Monday, February 28, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
ESL AR T SPRING 2011 -- Classes 2 and 5
Hello Students:
Here's wishing you a happy President's Week - Yes, next week you have off and you will not return until Monday, February 28th. Please remember to always show and do your best. Also, remember that you have academic responsibilities in school and when you are away from school. Hence, you have holiday homework. Please read the following instructions for your homework.
1) Finish writing assignments: 1) Descriptive Paragraph about your and your culture. 2) Descriptive compare and constrast paragraph about you and your partner's culture. 3) Descriptive paragraph about you and your inside and outside characteristics.
4) Draw a Mind Mirror of both outside characteristics (including adjectives and physical features), and inside characteristics (including positive and "needs improvement traits) of someone you know at home.
5) Write a descriptive paragraph and/or script like we did in class.
A:
B:
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B:
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B:
Be responsible to note and define the following words:
1) schoolmistress
2) embarrassing
3) foreign
4) foreigner
5) eyelashes
6) eyebrows
7) proof
8) obediently
9) ambassador
10) custom
11) ebony
12) uniform
13) dainty
14) fiery
15) dwarfed trembling
16) escapade
17) curiosity
18) rewarded
19) imagined
20) trembling
Here's wishing you a happy President's Week - Yes, next week you have off and you will not return until Monday, February 28th. Please remember to always show and do your best. Also, remember that you have academic responsibilities in school and when you are away from school. Hence, you have holiday homework. Please read the following instructions for your homework.
1) Finish writing assignments: 1) Descriptive Paragraph about your and your culture. 2) Descriptive compare and constrast paragraph about you and your partner's culture. 3) Descriptive paragraph about you and your inside and outside characteristics.
4) Draw a Mind Mirror of both outside characteristics (including adjectives and physical features), and inside characteristics (including positive and "needs improvement traits) of someone you know at home.
5) Write a descriptive paragraph and/or script like we did in class.
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:
Be responsible to note and define the following words:
1) schoolmistress
2) embarrassing
3) foreign
4) foreigner
5) eyelashes
6) eyebrows
7) proof
8) obediently
9) ambassador
10) custom
11) ebony
12) uniform
13) dainty
14) fiery
15) dwarfed trembling
16) escapade
17) curiosity
18) rewarded
19) imagined
20) trembling
ESL / 6 - Reminder -- Questions for Biography in Consensus Order
Consensus Interview Question Order:
Personal Information
1. (1) What is your full name?
2. (2) What is your nationality?
3. (5) What is your horoscope?
4. (26) How many siblings do you have?
5. (4) What languages do you speak?
6. (3A) How can you describe your personal culture?
7. (17) What religion do you practice?
8. (3) What do you like best about your culture?
9. (9A) What is your favorite dish in your country?
10. (23) Have you ever competed in sports in your country?
11. (22) Why did you decide to come to the USA?
12. (21) What is the first thing you noticed in NYC?
13. (10) How long have you lived in New York?
14. (24) How do you like your life in NYC?
15. (19) What do you do in your free time?
16. (27) Who is your favorite teacher at LHS?
17. (11) What is the name of the best book you have ever read?
18. (12) Who would you say is your greatest role model?
19. (29) What is the funniest thing that ever happened to you?
20. (30) Have you ever fallen in love?
21. (28) Have you ever given up because you felt frustrated? Why?
22. (15) What is the hardest time that you have had in your life?
23. (16) What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you?
Making a Change or ???
24. (18) What have you done to help your community?
25. (9) What have you done in your life that has made a change -- or that you acted in a humanitarian way?
26. () Have you ever helped a weak person?
27. (25) What do you think about people who donate for the poor?
28. (14) If you had the power, what would you change in the world?
Future
29. (8) What is your talent?
30. (7) What are three words that best describe your personality?
31. (13A) What is your future goal?
32. (13) Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Doing what? Why?
33. (20) What exactly do you want to be in the future?
Personal Information
1. (1) What is your full name?
2. (2) What is your nationality?
3. (5) What is your horoscope?
4. (26) How many siblings do you have?
5. (4) What languages do you speak?
6. (3A) How can you describe your personal culture?
7. (17) What religion do you practice?
8. (3) What do you like best about your culture?
9. (9A) What is your favorite dish in your country?
10. (23) Have you ever competed in sports in your country?
11. (22) Why did you decide to come to the USA?
12. (21) What is the first thing you noticed in NYC?
13. (10) How long have you lived in New York?
14. (24) How do you like your life in NYC?
15. (19) What do you do in your free time?
16. (27) Who is your favorite teacher at LHS?
17. (11) What is the name of the best book you have ever read?
18. (12) Who would you say is your greatest role model?
19. (29) What is the funniest thing that ever happened to you?
20. (30) Have you ever fallen in love?
21. (28) Have you ever given up because you felt frustrated? Why?
22. (15) What is the hardest time that you have had in your life?
23. (16) What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you?
Making a Change or ???
24. (18) What have you done to help your community?
25. (9) What have you done in your life that has made a change -- or that you acted in a humanitarian way?
26. () Have you ever helped a weak person?
27. (25) What do you think about people who donate for the poor?
28. (14) If you had the power, what would you change in the world?
Future
29. (8) What is your talent?
30. (7) What are three words that best describe your personality?
31. (13A) What is your future goal?
32. (13) Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Doing what? Why?
33. (20) What exactly do you want to be in the future?
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Holiday Homework - ESL / 6 -- Classes 3 and 4
Hello Students: Here's wishing you a happy President's week vacation. Remember to always show your best and fulfill your responsibilities. Yes, you have academic responsibilities away from school (Hint-so do teachers). Please read the following list of things to do for your holiday homework. All work is due at the beginning of the first class that we meet upon returning to school. We return on Monday, February 28th, 2011.
ESL/6
*Read everyday. Read Chapters One to Eight, Pages One to Page 92.
--Use the "Record of Reading" Template to "log-in" your assignments.
*Fill in each hightlighted area we did in class. These include:
--Title of Book
--Author of Book
--Genre
--Publisher
--Year Published
--Setting (time, place, sense of behavior during "that" time)
--Character names, characteristics and personality traits, and how other characters treat "that" particular character.
--Protagonist and reason
--Antagonist and reason
--Identify minor characters/provide a brief characterization of each one
--Identify 10 new unknown words (use back of booklet to list and identify)
**Continue to work as a Philanthropist, and work on your writing about making your partner into a STAR! Work on 3 "Y" Charts for detailing (you may use your Journal to draw the "Y" charts and to formulate information. (DO NOT TYPE AND/OR FINISH ESSAY AT HOME -- WE WILL NEED TO REFINE OUR IDEAS BEFORE COMPLETING THE ENTIRE ESSAY.)
Again, have a great holiday, and see you on Monday, February 28, 2011
ESL/6 Teacher--Ms. L
Presidents's Week
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