Finals Week Calendar

130.2 RW Finals Week Calendar:
Our schedule for tests, reviews, etc., during the final week will be:

Monday
Cold, In-Class Writing Final Exam (1st hour)
Review of Adjective Clauses (2nd hour)

Tuesday
Adjective Clause Test (1st hour)
Review of Reading Strategies (2nd hour)

Wednesday
Cold, In-Class Reading Final Exam (1st hour)
Class party (2nd hour) – bring breakfast food & relax!
1:00 TIEP Student Recognition Ceremony (with food or ice cream)
5:30-8:30 - BBQ Party at Sarah's

Thursday HW 12/3

Write your final cause/effect essay about living in Austin. Follow the checklist I gave you. Also use your first draft that I gave you with the comments and edits for help.
Due Friday.

Wednesday 12/2 Homework

# || Assigned on || Date due || Assignment

46 || Wed || Thurs || Do Grammar Sense Book p. 297, ex. D4 – sentence writing practice

47 || Wed || Thurs || Yellow short exercises

Read p. 74, do 7E

Read p. 75, do 7G

Read & finish (from class) p. 85, do 8D

Do p. 86, 8E

Do p. 87, 8F

Tuesday 11/30 HW

# || Assigned on || Date due || Assignment
39 || Last Wed || Wed || 6 Weekly Words #6 from your Thanksgiving holiday. Print and post.
44 || Tues || Wed || Do Grammar Sense workbook p. 90-92, exercises 1, 2, 3, 4
45 || Tues || Wed || Draw your picture for your Fruitcake Special "children's story."

Monday 11/30 HW

40 || Mon || Tues || Yellow book

Read p. 50, do p. 51 ex. 5C;

Do p. 65, ex. 6D - After you complete the punctuation, write next to each question the name of the punctuation type and the page number in the book. Example: #1: Appositive, on p. 40.

41 || Mon || Tues || Yellow book

Read p. 67 "Analyzing Cause and Effect". Be ready for a reading check.

Do: p. 70, ex. 7A, & do p. 71, ex. 7B

42 || Mon || Tues || Grammar Sense:

Read p. 280-281.

Do p. 281, ex. A3.

Do p. 283 "Examining Form" #1, 2, 3

Wednesday 11/25 HW

# || Assigned on || Date due || Assignment
36 || Tues || Mon || Quest Reading Test for Ch. 2 (worksheets are extra for studying)
37 || Wed || Mon || Read "Fruitcake Special" - choose 2 of final 3 stories. Email Sarah by Sunday which stories you chose.
38 || Wed || Mon || Post NPR comment to your blog under that article's "comments"
39 || Wed || Wed 12/2 || 6 Weekly words from your Thanksgiving Holiday;)

Tuesday 11/24 HW

# || Assigned on || Date due || Assignment
30 || Fri || Wed || Weekly Words 5, Print and Post
31 || Mon || Tues (now Wed) || Write a meaningful comment to the NPR article you already reacted too (NOC 7 or 8). Type & print, don't post. Email Sarah TONIGHT, Tues, by 8pm. (Was due Tuesday. If you did not do it for Tuesday, it is late, but do it for Wednesday's class.)
34 || Tues || Wed || Do Quest, p. 52 A, B, C. Read p. 53-54. Do p. 55A
35 || Tues || Wed || Write your final Reporting Essay. Print. Use small checklist paper for help. Needs indirect quoted speech.
36 || Tues || Mon || Quest Reading Test for Chapter 2 (we will review Wednesday in class)

Monday 11/23 HW

# || Assigned on || Date Due || Assignment
29 || Fri || Tues || Finish "Dear Aunt Molly"
30 || Fri || Wed || Weekly Words 5, Print & Post
31 || Mon || Tues || Write a meaningful comment to the article that you already reacted to (News of Choice 7 or 8). Don't post to NPR. Type, print, and bring to class on Tuesday for workshop.
32 || Mon || Tues || Find a relevant quote (someone talking) for your Reporting Essay. Change it to indirect speech and add it to your essay. Example in your essay, "The policeman reported that he didn't know how long the monkey had been at the top of tree."
33 || Mon || Tues || Read Quest, p. 45-46. Do "Check Your Understanding" p. 46, A.

Friday 11/22 HW

# || Assigned on || Date due || Assignment
25 || Thurs || Mon || 4 comments to News of Choice Blogs #5 & 6
26 || Fri || Mon || Create your account registration for NPR website
27 || Fri || Mon || Read "Dear Aunt Molly" to page 32 by Monday
28 || Fri || Mon || Write News Report Essay - a) Do research for precision and accuracy details. b) Rewrite essay with clear changes to original draft. b) TYPE
29 || Fri || Tues || Read "Dear Aunt Molly" finish by Tuesday
30 || Fri || Wed || Weekly Words 5, Print and Post

Thursday 11/19 HW

# || Assigned on || Due on || Assignment
24 || Thurs || Fri || Finish reading 16-23 of "Fruitcake Special"
25 || Thurs || Mon || Post 4 comments to classmates' News of Choice articles 5 & 6

- If you haven't changed your blog titles yet, you should do it now so that no one is confused where to post.

Wednesday Homework 11/18

# || Assigned on || Due on || Assignment
21 || Monday || Friday || News of Choice #7 & 8 due. At least one article from NPR. Reaction includes short review/summary of article comments.
23 || Tuesday || Thurs || Read "Fruitcake Special", p. 5-16, stop at stars ***

Tuesday 11/17 Homework

# || Assigned on || Due on || Assignment
22 || Tues || Wed || Yellow book, do 4A, 4B, 4C, 4F, finish 4G
23 || Tues || Thurs || Start reading "Fruit Cake Special" short story, p. 5-16, stop at stars ***

Monday 11/17 Homework

# || Date assigned || Date due || Assignment
18 || Friday || Tuesday || Weekly Words # 4, Print and Post, Should have correct title
19 || Mond || Tues || Rewrite your final essay on "Learning English" Use checklist. Change from letter to essay.
20 || Mond || Wed || Read "Pen" article from NPR. Read the comments.
21 || Mond || Fri || News of Choice #7 & #8, with correct titles

Friday 11/13 Homework

#17 || For Monday || Study handout "Writing Rules" Unit One of Basic Composition.
- Know these 8 rules very well. We will use them for our final Unit One composition on Learning English in the USA.

#18 || For Tuesday || Weekly Words #4, Print and Post, remember situation

Thursday HW 11/12

# || Date Assigned || Date Due || Assignment
#16 || Thursday || Friday || Do Yellow Book Exercises, 2A, 2C, 3A, 3B
#13 || Tuesday || Friday || Two News of Choice articles & reactions, #5 & #6 - Print and Post
#14 || Tuesday || Friday || Four (4) comments to News of Choice Blogs #3 & 4
#11 || Tuesday || Monday || Quest Reading Test on Monday, 11/6 over Introduction & Chapter One (pgs. 1-40)

Wednesday 11/11 Homework

For Thursday, you have the following assignments due:

#10 - Quest Homework (exercises p. 38-40, A-G (not F))
#15 - Essay, 1st Draft: Rewrite your journal entry from 11/10: "How to Learn English in the US"
Follow the directions on the small sheet of paper I gave you today.

Week 4 News of Choice & Comments

Hi Class,
I haven't mentioned it in class yet, but, like every week, we have News of Choice and Blog Comments due this week on Friday.

Please see the class blog: http://130rw2009.blogspot.com/
And see the homework posting for today 11/10, #13 & #14 and add them to your HW sheet:
13. Tues || Frid. || Two News of Choice, Articles #5 & #6
14. Tues || Frid. || 4 comments to News of Choice blogs #3 & #4

Sarah

Tuesday Homework 11/10

Date Assigned || Date Due || Assignment
10. Tues || Thurs. || Do: Quest, p. 38-40 A-G (not F)
11. Tues || Mon. || Reading TEST MONDAY, study Quest Introduction & Chapter 1 (p. 1-40)
12. Tues || Wed. || Based on your universal themes, write 5 proverbs
13. Tues || Frid. || Two News of Choice, Articles #5 & #6
14. Tues || Frid. || 4 comments to News of Choice blogs #3 & #4

Monday 11/9 Homework

Date Assigned || Date Due || Assignment
8. Mon. || Tues. || List 5 universal themes of Gladiator & 5 universal themes of your story
9. Mon. || Tues. || Read Quest p. 32-35 (had reading check on Tuesday)

Friday 11/6 Homework

Assigned on: || Date Due: || Assignment:
-Thurs || Monday || Finish reading Gladiator, chapters 10, 11, 12
-Friday || Monday || 6 Weekly Words #3 (the third week) PRINT & POST!
-Friday || Monday || List 5 major events in Gladiator. Explain why that event is important.