Class on 1/25/16

Warm up exercise:
Students thought about one way they helped someone that day. They were asked "What good deed did you do today?" Students answered in simple past tense.

Review of most common irregular past tense verbs. Students must study Rank 1 through 25 for a quiz on Wednesday. Quiz is on past tense (not Participles). The list is attached here:
                         Irregular Past Tense

Students read about George Lucas and discussed rules for paragraph formatting and capitalization rules.

Homework: study for quiz
                     Finish "worksheet 1" and "worksheet 2" on adjectives/adverbs worksheets: 
                     worksheets
                     Find the capitalization errors on page 12 of the workbook. 

Class on 1/20/16

Spring 2016

Welcome to ESL 923

Grammar and Writing III

In the first day of class each student had to "interview" another student. What was one of the questions?  Email Garth the answer.

Your textbook looks like this:

Final Grades

Congratulations to the Fall 923 Students. You all did a great job!

Final grades are now posted on websmart. Login and check your grades.

https://websmart.smccd.edu/

Please check here for my Spring 2016 office hours. Your corrected Final Essays and Exams will be available during my office hours for the first two weeks and then I will put in a box by the faculty mail room (second floor of Building 3) on the first week of February.

Class on 12/9/15

Homework:
Final Writing Assignment is due on 12/14/15
5 Paragraph Essay on your experience learning English

Class on 12/7/15

Homework: bring a draft of your 5 paragraph essay. This includes a conclusion paragraph reviewing your main points. Essay must be printed or at least ready for partner review.

Class on 12/2/15

Review of handouts page 114-15

Whole class and group discussion of workbook pages 204, 205 and 206. 

Homework: 

write drafts of your three stories or body paragraphs for your essay. 

Work book pages 207 and 208. 

Class in 11/30/15

Homework:

 type and print introductory paragraph 

 Handout pages 114-115