Monday 3/31 ~ Do you know all of these adjective endings?

DUE: SAT List 1 sentences. I will grade them today, so make sure they are uploaded (Lawrence, Ada, Mason, & James).

Ch.8 Word Forms
Why study these? Because word forms are often part of the last "polishing" of your language skills that makes you sound truly fluent.

1. Begin on page 103-104. Highlight any words that are new or unknown to you. 
2. Get my Quizlet list called "Word Forms." Study and play.
3. Do Exercise 1 (pg.105)
4. Use Quizlet lists "Word Forms Practice" and "Word forms Matching" to study for a quiz tomorrow (only the list on pages 103-104). 

HW: Study for Quiz Tomorrow!

Block Day 3/27 ~ Will you pass the last preposition quiz today?

10 minutes to prepare games.

Play games.

Oral Quiz.

Start SAT words.
 - Oral practice
 - Play Scatter....e.c. for highest score!
 - Use the SAT words in a paragraph with 9 correctly
   used prepositions (on, at, in, of, to, for, with, over, by).

Wednesday 3/25 ~ Can you trouble-shoot trouble prepositions?

Due: Preposition sentences. 

Based on our discussion, it seems that there are some very specific preposition problems that we need to address. Today you will be placed in a group of 3. Together, you and your partners will create a game that teaches these specific rules and provided practice for other students to use their knowledge of prepositions.

Game Requirements:
*The whole class must be able to play the game together. (at least 12-15 practice sentences/questions)
*The game must have some sort of visual screen or board, etc...
*The game must teach everything on your page linked below. 

ON, AT, IN
http://www.talkenglish.com/Grammar/prepositions-on-at-in.aspx

OF, TO, FOR
http://www.talkenglish.com/Grammar/prepositions-of-to-for.aspx

WITH, OVER, BY
http://www.talkenglish.com/Grammar/prepositions-with-over-by.aspx


HW: Students must be ready to teach the game during block tomorrow! (You will have 5-10 minutes to set up your game.)
Based on the info presented, Mrs. West will give an oral quiz after the games are presented and played.

Tuesday 3/25 ~ EQ: Have you mastered the use of Prepositions.

1. Preposition test and grading.

HW: Write sentences using every preposition in the box at the bottom of page 92 in Top 20.

Monday 3/24 ~ EQ: Are you ready for a quiz on Prepositions?

Due: Top 20 pages 92-99 (exercises 3-8) - 30 pts.

Run the tree test...are there any prepositions that simply need to be memorized?

Take quiz if time.

Block Day 3/20 ~ EQ: How can you remember the list of prepositions?

First: Prepositional Scavenger Hunt ~ Most clever clue makers win!

Second: Using the lists from the Top 20 book, you and your team mates will create a game to help us remember the preposition list and how to use them.

     Team 1: Prepositions of Time (pgs.89-92)
     Team 2: Prepositions of Location (pgs.92-95)
     Team 3: Prepositions of Direction or Movement (pgs.95-96)

HW: 30 pts. Be ready to lead the class through your game on Monday.

Wednesday 3/19 ~ Which part of prepositional phrases are most challenging for a Mandarin speaker?

Download the Top 20 pdf here

Starting with page 87, work through the Top 20 book to review prepositions.

We will test tomorrow!

Tuesday 3/18 ~ EQ: What are some common misuses of prepositions for ELLs?

Today we continue to learn and test our understanding of prepositions. 

1st - Review the Rules:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/594/01/

2nd - Practice:
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/prepositions.htm
http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/POS/pos7.htm#Pop%20Quiz%201
http://www.wiziq.com/online-tests/4121-english-test-on-prepositions-for-toefl-ibt

3rd - Finish assignment from yesterday:

• Copy three sentences that tricked you in preposition use. 
• Write down the explanation of why you missed it and the rule that will help you to know which preposition to use. Consider the Purdue website above to help you find the rule that applies. 

HW: Upload assignment to "Prepositions Analysis" AND bring Top 20 book (hard copy) tomorrow. 

Monday 3/17

Instruction on Prepositions:
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/preposition.htm


Practice: Choose the correct preposition AND label it as being used as a preposition or a conjunction.
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz98bck.htm
http://www.wiziq.com/online-tests/4121-english-test-on-prepositions-for-toefl-ibt

And choose the mixed prepositions practice here:
http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/prepositions.html


Assignment: A personal study.... As you go through the practice questions, record any sentence that you miss. Your goal is to find any error that you make repeatedly and learn why you are missing that specific error. Turn in these sentences (with the preposition underlined) and a paragraph of analysis to Mrs. West explaining your findings.

Monday 3/10 ~ Did you understand the entire video in English?

 William's Lesson

1. A team must have a leader.
2. A leader needs to be kind.
3. The leader is the most important part of a team.
4. It's hard to be a good leader.
5. A team could still be successful with a bad leader.




Journal : how to be a good leader

Block Day 3/6 ~ EQ: What is a preposition?

Sheldon's Lesson:

Discussion:

1. There's a intelligent designer who created the world.

2. It's necessary to find a new planet 

3. Are human being be able to find a new and good planet to stay.

4. Is it possible that everyone can go to the new planet, if there is one that is good enough for human being to live.

5.Aliens are real.

Sheldon will play the video.

Writing Prompt:

*What do you imagine life will be like on a new planet?

After Sheldon's Lesson....

Most of you know what a preposition is, but we need more practice. For this, we will break up into groups of three. You will create a scavenger hunt made of clues using all of the prepositions.
*You will hide the clues around campus between the volleyball court and the cafeteria.
*Full boundaries will be discussed in class.
*Your team will then follow the clues of another team.

Most creative and correctly written scavenger hunt will receive a prize for the team.

Tuesday 3/4 ~ Lawrence is the teacher!

EQ: Have you worked on speaking clearly in English today? On a scale from 1-5, how much of the video were you able to decipher?

Agree or Disagree

1: The galaxy is related to our daily lives.

2: Big galaxies can teach us about small things

3: Dark matter is real

4: A passionate talk can inspire audiences' interest in science.

http://new.ted.com/talks/henry_lin_what_we_can_learn_from_galaxies_far_far_away

Journal

What do you think about the video?

Monday 3/3 ~ Melody is the teacher. EQ:What will school be like in the future?

Discussion Questions:

1. Do you like to use the resources from internet?
2. Can children learn and explore from one another? (Without any teacher)
3. Does encouragement help children to learn and explore?
4. Is threatening (example: tests) more effective than encouraging?
5. Can a group of children left alone with a computer in any language reach the same standard as an office secretary in several months?

Sugata Mitra (the winner of the 2013 TED Prize): Build a School in the
Cloud
http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_build_a_school_in_the_cloud.html


Journal Question:
What will the future learning be like?