- Finish and turn in vocabulary and three paragraphs for the Upfront article: Unsafe Behind the Wheel.
- Email your parents to tell them how your first two weeks of school have been.
- Finish other homework; get help with the writing portions.
Friday 8/30
Catch up day!
Thursday 8/29
At the Bell..... go to the board and write your idiom with your first name below it.
How about driving laws in China?
Let's read this article about China's new 5-Year Action Plan to improve the nation's driving environment.
How about driving laws in China?
Let's read this article about China's new 5-Year Action Plan to improve the nation's driving environment.
- Which parts of the plan do you think are most important?
- If you returned to China next week and were forced to drive on a daily basis, what are the top three laws you would hope to have the general driving population follow. Why would each of these three be most important in keeping you safe?
Hint: you may want to use some of the laws stated in the Upfront Article: Unsafe Behind the Wheel or this article about China's plan.
HW: Please turn in your short answers to Focus under "Driving Laws."
Wednesday 8/28
Today we will complete our last name presentations and begin reading Upfront Magazine.
*Matt will teach us one idiom.
HW: Who is teaching us an idiom tomorrow?
*Matt will teach us one idiom.
HW: Who is teaching us an idiom tomorrow?
Tuesday 8/27
Today we will begin more of our routine activities this year.
Homework: William will teach us an idiom tomorrow.
Everyone will turn in their 14 vocabulary sentences to Focus.
- James will teach us the meaning of his idiom. He will also get to pick the next person to teach us an idiom.
- We will finish presenting our names.
- We will work on vocab in Quizlet by adding a sentence using the word on each flash card.
Homework: William will teach us an idiom tomorrow.
Everyone will turn in their 14 vocabulary sentences to Focus.
Welcome to Transitional English!
This will be the site where you can view everything that happens in our class on a daily basis.
Go ahead and save this site to your ipad home screen!
>open internet app. >www.mvcstrans.blogspot.com >box with arrow >"Add to Home Screen."
> Now your home screen should have an icon that takes you right to our class blog.
Here is a quick rundown of our schedule for the next seven days....
Thursday (1:10-1:50) - Meet and greet & set up blog shortcut.
Friday (10:10-10:35) - Play Two Truths and a Lie
Monday (10:55-1:40) - Group Exploration of Notability app.
Tuesday (12:55-1:40) - Start your "I Am From" poem.
Wednesday (12:55-1:40) - Discuss class format/goals and share your poems with a few classmates.
Thursday (9:55-11:25) - Research your name and create a collage.
Friday (1-3 block; no class)
Thursday 8/15
Meet & Greet via Pinterest
Friday 8/16
1. Write your name in large print on a name plate.
2 .Two Truths and a Lie
Directions: Come up with an intriguing fact about yourself. Then come up with another true fact and a lie in the same category. Write them out as a multiple choice question in which one answer is not true and two are. My category would be daring things I have done....
for example:
A. I have gone sky diving.
B. I have gone bungee jumping.
C. I have gone white water rafting.
Monday 8/19
Explore Notability App
Can you....
At the bell...check your Focus and turn in all documents from class yesterday.
Write an I Am Poem
Goals:
Wednesday 8/21
At the bell... get your presentation ready!
Present poems and Pinterest boards (30 pts.)
Thursday 8/22
Finish poem & Pinterest presentations.
Name Research
Your Name in your first language:
1. How did you get your name? Why did your parents give you that name?
2. What does it mean?
3. How do you feel about your name?
Do you have an American name?
1. How did you get or choose that name?
2. What does it mean?
3. How do you feel about this name?
Create a Name Mini-Poster
One a blank piece of cardstock paper, write in large letters the name you want us to call you in this class. Then in smaller wwriting, include the details (questions 1-3) on the poster with several images that represent your identity and thoughts around your name.
This will be the site where you can view everything that happens in our class on a daily basis.
Go ahead and save this site to your ipad home screen!
>open internet app. >www.mvcstrans.blogspot.com >box with arrow >"Add to Home Screen."
> Now your home screen should have an icon that takes you right to our class blog.
Here is a quick rundown of our schedule for the next seven days....
Thursday (1:10-1:50) - Meet and greet & set up blog shortcut.
Friday (10:10-10:35) - Play Two Truths and a Lie
Monday (10:55-1:40) - Group Exploration of Notability app.
Tuesday (12:55-1:40) - Start your "I Am From" poem.
Wednesday (12:55-1:40) - Discuss class format/goals and share your poems with a few classmates.
Thursday (9:55-11:25) - Research your name and create a collage.
Friday (1-3 block; no class)
Thursday 8/15
Meet & Greet via Pinterest
- Download the free Pinterest App.
- Create a new board..."My Fav's"
- Use this board to add pins that describe something you love in at least 5 of the categories below:
- art
- style
- comfort (or something that reminds you of home)
- hobby
- a phrase or scripture you like
- something that makes me laugh
- my hopes for the future
Friday 8/16
1. Write your name in large print on a name plate.
2 .Two Truths and a Lie
Directions: Come up with an intriguing fact about yourself. Then come up with another true fact and a lie in the same category. Write them out as a multiple choice question in which one answer is not true and two are. My category would be daring things I have done....
for example:
A. I have gone sky diving.
B. I have gone bungee jumping.
C. I have gone white water rafting.
Monday 8/19
Explore Notability App
Can you....
- type in multiple colors?
- highlight your typing in any color you want?
- Draw with your finger in any thickness or color you want?
- Organize your notes for each class? (Create new folders and subjects)
- Add a picture or something from the internet?
- Save or send your note?
- Change the color of the "paper" background?
- Add lines so that it looks like paper?
- View all the pages you've filled in one document?
- Bookmark a page?
- Pull a page from the Online Focus documents and write on it in Notability?
- Record a teacher or lecture as you take notes?
- Insert a picture you've taken just now?
- What else?
At the bell...check your Focus and turn in all documents from class yesterday.
Write an I Am Poem
Goals:
- To write a poem that represents oneself.
- To creatively add imagery that compliments both the poem as a meaningful expression of self.
- To get to know each other through as we share our projects.
You may use this format to help you create a poem of your own.
When you finish your poem, use the on-line tool to "Create My Instant I Am poem now!" and copy/paste it to either Notability or Pages. Add an image or two and upload the document to GoogleDrive; then share it with me (ambergowest@gmail.com). We will present these poems (20 pts) tomorrow along with your Pinterest boards (10 pts).
Here is an example of my own I Am poem.
I Am
I am adventure sensitive.
I wonder what silly thing my daughter will say next.
I hear country music playing in my head.
I see a burly man...but he can't even crawl yet.
I want a double scoop of butter pecan iced cream and a space heater.
I am adventure sensitive.
I pretend to be angry when I actually want to laugh.
I feel warmth and peace.
I touch the alarm clock again.
I worry my babies will grow up too fast.
I cry because babies and old friends, like ice cream, they just don't keep.
I am adventure sensitive.
I understand how precious each moment is.
I say time is short but you are forever.
I dream we will understand our own power to care.
I try to show what I can't say.
I hope they know how much I love them.
I am adventure sensitive.
Wednesday 8/21
At the bell... get your presentation ready!
Present poems and Pinterest boards (30 pts.)
Thursday 8/22
Finish poem & Pinterest presentations.
Name Research
Your Name in your first language:
1. How did you get your name? Why did your parents give you that name?
2. What does it mean?
3. How do you feel about your name?
Do you have an American name?
1. How did you get or choose that name?
2. What does it mean?
3. How do you feel about this name?
Create a Name Mini-Poster
One a blank piece of cardstock paper, write in large letters the name you want us to call you in this class. Then in smaller wwriting, include the details (questions 1-3) on the poster with several images that represent your identity and thoughts around your name.
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