Monday, October 20, 2008

10/20/08

Whole class review of CR3 pages 63-78
Students practiced identifying: topic sentence, example, explanation and concluding sentences in 3 different paragraphs

La Línea Chapter 17 Quiz

1. Why does Elena tell Miguel to forget about their mother's letters?
2. Why did Elena lie to Miguel about her money?
3. Who do Miguel and Elena try to call? How do they react to the phone call? Are they strong or are they weak?
4. Why can't Elena return to San Jacinto?


Final Project Interview Questions

Students brainstormed possible questions: 

Where are you from?
What did you used to do in your home country?
How long have you lived here?

Why did you decide to come to this country? Where your reasons good reasons?
How did you cross the border? Where did you cross?
Did you come alone or with others?
Did you come to find or be reunited with family?

Homework

Read Chapter 18 of La Línea
Read and write pages 79-82 of College Reading 3


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