Class on 4/17/13

Warm up:

Common Vocabulary list:

The instructor pulled words from individual's homework and the whole class took notes:
gather
waste
self-starter
efficient
recognize
yet
hire
lack
melt

All student know they must know the definition and spelling of the words above.

Instructor Previewed with whole class the schedule and requirements for the rest of the semester.

Whole class read pages 79 and 80. Students practiced in pairs the dialogue on page 81.

Homework: 1. Answer questions on pages 82 and 83.
                    2. Read pages 85 to 88 and continue to build your vocabulary list in your notebook.
                    3. Practice Outloud: "Let me see if I've got it" and "I think I've got it now."

Class on 4/15/13

Whole class built vocabulary/synonyms for the following common and possibly over used words:

Happy
Mad
Sad

The instructor returned corrected paragraphs and student worked individually to correct Job Paragraphs:

Class practiced in pairs reading out loud page 65.

Whole class worked on pages 68 and 69.

Homework:

Write a draft of your resume. Email it to Garth.

Class On 4-10-13

Student talked in pairs and discussed both the best and worst jobs they have ever had

The whole class shared some experiences and built a list of job related skills and verbs:

Students did one in class paragraph. they choose between the following:

Discribe your best job.
Desccribe you worst job.
Describe the perfect job, a job you wish you had.

The instructor reviewed the homework that was due and "quizzed" students regarding the answers and had them explain vocabulary

Homework: Read pages 65-69
                    Build a vocubulary list. The instructor will collect each list. 

Class on 4/8/13

The professor discussed the beauty and ugliness of Journey's song. The professor love hates it.

Lyrics to Journey's Don't Stop Believing

Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world 
She took the midnight train goin' anywhere 
Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit 
He took the midnight train goin' anywhere 

A singer in a smokey room 
A smell of wine and cheap perfume 
For a smile they can share the night 
It goes on and on and on and on 

(Chorus) 
Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard 
Their shadows searching in the night 
Streetlights people, living just to find emotion 
Hiding, somewhere in the night. 

Working hard to get my fill, 
Everybody wants a thrill 
Payin' anything to roll the dice, 
Just one more time 
Some will win, some will lose 
Some were born to sing the blues 
Oh, the movie never ends 
It goes on and on and on and on 

(Chorus) 

Don't stop believin' 
Hold on to the feelin' 
Streetlights people 

Don't stop believin' 
Hold on 
Streetlight people 

Don't stop believin' 
Hold on to the feelin' 
Streetlights people


Homework: Complete Reader pages 59 and 60
Read page 61. 

Class on 3/27/13

Common mistakes with paragraphs:

wrong: , later      , next     , after that
correct: . Later     . Next    . After that

wrong: in my house
correct: at home

wrong: I went to the store. After I went to the park.
Correct: I went to the store after I went to the park.
              I went to the store. Afterwards I went to the park.
                                             After that
                                             Later

Wrong: . Because
Correct:  because

Warning: did you use "I?"  Is it the start of a sentence?
                                            or does your long sentence need an extra "I"?


Students took practice quiz on the following irregular verbs:

be       - was ( you/they/we were)
build  - built
do      - did
find    - found
fly      - flew
have   - had
ride     - rode
sleep   - slept
speak  - spoke
wake   - woke

Homework:
Read pages 50 through 58 in the Reader
Build a Vocabulary list
Study the Latest Irregular Verbs for a quiz on 4-8-13
Practice a Paragraph about what you did during Easter break- Also for the quiz.

Class on 3/25/13

Students took a quiz:


Write a paragraph:  "What did you do on Sunday?"

Homework:
Read pages 33 through 40 (Chapter 3) in your Reader. 

Build a vocabulary list.

Class on 3/20/13

Students practiced responding to questions about food preferences with: "Yes, I do," or "No, I don't."

Students built vocabulary (adjectives) to describe people. Then each student wrote independently 5 sentences all about one family member. Then they shared their sentences with 4 other students. Then the instructor reviewed the rules for building a paragraph and then students wrote a paragraph using the sentences they had written.

Review of Lab hours assignments

CBET survey.

Students were asked to read sections from the homework due today; the instructor evaluated if they had indeed practiced as was required.

Homework:
Finish Chapter 2 of the reader. Complete/Fill out  pages 29 and 30.