Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Comma Links

Hi Everyone!

Below, you will find a few links that will help you study for your comma quiz next Wednesday. I will also test you on the past perfect as well. Don't forget that your 'work for the week' is due by Monday evening. It will all be graded.

Have a nice holiday!


Comma links:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm
(only rules 1-5)

Comma splice practice
http://www.daltonstate.edu/faculty/mnielsen/CommaSplicePractice1.html

Extra Reading--Parables for the "Old Guys"
http://childhoodreading.com/Arthur_Rackham/Tortoise_and_the_Hare.html
http://www.parablesite.com/

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Week 3-Reading and Comprehension with Rosemary

Hello Class,
This week the class will be drafting and posting your letters to the editor in your blog and you will also complete your first quiz on Chapter One and Chapter Seven of the Ten Steps.
More homework will be posted on Thursday night once we start Chapter Two.......keep up the good work!

Monday, May 24, 2010

This Week:

Writing Assignments
Hello--

This week we will be working on the following:

Level 5/6:

Due by Friday at 4:00
  • Introduction paragraph
  • Vocabulary sentences
  • Practice 4
  • "My favorite place" using subject, audience, and purpose

Old Guys:

Work due by Friday at 4:00

  • Intro
  • Vocabulary sentences
  • Practice 5
  • Narrative paragraph from page 88

See you on Wednesday!

--Kristi

This Week --Writing Homework

Hi Everyone--

Here is what we will be doing this week. Please make sure to have everything done by Friday at 4:00.

"Level 5/6"
  • Introduction paragraph
  • v

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Writing Homework!

Hi --

This is from Kristi. You all did a really nice job tonight in class. It takes a while to both become a writer and a blogger. Don't fret and don't stress out! It will all come in time! Have faith!

For homework:
Group 5/6:
Read pages 6 and 7; complete exercises 3 and 4.

"Old Guys"
Read pages 83-85 and complete all exercises.

Have a G R E A T weekend and start blogging!
--kristi

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Week 2- Reading and Comprehension

Hello Class,

The Media will be the focus in our reading and comprehension this week.

The class must post a summary of a news account story in their blogs and write at least five sentences that incorporate a definition of the new media terms that are listed in your handout.

Ten Steps Homework - Week 2

The new level five and six will complete practice 1, 2 and 3 of Vocabulary in Context~ Chapter 1.
The returnees will complete practice 1, 2 and 3 on Inferences ~ Chapter 7

The class will also have to prepare for a quiz next Tuesday 25th of May.

Happy Blogging!

Monday, May 17, 2010

Assignment # 1

Hello Everyone!

For your first blog assignment, I would like you to write an introduction. Then, for you second blog, please tell me (and the class) 5 words that you will learn in English by next week!

Cheers,
k

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Hello and welcome all ELI 05/06 students

Hello Folks,

Welcome to the ELI 05/06 -Spring/Summer Semester.

Kriti Stewart and l will be your course instructors for the next 16 weeks and we will use this Blogger account as an opportunity to post assignments and provide any directions to supplement the work that has been posted in UCompass.

You will use your own personal link to this account to post work and ask any relevant course questions once we move to all online learning in June.

If you have any questions about this process please feel free to ask other wise see you all in the lab room.

Rosemary :)