Week 9 Weekly Writing

Watch the following video; in 100-200 words, describe how Gabriel García Márquez still lives on. How do you wish to leave an impact in the world. 

Week 9 Monday

Monday

• 10 minute Presentation Skill Review
• Presentations
• 7-1a Reading
• HW: Exercise 7-1a
• Read: P1&2 A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings 
• (audio)

Week 8 Wednesday

Wednesday

• Work on Essay (including peer editing)
• Review Presentation Skills 
• Assign essay to be converted to a presentation (no visual aids, just  3x5 notecards if needed)
  HW: Practice Essay and be prepared to deliver it first thing Monday Morning

Today's Potluck Seating Chart:

You must sit at the table you are assigned to with students from other classes and teachers, and you must speak English. Enjoy the potluck!

#1 Ali Alabdullah

#2 Gandi

#3 Mohammad Algannas

#5 Omar Alharbi

#7 Abdullah Alafaliq

#8 Hamad Almaghrabi

#9 Mustafa

#10 Ahmed Althebani

#15 Eiman Ibrahim

#16 Abdulwahab Abuali

#17 Ahmed Alabdullah

#18 Hassan Almohammedali

#19 Mundlher Alfaflawi

Week 8 Tuesday

Tuesday

• Review APA guidelines
• 6-3b Speaking 6 - Interviews
• Introduce essay assignment
• Fill out THIS ESSAY CHART

Week 8 Weekly Writing

Watch the video. In 100-200 words, tell me how you spent your Thanksgiving. What do you like about the American tradition of Thanksgiving? What do you dislike about it?

Week 8 Monday

Monday

• Thanksgiving Day Information / Discussion
• 6-2c
• 6-2d Essay Skills 7 - APA References
• RESOURCES: APA Guidelines (APA Examples) | APA Example Essay

No Homework This Weekend!

Stay Warm!

Week 7 Weekly Writing

Watch this video then review this chart of English prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Choose three of these, and combine them to create a new word. Write a definition for your new word, it's part of speech, and use your new word in a sentence. Then describe in 100-200 words how this new word relates to your personal life experience.

Week 7 Tuesday

Today we journaled and discussed Animal Farm  Chapter 8, completed the Chapter 8 Exercise in class, and reviewed Writing 6-1b. We also went over :

Reading Exam Strategy

1. Read the questions 
2. Find Clues (such as similar words/numbers/dates, and use topic sentences) 
3. Scan for information (look for specific words/dates/numbers, etc.)
4. Time Management (if you get stuck on a question, move forward and come back at the end)
5. Eliminate obviously wrong choices

Homework:
Read Animal Farm Chapter 9 (Audio)
Complete Animal Farm Chapter 9 Exercise
Finish Writing 6-1b Exercise (remember to: 1. Change enough 2. Keep the meaning 3. Create an easily understood sentence)
Check your answers to your in-class Practice Reading Exam:

Section 1

1. FALSE

2. TRUE

3. NOT GIVEN

4. FALSE

5. TRUE

6. FALSE

7. TRUE

8. C

9. C

10. B

11. A

12. D

13. C

Week 7 Monday

Today:
We had Midterm conferences then studied Animal Farm as well as Reading 6-1a.

Homework:
Complete the exercise for Reading 6-1a (1,2,4,5,6,7)
Read Animal Farm  Chapter 8

Week 6 Tuesday (Wednesday= No School!)

Today:
we reviewed Animal Farm Chapter 4, and introduced Animal Farm Chapter 5 (audio) and completed the Chapter 5 Exercise. WE completed writing 5-1b and listening 5-3a.

Homework:
Read Animal Farm Chapters 6 & 7 (Ch. 6 audio | Ch. 7 audio)

Week 6 Monday

Today:

• We journaled about Animal Farm Ch. 3, then discussed what is happening on Animal Farm including a character list of who each animal represents.
• We studied Reading 5-1a

Homework for tonight:

• Read Chapter 4 in Animal Farm (Ch. 4 audio)
• Complete Animal Farm Ch. 4 Exercise
• Complete 5-1a Exercise #2,4,5,&6
• Study 5-1b Writing Skills: Word Transformation
• Study any materials that you believe will help your overall English for the Midterm Friday

Weekly Writing

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_2of8pmHYU

Answer in 100-200 words:

What socioeconomic switch did Stalin experience? How is it that so many Soviets (Russians) believed Stalin to be a good man? How did Stalin hurt his people? How can a person be so evil and appear good to so many people?

Week 5 Friday

Michigan Exam

Today we completed our Midterm Michigan Exam.
Homework:
Read Chapter 3 in Animal Farm & complete the Ch 3 Exercise

Ch1 Audio
Ch2 Audio
Ch3 Audio

Week 5 Thursday

Today we journaled about Animal Farm Ch. 1
Then we took the unit exam on Obesity.
Finally, we discussed Animal Farm Chapter 1 and introduced Chapter 2.

Reading Homework for tonight is to read Chapter 2 in Animal Farm.

Ch1 Audio
Ch2 Audio

Homework:
Read Chapter 2 and answer the questions in the Ch1&2 Exercise

Week 5 Wednesday

This morning we began with a class exercise (in lieu of a journal entry) about APA citations. The class divided into two teams and we reviewed these articles to make correct APA citation.

References:

1. http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2015/02/17/386967175/making-peace-with-peace-snow-days-and-seasons

2. http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/a-song-for-ireland/

3. http://projects.aljazeera.com/2015/02/homelessness-alaska/

4. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-31447907

5. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-antigravity-chambers-exist/

APA Example Essay
APA Example Format

Exam Vocabulary Study (subject: obesity)

simplistic

grappling

decade

undergone

susceptible

surpass

obesigenic

abundance

high-calorie

nutrient-poor

urban sprawl

promotes

discourages

sedentary

hectic lifestyles

preclude

environmental factors

influences

socioeconomic status

pediatric obesity

affect

interconnections

disruption

prevalence

incrementally

reduces

calorie

expenditure

Reading Homework:

Animal Farm Chapter 1 (read chapter 1)

Week 5 Tuesday

Today James went over the reading about the Russian Revolution, and we studied 4-2a Essay Skills 2 - APA Guidelines (which was homework).

There was no reading homework for today.

Week 5 Monday

Homework:
4-1a (1-23)
4-1b (1-11

Reading:

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION: BACKGROUND

By 1917, most Russians had lost faith in the leadership ability of Czar Nicholas II. Government corruption was rampant, the Russian economy remained backward, and Nicholas repeatedly dissolved the Duma, the Russian parliament established after the 1905 revolution, when it opposed his will. However, the immediate cause of the February Revolution–the first phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917–was Russia’s disastrous involvement in World War I (1914-18). Militarily, imperial Russia was no match for industrialized Germany, and Russian casualties were greater than those sustained by any nation in any previous war. Meanwhile, the economy was hopelessly disrupted by the costly war effort, and moderates joined Russian radical elements in calling for the overthrow of the czar.

Did You Know?

After Czar Nicholas II and his family were executed by Bolshevik forces in July 1918, the killers hid the victims’ mutilated bodies. The remains were discovered and exhumed in the late 1970s near Yekaterinburg, Russia, and eventually identified through DNA testing.

FEBRUARY REVOLUTION: 1917

The February Revolution (known as such because of Russia’s use of the Julian calendar until February 1918) began on March 8, 1917 (or February 23 on the Julian calendar), when demonstrators clamoring for bread took to the streets in the Russian capital of Petrograd (now called St. Petersburg). Supported by huge crowds of striking industrial workers, the protesters clashed with police but refused to leave the streets. On March 10, the strike spread among all of Petrograd’s workers, and irate mobs destroyed police stations. Several factories elected deputies to the Petrograd Soviet, or council, of workers’ committees, following the model devised during the 1905 revolution.

On March 11, the troops of the Petrograd army garrison were called out to quell the uprising. In some encounters, regiments opened fire, killing demonstrators, but the protesters kept to the streets and the troops began to waver. That day, Nicholas again dissolved the Duma. On March 12, the revolution triumphed when regiment after regiment of the Petrograd garrison defected to the cause of the demonstrators. The soldiers subsequently formed committees that elected deputies to the Petrograd Soviet.

The imperial government was forced to resign, and the Duma formed a provisional government that peacefully vied with the Petrograd Soviet for control of the revolution. On March 14, the Petrograd Soviet issued Order No. 1, which instructed Russian soldiers and sailors to obey only those orders that did not conflict with the directives of the Soviet. The next day, March 15, Czar Nicholas II abdicated the throne in favor of his brother Michael (1878-1918), whose refusal of the crown brought an end to the czarist autocracy.

BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION: 1917

In the aftermath of the February Revolution, power was shared between the weak provisional government and the Petrograd Soviet. Then, on November 6 and 7, 1917 (or October 24 and 25 on the Julian calendar, which is why this event is also referred to as the October Revolution), leftist revolutionaries led by Bolshevik Party leader Vladimir Lenin launched a nearly bloodless coup d’état against the provisional government. The Bolsheviks and their allies occupied government buildings and other strategic locations in Petrograd, and soon formed a new government with Lenin as its head.

Lenin became the virtual dictator of the first Marxist state in the world. His government made peace with Germany, nationalized industry and distributed land, but beginning in 1918 had to fight a devastating civil war against anti-Bolshevik White Army forces. In 1920, the anti-Bolsheviks were defeated, and in 1922 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was established.

Week 5 Weekly Writing

What new information did you learn after watching this video? What did you find to be most interesting/helpful? How can you use this information to improve your academic writing? Did you disagree with anything? Did anything surprise you? Please address these questions in 100-200 words.