Friendly Reminders for Holiday Homework:

All work must be typed and/or retyped, depending if it is draft one, two, and/or three, upon handing in when entering class on Monday, November 28th, 2011. Work after this deadline will be accepted, however, may and/or may not be published--depending on publishing effective date (also, some work may need a 3rd and/or 4th draft-so please be prepared). ((Please remember to save your work, email a copy to yourself, and print one copy to be kept in your class writing portfolio)).

Read the checklist below:

1) Write and complete Bio-Poem (see sample process below) necessary for publishing. Type, save, send, and print.

2) Read, proof, and edit Autobiography Draft Two (some students are already working on Draft Three). Type, save, send, and print.

3) Read, proof, and edit "Spooky Story," Check your email, find your work, retype on a single page and include your full name. Type, save, send, and print.

4) Research an "Independent Reader," that is, find a book to read in class as independent reading. (Must be a book of literature and approved by teacher--sorry--no newspapers, magazines, other propaganda, and/or religious content). Check below for possible choices. Book can be on any level -- "easy" books okay-you may read three or four for the remaining of the semester. Your book may be in your first language; however, reports must be written in English.

Thank you.

Sample Bio Process:

“About the Author” Publishing Project

ESL/6 – Fall 2011

Bio-Poem – Write in 3^rd person point of view: he/she, his/her

Process:

1^st – Follow prompts as suggested by the worksheet (this is indicated by words in bolded black.

2^nd – Add to the singular words by making them have sense; that is, use them in a sentence to give further description (these are words in red).

3^rd – Rewrite the synthesized work so that is reads smoothly and is ready to be presented as DRAFT ONE (remember, Draft Two will be published!)

STEP ONE

1) Tina

2) Art Reading Writing

3) Time Insight Direction

4) Health Family Cooperation

5) Business College Peace

6) Leadership Analyzing Synthesizing

7) Language Patient Inspiration

8) Similar to Madonna (age)

Similar to Ms. Khristan (wants the best for ALL students)

Similar to “life” (sees life as precious and in an instant)

9) “Age” Examinations Collage

10) Lozano

STEP TWO -- Add ideas, use 3rd person point of view.

1) Tina is a unique person.

2) She loves Art, Reading, and Writing. To her, they are more special than gold.

3) Daily, she gives Time, Insight, and Direction to her students.

4) Although she has been a teacher for over 17 years, she still needs Health, Family, and Cooperation.

5) And, her desire for learning never ceases; and so, she wants to go into Business, go back to College to find solutions for Peace in world through her love of art.

6) She is like a multi-national flag, and understands Leadership, Analyzing, and Synthesizing especially for planning for student success, and of course, for her own personal life.

7) She is a professional, and most professionals find it a need to enhance their ways; hence, she would like to improve her second Language skills, her Patient, and her Inspiration so that students -- All students – find it necessary to be “college-ready.”

8) Tina really feels she is connected with people. For example, Similarly her and Madonna are the same age.

Similarly, her and Ms. Khristan want the best for ALL students. And,

Similarly, she juxtaposes her life to “life” sees it as precious and in an instant.

9) Lastly, Tina is a survivor of “Age;” of taking and passing high school, college, and licensed city and state Examinations as needed for teaching credentials. And of course, she is a survivor of attending three Collages.

10) Lozano, she is truly one of a kind.

STEP THREE – SYNTHESIZE AND FORMULATE INTO A PRESENTABLE POEM (ORGANIZE LINES INTO A POEM FORMAT, EMPHASIZING “CHUNKS,” SPACING, ADDING A SENSE OF TONE ((OTHER LITERARY ELEMENTS MAY BE USED HERE; FOR EXAMPLE, REPETITION))).

TINA …

Tina is a unique person, a teacher and student for over thirty years. She loves art, reading, and writing. To her, they are more special than gold.

Daily, she gives time, insight, and direction to her students. And, although she has been a teacher for over 17 years, she still needs health, family, and cooperation. To add, her desire for learning never ceases; and so, she wants to go into business, go back to college to find solutions for peace in world through her love of art.

She is like a multi-national flag, and understands leadership, analyzing, and synthesizing especially for planning for student success, and of course, for her own personal life.

She is a professional, and most professionals find it a need to enhance their ways; hence, she would like to improve her second language skills, her patience, and her inspiration so that students -- All students – find it necessary to be “college-ready.”

More about Tina: She really feels she is connected with people. For example, similarly her and Madonna are the same age. Similarly, her and Ms. Khristan (her school principal) want the best for ALL students. And, similarly, she juxtaposes her life to “life” sees it as precious and in an instant.

Lastly, Tina is a survivor of “age;” of taking and passing high school, college, and licensed city and state examinations as needed for teaching credentials. And of course, she is a survivor of attending three collages, and luckily, so far, of experiences.

Lozano, she is truly “one of a kind.”

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Sample Teenage Reading Independent Reader Choices: (Link to websites to see complete lists)