24 December

Good morning, and happy Christmas Eve!

Sadly, I have even less voice today than I did yesterday, so I will not be able to talk to you very well.

You have a packet to read and complete about the Hero's Journey and how "The Wizard 
of Oz" connects to it. Please complete the packet. When you are finished, you may leave.

I still have a TON of printing I have to do for the portfolios, so I will be in and out of the classroom today. I'm sorry about this.

If you have questions about office hours for Sunday or Monday, see the email I sent yesterday.

I brought in candy to share. Please only take 1 piece, as it is for your class AND the boys' class. IF you can't eats nuts, you should not take one, because they are made with peanut butter.

It has been wonderful to work with you this semester and I wish you all the best for next semester and your college career!

Thank you, ladies!

BONUS

Bonus (worth 60 points in your choice of Classwork or Quizzes):
Submit your answers to me in a shared Doc (Google).

1. Research Project Gutenberg.
1. How did they get started?
2. What is their mission?
3. How does it work?
4. Why is it called Project Gutenberg?
5. What are five titles other than The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that you can get through Project Gutenberg?
2. Research Technicolor.
1. What is it?
2. How does it work?
3. When was it first used?
4. Is it still used today?
5. How is Technicolor related to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
3. Research Gregory Maguire.
1. Who is he?
2. What does he have to do with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
3. How is he connected to Broadway and the West End theatrical communities?
4. What are the songs (all of them) that are a part of this connection?
5. What awards (specifically) have been earned by the Broadway and West End productions?

11 December

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.

~ Emily Dickinson

Mission 1

• Write a paragraph responding to the quote above. What does this mean to you? What is a thing with feathers? How is hope like a thing with feathers? Do you believe hope sings and never stops singing? Choose one example from your own experience that shows how hope has not stopped singing.

Mission 2

• Daily Language Review

Mission 3

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 4

• Reading Progress Test 1

Mission 5

• Watch "The Wizard of Oz."

10 December

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

~ Dr. Seuss

Mission 1

• Write a paragraph responding to the quote above. What does this mean to you? In what ways have reading and learning helped you to know more and go places? Choose one example from your own experience that shows that reading and learning have given you more opportunities.

Mission 2

• Daily Language Review

Mission 3

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 4

• Complete "Oz the Great and Powerful."

Mission 5

• Practice Cornell Notes
• "What Are Those Floaty Things in Your Eyes?"
• Complete the practice test questions in your Course Book, p. 468-470.
• Answer the comprehension questions here.
• Reading Test is on Thursday.
• Listening Test is on Sunday.

Mission 7

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 8

• Spelling

9 December

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mission 1

• Write a paragraph responding to the quote above. What does this mean to you? Do you agree with the quote? Have you ever "been stupid" with old friends? Write about it.

Mission 2

• Daily Language Review

Mission 3

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 4

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 5

• Spelling

Mission 6

• Accuplacer Practice Day 6

Mission 7

• Practice Cornell Notes

Mission 8

• Watch "Oz the Great and Powerful" and take notes for Essay 3.
• Information on the movie can be found on the Internet Movie Database.
• The notes sheet can be found here.
• Essay 3
• Paragraph 1 - same as Paragraph 1 from Essay 2 (sample essay on Course Book p. 368). Instructions on how to write this paragraph are on pages 332-339. SKIP the information on theme.
• Paragraph 2 - same as Paragraph 2 from Essay 2 (sample essay on Course Book p. 368). Instructions on how to write this paragraph are on pages 334-359. Write about differences only (contrast).
• Paragraph 3 - what is your opinion? Which of the two movies is best? Which of the two movies is most like the book? Why do you believe that movie is the best?

7 December

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, 

you'll never get it done.

~ Bruce Lee

Mission 1

• Write a paragraph responding to the quote above. What does this mean to you? Do you agree with the quote? How can love protect your from age?

Mission 2

• Daily Language Review

Mission 3

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 4

• Accuplacer Practice Day 5

8 December

The dead might as well try to speak to the living as the old to the young.

~ Willa Cather

Mission 1

• Write a paragraph responding to the quote above. What does this mean to you? Can the dead speak to the living? Can the old speak to the young? Why would Willa Cather say that the old trying to speak to the young is like the dead trying to speak to the living.

Mission 2

• Daily Language Review

Mission 3

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 4

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 5

• Spelling
• Dictation
• Lesson

We will break at 9:00am for 30 minutes. After break, go to the library computer lab for your WritePlacer Exit Essay. We will start the essay at exactly 9:30. BE ON TIME!

Mission 6

• WritePlacer

Once you have finished your essay AND CHECKED YOUR WORK for spelling, punctuation, subject-verb agreement, and capitalization, you may go on break. Remember that Lab with Luolwah starts at 12pm.

4 December

Life is a song - sing it. 

Life is a game - play it. 

Life is a challenge - meet it. 

Life is a dream - realize it. 

Life is a sacrifice - offer it. 

Life is love - enjoy it.

~Sai Baba

Mission 1

• Write a paragraph responding to the quote above. What does this mean to you? Do you agree with the quote? How can love protect your from age?

Mission 2

• Daily Language Review

Mission 3

• 6+1 Writing
• You will use the information on the form above to complete a Venn diagram here.
1. Select 2-Circle
2. Type your name and number where it says [type your name here].
3. Give the diagram the title Comparing Two People where it says [Title/Notes].
4. Rename [factor 1] as the name of your first person and [factor 2] as the name of your second person.
5. Put the information about just the first person in the first person's circle (on the left).
6. Put the information about just second in the second person's circle (on the right).
7. Put the information about both the first and second people in the middle.
8. Send this to me.
1. click on the "Embed into blog/ webpage" button (it looks like a silver flower).
2. On the next screen, you will have a URL that starts with http://. Copy the whole thing and send this to me as an email (bruce.p@gust.edu.kw).

Mission 4

• Accuplacer Practice Day 4

3 December

Age does not protect you from love. 

But love, to some extent, protects you from age.

~ Jeanne Moreau

Mission 1

• Write a paragraph responding to the quote above. What does this mean to you? Do you agree with the quote? How can love protect your from age?

Mission 2

• Daily Language Review

Mission 3

• 6+1 Writing
• You will use the information on the form above to complete a Venn diagram here.
1. Select 2-Circle
2. Type your name and number where it says [type your name here].
3. Give the diagram the title Sydney and James where it says [Title/Notes].
4. Rename [factor 1] as Sydney and [factor 2] as James.
5. Put the information about just Sydney in the Sydney circle (on the left).
6. Put the information about just James in the James circle (on the right).
7. Put the information about both Sydney and James in the middle.
8. Send this to me.
1. click on the "Embed into blog/ webpage" button (it looks like a silver flower).
2. On the next screen, you will have a URL that starts with http://. Copy the whole thing and send this to me as an email (bruce.p@gust.edu.kw).

Mission 4

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 5

• Spelling

Mission 6

• Accuplacer Practice Day 3

Mission 7

• Cornell Notes - Modeling - "The Mystery of Motion Sickness."

Mission 8

• Cornell Notes - Practice - "How Sugar Affects the Brain."

Mission 9

• Answer the FPU reading test practice questions in your Course Book (pp. 464-465).

Mission 10

• Answer the comprehension questions for "How Sugar Affects the Brain."

2 December

You are always a student, never a master. 

You have to keep moving forward.

~ Conrad Hall

Mission 1

• Write a paragraph responding to the quote above. What does this mean to you? How can you always be a student? How does this idea make you feel?

Mission 2

• Daily Language Review

Mission 3

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 4

• Complete Signal Words II Mastery 6.

Mission 5

• Complete Inferences Mastery 6.

Mission 6

• Lesson on Cornell Notes
• How to Spot a Liar
• Questions

Mission 7

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 8

• Spelling Lesson

Mission 9

• Accuplacer Practice Day 2

1 December

Memory awakens hope.

~Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

Seek That Which is Above, 1986

Mission 1

• Write a paragraph responding to the quote above. What does this mean to you? Has there been a time when a memory has given you hope? Tell me about it.

Mission 2

• Daily Language Review

Mission 3

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 4

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 5

• Spelling

Mission 6

• Complete Capitalization Practice 3.

Mission 7

• Complete Subject-Verb Agreement Test 1.

Mission 8

• Complete Accuplacer Practice Day 1.

30 November

Mission 1

• Complete Combined Skills Test 4.

Mission 2

• Read "The Lady, or the Tiger?" by Frank R. Stockton, Langan pp. 395-397.
• Answer the Vocabulary Questions, Langan pp. 398-399 in your book.
• Answer the Reading Comprehension Questions, Langan pp. 400-402 in your book.
• Complete the Summary, Langan pp. 402-403, Langan pp. 402-403 in your book.
• Complete the writing tasks here.

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 4

• Spelling
• Dictation
• Lesson

27 November

Happy Thanksgiving!

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 4

• Spelling Lesson

Mission 5

• Complete Capital Letters Practice 2.

Mission 6

• Complete Subject-Verb Agreement Practice 2.

Mission 7

• Practice Presentations

Mission 8

• Revise your essay.
• Make sure: 
• ALL words are spelled correctly.
• ONLY words that need to be capitalized are capitalized.
• ALL verbs are in present tense.
• ALL subjects and verbs agree with each other.
• Make sure your WHOLE paper, including your header and heading (yes, you need these), is in Times New Roman 12pt font.
• See our post from 18 November if you don't know how to make a header or heading and/or if you don't know how to change your font.
• ALL ESSAYS will be graded based on what is completed by 11:59 p.m. today!

26 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Review

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 4

• Spelling

Mission 5

• Complete Capital Letters 1.

Mission 6

• Complete Subject-Verb Agreement 1.

Mission 7

• Make a reference page for your essay.
• This must include the book, the movie, the page for the theme you chose, and the imdb page for the cast and crew.
• Here's how.

25 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Review

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness (yesterday & today)

Mission 4

• Spelling Lesson (yesterday & today)

Mission 5

• Complete Signal Words II Mastery 5.

Mission 6

• Complete Inferences Mastery 5.

Mission 7

• Complete Argument Mastery Test 2.

Mission 8

• Revise your essay and/or your presentation.
• Tomorrow, we will have practice presentations and we will create a reference page for our essays!
• Presentations will be on Sunday at 8am!

24 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Review

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing
• Go to Moodle.
• Click on "Courses."
• Click on "ENGL09713."
• Go down to the last assignment in "Classwork," which says 6+1 Writing November 24.
• Complete the graphic organizer diagram.
• Organization: Use a graphic organizer to group similar details and to plan the order of your sentences.
  Think of a problem in your school or community. How would you solve it? Use the problem-and-solution diagram here to organize your ideas. Send this completed diagram to bruce.p@gust.edu.kw as an attachment.

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 4

• Spelling Lesson

Mission 5

• Complete Vocabulary in Context Mastery 6.

Mission 6

• Complete Argument Review 2.

Mission 7

• Complete Combined Skills Test 3.

Mission 8

• Use your answers from the form yesterday (in your gmail) and this template to compose your presentation.

23 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Review

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 4

• Spelling
• Dictation
• Lesson

Mission 5

• Select a review of "Persuasion" from imdb.com.
• Read the review.
• Use this form to complete this mission.
• Identify any unknown words and look them up.
• Paraphrase the review - what is it saying?
• Do you agree with the reviewer's opinion, or do you disagree?
• Give three reasons why you agree or disagree.

Mission 5

• Read Langan pp. 310-311.
• Complete Argument Practice 4.

Mission 6

• Read "Rosa: A Success Story" by Edward Patrick in Langan pp. 385-388
• Answer the questions here.

20 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Review

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Complete Signal Words I Mastery Test 6.

Mission 4

• Complete Combined Skills Test 2.

Mission 5

• Phonological Awareness - Counting Syllables

Mission 6

• Spelling Lesson - Doubling Rule

Mission 7

• Peer Evaluations
• Review checklist for body paragraph
• Access assigned classmates' essays (gmail)
• Read assigned classmates' body paragraph
• Score assigned classmates' body paragraph using the checklist. 
• Explain why she got that score!

Mission 8

• Review checklist for conclusion (Course Book p. 324)
• What theme did you pick?
• Do you have a story from your life or your observations that connects to this theme?
• Write the story using the 5 Ws and the 5 senses.
• Make sure you organize the story with a beginning, middle, and ending.

19 November

Reminder: 

Tomorrow after break, 

Dr. Ilene will be observing me teaching you. PLEASE do not use mobile phones, 

speak in Arabic, 

or visit web pages (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) 

that are not part of the class during the 

30-45 minutes that she will be here.

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness catch up

Mission 4

• Spelling catch up

Mission 5

• Review of the body paragraph check list (Course Book p. 324).

Mission 6

• Review Comparison/Contrast paragraphs explanation (CB pp. 357-359

Mission 7 

• Comparison/Contrast mini-lesson

Mission 6

• Complete the Literary Analysis Common Elements: Comparison/Contrast Paragraph worksheet (CB pp. 354-355).

Mission 7

• Complete the Literary Analysis Common Elements: Comparison/Contrast Paragraph worksheet (CB p. 356).

18 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness (yesterday & today)

Mission 4

• Spelling Lesson (yesterday & today)

Mission 5

• Create a gmail account.
• If you don't already have one, go here and follow the steps to make one.
• SAVE YOUR PASSWORD IN A SAFE SPOT!!!
• Write it down and put it in your wallet.
• Save it into the "notes" section on your phone.

Mission 6

• Go to Google Drive.
• Click "New."
• Select "Folder"
• Name this folder "ENGL09713."
• Click on your ENGL09713 folder.
• Click "New."
• Select "Google Docs."
• When the new doc pops up, click on "Untitled Document."
• Name this doc "IDNumberENGL09713Essay2."
• Example: 12345ENGL09713Essay2
• Click "OK."
• Click the blue "Share" button on the top right of the page.
• Type my email - bruce.p@gust.edu.kw - and make sure "Can edit" is showing.
• Click "Done."

Mission 7

• Create your Header and Heading for your essay.
• Click "Insert."
• Click "Heading."
• Right align by clicking the right align button.

• Change your font to "Times New Roman" and 12

• Type your student ID number. No zeroes. No name.
• Example: 12345
• Press the space bar.
• Insert a page number.
• Click "Insert."
• Click "Page Number."
• Click "Top of Page."
• Click once under the grey line.
• The grey line should disappear.
• Change your font to "Times New Roman" and 12
• Yes, you have to do this a second time.

• Change your spacing to "Double."
  
  
  
• Make sure you have left alignment.

• Type your student ID number. No zeroes. No name.
• Example: 12345
• Click "Enter" or "Return" or "New Line" (or whatever else your keyboard might say).
• Type my last name.
• Example: Bruce
• Click "Enter."
• Type the class and section.
• Example: ENGL09713
• Click "Enter."
• Type the semester and year.
• Example: Fall 2014
• Click "Enter."

Mission 8

• Create an introductory paragraph for Persuasion and "Persuasion."
• Look at the introductory paragraph on Course Book p. 368 for guidance.
• Don't forget to indent the paragraph by pressing the "Tab" button on your keyboard!

17 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 4

• Complete Signal Words II Mastery Test 4.

Mission 5

• Complete Inferences Mastery Test 4.

Mission 6

• Read "A Brother's Lesson" by Christopher de Vinck in Langan pp. 365-367.
• Answer the questions here.

16 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Complete Vocabulary in Context Mastery Test 5.

Mission 4

• Complete the writing assignments for "Dare to Think Big" in Langan, p. 480. 
• E-mail these to me as an attachment no later than 7:300pm today.

Mission 5

• Complete the Combined Skills Test 1.

11 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 4

• Spelling

Mission 5

• Complete Signal Words II Mastery Test 3.

Mission 6

• Read Langan pp. 310-311.
• Complete Argument Practice 4.

Mission 7

• Read "The Fist, the Clay, and the Rock" by Donald Holland in Langan pp. 357-359.
• Answer the questions here.
• Complete the writing assignments pp. 482-483.

13 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 4

• Spelling
• We will have a dictation assessment on Sunday.

Mission 5

• Complete Signal Words I Mastery Test 5.

Mission 6

• Complete Argument Mastery Test 1.

Mission 7

• Read "Tickets to Nowhere" by Andy Rooney in Langan pp. 349-350.
• Answer the questions here.
• Complete the writing assignments, p. 482.

Mission 8

• Progress Listening Test 2: Outlining

12 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 4

• Spelling

Mission 5

• Complete Argument Review Test 2.

Mission 6

• Read "Joe Davis" by Beth Johnson in Langan pp. 373-378.
• Answer the questions here.
• Complete the writing assignments, pp. 483-484.

Mission 7

• Progress Reading Test 2: Outlining

10 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing
• Go to Moodle to access the document "6+1 Writing November 10."

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 4

• Spelling

Mission 5

• Complete Vocabulary in Context Mastery 4.

Mission 6

• Complete Signal Words II Review Test 3.

Mission 7

• Complete the "Life Over Death" writing assignments, Langan pp. 479-480.

Mission 8

• Complete Inference Mastery Test 3.
• The cartoon is on p. 295 in Langan.

9 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 4

• Spelling
• Dictation
• Lesson

Mission 5

• Complete Inferences Review Test 3.

Mission 6

• Complete the "Dare to Think Big" writing assignments, Langan p. 480.
• This will be done as HOMEWORK!! Please bring in your paper to class tomorrow OR email your two paragraphs to me before 8am tomorrow!

Mission 7

• Read Langan p. 309.
• Complete Argument Practice 3.

6 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 4

• Spelling Lesson
• We will have a dictation assessment on Sunday.

Mission 5

• Complete Signal Words I Mastery Test 4.

Mission 6

• Read Langan pp. 306-307.
• Complete Argument Practice 2.

Mission 7

• Main Idea Quiz

5 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness - catch up from the past two days

Mission 4

• Spelling Lesson - catch up from the past two days

Mission 5

• Complete Finding Main Idea Mastery Test 6.

Mission 6

• Complete Inferences Mastery 2.

Mission 7

• Read Langan pp. 303-305.
• Complete Argument Practice 1.

Mission 8

• "Persuasion."

4 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 4

• Complete Supporting Details Mastery 4. 

Mission 5

• Complete Signal Words II Mastery 2.

Mission 6

• Complete Finding Main Idea Mastery 5.

Mission 7

• Complete Inferences Review 2.

3 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 4

• Spelling Lesson

Mission 5

• Complete Vocabulary in Context Mastery 3.

Mission 6

• Complete Signal Words II Review 2.

Mission 7

• Complete Inferences Mastery Test 1.

Mission 8

• Complete Finding Main Idea Mastery 4.

2 November

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonology Lesson

Mission 4

• Spelling
• Dictation
• Lesson

Mission 5

• Complete Main Idea Mastery Test 6.

Mission 6

• Complete Finding Main Idea Review 3.
• Sunday we will complete Finding Main Idea Mastery Test 2.

Mission 7

• Complete Signal Words I Mastery Test 3.

Mission 8

• Complete Inferences Review 1.

Mission 9

• Persuasion Themes (Course Book).
• Choose 5 themes from Shmoop.
• Complete "Literary Analysis Essay Summary Adapted Novel - Theme" worksheet, Course Book p. 343.
• MAKE SURE you put the date you visited Shmoop on the top of this worksheet!

30 October

Mission 1

• In-Class Essay 1

You have from 8-10am to work. When you finish and have checked all your work (capitalization, punctuation, present tense [I&C], past tense [B], spelling), you may go on break.

Session 2 will begin at 10:30am!

Mission 2

• Phonology Lesson

Mission 3

• Spelling Lesson
• We will have a dictation assessment on Sunday!

Mission 4

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 5

• 6+1 Writing

HOMEWORK:

• Visit this website to read up on, review, etc. Persuasion. Pay special attention to the THEMES section.
• Next week, we will be watching the movie. FINALLY!

29 October

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Complete Signal Words I Review 3.

Mission 4

• Read Langan pp. 279-280.
• Complete Inferences Practice 2.
• Read Langan p. 282.

Mission 5

• Phonology Lesson

Mission 6

• Spelling Lesson

Mission 7

• Use "Migrant Worker to College Woman" as the article for today's in-class essay practice.

27 October

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Complete Vocabulary in Context Mastery Test 2.

Mission 4

• Complete Supporting Details Review 3.
• Tomorrow we will complete Supporting Details Mastery Test 2.

Mission 5

• Complete Signal Words II Review 1.

Mission 6

• Phonology Lesson

Mission 7

• Spelling Lesson

Mission 8

• Complete a practice in-class essay.
• Example

26 October

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Complete Main Idea Mastery Test 5.

Mission 4

• Complete Vocabulary in Context Review 2.
• Tomorrow we will complete Vocabulary in Context Mastery Test 1.

Mission 5

• Complete Finding Main Ideas Mastery Test 2.

Mission 6

• Complete Signal Words II Practice 6.
• Read Langan p. 249.

Mission 7

• Phonology Lesson

Mission 8

• Dictation assessment - short vowels, <p>, <t>

Mission 9

• Spelling Lesson

Mission 10

• PRESENTATIONS!
• The order of presenters is as follows:
1. Jenan
2. Mariam K.
3. Hnoof
4. Daneyah
5. Wasmeeyah
6. Maryam S.
7. Nadiah
8. Shreifa
9. Danah
10. Fajer
11. Qamashah
12. Haya
13. Amani
14. Rawan
• The five highlighted students will present for both me and Ms. Keziban, starting at 10am.

23 October

All hard copies of essays are due to me at class today!

Please include print outs of any drafts and the Peer Evaluation Sheets.

All soft copies must be emailed to me no later than 11:59 tonight.

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Complete Finding Main Idea Review 2.

Mission 4

• Complete Signal Words I Mastery 2.

Mission 5

• Read Langan p. 246.
• Complete Signal Words II Practice 5.

Mission 6

• Phonology Lesson

Mission 7

• Spelling Lesson
• On Sunday we will have a dictation assessment to check your spelling of short vowels, <t>, and <p>.

Mission 8

• PRESENTATIONS!
• Ms. Keziban will be visiting us at 10am on Sunday to double grade the following students with me:
1. Jenan Al-Khawaja
2. Mariam Al-Khajah
3. Hnoof Al-Khalaf
4. Daneyah Buabbas
5. Wasmeeyah Al-Ajmi
• We will practice all presentations today and I will mark you to let you know how and in what areas you need to improve.
• You will use this weekend to practice, practice, practice.
• Practice in front of the mirror.
• Practice in front of a family member.
• Practice in front of a friend.
• The order for all other presenters is as follows:
1. Maryam Al-Saleh
2. Nadiah Al-Awadhi
3. Sherifa Al-Ghaith
4. Danah Al-Bader
5. Fajer Al-Arbeed
6. Qamashah Duaealah
7. Haya Al-Yousef
8. Amani Al-Dhafeeri
9. Rawan Abdel Rahman
• Everyone MUST be ready to present on SUNDAY!!

All hard copies of essays are due to me at class today!

Please include print outs of any drafts and the Peer Evaluation Sheets.

All soft copies must be emailed to me no later than 11:59 tonight.

22 October

All hard copies of essays are due to me at class tomorrow!

Please include print outs of any drafts and the Peer Evaluation Sheets.

All soft copies must be emailed to me no later than 11:59PM tomorrow.

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Complete Signal Words I Review 2.

Mission 4

• Read Langan p. 243.
• Complete Signal Words II Practice 4.

Mission 5

• Phonological Awareness Lesson

Mission 6

• Spelling Lesson

Mission 7

• Essay & Presentation revisions

All hard copies of essays are due to me at class tomorrow!

Please include print outs of any drafts and the Peer Evaluation Sheets.

All soft copies must be emailed to me no later than 11:59PM tomorrow.

21 October

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Complete Supporting Details Mastery 2.

Mission 4

• Read Langan p. 243.
• Complete Signal Words II Practice 3.

Mission 5

• Phonological Awareness Lesson

Mission 6

• Spelling Lesson

Mission 7

• Turn interviews into body paragraphs.

Mission 8

• Turn introduction paragraphs from Essay 1 into presentation introductions.

20 October

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Complete Vocab in Context Mastery 1.

Mission 4

• Complete Supporting Details Review 2.

Mission 5

• Complete Signal Words II Practice 2.

Mission 6

• Phonology Lesson

Mission 7

• Spelling Lesson

Mission 8

• What is an interview?

Mission 9

• Complete the Informative Presentation Introduction worksheet (handout).

Mission 10

• Complete the Background information for "Interviewee (handout).

Mission 11

• What are skinny and fat questions?

Mission 12

• Create 6 FAT questions (handout).

HOMEWORK: Conduct your interview tonight!

19 October

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonology Awareness Lesson

Mission 4

• Spelling Assessment - Dictation

Mission 5

• Spelling Lesson

Mission 6

• Complete Main Idea Mastery 4.

Mission 7

• Complete Vocab in Context Review 1.

Mission 8

• Complete Finding Main Idea Mastery 1.

16 October

Happy Best Day of the Year!

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 4

• Spelling Lesson
• We will have a dictation assessment on short vowels (i, a, o, u, e) on Sunday.

Mission 5

• Read Langan pp. 84-85.
• Complete Vocab in Context Practice 4.

Mission 6

• Complete Progress Listening Test: Mapping

Mission 7

• Work on essays
• Template
• Click on the link above.
• Click on the download button.
• If you do not have Microsoft Word, once you download the file you can upload it to your Google Drive.

15 October

Mission 1

• Complete Supporting Details Mastery 1.

Mission 2 

• Complete Progress Reading Test: Mapping

Mission 3

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 4

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 5

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 6

• Spelling Lesson

Mission 7

• Read Langan pp. 81-83.
• Complete Vocab in Context Practice 3.

Mission 8

• Complete Finding Main Ideas Practice 2. 

14 October

REMEMBER: ALL ESSAYS ARE DUE TO MS. BRUCE (bruce.p@gust.edu.kw) BY 11:59PM TONIGHT!!

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonology Lesson

Mission 4

• Spelling Lesson

Mission 5

• Read Langan pp. 79-81.
• Complete Vocab in Context Practice 2.

Mission 6

• Read Langan 175-179.
• Complete Finding Main Idea Practice 1.

Mission 7

• Complete Signal Words 1 Practice 4.
• Read Langan pp. 212-213.

REMEMBER: ALL ESSAYS ARE DUE TO MS. BRUCE (bruce.p@gust.edu.kw) BY 11:59PM TONIGHT!!

13 October

Mission 1

• Daily Language Practice

Mission 2

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 3

• Phonology Lesson 2

Mission 4

• Spelling Lesson 2

From this point onward, those who worked on their essays in class yesterday will be completing any missions they were not able to complete yesterday.

Mission 5

• Danah, Daneyah, Rawan, Maryam, Haya, Amani, Jenan
• Self-edit your essays
• verb/verb tenses
• all verbs should be present tense
• subject/verb agreement
• singular subjects need singular verbs
• mini-lesson?
• spelling
• use any and all available resources to check your spelling
• capitals
• in-text acknowledgements
• make sure you gave Tamar Lewin credit for writing the article and the quotes you used
• possessives

• Everyone else
• Complete Main Idea Mastery Test 3.

Mission 6

• Danah, Daneyah, Rawan, Maryam, Haya, Amani, Jenan
• Exchange your essays with each other and peer check.
• Checker #1

  Student	Gives essay to
  	Checker #1	Checker #2
  Danah	Daneyah	Rawan
  Daneyah	Rawan	Maryam
  Rawan	Maryam	Haya
  Maryam	Haya	Amani
  Haya	Amani	Jenan
  Amani	Jenan	Danah
  Jenan	Danah	Daneyah

• Look at each other's essays and check for the above mistakes.
• Read each other's essays for content.
• Use the Peer Evaluation Sheet  to make sure each part of the essay the elements it needs.
• YOUR Peer Evaluation Sheet should have YOUR name and ID at the top.
• YOUR Peer Evaluation Sheet should stay with YOUR essay.
• Evaluate 
• Can you understand your classmate's writing?
• Does the reaction story have a beginning, middle, and ending?
• Does the reaction story have enough details?
• Complete the Peer Evaluation Sheet to give feedback to your classmate.
• READER: Put YOUR name on the top of the Peer Evaluation Sheet. 
• In "Comments," give at least TWO strengths and at least ONE weakness.
• Remember to be respectful.
• Give feedback that will help your classmate to improve her writing.
• Return the essay and the Peer Evaluation Sheet to your classmate.
• Everyone else
• Read Langan pp. 141-143.
• Complete Supporting Details Practice 1.

Mission 7

• Danah, Daneyah, Rawan, Maryam, Haya, Amani, Jenan
• Exchange your essays with each other and peer check.
• Checker #2
  

  Student	Gives essay to
  	Checker #1	Checker #2
  Danah	Daneyah	Rawan
  Daneyah	Rawan	Maryam
  Rawan	Maryam	Haya
  Maryam	Haya	Amani
  Haya	Amani	Jenan
  Amani	Jenan	Danah
  Jenan	Danah	Daneyah

  
  
• Look at each other's essays and check for the above mistakes.
• Read each other's essays for content.
• Use the Peer Evaluation Sheet  to make sure each part of the essay the elements it needs.
• YOUR Peer Evaluation Sheet should have YOUR name and ID at the top.
• YOUR Peer Evaluation Sheet should stay with YOUR essay.
• Evaluate 
• Can you understand your classmate's writing?
• Does the reaction story have a beginning, middle, and ending?
• Does the reaction story have enough details?
• Complete the Peer Evaluation Sheet to give feedback to your classmate.
• READER: Put YOUR name on the top of the Peer Evaluation Sheet. 
• In "Comments," give at least TWO strengths and at least ONE weakness.
• Remember to be respectful.
• Give feedback that will help your classmate to improve her writing.
• Return the essay and the Peer Evaluation Sheet to your classmate.
• Everyone else
• Read Langan "Preparing Maps," pp. 150-152.
• Complete Practice 3 in Langan, pp. 1520154.
• Read Langan p. 154.

Mission 8

• All students
• Lesson on Statement of Relevance
• Let me know when you're ready for this!
• CB pp. 163-164.
• Lesson on Conclusion
• CB pp. 167-175

Mission 9

• Danah, Daneyah, Rawan, Maryam, Haya, Amani, Jenan
• Now that you have self-edited and received Peer Evaluation Sheets from two classmates
• Read through the comments.
• Ask your classmate for clarification if you do not understand something.
• Rewrite
• If using MS Word, save this with your number, then essay number, then draft number.
• Example
• 12345Essay1Draft3
• If using Google Docs, make sure your essay is named with your number and the essay number
• Example
• 12345Essay1
• Corrections/changes are logged automatically and I can see what you have done and when (bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha).
• Send this new draft to me no later than 11:59PM on Tuesday night (14 October).
• Everyone else
• Read Langan "The Marvel Kretmann Story," pp. 335-341.
• Create a map of this article.
• Answer the questions on "The Marvel Kretzmann Story" here.

Mission 10

• All students
• Read Langan pp. 75-78.
• Complete Vocab in Context Practice 1.