Reading and Comprehension- Week 12

Happy Tuesday Morning!

With only three weeks to go to the end of the semester, our final exam will be on the 12th of August. Everyone must attend the College campus to complete the exam that will be proctored in the classroom. It will not be posted online so please save the date! In week 12, we will continue with the reading found in chapter four and nine and complete a quiz found in your packets.

The new level 5/6

1. Here is a chance to apply your understanding of implied and central ideas to a reading about a childhood experience.
   
2. Please read "Rowing the Bus" on page 161 of Ten Steps and complete the Reading Comprehension questions on pages 165-167. Post your results in the blog by Thursday.
   
3. Then complete the Implied Main Ideas Test- A that is found in your packet and post your results in your Blog by Monday.

The Old Guys

1. Can failing a course be good for students? Here is a chance to apply your understanding of argument to an essay that addresses that question.
2. Please read "In Praise of the F Word "on page 381 of Ten Steps and then complete the comprehension questions on page 384-386. Post your results in the blog by Thursday.
3. Then complete the Argument Test-A that is found in your packet and post your results in your Blog by Monday.

Happy Reading Everyone !

Writing ---July 26th

Good Morning!

I will be in class tonight at 6:00 for those of you who want some extra help.

Remember, your final exam will be online on Monday, August 9th at 6:00 PM. You will all be writing a 5 paragraph essay.

Here is what you will be doing this week:

Level 5/6-
Read Chapter 4
Practice using time order and put "Writing Assignment 1" and "Writing Assignment 3" on the blog.


"Old Guys":
Write a comparison and contrast essay using the topics on page 135. Make sure you use the checklist on the preceding page to check your work.


If you come tonight to class, this is what we will be working on. If not, please place all of your work on the blog by next Monday!

--Kristi

Reading and Comprehension- Week 11

Hello Folks,

I am so excited about seeing you all in class tonight. As usual, we will begin the class with a review test on the chapters you have completed so far and then we will begin our class discussion on the new chapters. Everyone needs to be in class by 6pm so l can divided you up and provide instruction. We will finish around 8pm.

See you all then!

Rosemary

Writing--July 19th

Good Morning Writers!

How are you? I hope you are all doing wonderfully well today!

Ok. So here is what is going on this week. I will be on campus at 6:00 this Wednesday to answer any questions that you may have. You do not have to come if you feel that you do not need help. It is up to you.

I will also put your quiz grades on Ucompass later today. Additionally, I will check all of your blog work and write you back today if you left me comments.

Here is your homework for the week:

Level 5/6:

• Edit and revise your essays from page 43 for Monday. Remember, editing and revising is when you go your writing and fix all of your mistakes. I can help you with this on Wednesday if you would like.
• Actually, I only saw two essays on the blog. Two weeks ago you were supposed to brain storm about the topic. Last week, I asked you to write the essay. I only saw two today--where are they? Those of you who don't have them done, GET BUSY. I can't comment and tell you what to fix if you haven't done the work!
• Add two sources (evidence) to your essays. You could chose to cite a definition of what justice is or any other information to support your topic. If you are not sure how to do this, please come Wednesday so that I can help you or send me an email.
• Turn in a finished essay by next Monday.

"Old Guys"

• How are you feeling about the definition paragraph? I think that you all did a very good job with this. If you feel like you need more practice, feel free to chose another topic from page 119 and write an additional paragraph. However, if you do not need the extra practice, let's move on to chapter 10.
• In Chapter 10, you are going to learn about how to write a "comparison and contrast" paragraph. This, of course, will lead you to writing comparison and contrasting essays.
• Read pages 120-128
• Complete practices 1 and 2 on the blog.
• You may want to come in on Wednesday so that I can help you with this.

See you on Wednesday---

Kristi

Reading and Comprehension- Week 10

Hello Folks,

I would like to confirm that we will be meeting next week on the 20th of July to officially introduce the new chapters on Implied Main Ideas and Arguments from Ten Steps.......

The new level 5/6 will meet on the 20th of July from 6-7pm to finish the pre-reading and discussion of Chapter 4 : Implied Main Ideas.

The old guys will meet from 7-8pm to begin class discussion and pre-reading of

Chapter 9: Argument

Here are your assignments for this week beginning the 12th of July:

The new level 5/6

In chapter 2 and 3 you have basically learned the two basic parts of anything you read: a main idea and the supporting details but what happens when the main idea is not clearly stated?

1. Please read pages 141-144 of Ten Steps and complete practice 1, 2 and 3. Then post your results in the blog.
2. Then explain in your own words how you would figure out the main idea for longer passages?

The Old Guys

Everyone enjoys a good argument about a discussion that you feel strongly about. In chapter 9 you will learn that a good argument is made up of a point, or a conclusion and logical evidence to back it up.

1. Please read pages 363-365 from Ten Steps and then complete practice 1,2, and 3 for homework. Then post your results in your blog .
2. The explain in your own words what are the points that make up a good argument?

Writing --Monday, July 12th:

Hi Everyone!

How are you? I hope you are doing very well. I would like to schedule a time next week where I will be in the lab and you can drop by if you need any help. Would you like me to be there during normal class hours (say from 6:00- 7:00 next Wednesday the 21st) or would you prefer a time during the day? Please respond to this blog and let me know your thoughts.

You ALL have a quiz this week over capitalization! It is under 'exams' on Ucompass. Please take it between 6-8:30 on this Wednesday night. It only has 10 questions and shouldn't pose a problem for you. If you are unable to access this quiz, please let me know either via email, Ucompass, or blog. I would like you to put the answers to the quiz on your blog as well. Please just label a post and call it 'Writing Quiz 3'--which is the name on the quiz.

Homework for the week:

Level 5/6:

• Write a 5 paragraph essay. Your topic is paragraph 4 on page 43. Please place this work on your blog by next Monday.
• Also, take the quiz on Wednesday.

"Old Guys"

• Take the quiz on Wednesday.
• Read pages 109-119.
• Write a definition paragraph (topics on page 119) and place it on your blog. This is a lot of reading. You do not have to place any of the practice exercises on the blog. If you want to complete any of them for extra practice, go for it! Make sure your paragraph has a lot of supporting details and examples. Also, please make sure that I know exactly what you are writing about. The key to this kind of writing is to be very clear. For this paragraph, please pick one of the topics on page 119.

Ok. I think this is it for the week. Make sure you leave a comment and let me know if you would like to meet next week in the lab. I am still grading your work from last week, and hopefully I will have it done today!

Let me know if you need anything!

Kristi

Reading and Comprehension- Week 9

Hello Folks,

Happy 4th of July! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend and enjoyed the sun and festivities with their family and friends. This week we will review Chapter 3 and 8 retrospectively before meet on the 20th of July to begin our reading of Chapter 4 and 9. This will be a compulsory meeting so please save the date.


The New Level 5 & 6

1. Please complete the reading of "Child-Rearing Styles" on pages125-6 and complete the Reading Comprehension questions that follow.
2. Then read the discussion questions and complete question 1 about the type of parenting style that you grew up with. Please post your response by Thursday the 8th of July for grading.
3. Once you have completed the reading and questions, attempt Supporting Details Mastery test 1 on page 129-130 for practice and complete the Supporting Details: Test A that is found in your packet. Please post your results by Monday the 12th of July!

The Old Guys

1. Please complete the Purpose and Tone: Mastery test 1 and 2 on pages 351-4 for homework and post your responses by Thursday the 8th of July for grading.
2. The write a passage of your choice about an experience that made you mad or angry. In order to do this successfully you must reveal a tone of anger in your voice. This needs to be reflected in your choice of words and vocabulary. This must be posted in your blogs by Monday the 12th for grading.
   

Good Luck everyone!

Writing--Writing---Writing---from Kristi

Hey everyone!

How are you? It will be very weird for me not to see you tonight. How was your 4th of July holiday? We went camping; it was very relaxing. From reading your blogs, I see that most of you either went to picnics or had fireworks at your house....all except for our good friend the baker who had to work! In any case, I hope all of you got to relax a bit. Oh, by the way, Germany beat Argentina (sorry Aboud!). They play again on Wednesday. Will you be watching the game? You know I will be watching it!

Here are your assignments for this week. Remember that everything is due by next Monday.

Level 5/6

• Study for a quiz. Next week (NOT THIS WEEK!) I will give you a quiz over capitalization. Most of you are still making some very silly mistakes!
• Read pages 26-33 in Evergreen
• Complete the practices, but only put the answers to practices 5 and 6 on the blog.
• Your next 5 paragraph essay will be about justice. What is justice? What is injustice? If you don't know what these words mean, look them up. In fact, paragraph 4 on page 43 is your topic. I would like you to start brainstorming about this topic. Make a blog post with all of your thoughts.
• So, to review. One homework blog with the answers to 5 and 6, and one brainstorming blog over the topic of justice. Label your blogs "Homework Chapter 3" and "Brainstorming about Justice".

"Old Guys"

• Study for a quiz on capitalization. You will have this NEXT WEEK--not this week.
• Read chapter eight.
• Put practice 3 on the blog for homework
• Pick one of the topics on page 107 and write a process paragraph. Put this paragraph on the blog and label it "Process Paragraph". Make sure you use the checklist on page 107 to guide you!

Have a great week!

:-) Kristi