Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Day 30

Mission 1
Mission 2
  • Vocabulary Quiz - FOCUS Unit 3 & UNLOCK Unit 8
Mission 3
Mission 4
  • Main Idea Review
Mission 5
  • Achieve 3000 articles to practice finding main idea & practice for Reading Exam 1
Mission 3
  • FOCUS Supplementary Questions
HOMEWORK
  • Practice Presentation
  • Read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory chapters 23-24 (quiz on 5 March)
  • UPDATE Moodle
  • OPTIONAL
    • Revise Writing 1
    • Complete Supplement Packets
    • Achieve
      • 2/26/17 - Bye-Bye Bottled Water
      • 2/27/17 - Which Water Is Better?
      • 2/28/17 - The Water Cops
      • 3/1/17 - Looking for Water

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Day 29

Mission 1
Mission 2
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ch. 18-21 assessment
  • Read chapter 22
Mission 3
Mission 5
  • UNLOCK U8L2
    • Complete the Language Development: Talking about the Future on p. 149.
Mission 5
  • Practice Presentations
Mission 7
  • Achieve 3000: "The Trouble with Water" (quiz grade)
HOMEWORK
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory chapters 23-24. Your next assessment will be on 5 March.

Monday, February 20, 2017

Day 28

Mission 1
Mission 2
  • FOCUS U3R2
    • IN YOUR FOCUS BOOK, read "Supporting Details in a Persuasive Text" on p. 64. NOTE: This information is particularly important for In-Class Essay 1 and 2!
    • Complete the U3R2 Reading Skill.
    • Complete U3R2 Academic Vocabulary.

      • Part A
        Part B
        1
        6
        2

        3
        1
        4
        3
        5
        5
        6
        2
        7

        8
        4
    • Complete U3R2 Multiword Vocabulary.

      • Part A
        Part B
        1
        2
        2
        5
        3
        3
        4
        7
        5
        4
        6
        8
        7
        1
        8
        6
Mission 3
  • UNLOCK U8L1
    • Complete the vocabulary practice on p. 146
    • Complete the Post-Listening on p. 147
    • Complete the Language Development: Idioms and Fixed Expressions on p. 148
Mission 4

  • Slide shows!
HOMEWORK

Sunday, February 19, 2017

Day 27

Mission 1
Mission 2
Mission 3
  • FOCUS U3R2
HOMEWORK
  • Complete Achieve 3000: "No Water? Grow Safflower!"
  • Finish your slide shows. We will perform practice presentations tomorrow.




Saturday, February 18, 2017

Day 26

Mission 1
Mission 2
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory assessment
  • Read chapter 19
  • Our next assessment, on chapters 19-21 will be on Wednesday, 22 February.
Mission 3
  • UNLOCK U8
    • You should have completed U8 Preparing to Watch on Thursday.
    • Watch the video and complete While Watching
    • Watch a second time and complete the second part of While Watching and the Discussion questions.
    • TED supplement: Wearing Nothing New
    • Your next quiz will be on Thursday, 23 February.
Mission 4
  • FOCUS Unit 3 Reading 1
    • Read "Recognizing Implicit Conditions" on p. 57.
    • Complete the Reading Skill.
    • Academic Vocabulary

      • Academic Vocabulary
        Part A
        Part B
        1
        7
        *2
        1
        3
        5
        4
        4
        5
        6
        6
        2
        7
        3
        8
        8
    • Multiword Vocabulary

      • Multiword Vocabulary
        Part A
        Part B
        1
        4
        2
        2
        3
        7
        4
        8
        5
        6
        6
        1
        7
        3
        8
        5
Mission 5
  • How to Google Slides
    • In your Google Drive ENGL098 folder, create a Google Slide show for your presentation.
HOMEWORK:

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Day 25

Mission 1
Mission 2
  • Vocabulary Quiz - FOCUS U2 and UNLOCK U7
Mission 3
Mission 4
Mission 5
  • Read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory chapter 16.
HOMEWORK
  • Make sure that you have your note cards for your presentation finished by Sunday.
  • Read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ch. 17-18. (Assessment on Sunday)

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Day 24

Mission 1
Mission 2
Mission 3
  • UNLOCK U7
    • Outlining a Topic p. 136
Mission 4
  • Speaking 1
    • Introduction
    • Conclusion
    • Use note cards (3 x 5) to create notes for intro, overview, problem, effects (3+), and conclusion.
      • Remember to number your cards!
Mission 5
  • Complete Achieve 3000 lesson: "PupLight's Just Right."
Mission 6
  • Writing 1
    • Teacher conferences
HOMEWORK
  • Use the class and teacher feedback to improve your essay.
    • REMINDER: Essays are DUE at 8:00am tomorrow!
      • You do not need to print anything!
  • Before tomorrow, complete "The Bad Kids: What They Want."
  • REMINDER: Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow on FOCUS Unit 2 and UNLOCK Unit 7!!

Monday, February 13, 2017

Day 23

Mission 1
Mission 2
Mission 3
  • UNLOCK U7
    • Post-Listening p. 134
    • Look at the map on p. 135
      • This is a great tool to use to organize each part of your presentation.
      • Check to make sure
        • Problem
        • Effect 1
        • Effect 2
        • Effect 3
    • Organizing Ideas p. 137
Mission 4
  • Peer Editing
    • I have shared three of your classmates' essays with you. You will:
      • Read the essay.
      • Check for content!!
      • Check for grammar!!
      • Leave a comment at the end that tells your classmate two things she did well and one thing she needs to work on.
      • How to mark mistakes and leave comments:
        • Highlight the mistake or location for the comment by clicking and dragging the cursor over it or by double-clicking on it. It will turn blue.
        • Click on the grey comments button. 
        • Click on the comment button. 
        • A window will pop open and you can type what you want to say about the mistake.
        • Click on the blue comment button to send the comment to the writer.
Mission 6
  • Use the class feedback to improve your essay.
  • Complete Achieve 3000 lesson: "The Biggest 'Pop' Star"
  • REMINDER: Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday - FOCUS Unit 2 and UNLOCK Unit 7
  • Buy note cards. These should not be bigger than  3 by 5 inches (76.2 by 127.0 mm) and are available in our school bookstore and at all local co-op bookstores.

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Day 22

Mission 1
    Mission 4
    • Read "Creating Timelines," p. 42
    • Complete U2R2 Reading Skill
    • Complete U2R2 Academic Vocabulary

    • Academic Vocabulary
      Part A
      Part B
      1
      2
      2
      1
      3
      4
      4
      3
      5
      5
      6
      7
      7
      6
      8
      8
    • Complete U2R2 Multiword Vocabulary

    • Multiword Vocabulary
      Part A
      Part B
      1
      5
      2
      8
      3
      2
      4
      7
      5
      3
      6
      4
      7
      6
      8
      1
    Mission 3
    • Compose Conclusion and Introduction for Writing 1
    Mission 4
    • Compose Effects 2 for Speaking 1
    HOMEWORK
    • Make sure your Writing 1 is ready for peer editing tomorrow!
    • Compose Effects 3
    • Achieve 3000: "Age of Revolution: One Idea, Lots of Hard Work"
    • Complete the Use the Vocabulary on Moodle
    • NOTE: By this point, you should know all 26 words from UNLOCK Unit 7

    Saturday, February 11, 2017

    Day 21

    Mission 1
    Mission 2
    • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ch. 13-15 assessment
    Mission 3
    Mission 4
        Mission 5 

        • Speaking 1
          • Compose Body - Problem
        HOMEWORK
        • Complete Achieve 3000: "Can Mushrooms Be Used to Make Houses?"
        • Complete "The Bad Kids: What They Want" (DUE Thursday)
        • Compose Body 1 & 2 of Writing 1