, linking your thesis statement to your body paragraphs:
1) NAME the supporting points in your thesis statement
2) put the supporting points in the body paragraphs in the same ORDER as they appear in your thesis statement
3) REPEAT the words you have used in yoru thesis statement in the topic sentences of your body paragraphs, or use word family words or synonyms
4) use TRANSITIONS in the topic sentences of your body paragraphs
- Word Process and Double Space this draft of your paper.
2. Complete your word study with five words according to the directions on the word study guide. Be prepared to present one of your words to the class. Click HERE for a copy of the word study guide.
Grammar II - Wednesday, October 17, 2012
If you did not complete page 46 in class, complete exercise A (vocabulary) and B (comprehension).
Study: Page 47 - Grammar Presentation
and Page 48 - Grammar Notes
REMINDER: you will need to learn all of the irregular past tense verbs on page A-1 in your book.
Click HERE for a good online resource for practicing your irregular verbs.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Tuesday, October 16
Homework due for Thursday, October 18
Q Online Practice at: www.Qonlinepractice.com.
Unit 1 Grammar Exercise
Optional: Unit 1 Grammar Expansion
Writing: Select your topic for your process essay. Brainstorm, organize and then develop your outline. Your outline should have the following:
Grammar II - Monday, October 15, 2012
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Thursday, October 11
Homework due for Tuesday, October 16
ALL: In Q Skills for Success: Complete the chart of page 22 - process essay outline.
If you did not attend the lecture on Religion & Election 2012:
Register for Q Online Practice at: www.Qonlinepractice.com. Enter your personal Access Code (found in the back of your book). Register for our class - Class ID code **C-914-618-0721; Class Name : CORE Reading & Writing III.
** note correction
Complete the following exercises: Vocabulary Two, Vocabulary Skill, Writing Skill
There is no need to print or hand anything in to me. I will check your progress online.
If you attended the lecture: Write a one-page reflection of what you learned at the lecture, what you agreed or disagreed with, general impressions, something that surprised you, questions you left with...etc.
Word Study: Remember, there is no word study due this week, as we will be doing vocabulary review next week. If you would like to do a word study for extra credit, I will be happy to review it.
Grammar II - Wednesday, October 10, 2012
English Page - past progressive
Homework:
In FOG page 43, complete Exercise 11. Write a paragraph describing an event that you witnessed: an accident, crime, bad storm, etc. Remember: you are looking back at something that happened and was completed in the past. Using the past progressive and simple past, make comparisons about things that were happening at the same time, events interrupting other events, etc. See my sample paragraph below.
This writing assignment will be graded out of 20 points. 10 points for use of the target grammar and 10 points for overall writing mechanics & following instructions, etc. Click HERE for a copy of the grading rubrik . On Monday we will complete additional listening and speaking exercises and take a practice unit test.
Example:
Last month I attended the World Cup J24 Sailboat Race in Rochester. Teams from all over the world competed in this event. When I arrived there, a group of French Canadians were camping on the lawn of the yacht club. They were playing music and drinking scotch when I introduced myself. They offered to give me a tour of the facilities, and I accepted. While we were touring, people were checking in for the race. Officials were measuring and weighing the boats, and the sailors were busily making adjustments on their boats to meet the strict requirements of the competition. When we finished our tour and were returning to the campsite, the head judge of the contest stopped and introduced himself. He was walking with us back to our campsite when he was called away by an urgent cell phone call, so we never really talked with him. Later that night, while the music was playing and we were dancing, I decided that I needed sleep, so I went to sleep in my cozy tent.
Remember:
Please word process your work if possible.
Double space your writing so there is room for my notes to you.
Use the editing checklist on page 43.
Pay attention to subject-verb agreement, articles, etc.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Homework due for Thursday, October 11
Study: Vocabulary for Thursday's Quiz:
intensive, rigorous, absence, concern, hazardous, compulsory, ascendency, delegate, attribute, rectify, astute
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Thursday, October 25
Homework due for Tuesday, October 30
1. The final draft of your process paper due IN CLASS! You may email it to me the NIGHT before class, or bring it to class word processed, double spaced and printed. The grading rubric will reflect the ideas worked on in class and reflected in the peer review sheet.
2. Complete your word study with five words according to the directions on the word study guide. Be prepared to present one of your words to the class. Click HERE for a copy of the word study guide.
Grammar II - Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Homework due for Monday, October 29, 2012
1. Study the grammar notes on page 48. Be prepared to ask and answer questions about grammar notes 1,2 & 3
2. Complete exercises 1-5 on pages 49 to 52. Be ready to share and defend your answers in class!
3. Bring or email a photo of yourself from an earlier time in your life. (lgrossm3@naz.edu)
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Tuesday, October 23
Homework due for Thursday, October 25
Study: Vocabulary for Thursday's Quiz:
prudent, benign, siege, superfluous, resurrect, proliferation, scatter, accommodate/accommodation, scout, accounting
Complete the second draft of your process essay. Focus on the following:
1. a strong hook appropriate for audience and essay type.
2. transitional and background information leading to your thesis statement
3. a strong thesis statement with topic and controlling idea clearly stated
4. use of the techniques and structures we review in class to create cohesion between your thesis statement and the topic sentences of your paragraphs
Grammar II - Monday, October 22 2012
Homework due for Wednesday, October 24, 2012
TEST CORRECTIONS!!
If you scored below 80% on the Unit 3 grammar quiz, or if you just want to receive a higher score, please make test corrections as follows:
1. Using a separate piece of paper, make the corrections and write the corresponding grammar explanations.
For example: In Part 2, Exercise 2 from the quiz:
Your answer: Arthur wasn't hearing the robber enter the office.
Correction: Arthur didn't hear the robber enter the office.
Explanation: (From Grammar Note 2, on page 34) "Hear" is a non action verb, so it doesn't take the progressive form
Be sure to write the full corrected sentence, and number it according to the numbers on the quiz. Your explanation can be right from the Grammar Note section of the book (34-35), or it can be in your own words.
TEST CORRECTIONS!!
If you scored below 80% on the Unit 3 grammar quiz, or if you just want to receive a higher score, please make test corrections as follows:
1. Using a separate piece of paper, make the corrections and write the corresponding grammar explanations.
For example: In Part 2, Exercise 2 from the quiz:
Your answer: Arthur wasn't hearing the robber enter the office.
Correction: Arthur didn't hear the robber enter the office.
Explanation: (From Grammar Note 2, on page 34) "Hear" is a non action verb, so it doesn't take the progressive form
Be sure to write the full corrected sentence, and number it according to the numbers on the quiz. Your explanation can be right from the Grammar Note section of the book (34-35), or it can be in your own words.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Thursday, October 18
Homework due for Tuesday, October 23
1. Complete the first draft of your Process Essay. use the checklist on page 26 to check your work. Be sure that your introductory paragraph contains a THESIS STATEMENT, that clearly tells your readers what your topic (your process) and has clear controlling idea.
Use the ideas discussed in class to create cohesion in your essay, linking your thesis statement to your body paragraphs:
1) NAME the supporting points in your thesis statement
2) put the supporting points in the body paragraphs in the same ORDER as they appear in your thesis statement
3) REPEAT the words you have used in yoru thesis statement in the topic sentences of your body paragraphs, or use word family words or synonyms
4) use TRANSITIONS in the topic sentences of your body paragraphs
- Word Process and Double Space this draft of your paper.
2. Complete your word study with five words according to the directions on the word study guide. Be prepared to present one of your words to the class. Click HERE for a copy of the word study guide.
Grammar II - Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Homework due for Monday, October 22 2012
In FOG: Re-read the blog post "The Awesome Eighties," and notice the difference in how "used to" and "would" are used to describe the past.If you did not complete page 46 in class, complete exercise A (vocabulary) and B (comprehension).
Study: Page 47 - Grammar Presentation
and Page 48 - Grammar Notes
REMINDER: you will need to learn all of the irregular past tense verbs on page A-1 in your book.
Click HERE for a good online resource for practicing your irregular verbs.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Tuesday, October 16
Homework due for Thursday, October 18
Q Online Practice at: www.Qonlinepractice.com.
Unit 1 Grammar Exercise
Optional: Unit 1 Grammar Expansion
Writing: Select your topic for your process essay. Brainstorm, organize and then develop your outline. Your outline should have the following:
- Thesis Statement that names the process and shows that there is a series of steps
- 3 or more SUPPORTING POINTS for each of the steps in your process (SPs)
- DEVELOPMENT (DEV) for each of your supporting points
- explanation, examples, details
Grammar II - Monday, October 15, 2012
Homework due for Wednesday, October 17, 2012
In FOG: Complete the Unit 3 Review on Page 44. When you have finished, check your answers on page UR-1 in the back of the book. Go back and review the grammar points for anything you did not get correct. We will have the final Unit 3 quiz in class on Wednesday.CORE: Reading & Writing III - Thursday, October 11
Homework due for Tuesday, October 16
ALL: In Q Skills for Success: Complete the chart of page 22 - process essay outline.
If you did not attend the lecture on Religion & Election 2012:
Register for Q Online Practice at: www.Qonlinepractice.com. Enter your personal Access Code (found in the back of your book). Register for our class - Class ID code **C-914-618-0721; Class Name : CORE Reading & Writing III.
** note correction
Complete the following exercises: Vocabulary Two, Vocabulary Skill, Writing Skill
There is no need to print or hand anything in to me. I will check your progress online.
If you attended the lecture: Write a one-page reflection of what you learned at the lecture, what you agreed or disagreed with, general impressions, something that surprised you, questions you left with...etc.
Word Study: Remember, there is no word study due this week, as we will be doing vocabulary review next week. If you would like to do a word study for extra credit, I will be happy to review it.
Grammar II - Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Homework due for Monday, October 15, 2012
For additional help on the finer points of using past and past progressive together, please check out the English Page. English Page - past progressive
Homework:
In FOG page 43, complete Exercise 11. Write a paragraph describing an event that you witnessed: an accident, crime, bad storm, etc. Remember: you are looking back at something that happened and was completed in the past. Using the past progressive and simple past, make comparisons about things that were happening at the same time, events interrupting other events, etc. See my sample paragraph below.
This writing assignment will be graded out of 20 points. 10 points for use of the target grammar and 10 points for overall writing mechanics & following instructions, etc. Click HERE for a copy of the grading rubrik . On Monday we will complete additional listening and speaking exercises and take a practice unit test.
Example:
Last month I attended the World Cup J24 Sailboat Race in Rochester. Teams from all over the world competed in this event. When I arrived there, a group of French Canadians were camping on the lawn of the yacht club. They were playing music and drinking scotch when I introduced myself. They offered to give me a tour of the facilities, and I accepted. While we were touring, people were checking in for the race. Officials were measuring and weighing the boats, and the sailors were busily making adjustments on their boats to meet the strict requirements of the competition. When we finished our tour and were returning to the campsite, the head judge of the contest stopped and introduced himself. He was walking with us back to our campsite when he was called away by an urgent cell phone call, so we never really talked with him. Later that night, while the music was playing and we were dancing, I decided that I needed sleep, so I went to sleep in my cozy tent.
Remember:
Please word process your work if possible.
Double space your writing so there is room for my notes to you.
Use the editing checklist on page 43.
Pay attention to subject-verb agreement, articles, etc.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Homework due for Thursday, October 11
Study: Vocabulary for Thursday's Quiz:
intensive, rigorous, absence, concern, hazardous, compulsory, ascendency, delegate, attribute, rectify, astute
Use your words in sentences, or weave them into a cohesive story.
** There will be bonus vocabulary words from the reading in the chapter (eclipse, barrage, stark, divisive, embed, usher, penchant)
Write: rewrite your paragraph, incorporating the edits from your classmates (and me!). Be sure to underline your strong topic sentence and be sure that it follows the formula: TS = T + CI.
Thursday in Class:
Hand in your paragraph, word-processed and double spaced, along with your first draft and your peer editing sheet.
Grammar II - Monday, October 8, 2012
Homework due for Wednesday, October 10, 2012
In Focus on Grammar (FOG) III:1. Page 38-39, exercises 4-6. Exercise 4: be prepared to read your answers with a partner.
Exercises 5-6: pay attention to the punctuation (see grammar note #6)
Grammar Presentations:
On pages 34-36, present an aspect of past progressive from the notes on pages 34-35; notes 1-6, as follows:
Dheya - #1
Ibrahim - #2
Mohammed AlJabar - #3
Norah - #4
Rafael - #5
Ivana - #6
Jiaying - spelling rules for past progressive (appendix 21 on page A10)
For each grammar presentation, be sure to:
- explain the concept
- give examples
- check for understanding
CORE: Reading & Writing III - Thursday, October 4, 2012
Homework due for Tuesday, October 9
1.Complete your word study with five words according to the directions on the word study guide. Be prepared to present one of your words to the class.
Click HERE for a copy of the word study guide.
2. Read pages 16-20 in today's handout "Writing: Introduction to the Paragraph." (link to handout below) Complete exercises 4,5,6 (exercise 3 was completed in class).
Writing Intro to Paragraph
3. Writing Skills: Q Skills for Success - page 17
Select a question from page 17, Part A that you feel you can write a well developed paragraph about. Develop a TOPIC SENTENCE with a clear TOPIC and CONTROLLING IDEA for your writing. Complete a well-developed, supported paragraph that follows your topic sentence.
Please be sure your paragraph is word-processed, double-spaced and ready to hand in at the beginning of next class. You will be sharing your topic sentences and peer editing the paragraphs.
grammar watch:
- articles
- subject-verb agreement
- run-on sentences
- sentence fragments
Grammar II - Wednesday, Ocotber 3, 2012
Homework due for Monday, October 8, 2012
In Focus on Grammar (FOG) III: Complete the Unit 2 Review Quiz on Page 29. When you have finished, check your answers on page UR-1 at the back of the book. Please clearly mark your incorrect answers, so we can discuss them in class, if needed. For any incorrect answer, please look back in the chapter for the correct information.CORE: Reading & Writing III - October 2, 2012
Homework due for Thursday, October 4
Study: Vocabulary for Thursday's Quiz:
portray, rival, ponder, swoop, vaccine, slay, vindicate, elapsed, cautious, vivid, cite
**** For this week's quiz, you may use your words in sentences or weave them into a cohesive story, as you did last week
**** There will be a few bonus questions on run-on sentences and fragments. Be ready to identify and repair run-on sentences and sentence fragments.
Grammar II - Monday October 1, 2012
Homework due for Wednesday, October 3, 2012
In Focus on Grammar (FOG) III:1. Page 27, exercise 11. Write a paragraph about a past event in your life. Be sure that you use several past-tense verbs in your writing.
- do not put your name on your paper
- if possible, word process your paragraph
- write a paragraph that will challenge your classmates to guess your identity.
Please email me with any questions about this assignment. Wednesday, you will be sharing your homework in class!
In class on Wednesday, we will also review exercises 5-7 on pages 23-25 and revisit the "round robin" exercise we did today, briefly discussing the role of the "helping/linking verb" to do. We will do some listening and speaking practice with past tense & then a final review
Remember: you will need to learn all of the irregular past tense verbs on page A-1 in your book.
Click HERE for the resource we reviewed in class today. It would be a good practice to review a few of these lists each day until you know all of the common irregular verbs.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - September 27, 2012
Homework due for Thursday, September 27
1. Complete your word study with five words according to the directions on the word study guide. Be prepared to present one of your words to the class. Click HERE for a copy of the word study guide.
2. In your Q Skills Book, complete the vocabulary exercise on pages 11-12 and read and annotate the reading on pages 12-13.
Grammar II - Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Homework due for Monday, October 1
In Focus on Grammar (FOG) III:1. Review grammar presentation on pages 18-20
2. Complete exercises in the book on pages 22-25.
Next week in class, we will focus on recall of past tense pronunciation when speaking, ability to use past tense appropriately in everyday conversation and in your writing.
Remember: you will need to learn all of the irregular past tense verbs on page A-1 in your book.
Click HERE for a good online resource for practicing your irregular verbs.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - September 25, 2012
Homework due for Thursday, September 27
Study: Vocabulary for Thursday's Quiz:
profound, cognitive, swivel, qualified, grant, acquittal,
anguish, aptitude, tremble, fasting (to fast)
**** For this week's quiz, you may use your words in sentences or weave them into a cohesive story, as you did last week
**** There will be a few bonus questions on subject-verb agreement. For a review of what we talked about in class today, as well as a PPT presentation and more practice quizzes, click HERE
Editing & Writing: Use your peer editing form with your group members (or anyone else), and make the corrections to your paragraph. Word process your paragraph , double-spaced, and be prepared to hand it in with the rest of your group on Thursday.
Vocabulary Note: TRUDGE: while most of you understood the meaning of the word, what we failed to talk about is that "trudge" always takes a preposition or adverb. Check your dictionary for details, or click HERE.
**** There will be a few bonus questions on subject-verb agreement. For a review of what we talked about in class today, as well as a PPT presentation and more practice quizzes, click HERE
Editing & Writing: Use your peer editing form with your group members (or anyone else), and make the corrections to your paragraph. Word process your paragraph , double-spaced, and be prepared to hand it in with the rest of your group on Thursday.
Vocabulary Note: TRUDGE: while most of you understood the meaning of the word, what we failed to talk about is that "trudge" always takes a preposition or adverb. Check your dictionary for details, or click HERE.
Grammar II - Monday, September 24, 2012
Homework due for Wednesday, September 26, 2012
1. If you did not hand in your paragraph (present & present continuous) in today's class, please email it to me with your corrections before Wednesday.2. Quiz on Wednesday:
- Simple Present and Present Progressive
To prepare for this section of the quiz, take the Unit 1 review quiz on page 15. Check your answers on page UR-1. If there is anything you need to review, go back to the corresponding section in the chapter.
- Active vs. Passive Voice
Please review the handout from today's class and your corrected homework on active versus passive voice.
Note: Participial Adjectives will not be covered in this quiz, as we did not yet cover this in class.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - September 20, 2012
Homework due for Tuesday, September 25
1. Complete your word study with five words according to the directions on the word study guide. Be prepared to present one of your words to the class.
Click HERE for a copy of the word study guide.
2. Write a complete paragraph answer to your designated question about the reading. Be sure to word process your paragraph and double space it, as we will be peer-editing the papers in Tuesday's class.
Grammar II - Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Homework due for Monday, September 24, 2012
Focus on Grammar (FOG): Following the instructions on page 14, Exercise 13 and write a paragraph about a new experience you are having. Be sure to use all of the following in your paragraph:
- present progressive,
- simple present
- adverbs of frequency
If you would like a more in-depth description of active and passive voice, including details on when passive voice is preferred, check out this link on Purdue OWL.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - September 18, 2012
Homework due for Thursday, September 20
Links to Readings:
Click on the links below to access the article.
Group 1: Garrison Keillor: A Wobegon Holiday Dinner
Group 2: A Secret Society of the Starving
Group 3: Jon Stewart, Commencement Address was replaced with: David Berreby, It Takes a Tribe
Welcome to our new class members: Ivana, Rafael and Sevil! Please select the article of your choice.
Study: Vocabulary for Thursday's Quiz:
drench, somber, cohesion, trudge, tornado, embroidery, analogy, critical, susceptible
review word: advocate (noun and/or verb)
**** For this week's quiz, you may use your words in sentences or weave them into a cohesive story, as in the example below.
Example: It was a dark and somber afternoon, when the cohesive group of International students trudged to class in a horrendous tornado in preparation for a critical examination. The winds were wild, and a torrential rain drenched the susceptible students, who were not prepared at all prepared for the weather. Their kind teacher, always an advocate for her students, calmed the students when they arrived, offering them hot tea, and covering them with dry, embroidered blankets. The teacher's care for her students, analogous to a mother's care for her children, ensured their success.
Write: In your textbook, Q Skills for Success 5 - Reading & Writing:
Skill Focus: Text Annotation
Read pages 10-11 and complete exercise A.
For more practice, log on to the Q Online Practice Site and register with the Access Code in the back of your book.
For those who want additional instruction, click HERE for a YouTube instructional video
Read, write and Apply the Skill: After completing this exercise, read and annotate your "community" article. Be sure to read the questions at the end of the reading before beginning. This will help you to "read with purpose."
Click on the links below to access the article.
Group 1: Garrison Keillor: A Wobegon Holiday Dinner
Group 2: A Secret Society of the Starving
Group 3: Jon Stewart, Commencement Address was replaced with: David Berreby, It Takes a Tribe
Welcome to our new class members: Ivana, Rafael and Sevil! Please select the article of your choice.
Grammar II - Monday, September 17, 2012
Homework due for Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Complete the worksheet on active/passive verbs. This will be collected and graded.
Click HERE for a copy of the worksheet.
In FOCUS ON GRAMMAR 3 (FOG 3) - Review Grammar Presentation and Grammar Notes on pages 4-6. Each student was assigned a number (1-5). You will be responsible for presenting to the class the concept in the box on pages 5-6 that corresponds to your number.
For example: Mohammad was #1. He will study the usage of present progressive as described in box #1 on page five and present this aspect of the present progressive to his classmates. This is a formal assignment (a grammar presentation, as noted on your syllabus) and will be graded as such. You can use visuals for your explanation.
NOTE: If you were absent from class, you are responsible for the explanation of box #5 (verbs that describe senses and perceptions).
CORE: Reading & Writing III: - Update for 9/17/12
Textbooks are in at the Nazareth Bookstore. Please purchase your textbook prior to Thursday's Class.
Textbooks are in at the Nazareth Bookstore. Please purchase your textbook prior to Thursday's Class.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - September 13, 2012
Homework due for Thursday, September 18
I. Reading to Writing Reflection:
Following the instructions on page 96 of the Introduction to Community, complete a writing reflection that looks at how one of your daily activities connects you to a community of people. Your reflection should be 1-2 pages in length and should answer the following questions:
1. What makes this group a community? What holds the group together?
2. What interests, needs, and values do these people share?
3. What tensions or differences work against the cohesion of this community?
Your final paragraph should answer these questions:
1. How do you fit in with this group?
2. What makes this community one that you want to be a part of?
II. Word Study
Complete your word study with five words according to the directions on the word study guide. Be prepared to present one of your words to the class.
Click HERE for a copy of the word study guide.
Readings for Next Week:
Click on the links below for your group's article.
Group 1: Garrison Keillor: A Wobegon Holiday Dinner
Group 2: A Secret Society of the Starving
Group 3: Jon Stewart, Commencement Address was replaced with: David Berreby, It Takes a Tribe
Grammar II - Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Homework due for Monday, September 17, 2012
If you have not already purchased your grammar book, please purchase it no later than this Friday.During the weekend, review your textbook and become familiar with it.
Specifically review and know:
Review: The beginning of the book: pages vi-xxi
Know: The organization of each chapter of the book and the content covered in the book.
Review: The appendices of the book: pages A1-A15
Know: Where to find the charts and tables, including irregular verbs, transitive phrasal verbs, participial adjectives, and much, much more!
Review: Glossary of Grammar Terms: pages G-1-G5
Know: Where you can look up unfamiliar grammar terms.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - September 11, 2012
Homework due for Thursday, September 13
Prepare for the vocabulary quiz on Thursday:
review words: foster, segue, futile, euphemism
new words: tame, exotic, advocate
The quiz will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday morning. You will be asked to write an interesting, original, meaningful sentence for each of the vocabulary words above. There will also be a section on participial adjectives.
Click HERE for a slideshow presentation on participial adjectives.
Click HERE for an additional resource.
Reading: Introduction to the Community - pages 97-104
"Remix: Reading and Composing Culture," by Catherine G. Latterell
When you left class today, you were given the number 1, 2 or 3
You should be prepared to discuss the assumption from the reading that corresponds to your number.
Assumption 1: Communities provide us with a sense of stability
Assumption 1: Communities serve our needs
Assumption 3: Communities accept us for who we are
Click HERE for a copy of the reading.
Grammar II - September 5, 2012
Homework due for Monday, September 10, 2012
Writing: Using your list of general and specific nouns, write a short story that demonstrates your understanding of nouns and their corresponding articles as follows:
- different usage for count and non-count nouns
- usage of definite and indefinite articles
CORE: Reading & Writing III - September 6, 2012
Homework due for Tuesday, September 11
I. Reading Reflection Presentation:
With your group, you will prepare a presentation based on your reading. Each member of the group will participate based on his or her role in the group, as follows:
1) Reporter: Prepare a brief written summary of your article and provide a brief summary of the article to the class. Your summary should be comprehensive enough so that the class is able to engage in discussion about the article.
2) Illustrator: Your will develop a visual to go along the the reporter's presentation. As discussed, this could be a drawing, poster-board, video, PowerPoint, etc. The idea is that the visual will aid in understanding your article.
3) Discussion Leader: You will develop 3-5 written questions to engage the class in a discussion about your article. Your questions should be interesting and thought-provoking.
Click on the links below for copies of the articles:
Firoozeh Dumas, The "F Word"
Queen Latifah, "Who You Callin' a Bitch?"
Gloria Anzaldua, How to Tame a Wild Tongue
Feel free to read the articles from the other groups, prior to Tuesday's class!
II. Word Study
This week's word study will be prepared by your group, with the five words coming from the article your group is presenting to the class. Each group member will have the same list of five words. One group member will do the presentation to the class.
Click HERE for a copy of the word study guide.
As always, please email me with any questions!
Grammar II - September 5, 2012
Homework due for Monday, September 10, 2012
Know vocabulary from today's lesson on nouns, including abstract and concrete nouns and general and specific nouns.
Writing: Select a general noun category of interest to you, and list a minimum of specific nouns that fall in the category.
Example: General Noun: music. Specific nouns: jazz, folk, rock-n-roll, classical, show-tunes, movie sound tracks, new age, punk rock, grunge, garage-band, country, country and western, Americana, hard-core rock, instrumental, reggae, pop, gypsy jazz, salsa, hymns, anthems, acoustic, afro-pop, etc.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - September 4, 2012
Homework due for Thursday, September 6
1. Writing Assignment:
Write a two paragraph reflection about the Multiple Intelligence (MI) exercise we did in class today. Answer the following, using the rubric as a guide. Click HERE for a copy of the rubric.
a) What are your strongest intelligences & what does this mean, according to the reading we did in class today (please use your own words).
b) How can understanding your "multiple intelligences" help you as a learner? In accordance with your MI, what specific things can your instructors do to assist with your learning? Be specific and give examples.
What are the popular MI's of our class. Click HERE to see the rankings.
General Notes for Writing Assignments:
- All writing should be word processed.
- Please proof read your writing for errors.
- Be sure to save all of your writing work from this class on your laptop, Ipad, flashdrive, etc.
- Homework is due at the start of class, or can be emailed to me the night before class.
2. Vocabulary Quiz
Be prepared for a quiz on this week's vocabulary words:
foster
encompass
hypothesis
segue
squander
stunning
equivalent
futile
continental
poke
intern
The quiz will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday morning. You will be asked to write an interesting, original, meaningful sentence for each of the vocabulary words above. There will also be a bonus question.
With your group, you will prepare a presentation based on your reading. Each member of the group will participate based on his or her role in the group, as follows:
1) Reporter: Prepare a brief written summary of your article and provide a brief summary of the article to the class. Your summary should be comprehensive enough so that the class is able to engage in discussion about the article.
2) Illustrator: Your will develop a visual to go along the the reporter's presentation. As discussed, this could be a drawing, poster-board, video, PowerPoint, etc. The idea is that the visual will aid in understanding your article.
3) Discussion Leader: You will develop 3-5 written questions to engage the class in a discussion about your article. Your questions should be interesting and thought-provoking.
Click on the links below for copies of the articles:
Firoozeh Dumas, The "F Word"
Queen Latifah, "Who You Callin' a Bitch?"
Gloria Anzaldua, How to Tame a Wild Tongue
Feel free to read the articles from the other groups, prior to Tuesday's class!
II. Word Study
This week's word study will be prepared by your group, with the five words coming from the article your group is presenting to the class. Each group member will have the same list of five words. One group member will do the presentation to the class.
Click HERE for a copy of the word study guide.
As always, please email me with any questions!
Grammar II - September 5, 2012
Homework due for Monday, September 10, 2012
Know vocabulary from today's lesson on nouns, including abstract and concrete nouns and general and specific nouns.
Writing: Select a general noun category of interest to you, and list a minimum of specific nouns that fall in the category.
Example: General Noun: music. Specific nouns: jazz, folk, rock-n-roll, classical, show-tunes, movie sound tracks, new age, punk rock, grunge, garage-band, country, country and western, Americana, hard-core rock, instrumental, reggae, pop, gypsy jazz, salsa, hymns, anthems, acoustic, afro-pop, etc.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - September 4, 2012
Homework due for Thursday, September 6
1. Writing Assignment:
Write a two paragraph reflection about the Multiple Intelligence (MI) exercise we did in class today. Answer the following, using the rubric as a guide. Click HERE for a copy of the rubric.
a) What are your strongest intelligences & what does this mean, according to the reading we did in class today (please use your own words).
b) How can understanding your "multiple intelligences" help you as a learner? In accordance with your MI, what specific things can your instructors do to assist with your learning? Be specific and give examples.
What are the popular MI's of our class. Click HERE to see the rankings.
General Notes for Writing Assignments:
- All writing should be word processed.
- Please proof read your writing for errors.
- Be sure to save all of your writing work from this class on your laptop, Ipad, flashdrive, etc.
- Homework is due at the start of class, or can be emailed to me the night before class.
2. Vocabulary Quiz
Be prepared for a quiz on this week's vocabulary words:
foster
encompass
hypothesis
segue
squander
stunning
equivalent
futile
continental
poke
intern
The quiz will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday morning. You will be asked to write an interesting, original, meaningful sentence for each of the vocabulary words above. There will also be a bonus question.
CORE: Reading & Writing III - August 30, 2012
Homework due for Tuesday, September 4
1. Write a one-page profile about yourself using only your wallet or purse and its contents to represent your life. Your profile should answer the following questions:
- Taken separately or together, how do the contents of your wallet construct an image of your identity?
- What assumptions might someone make about your personality, values, or identity based on what you carry in your wallet?
Add a final paragraph that answers this question:
- If all they had to go on is your wallet, what would people miss or be unable to know about you?
2. Bring 5-10 vocabulary words for word study exercise
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