1 October

Make sure you come to class tomorrow! We will have a quiz on Mode!!

Mission 1

• Daily Language Review

Mission 2

• Listening Exercise 5
• Listen to the lecture.
• Create a map of the lecture.
• Answer the questions here.

Mission 3

• Main Idea mini-lesson
• Complete this Main Idea practice.

Mission 4

• Spelling Inventory

Mission 5

• 6+1 Writing Day 1

Mission 6

• Mini-lesson on Introductory Essay 1 Paragraph
• HOMEWORK: Rewrite Essay 1 Paragraph 1

TOMORROW we will have a modes of discourse quiz. This will be in two parts: listening and reading. It is worth 200 points. If you are not here, you will LOSE 200 points! Please make sure you come to class tomorrow.

30 September

Open Wi-Fi (ONLY if Students is not working right):

Viv_4G_LTE_B7E3

Password: 57JF28BT

-or-

Samsung AP-24C9

Password: 60316817

Mission 1

• Daily Language Review

Mission 2

• Complete the Persuasion Chapter 4, Part 2 Test.

Mission 3

• Complete the Persuasion Chapter 4, Part 2 after reading activities (Slide 16).

Mission 4

• Listening Exercise 4
• Listen to the lecture.
• Create a map of the lecture.
• Answer the questions here.

Mission 5

• Revisiting Kanaoka (green book)
• Review the "Before the Interviews" section of "American Voices" in Kanaoka (green book), p. 4.
• Review steps 1 and 3 on p. 5 with a partner.
• HOMEWORK: Complete steps 1-3 on p. 6 (audio file here).

29 September

Open Wi-Fi (ONLY if Students is not working right):

Viv_4G_LTE_B7E3

Password: 57JF28BT

-or-

Samsung AP-24C9

Password: 60316817

Mission 1

• Daily Language Review

Mission 2

• Complete Main Idea Mastery Test 2.

Mission 3

• Read until you see this picture: 
  
• Complete the Persuasion, Chapter 4, Part 1 Quiz.

Mission 4

• From 9-10, we will be in the computer lab, room N2-102 to complete our Formatting Quizzes.
• When you are done with your quiz, you may silently leave the computer lab and go on break.

Session 2 of class will being promptly at 10:30am!

Mission 5

• Complete the Persuasion Chapter 4, Part 1 after reading activities (Slide 15).
• Complete the Persuasion Chapter 4, Part 2 before reading activities (Slide 16).
• Read Persuasion Chapter 4, Part 2.
• Complete the Persuasion Chapter 4, Part 2 comprehension questions.
• We will complete the Persuasion Chapter 4, Part 2 Test tomorrow.

Mission 6

• My apologies for the fact that you were not able to complete your Kanaoka (green book) listening exercises. We will revisit the three assignments that you've already started during this week.
• Review Academic Listening Encounters (Kanaoka, green book) pp. 2-3.
• Review Reading and Thinking About the Topic steps 1-3.
• HOMEWORK: Complete Listening to Directions steps 1-2 (audio file here).

25 September

Mission 1

• Daily Grammar Practice

Mission 2

• Review paragraph 1 rewrites.

Mission 3

• Listening Practice 2
• Listen to the lecture.
• Make a map of the lecture.
• Answer these questions about the lecture.

Mission 4

• Free writing: Think of a time when media use was a negative for you or someone you know. Who was involved? What happened with the media use that was bad? Take 15 minutes to free write.
• Free write means that grammar and spelling do not count. Just get the ideas from your head to the paper.

Mission 5

• Complete the after reading discussion activities for Persuasion Chapter 3 (Slides 13-14).
• Complete the before reading discussion activity for Persuasion Chapter 5, Part 1 (Slide 15). 
• Read Persuasion Chapter 4, Part 1.
• Complete the Chapter 4, Part 1 comprehension questions.
• We will have a test on Chapter 4, Part 1 tomorrow.

23 September

Mission 1

• Complete the Persuasion Chapter 3 Test.

Mission 2

• Modes of Discourse Graphic Organizer pop quiz.

Mission 3

• Formatting Lesson:
• Refer to CB pp. 179-190 for how to format your papers using APA style. ALL papers in GUST need to be written using APA format.
• You will have a formatting quiz on Monday.

Mission 4 - HOMEWORK

• Read CB p. 124 and circle any words you do not understand.
• Review the Personal Essay 1 rubric on CB p. 122. Notice all of the things you need to include in your introduction.
• Complete the organizer on CB p. 132 using the map from "If Your Kids Are Awake, They're Probably Online."
• HOMEWORK: Use that completed organizer (p. 132) to write an introduction paragraph. Make sure you include all of the information from the organizer. Use APA formatting! Submit your paragraph to me by 11:59pm at bruce.p@gust.edu.kw.
• NOTE: It is best to use Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
• If you use word, send the paragraph to me as an attachment.
• If you use Docs, share the paragraph with me by clicking on the blue "Share" button at the top right of the webpage.

Mission 4 - POSTPONED

• Listening Exercise 1
• Listen to the Lecture.
• Create a map of the lecture.
• Answer these questions about the lecture.

24 September

Mission 1

• Read Langan pp. 239-240.
• Complete Practice 1.

Mission 2

• Listening Exercise 1.
• Listen to the Lecture (audio file).
• Complete a map of the lecture.
• The lecture should be listened to once, then take 5 minutes to map. Then, listen to the lecture a second time and take 10 minutes to fix your map.
• Answer the questions here.
• Student responses.
• Feedback on question responses (audio file).

Mission 3

• Evaluation of introductory paragraphs for Essay 1 (audio file).
• mini-lessons in grammar as needed.
• What is a sentence?
• Lesson (audio file)
• Subject-verb agreement
• Lesson part 1 (audio file)
• Lesson part 2 (audio file)
• HOMEWORK: Rewrite (for those three who actually did last night's homework) or write your introduction and submit it to me at bruce.p@gust.edu.kw by 11:59pm tonight.
• • NOTE: It is best to use Microsoft Word or Google Docs.
  • If you use word, send the paragraph to me as an attachment.
  • If you use Docs, share the paragraph with me by clicking on the blue "Share" button at the top right of the webpage.

Mission 4 - POSTPONED 

• Complete the after reading discussion activities for Persuasion Chapter 3 (Slides 13-14).
• Complete the before reading discussion activity for Persuasion Chapter 5, Part 1 (Slide 15). 
• Read Persuasion Chapter 4, Part 1.
• Complete the Chapter 4, Part 1 comprehension questions.
• We will have a test on Chapter 4, Part 1 tomorrow.

Mission 5 - POSTPONED

• Free writing: Think of a time when media use was a negative for you or someone you know. Who was involved? What happened with the media use that was bad? Take 15 minutes to free write.
• Free write means that grammar and spelling do not count. Just get the ideas from your head to the paper.

21 September

Welcome to Week 3!

REMINDER: Because of the general assembly tomorrow, we will not meet. YOU WILL have lab from 12-1pm with Luolwah.

Open Wi-Fi (ONLY if Students is not working right):
Viv_4G_LTE_B7E3
Password: 57JF28BT
-or-
Samsung AP-24C9
Password: 60316817

Mission 1

• Complete the Persuasion Chapter 2 Test.

Mission 2

• Complete the after reading activities (Slide 10).
• Complete the before reading activities (Slide 11).

Mission 3

• Read Persuasion Chapter 3.
• Complete the Chapter 3 comprehension questions.
• We will have a test on Chapter 3 on Tuesday.

Mission 4

• Read Langan (red book) pp. 209-210.
• Complete Practice 3 and Practice 4, Langan pp. 211-212.
• Read Langan pp. 212-213.

Mission 5

• MODES OF DISCOURSE LESSON
• DIRECT INSTRUCTION
• What are Modes of Discourse?
• General Mode
• Time Order
• Addition Order
• Specific Mode
• Narration
• Process
• Description
• Comparison
• Contrast
• Comparison/Contrast
• Classification
• Cause
• Effect
• Cause and Effect
• Definition/Example
• Enumeration
• GUIDED PRACTICE
• What is the general mode?
• INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
• Look at the article on CB p. 36. What is its general mode? How do you know?
• Look at the article on CB p. 38. What is its general mode? How do you know?
• Look at the article "If Your Kids Are Awake..." What is the general mode? How do you know?