This weekend post your response to the facilitator’s article and questions.
09/10/10 we will work on articles – “a” “an” and “the”; we will also practice shifting clauses in sentences. I will also give individual conferencing for students who need more feedback on their essays.
” This I Believe” essay is due Wednesday, September 13, 2010.
Wednesday we will begin work on your scholarship statement.
Test on 09/10/10 counts as a major grade.
(1) Define affix, suffix, stem, and etymology. (2) Label the parts of a dictionary entry. (3) Read a short essay and choose the right definition of 8-10 vocabulary words by finding their meaning in context of the essay (multiple choice). (4) Read a short speech, find its main idea through a graphic organizer, then write a really good main idea statement about the speech.
I apologise for not discussing the “Community Blogs” this week in class and for not posting a topic this weekend. Please don’t stress, there is no community blog posting this memorial day weekend for Reading 3. We will resume posts next weekend.
Click the link below for a list of vocabulary you will need to succeed in academics. This list comes from a great website, englishcompanion.com, by Jim Burke: acvocabulary2
This week we will cover “Main Idea”, review the article “European students protest…”, and complete Ch. 2 in Reader’s Choice.
Today we discussed online postings. Although I will give handouts of directions and rubrics in class tomorrow, here is a link to those documents should you need them again:
Some students have asked for advice on how to improve their pronounciation. The best advice, I can give, is to join student organizations and make some American friends through organizations which interest you. For a list of student organizations at TAMUCC, please click on the following link: http://ucso.tamucc.edu/all_organizations.html
Also, listening to news programs, such as National Public Radio, is helpful because the speakers on these programs are clear and concise.
This week we will cover chapter 1 in Reader’s Choice. This textbook will serve only as a guide to our learning process; I will supplement much more material in order to reinforce and expand the concepts located in Reader’s Choice. This means you will need to print out materials which I will indicate here and in class.
HOMEWORK due 08/31/2010, Tuesday: print the following document – Website Questions UHMM and visit the following website to answer the questions – http://www.ushmm.org/
Please click on the following (2) links and print:
http://www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/toolwebpageblank.pdf
European Students Protest US-style ‘capitalist education’ –
European students protest US[2]
This week I will give you a small etymology exercise. An easy reference to complete this assignment is – www.etymonline.com
Key Learning Concepts this week are: skimming and scanning for information, reading for thorough comprehension, non-prose reading, word study (context clues, stems, affixes and roots, dictionary use, and etymology) and finding the main idea.
We will also have a brief overview of the history of the English language, learning intelligences, and using Cornell notes.
08/30/10 – WRITING 3
The week of August 30 – September 03, in Writing 3, we will begin writing a personal essay to post on “This I Believe.org.”, an international website asking for personal belief essays. Please click on the following link to see essay guidelines:
The purpose for this assignment is to teach you writing, drafting, and editing skills for the personal narrative; it will also serve as a foundation for your scholarship essay (which we’ll do next).
Welcome to Advanced English Writing 3 (graduates) and to Advanced English Reading 3 (undergraduates). On this web page you will be able to find course syllabi, assignments, rubrics, and helpful links. You will also use this web page to respond to weekly discussion topics and to read responses by your peers.
SYLLABUS Writing 3 – Graduates
SYLLABUS Reading 3 – Undergraduate
08/27/10 HOMEWORK for both Writing III and Reading III:
1. Post a response to Community Blogs topic: “Learning Styles – Week 1” (see the link on the right). Please respond to the topic and read what your peers also have to say about language learning styles. Due 08/29/10 (Sunday) by 10:00 p.m.
2. Visit the following web site and take a learning style assessment at: http://www.metamath.com/multiple/multiple_choice_questions.html
Please copy, paste, and print your results from the learning style assessment (include the study tips provided); or you may just make handwritten notes of your learning style and of the study tips provided. Please be prepared to share your results in class Monday, 08/30/10. Have fun!
3. Visit the following web site and print the pdf. document “Cornell Notes”: http://www.englishcompanion.com/pdfDocs/cornellintro.pdf Please bring your printout to class Monday, 08/30/10.
McDermid ESL Writing & Reading 